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Smashing Tough Mudder Challenge
Four members of the Cornwall Glass
Group came together to smash through the
gruelling 12 mile obstacle course, Tough
Mudder in Wales. Team members, Ryan
Witham, Matthew Prowse, Roisin Grogan
and Emily Gunning completed the course
in 3 hours, where sheer team work, support
and determination gave the team the
strength to complete the course.
The team appropriately named themselves
Chough Mudder after the Cornwall Glass
toughened glass logo Chough Tough.
The 12 mile course consisted of 20
demanding obstacles including; giant tanks
of ice and water to dive under, 10metre walls

to have a running jump up to, extreme mud
miles, gecko wall climbing with a pool of
mudded water if you fall and not to mention
two sets of electric shocks therapy of 10,000
volts, and these are just to name a few. The
team stuck together, helping and supporting
each other at every stage of the course and
obstacles and cross the finish line together in a
brilliant time of 3 hours.
The team consisted of members from the
different branches of the Cornwall Glass
Group including Cornwall Glass, Westcounty
Glass in Saltash and Warminster Glass
Centre.

Tel: [phone], Email: EmilyGunning@
cornwallglass.co.uk

Celebrating 20 year anniversary
Aluminium and PVCu fabricator Sterling
reached a major company milestone this
September… its 20th anniversary.

Based in Warrington and operating from
three manufacturing sites, Sterling has quietly
grown into one of the North West’s leading
trade fabricators, building a loyal following
from local installers and gaining a solid
reputation for quality and reliability.
The company was founded in 1993 by
chairman Andy Wells and managing director
Neil Messenger, employing five people and
manufacturing the now defunct KB Sterling
profile. When that system was discontinued
Sterling started to manufacture the Sekura
system from Premier Profiles, before moving
to the 70mm Halo Eclipse profile in 2005,
which they continue to fabricate today.

The company now employs 65 staff and is
firmly established as one of the North West’s
leading trade fabricators. Chairman Andy
Wells commented: “I’m delighted Sterling
has reached such a major milestone. I would
like to thank our staff, suppliers and most of
all our customers for their support during the
last two decades, as without them this journey
would not have been possible. The company
is in a very strong position and I look forward
to continuing our growth for the next 20
years.”
For more, contact Sterling on 01925818700
or visit http://sterlingpvcu.co.uk/

BRITAIN’S HEALTHIEST PROFESSION?
AVERAGE TRADESPERSON IS SIX TIMES MORE
ACTIVE THAN NHS’ MODEL OF FITNESS
New research destroys the myth of British
tradespeople leading unhealthy lives with
beer bellies, living off junk food, cigarettes
and alcohol. The study from Direct Line for
Business suggests tradespeople are amongst
the nation’s fittest workers, typically
exercising for 16.4 hours each week, over six
times the NHS’ minimum recommendation
of 2.5 hours exercise per week.
The research shows how 41 per cent (1.1
million) of tradespeople complete more

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than ten hours of physical activity a week at
work. One in four claimed to complete more
than 20 hours a week and the average for all
tradespeople was 11.7 hours per week. British
tradespeople are also keeping fit outside of
work with an additional average of 4.69 hours
of physical activity, through working out at
the gym and sport.
The research also found that Britain’s 2.8
million tradespeople have considerably
healthier diets than originally thought,

with only one in fourteen (seven per cent)
claiming they consistently eat more than their
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