Business
46 | AUGUST 2017
Business
EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR ACCOLADE
VEKA Group brought home the‘ Employer of the Year’ trophy from this year’ s Burnley Business
Gabriela Hammond celebrates with VEKA Group colleagues after the presentation.
Trojan Group celebrates 25 years in the business
Awards. The Farrington Road company also gained a further three nominations making it one of its best years yet.
David Jones, managing director of VEKA Group, who collected the award said:“ Having been awarded‘ Business of the Year’ twice in the past, this year we were absolutely thrilled to have been named‘ Employer of the Year’. As one of Burnley’ s biggest employers, we have around 400 people from the local area working across all our varied departments and we are very proud of the benefits we offer.”
‘ Employer of the Year’ was sponsored by fellow Burnley business Ideal Recruit. Branch Manager Gina Deehan – who personally judged the category and selected VEKA Group as the winner – based her decision on how well the company engaged with is staff and used that feedback directly in the company’ s development.
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GGF PRESIDENT STEPS DOWN
Alan Burgess of Masterframe Windows Ltd has resigned his position of president with the Glass and Glazing Federation.
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The Trojan Group is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Tony Chadwick, Trojan’ s Group managing director, said:“ After 25 years our passion and desire to offer the best-designed hardware products in the market remains as strong as ever.”
While the company’ s core mission may have stayed the same, in terms of its size it has changed out of all recognition in the past 25 years. Today it has manufacturing bases
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in the UK, China and Vietnam and is one of the biggest names in door and window hardware.
The company has reached its status thanks to products such as
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the Stallion 2 Shootbolt, the Sparta 2 Window Handle and the Patriot Plus High Security Door Hinge and ranges such as the Stainless-Steel product suite. |
Alan has been involved with the GGF for over 20 years and as well as having two terms on the GGF Board, he has also been chair of the GGF Window and Door Group and Home Improvement executive.
GGF vice president, John Agnew of Independent Glass has now been elected by the GGF Board
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as the new GGF president with immediate effect.
John has been on the GGF board for many years and is the chair of the GGF’ s glazing executive. On taking on the role John commented:“ I would like to thank Alan for his contribution to the federation and I look forward to serving as president and working on behalf of all the GGF members.”
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EXCELLENT PARTNERSHIP
Epwin Window Systems is working with FENSA as its preferred partner to deliver self-certification for installers that are part of its Excellence as Standard programme.
To demonstrate the partnership, members of the Excellence as Standard programme will receive a card branded with both FENSA and Excellence as Standard as well as access to FEN- SA training and priority information on new FENSA products.
Excellence as Standard advocates excellence at every stage of a project – from manufacturing through to the physical installation in a consumer’ s home.
When an installer signs the Excellence as Standard charter, they are making a pledge to commit to striving for excellence in fenestration in a culture that permeates every level of a member’ s business.
In return, they will have access to a wealth of support and tangible benefits designed to drive quality and sales.