INDUSTRYNEWS
SOLIDOR
TRIUMPHS
IN SENTINEL
BUSINESS
AWARDS
Composite door pioneer, Solidor, has
again added to its trophy cabinet in
achieving Business of the Year in the
Sentinel Business Awards, with MD
Gareth Mobley awarded Entrepreneur of
the Year for the second year running .
The 18th Sentinel Business Awards
proved to be the biggest in its history with
around 130 submissions from a broad
range of companies committed to growth,
developing skills and driving innovation in
North Staffordshire and South Cheshire.
Few could argue with the award for Solidor
after its incredible success in the last 12
months, with growth in excess of 91% and
continuing product development.
Solidor has already won G13
Promotional Campaign of the Year
– Retail, which was largely based on
the company’s ability to have reached
consumers with their brand. New
literature and a new consumer -acing
website have helped drive sales leads to a
Recommended Installer network of over
400 independent companies throughout
the UK and Ireland.
Visit stand 110 at the FIT Show.
www.solidor.co.uk, call 01782 847300
or e-mail [email protected].
Twitter @solidorltd or look them up on
Facebook.
Gareth with a ‘selfie’, as he
received the award!
16
JUN 2014
Synseal Joins GGF
Synseal Extrusions, the leading UKowned systems supplier, has joined
the GGF. At a recent GGF Window
and Door Group meeting, Head of
Marketing Mark Schlotel was presented
with their framed Membership
Certificate by Brian Baker, GGF
President and Nigel Rees, GGF Group
Chief Executive.
Welcoming Synseal, Nigel commented,
“As a major supplier of PVC-U windows
and doors profiles and insulating glass units
along with their conservatory and orangery
roof businesses they will offer valuable
input to the Federation’s technical groups
and discussions.”
Synseal CEO David Leng said: “We had
been invited to attend a couple of GGF
meetings as a guest and were impressed by the
excellent work that the Association is carrying
out on behalf of its Members, particularly
the ongoing efforts to lobby Parliament to
ensure that the new emerging Consumer
Rights legislation provides a fair deal for all.
It is important that the Bill protects the rights
of consumers while offering sensible levels of
assurance for good, honest tradesmen retailing
home improvement products.”
More than 650 fabricators manufacture
using Synseal’s profiles and, according to
Insight Data research, over 3,600 installers
regularly purchase and fit Synseal products.
Build Check Swim22
for Diabetes UK
22 miles, 1416 lengths or the equivalent of
the English Channel. Whichever way you
choose to say it, that’s what Frances Lloyd,
Office Manager at Build Check and close
friend Judith Webb have achieved as part
of Swim22, a challenge to raise money for
Diabetes UK.
Frances and Judith set themselves just 12
weeks to complete the 22 mile swim. They
have raised more than £1000 in sponsorship
so far by completing the challenge ahead of
schedule in just eight weeks - 177 lengths a
week - at Handy Cross Sports Centre, High
Wycombe.
Frances says: “I’ve been Diabetic for
46 years and manage my condition with
insulin. I doubt I would have been confident
enough to jump in the pool 3 to 4 times a
week to swim all these lengths if it wasn’t
for my Animas Insulin Pump. I can check
my glucose levels, twiddle a few buttons to
decrease the insulin dosage and know that I’m
safe to jump in.
“We’re so grateful to everyone for their
encouragement, support and generous
donations to our Just Giving page.”
www.diabetes.org.uk/Get_involved/
Fundraising-events/Swim22/. To donate:
www.justgiving.com/Frances-Lloyd1
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