10 | AUGUST 2019
News
Installer News is
sponsored by FENSA
Epwin Window Systems
sponsors G19 Awards
Epwin Windows Systems has
announced it will once again be
proud main event sponsor of the
G19 Awards, at the London Hilton
Hotel on Park Lane in London on
Friday 29th November, 2019.
Quickslide welcomes
Tony to the IT crowd
West Yorkshire’s Quickslide has
welcomed a new IT Support
Engineer to the in-house
staff team, proving that prior
knowledge of fenestration
isn’t always an essential pre-
requisite to employment
within the glazing industry.
Tony Wainwright brings
with him a wealth of pro-
fessional experience with
networks and servers – a
crucial appointment, given
the upgrades afforded to
Quickslide’s recently refur-
bished website. He joins a
highly proficient department
as a vital additional resource,
which the company antici-
pates will catalyse fresh ide-
as while further decreasing
staff dependency risks. His
newly introduced ticketing
system has already assisted
faster logging, tracking and
response times to issues,
while at the same time,
allowing for the creation of a
dynamic solution pool.
As Quickslide’s business
continues to grow, Tony’s
role will inevitably mature
and manoeuvre to develop
and implement systems the
company may not even be
aware it needs yet. He’ll
shortly take a seat at de-
partmental heads meetings,
sharing his knowledge on
policy, security and compli-
ance as well as work with
IT Managers to take pipeline
projects forward.
www.quickslide.co.uk
Now in its 16th year, the
G-Awards are a unique oppor-
tunity to celebrate excellence in
the industry and the wide range
of award categories reflects the
vibrancy and diversity of the
fenestration industry.
Gerald Allen, Marketing Man-
ager of Epwin Window systems,
said: “The G-Awards recognise and
celebrate excellence in our industry
and are a great way to reward the
commitment and continued innova-
tion that this industry delivers. We
are delighted to be a main event
sponsor and help support such a
prestigious event. The G-Awards
are also a perfect opportunity to
network, entertain clients and con-
nect with industry professionals.
It’s one of the many reasons why
Epwin Window Systems continue
to support the G-Awards.”
www.epwinwindowsystems.co.uk
Who says there’s no politics in fenestration?
The Glass and Glazing
Federation (GGF) is pleased to
announce that Kevin Schofield,
Editor of Politics Home, will
host and present at the GGF’s
Annual Members’ Day Con-
ference on 26th September at
Hilton Olympia, London.
Kevin is a renowned political
journalist having worked in the
national press for over a dec-
ade for Scottish news titles, The
Herald and The Scotsman and
for five years as Chief Political
Correspondent for The Sun.
Kevin also regularly features
as a guest on Sky News’ Press
Preview programme.
Members’ Day is the
outstanding highlight in the
GGF’s calendar and this year
promises to be another excep-
tional day of healthy debate,
engaging presentations and
great networking opportuni-
ties.
GGF also has exclusive use
of the Museum of Brands
in Notting Hill for an ex-
citing networking event on
the evening before, which
has multiple features on the
history and evolution of many
of the world’s most famous
brands.
www.ggf.org.uk
CUSTOMADE GROUP INVESTS IN DOOR GROWTH
Customade Group Trading
Limited (Customade) has ac-
quired the manufacturing assets
of Worcester-based GBW Panels
Ltd from administrators Leonard
Curtis. The manufacture of GBW
panels will be moved to Custo-
made’s Virtuoso Doors division,
Birtley.
These changes come into effect
immediately and the GBW panel
additions will further enhance
the extensive range of PVCu door
panels already available from
Virtuoso. Any former customers
of GBW are welcome to contact
Tony Craggs the MD of Virtuoso
Doors on 0191 410 9333 or sales@
virtuoso-doors.co.uk
David Leng, Customade CEO,
said: “Virtuoso Doors has been
a huge success over the last few
years with spectacular growth,
Customade. We continue to invest
heavily in our composite door
factory, most recently with a new
Stuga machine centre. Acquir-
ing an extensive range of assets
to support growth in our panel
sales is a great opportunity and
we welcome any previous GBW
customers to come and trade with
our group.”
benefitting from more than £1
million of capex investment from
www.customade.co.uk