AUGUST 2017 | 15
News
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CUSTOMER
WORKSHOPS
INSPIRE
INSTALLERS
150 installers have now
experienced first-hand how
REAL Aluminium can accel-
erate their businesses after
attending a tailored one day
REAL customer workshop.
The workshops have been
successful with some dele-
gates reporting that their al-
uminium sales have trebled
since they became a REAL
Aluminium installer.
The REAL Customer Day
has been a popular element
of REAL Aluminium since
the brand was launched
last year and Customade
is well on course to attract
100 more installers to one
of its sessions by the end of
2017.
Held at Customade
Group’s headquarters
in Stonehouse, Glouces-
tershire, the workshops
provide installers with a
thorough understanding of
the tools available to help
them leap successfully in to
aluminium and begin selling
the most extensive range of
aluminium windows, doors
and lantern roofs available
from a single supplier.
LEADERS IN TRAINING
Apeer has launched a comprehensive Leadership Development
Programme for all its production team leaders to keep the
manufacturer ahead of the rapid growth it has seen in recent years.
effective delegation, prob-
lem solving, project and
task management, commu-
nication skills and conflict
management.
The Leadership Devel-
opment Programme is the
first major training initiative
since Chris Wilson joined
the company in November
but he added that other
areas of job-specific and
product-specific knowledge
such as PC skills, Lean man-
ufacturing and health and
safety may be developed in
future.
Around 18 team lead-
ers and 12 managers and
supervisors will take part
in the programme over the
coming 18 months, along
with several non-production
staff.
The programme
will take the form
of two streams, to
minimise disruption
to their conventional
duties. As well as
KPIs, other areas of
focus will include
time management,
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING ACCOLADE
The team behind the
The workshops appeal to
both experienced alumin-
ium installers and PVCu
installers who are new to
aluminium and demonstrate
the simplicity of promot-
ing, quoting, selling and
ordering aluminium through
REAL Aluminium.
www.real-aluminium.co.uk
thermally efficient Warm-
Core technology at Synseal
Group has won an award
for innovation in advanced
manufacturing.
The Made in the Midlands
Awards celebrate the most
ambitious and innovative
manufacturing companies
operating in the Midlands.
Synseal Group came away
the winner in the compet-
itive Advanced Manufac-
turing Innovation category,
recognised for its WarmCore
technology. Highlighted
features included the unique
thermal core, the cam lock
system which allows for
easy corner jointing, and
the composite structure
enabling dual colour in the
same lead times as stand-
ard. Synseal Group was up
against five other manufac-
turing companies including
920Engineering, who were
highly commended, and
Mereway Kitchens.
David Wigley, head of
marketing at Synseal Group,
who collected the award on
the night, said: “We were
really pleased to win the
award as there was more
competition in this category
than any of the others. It’s
a real testament to the hard
work that the WarmCore
team has put in.”
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR MONIKA
A UK construction business special-
ising in high-end residential projects has
been shortlisted for two prestigious prizes
at this year’s London Construction Awards.
Golden Houses Developments
is in the running for the London
Build Excellence Award, while
the firm’s founder and director
Monika Slowikowska has been
shortlisted for the Women in
Construction Award.
The shortlisting of Golden Houses in not
just one but two categories is just the latest
piece of good news for the firm, which is
on track to exceed turnover by £80 million
by the year 2020.
The company’s recent projects have been
completed in residential centres across
Greater London, including Highgate, Angel,
Harrow, Putney and Hampstead.
Monika Slowikowska is one of the few
women in construction company manage-
ment. She is of Polish origin and came to
Britain unable to speak English, but has
since held roles in the engineering, architec-
tural and construction industries.
She launched Golden Houses in 2012 and
has built it into a success story. The busi-
ness is growing exponentially and achieved
six times higher turnover in its fourth year
than it did in its first year.
The winners and runners-up will be an-
nounced during an exclusive awards gala din-
ner on Wednesday 25th October at The Royal
Garden Hotel on Kensington High Street.