Pro Installer February 2017 - Issue 47 | Page 33

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PRO NEWS

New directors beat the competition

The VEKA UK Group has introduced two new members of the team- Dawn Stockell, marketing director and Neil Evans, sales director. New to the fenestration industry, Dawn comes from the electronics sector bringing experience in product and proposition management, partnership programmes and marketing communications. Most recently, she held the position of head of brand- Northern Europe at LG Electronics. Neil joins The VEKA UK Group from within the fenestration industry, having been sales director at VELUX for the past decade. MD Dave Jones was happy to welcome Dawn and Neil to the team:“ I’ m very pleased to introduce our newest directors. The interview process was not a simple one, and with so many talented candidates it was naturally very competitive. We’ ve already done our bit to make them feel welcome here at The VEKA UK Group, and I know they’ re both looking forward to getting to know our customers.”
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SPORT

FOOTBALL COACHING SPONSORSHIP DEAL

British security specialist Squire has announced a sponsorship deal with RB Coaching to help develop the skills of young footballers across the Midlands.
Squire’ s support will enable RB Coaching to expand its 1to1, 8to1 and Futsal coaching programmes for aspiring seven to 18-year-old footballers who are seeking individual improvement to their own game. Based in the West Midlands, RB Coaching has helped many players who are affiliated to professional clubs and grassroots teams fulfil their individual potential. RB Coaching was set up three years ago by UEFA licensed coach Ryan Byrne, who is a former Nottingham Forest Academy player and semi-professional himself. His personal development training technique is so popular, 29-year old Ryan now has seven coaches who train over 200 children across its three 8to1
academy centres in Solihull, Aston and Daventry, and its brand new Futsal development centre in Coventry. Many RB members have gone on to represent professional clubs across the Midlands. Squire chief executive officer, John Squire was so impressed by the training his 11-year old son Arthur received from Ryan and his coaching team, that he wanted to support their business plans. He said:“ I got involved with RB Coaching two years ago when we were looking for coaching for my son. We found it difficult to find good quality coaching and someone recommended me to Ryan.“ Since then Arthur has progressed massively as a player and is now at a much higher level than before.
“ I could see the huge benefit it was to him and so, as a company, we wanted to get behind Ryan to help him expand his coaching network to enable others to become much better footballers.“ There really isn’ t the infrastructure out there at grass
‘ promoting youth coaching’
roots football to enable this to happen.“ What makes the real difference is the way RB Coaching engages both body and mind in their one to one training techniques, just like top coaches.
“ It’ s a great concept, that’ s why we’ re proud to help Ryan promote coaching to more youngsters of all abilities.”
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