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MAKING A FASHION STATEMENT
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MIGHTON PRODUCTS RECENTLY made its catwalk debut at a prestigious London fashion show on 18th May , thanks to an unusual request .
Student , Harry Gibbs , who is in his final year at renowned arts college , Central Saint Martins , was researching alternative materials for the university ’ s end of year runway show , when he stumbled across Mighton ’ s stainless steel sash chain . After originally planning to use the sash chain for jewellery , he ended up creating a full outfit from the product , and contacted the hardware specialist with a request for sponsorship in order to help him realise the designs .
While Harry ’ s appeal was definitely one of the most bizarre to ever land in the company ’ s inbox , arrangements were made to supply a total of thirteen 15m rolls of sash chain to help with his project . Mighton ’ s Kelly Softley said : “ After realising the effort and dedication he ’ d put in to his work , we were only too happy to help .”
Harry ’ s garments , which took around 70 hours in total to complete , were part of the Central Saint Martins College fashion show , which was attended by around 75,000 people and has previously been judged by the likes of Celine and Luis Vuitton and covered by Vogue .
www . mightonproducts . com
CELEBRATING A YEAR OF INTEGRATION
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THE SMALL MATTER OF a long overdue high-speed broadband installation may be seen by some as the conclusion of a year-long transformation of the former City Beads Halo fabricator into part of The Glazerite UK Group but in many ways , it was more like the beginning .
“ Up to then , everything had been paper-based for the 32 years of our existence ,” Mark Smith , former MD of the Peterborough company and now director designate of the new division ,
Glazerite East , explained : “ Only when that changed could we really begin to move forward .”
‘ we made the best use of that time ’
Group Director , Jason Thompson , said the lack of broadband strength , and the delay in the provider remedying the problem were a major setback : “ This meant we were not able to introduce our Evonet management and other systems for the better part of a year . However , we made the best use of that time .”
Over £ 125,000 was spent on new quad and crucifix welders from Winmac , another £ 50,000 went on bringing the IT in line with the existing Glazerite systems and more was spent on signage , vehicle livery and new windows and doors to bring the site inline with the new group brand .
www . glazeritewindows . co . uk
New HQ shows commitment to UK and Ireland markets
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SWISSPACER , THE leaders in warm edge and innovation , announces the opening of its new UK HQ , demonstrating its commitment to building its markets in UK and Ireland .
The modern and spacious building is built for growth and includes offices , meeting facilities and a showroom in one
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of the most conveniently located industrial estates in Milton Keynes . Agnieszka Wronska , Branch and Operations Manager and Geoff Davies , Sales Manager for the North , Midlands and Ireland have been appointed , in addition to staff who will process customer orders .
From mid-June , sealed unit manufacturers and fabricators
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can collect SWISSPACER ’ s warm edge spacer bars directly from the new centre . In addition , the new HQ will be a centre for events , such as Passivhaus conferences , CPD training sessions and customer meetings . SWISSPACER ’ s new Laser Marking Service will also be based in the building . |
John Cooper , Head of Marketing and Sales UK & Ireland , says : “ SWISSPACER has always led the way in product innovation , and with more and more direct customers joining us , we felt it was the right time to invest in our UK distribution .”
Call 01908 335190 .
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