INDUSTRYNEWS
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
PLEASE HELP US TO HELP
FIND A CURE FOR CANCER
We are taking part in the gruelling 3 Peaks Challenge
for our chosen charity because we have all lost
someone to cancer - or have people close to us who
have lost someone to cancer or are battling it. Put
simply we want to do our bit to help find a cure.
We are a group of friends, work
colleagues and associates all
of whom have been affected
by cancer, either directly or
indirectly.
We are not super fit. In fact
some of us are barely fit! But we
wanted to find a challenge that
had some real substance when
we are asking people to part
with their hard-earned money
to support us and our chosen
charity.
Shaving your head may raise
a few quid but it’s not exactly
challenging or asking too much
of yourself to do it. The three
peaks challenge means we
need to climb up and down
the highest peaks in England,
Scotland and Wales non-stop in
a 24 hour period.
Most of us are used to climbing
the odd flight of stairs or at
a push a ladder - so make no
mistake - this will be a big
challenge for all of us. But as
tough as we may find this,
we are acutely aware that in
comparison to the people who
live with cancer, this trip up and
down three mountains will be a
doddle.
Worldwide, around 15 million
people are diagnosed with cancer
every year and it’s not selective
about who it chooses or when it
strikes. This disease needs a cure,
it affects all of us so it’s up to all
of us to find ways to raise the
money that funds the research
that finds the cure, otherwise it
won’t happen.
Please dig deep and help us to
help cancer research.
‘make no
mistake - this
will be a big
challenge for
all of us’
THOM EMERSON, Sales
& Marketing Director, Ideal
Window Solutions Ltd,
Fareham, Hampshire.
The link is at
http://www.justgiving.com/
idealwindows.
PROBLEMS WITH QUALITY CERTIFICATES
I am writing to you to find out if any of your readers have had problems
with the notified bodies that provide them with their quality certificates?
I have spent months trying to obtain a
copy of my EN1279 Part 2 Initial Type
Test Report from BSI, to no avail. I have
been given all sorts of excuses and even
been asked if I had changed my company
name since the certificate was issued –
which I have not.
It’s a problem for me because I need
the information to comply with the new
CE Marking legislation and I feel BSI – a
company that assesses others on their
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internal systems – is severely lacking in its
own.
I’m frustrated because Key West Glass is a
quality company that likes to stay ahead of
legislation and yet an organisation whose job
it is to ensure quality in other companies, is
holding us back. Are other companies out
there in a similar position?
Tony Montieth,
Key West Glass, IoW.
‘I’m frustrated because
Key West Glass is a quality
company that likes to
stay ahead of legislation’
If any readers want to share their
experiences or have relevant information
on this important issue, please email: pat@
clearview-uk.com
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