Clearview National March 2020 - Issue 220 | Page 92

MOVERS&SHAKERS
‘HIGHLY RATED’ TECHNICAL
RESOURCES MADE PERMANENT
» THE BRITISH RATING
Fenestration Council (BFRC), a
division of GGF’s Commercial
arm and the body responsible
for establishing the independent
‘rainbow’ ratings system for
verifying the energy performance of
windows and doors, has announced
the addition of two new technical
resources on a permanent basis.
George Higgs, Lead Building
Physicist and Managing Director
of Building Energy Physics
Consultancy Ltd and Richard
Bate, Technical Director of Build
Check Ltd will provide further
technical support to BFRC and
bring with them a wealth of
knowledge and established proven
track records within the field of
fenestration product testing and
evaluation. Both are long standing
members of the BFRC Technical
Committee.
Lis Clarke, BFRC Operations
Director, says: “As the most
widely used ratings system in
the window and door sector
it’s vital we continue to set
the benchmark and improve
standards throughout the
industry. Bringing in such
hugely knowledgeable resources
such as George and Richard will
improve our technical standing
and expertise immeasurably,
ensuring that BFRC calculations
become even more technically
robust.”
NEW SYSTEM DESIGN DIRECTOR GOES FULL-TIME
Adrian Redshaw is the latest industry technical expert to join Garnalex, and will be
focused on the launch of the innovative Sheerline aluminium window and door system.
» ADRIAN OR ‘REG’ AS HE’S BETTER
known, takes up the full-time role of
Sheerline Design Director this January, and
has enjoyed a long and successful career
within the industry. Starting his career at
LB Plastics he later moved to HL Plastics
and has worked with Garnalex CEO
Roger Hartshorn for over 30 years. He was
instrumental in the design and development
of Eurocell’s many products and then as
Design Director was responsible for the
design and development of Liniar’s window
and door systems.
Adrian explains: “I was initially working
on a part-time basis for Garnalex, helping
to develop the Sheerline product range, but
this level of new product development is a
full-time job. We’re designing this exciting
system from the ground up to make it easier to
fabricate, install and sell, so we’ll have lots to
tell the market in the coming months. Watch
this space.”
www.sheerline.com
Five centuries of staff service
» VEKA UK HOSTS AN ANNUAL ‘LONG
service lunch’ each year to recognise and
reward employees celebrating 5, 10, 15, 25
and 30 years of service. In 2019, December’s
lunch saw 45 employees presented with
certificates commending a collective 500
years.
VEKA UK is proud to be a major employer
for Burnley and the surrounding region, and
to have been named ‘Employer of the Year’ at
both the Burnley Business Awards and the Red
Rose Awards in recent years.
The industry-leading PVCu systems
manufacturer invited long-serving staff from
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departments across the business to come and
celebrate their ‘VEKAversaries’ with a buffet
and certificate presentation.
With regular employee engagement surveys,
SPIRIT (Success, Pride, Integrity, Responsible,
Improvement and Team) Map career plans,
flexible working, the opportunity for staff to
enjoy more holidays, healthcare plans, childcare
vouchers, loyalty schemes, attendance bonuses,
wedding and baby gifts, personal loans,
wellbeing initiatives, rewards, recognition,
and significant investment in training and
development – it’s little wonder that VEKA UK
prompts the sort of loyalty on display at this
year’s long-service celebration lunch.
www.veka.co.uk