INDUSTRYNEWS
VEKA UK Temporarily Close
Operations due to COVID-19
» VEKA UK HAS TAKEN THE
decision to temporarily close operations at
their Burnley site from Sunday 29th March
due to the COVID-19 pandemic and
following Government guidance.
Dave Jones, Managing Director of VEKA
UK explains: “For over 30 years, VEKA UK,
our customers and our people have faced a
fair few challenges. And we’ve come through
them, by acting quickly, supporting each other
and working together.
“We are taking our responsibility very
seriously and as the situation continues to
change rapidly so must we. The wellbeing
of our employees, customers, suppliers and
community is our highest priority, which is
why we have made the difficult decision to
temporarily close our operations in the UK.
“Due to the dynamic nature of the Pandemic,
we do not know when we will be able to re-open,
but we will review this in-line with Government
advice. As soon as we have any new information,
we will share this with you via our website and
social media channels in the first instance.”
www.vekauk.com
IT’S BUSINESS AS… UN-USUAL
» THANKS TO THE DEDICATION,
commitment and flexibility of our team
in Banbury the Glazpart factory is still
operational. Our team are committed
to supporting our customers especially
those serving the NHS, medical and food
markets.
Today, we are still accepting orders from
all our customers alongside these key market
customers in the fight against the COVID-19
pandemic.
Indeed, we are actively looking to support
medical device customers and their injection
moulding supply chain. If we can assist as a
full-service moulding company in any way
from contract moulding, complete tool room
services, machining or assembly contact us.
This is despite introducing recommended
measures:
• Additional cleaning and PPE control
measures.
• Some of our team are working remotely
where possible.
• We are working closely with our delivery
contractors ensure we can continue to
deliver; although signed PODs currently
may not be available.
• We are working closely with our supply
chain and we are ensuring we have the
right stock.
• We have postponed any non-essential
meetings on or off-site, your account
managers are available as usual.
• Full product support by email and
phone: [email protected] / 01295
222400
GGF MEMBERS AIR VIEWS AT CHAIRPERSONS’ FORUM
» THE INAUGURAL ANNUAL GGF
Chairpersons’ Forum took place at AluK
Design Studio in London, on 4th February,
with 31 Members attending to represent the
GGF Technical Groups, Committees and
Board as well the GGF Regions/Countries.
Chaired by Greg O’Donoghue, former
GGF President and Chair of the Marketing
and Communications Committee, the
meeting heard reports from; 13 Technical
Groups; three Committees, nine GGF regions
and three countries.
Chairman, Greg O’Donoghue added, “It
was a very successful day and the commitment
and passion from GGF Members was clearly
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in evidence with more than 90% of the GGF’s
Chairs in attendance. This event can only
make the GGF more unified and transparent
for Members, regardless of their size, status or
location.”
At the Forum, 30 reports were heard, from
all different parts of the Federation with the
main topics of discussion being; training
for the industry, compliance with industry
standards, GGF governance and structure as
well the Federation’s internal function and
how they can work more effectively for the
Membership.
www.ggf.org.uk