Clearview National March 2020 - Issue 220 | Page 5

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 C L E A RV I E W-U K . C O M » M A R 2020 » 5