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INDUSTRYNEWS
GQA QUALIFICATIONS JOINS GGF
» THE GLASS AND GLAZING
Federation (GGF) is pleased to announce that
GQA Qualifications has become a Member of
the Federation.
GQA Qualifications is an awarding body
for specialist sectors and occupational roles
with its roots firmly in the Glass, Glazing
and Fenestration sector. GQA’s current
qualifications also cover Construction and
Print, expanding into Polymers, Nuclear,
Laboratory and Meteorology with the recent
acquisition of PAA\VQ-SET.
GQA’s qualification development is carried
out in accordance with Regulatory and Sector
Skill Council requirements, using industry
experts throughout the development and
consultation processes. Its mission is to work
only with industries where they have access to
“in-house” knowledge which gives the body
the ability to discuss specific qualifications
with both training centres/providers and
employers.
The GGF’s working relationship with
GQA goes back many years as the Federation
endeavoured to deliver accredited and
meaningful training for the industry. GQA
has worked with the GGF and its commercial
subsidiaries on numerous projects over the
last decade, from GGF Training to MTC
(Minimal Technical Competency), Building
Our Skills initiatives through to support and
demonstration at major industry exhibitions.
https://gqaqualifications.com
£100K INVESTMENT PART OF
BOLD GROWTH PLANS
» VEKA RECYCLING HAS
announced the latest development to its
state-of-the-art Wellingborough facility, in the
form of a new silo. The new silo, which has
a storage capacity of 130-tonnes, will ensure
that VEKA Recycling has a greater overall
capacity of materials that can be accepted and
stored at its plant, and ultimately, will enable
it to process even more substantial amounts
of waste PVC-U products as the company
pushes on with its objectives of keeping as
much end of life PVC product out of landfill
as possible.
VEKA Recycling’s managing director, Simon
Scholes, commented: “To build on our recent
improvements to storage and production
capacity, we will also be purchasing new
machinery, as well as expanding and upskilling
our workforce, over the course of the next 12
months. The ongoing and planned growth
for VEKA Recycling is certainly bold, but is
an indication of how determined we are as an
organisation to raise the standard of PVC-U
recycling in the UK, increase the awareness
of our processes and make a positive, and
profound, improvement to the environment.”
25 door give-away ‘huge success’
Epwin Windows Systems has reported its annual
Advent Calendar event was a huge success with a
total of 22,188 entries being received which is an
increase of 223.52% over the 2018 campaign.
» THE EVENT RUNS FROM 1ST–25TH
December inclusive each year and a luxury
prize is won by one registered entry, selected
at random, who has entered the daily draw.
The 2019 Advent prizes were impressive and
included an iPhone 11 Pro, Fitbit Versa 2, Beats
by Dre Studio3 Headphones, luxury hampers
and a Hot Air Balloon Ride for two people.
The social reach of the Advent Calendar
was particularly impressive with shares coming
from as far afield as the MoneySavingExpert
forum. As a result of the engaging content,
3,546 new contacts have subscribed to hear
more from Epwin Window Systems, email
click-through-rate (CTR) increased by an
average of 96.76% and email engagements
increased by 41.43% compared to 2018 with
over 42,000 unique email opens.
www.epwinwindowsystems.co.uk
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