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THE GLAZING SUMMIT SEALS
THE DEAL WITH NEW SPONSOR
» » HODGSON SEALANTS, ONE OF THE
UK’s largest specialist sealant manufacturers
has been announced as the latest sponsor of
The Glazing Summit, this year’s landmark
industry conference.
Celebrating 50 years in business, from
its beginnings as a putty manufacturer in
the 1960s, Hodgson Sealants now make a
full range of premium sealants including
silicones, new generation hybrid sealants and
glazing tapes for the fenestration and wider
construction industries.
“We’re really pleased to be supporting
The Glazing Summit this year,” comments
Charles Hodgson, Owner of Hodgson
Sealants. “With five decades of experience
in the industry, we’ve certainly seen it all –
first as a long-standing family-run business,
but also as a key supplier to the glazing
industry.”
With over 150 industry professionals already
registered, The Glazing Summit is the must-attend
event for business owners, directors and leaders
from across the industry. Taking place at The St
Johns Hotel & Conference Centre in Solihull on
22nd May, the one-day event hosted by Insight
Data and sister company Purplex Marketing
will tackle the hot topics of the industry through
expert panels, debates and talks.
www.glazingsummit.co.uk
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There’s also Cordura® reinforced breast
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detachable ID badge.
What’s more, the integrated internal
expander means the tool vest can be easily
expanded and worn over a jacket in colder
weather.
www.snickersworkwear.co.uk
NW small businesses starting to think bigger again
» » CONFIDENCE AMONG SMALL
North West firms has recovered against a
backdrop of lower inflation, progress on Brexit
talks and a positive Spring Statement, according
to the latest Federation of Small Businesses
(FSB) Small Business Index (SBI).
But confidence in the region remains in
negative territory with the quarterly SBI
measure for the North West standing at -3 in
Q1 2018 (up from -17 in Q4 2017).
The report’s findings show that – for the
coming quarter – 31% of NW small firms
expect their performance will improve, 39%
think they’ll remain the same, while only 31%
lack confidence.
24 » M AY 2018 » CL EARVI E W- UK . C O M
Furthermore, 52% of firms in the region
now report revenues are either stable or
increasing, with 29% of firms planning to
increase investment, and almost half (44%)
expecting to expand operations over the
coming 12 months.
North West Regional Chairman, Simon
Edmondson, said: “I suspect we are in for
a bit of a roller-coaster ride and as such
economic sentiment will wax and wain like
this probably until well past Brexit. But for
now at least, let’s the take the good news
that positivity is returning and hope that
Government policy can ensure it keeps going
in that direction.”
www.fsb.org.uk