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YAHOO! FROM 1994 TO 2019: AN AMAZON 25 YEARS
» » NOT ONLY DOES THE YEAR 1994,
reflect one in which both Yahoo and Amazon
were founded, but on a smaller scale, Elite
Windows (Burton) Limited was established and
today is a loyal KÖMMERLING fabricator.
As one of a handful of businesses in the
industry that has continually traded for 25
years, the company is now run by one of the
original founders, Paul Burgess, along with
David Yates who joined as co-owner back in
2001. There are also ten permanent employees
who have all been in the business for fifteen
years or more.
Elite Windows is a regional fabricator and
the one closest to KÖMMERLING’s facility
in Fradley, with a dedicated trade counter
and delivery service, along with a highly
successful retail business with two fitting
teams. They cleverly present their business
which occupies three business units at the
Trent Industrial Estate, Burton-Upon-Trent
occupying the showroom, a trade counter and
the manufacturing unit.
It’s also a business that’s been built
upon personal service through Paul and
David where product quality is of utmost
importance, hence the reason they specify
KÖMMERLING as their profile partner.
www.kommerling.co.uk
Call for conference speakers
» » HUNDREDS OF BUSINESS OWNERS,
CEOs and directors will flock to the 2019
Glazing Summit on 12th September at
Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham, and
industry leaders are now being invited to
participate in a wide range of discussions and
debates.
Organised by industry specialists Insight
Data and Purplex Marketing, the Glazing
Summit tackles the jugular issues facing the
industry.
CEO of Insight and Purplex, Andrew Scott
commented: “The Glazing Summit provides
the industry with an invaluable platform to
share insights and expertise that will help
companies accelerate growth, improve margins
and help protect their business from potential
issues. Having real industry leaders share their
experience and expertise and discuss key issues
is an important part of this.”
Over 400 fabricators, installers and suppliers
are expected to attend the Glazing Summit
which will have two stages and 20+ speakers.
The industry’s most dynamic and innovative
companies have already stepped up to support
the event, with the GGF as headline sponsor
and Yale as Technical Sponsor.
“We are delighted with the response so far,
and momentum is gathering pace quickly,”
added Andrew.
www.glazingsummit.co.uk
Paperless policy options for industry insurance
» » GGFI, THE GLAZING INDUSTRY’S
leading insurance broker and Insurance
Backed Guarantee (IBG) provider, has
further improved its customer service offer
with the introduction of a paperless option,
with policy documents delivered via email to
homeowners following completion of a secure
link process.
GGFi Head of Operations, Frank Allain,
explains: “These days email and digital
communication is the first choice of contact
for the majority of homeowners so we have
responded accordingly. For policyholders for
whom we have an email address, we offer
the option to email their documentation
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which means they receive the material almost
immediately and will always have their policy
available – no more paperwork being lost or
accidentally thrown away.”
The online function is a secure process
for everyone involved and requires the
policyholder to validate their email address by
clicking on a secure link, following which their
policy documents will be emailed to them
automatically. Documents will continue to
be sent via post should homeowners prefer it.
GGFi sends out more than 200,000 policies
per year and moving to an online model will
have a significant, positive environmental
effect for the business.