FIT SHOW 2016
THANK YOU FROM
GM FUNDRAISING
»»The GM Fundraising team has
once again been overwhelmed
by the industry support received
during FIT 2016. Thanks to a
variety of events during the
show, the charity has raised a
total of £10,090 every penny
of which will go to support the
children and families of Hope
House.
The GM Fundraising stand
which was kindly donated by
FIT Show - Matthew and Paul
being part of the upcoming
Border2Border team - gave the
team a chance to showcase
what they do and where the
money goes.
Gary Morton, Chairman of GM
Fundraising says “What a great
show! We were overwhelmed
by the support and grateful to
the FIT Show for allowing us
to have the platform to talk to
visitors and exhibitors about the
events we run and the money
we raise. We were supported
throughout the show by a team
from Hope House, who enjoyed
being able to personally thank
our supporters and explain what
a difference their donations make
to the work carried out by the
charity.”
“Once again, we have been
overwhelmed by the support and
generosity shown. We would like
to extend a special thank you to
The Synseal Group who donated
all the funds raised from their
raffle to GM Fundraising, adding
a further £1,250 to the pot.”
AN ENJOYABLE
THREE DAYS
»»The GGF Group had a highly
productive and enjoyable
three days at The FIT Show
with hundreds of companies
visiting both the GGF Group
Stand and the Master Fitter
Challenge display area.
Nigel Rees, GGF Group
Chief Executive commented:
“The FIT Show has proved
to be a great success for
all involved. I am delighted
the GGF Group has had
a significant contribution
in terms of sponsorship,
promotion and education. It
is important for the brands
within the GGF Group to be
prominent at the UK industry’s
largest show.”
At The FIT Show, the GGF
Group was represented by
four brands, GGF, FENSA,
BFRC and GGF Training all of
A NEW FACE AT FIT
»»There was a new face on the REHAU stand
at FIT as Stephen Rossall was introduced
as the new area sales manager for the
region which includes Yorkshire and the East
Midlands.
Stephen has a background in the
hardware and DGU component markets and
joins REHAU after a successful career in
fenestration sales with DGS Group. Through
DGS, he already has established relationships
with lots of REHAU customers, and says he is
looking to build on those in his new role.
It was REHAU’s reputation for quality and
reliability which attracted Stephen to the role.
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He says: “REHAU is a business which has
always set the benchmark for quality in this
industry so it’s a real pleasure to be joining
them at this stage in my career.
“I’m particularly excited to be coming on
board at a time when so much is happening
behind the scenes at REHAU focused on
improving the experience for customers. I’ve
been really impressed by the investments
taking place in products like the new AGILA
range which was launched at FIT and in
service initiatives like the 360°Performance
online marketing portal, and I can’t wait to
start introducing those to my customers.”
which promoted new products
and services to improve the
industry.
FENSA also sponsored (for
the third consecutive year)
the Master Fitter Challenge.
The winner of the competition
was Craig Hanson of Pennine
Retail Windows who was
presented with the trophy and
a cheque for £5000 by Brian
Baker, Chairman of FENSA,
Brian commented: “My
congratulations to Craig on
winning the Master Fitter
Challenge. This year the
competition’s profile was
raised considerably with
the high quality of finalists
demonstrating their skills for
the first two days of the show.
It was once again a great
feature of another outstanding
show.”