Clearview National October 2019 - Issue 215 | Page 4

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SUMMIT TO
TALK ABOUT?
As I didn’t get chance to go
to the first Glazing Summit
last year, I was looking forward
to the event this time around
and wasn’t disappointed.
Workers out in
Force to remember
colleague and friend
A much-loved work colleague’s
life was celebrated by all his
friends at a Birmingham window
and door manufacturer.
» » AS WITH ALL INDUSTRY EVENTS AND
trade summits however, to me, there is no point raising
issues and then not pursuing them, so I hope that
the topics discussed are not just ‘forum fodder’ but
action points we can work together on to improve the
industry as a whole, and ourselves as individuals. At the
risk of sounding a bit ‘Channel 4’ then, if you’ve been
affected by any of the issues raised at this year’s Glazing
Summit, and more importantly think you may be in a
position to offer a solution to some of the problems
posed at the event, please get in touch.
As a nation, we may have witnessed an overall lapse
in rule-following of recent (coupled with an utter
abandonment of common sense in many cases), but as
an industry there are recommendations and regulations
that keep us in line, above board and up to code at
all levels. Within fenestration, there are a number of
associations and organisations that not only govern our
products and productivity but protect us as and when
required. This month, Clearview is proud to launch
a brand-new feature dedicated to these such trade
bodies. The special section covers the history of these
well-established organisations, the current issues they
are working on to keep our industry ‘ticking over’, and
the plans to keep fenestration driving forward, plus an
insight into some of the individuals and what they do on
a daily basis.
Another important item on this month’s agenda
has to be National Home Security Month. we should
never neglect the security of our homes, family, and
property but the month of October seems the perfect
time of year to hold such an event with the clocks
going back, the nights drawing in, and those days getting
oh-so shorter. It may be that NHSM is mostly targeted
towards the homeowner but for security specialists
and installers ‘on the front line’, as well as those behind
the products on the market, and soon-to-come to the
market, the event is just as important, not-to-mention a
potentially profitable opportunity.
And finally, don’t forget to change those clocks; a
whole extra hour to read your Clearview this month,
how lucky are you?
See you next time,
Gemma
4 » OCT 2019 » CL EARVI E W- UK . C O M
» » MARK BULL PASSED
away suddenly in May but will
not be forgotten by his co-
workers at Shelforce, where
he worked for more than 11
years.
The 53-year-old, who had a
learning disability, worked in
the window area but had done
numerous roles within his time
at Shelforce, Erdington.
And Mark was so well
thought of at the company
that the whole factory closed
so everyone could attend his
funeral.
Maxine Ryder, Supervisor
at Shelforce, said: “We will
all miss Mark terribly, he was
a wonderful work mate and
friend.
“We are such a close-
knit family here, so it was
important for everyone to
attend the funeral. Mark will
never be forgotten, and I am
proud to have known him.”
Mark’s love of formula one
racing, rock music and sharing
lots of sweets with his friends
was well known to everyone
at the factory and Howard
Trotter, Shelforce’s Business
Manager, said: “Mark was a
great guy, a great worker and
will be remembered fondly by
us all.
“Mark’s brothers Ian and
Kev couldn’t believe we closed
the whole factory, but we are
a family here and pull together
for everyone, and that’s
more important than making
windows and doors.”
Mark’s brother Ian said:
“Shelforce was such an
important part of Mark’s life
and it had a really positive
effect on him. It provided
him with a supported work
environment, and he thrived as
a result.
“To us, if he was happy, then
we were happy and we would
like to thank everyone who
has worked at Shelforce, past
and present, for giving him a
sense of purpose in life, the
camaraderie and the pride of
earning a living wage.”