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24 | FEBRUARY 2018
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TWO MORE COMPANIES JOIN THE UK PAVILION
The Glass and Glazing Federation ( GGF ) is delighted to announce that Regalead and Jackloc have signed up to join the UK Pavilion at Fensterbau Frontale 2018 .
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OBITUARY
Both are high quality companies and are welcome additions to the UK Pavilion .
Regalead has been supplying bevels throughout the world for 20 years and continues to refine and expand its range each year to provide customers with the optimum product selection and the highest quality . The company is currently Europe ’ s market leader in the design and development of bevels for glass overlay .
Cutting Edge Showroom
Leading North East installation company Pennine Home Improvements is opening its newest showroom in the heart of Durham .
Its latest retail space , which will be situated in Dragonville
Retail Park , is set to be Pennine ’ s largest showroom to date , and will feature seven stylish conservatories and orangeries , a window and door gallery , as well as a stateof-the-art virtual reality design station .
Pennine Home Improvements has been operating for over 40 years and now makes up one third of the newly-formed Conservatory Outlet Group .
Mark Tinnion , Managing Director at Pennine Home Improvements , said : “ It is a really exciting time for the company as we prepare for the next stage of our expansion plan as part of the Conservatory Outlet Group .”
The Durham site is Pennine ’ s fifth showroom in the North East . The company opened the new showroom on 22 January with a major launch event on 10 February .
https :// www . penninehome . co . uk / showrooms / durham-showroom /
Jackloc is the Queen ’ s Award-winning original cable restrictor specialists . The company ’ s full range of universal window and door restrictors safeguards thousands of lives every day worldwide , by dramatically reducing the risk of falls from windows . Jacklocs can be found across the world in both residential and commercial applications including hotels , hospitals and in education .
Fensterbau Frontale 2018 takes place in Nuremberg on 21-24 March and reflects the worldwide innovations in windows , doors and facades .
www . frontale . de / en www . ggf . org . uk
Tom Swallow as new managing director
Audasi Group has announced the appointment of Tom Swallow as Managing Director of Welglaze , the Hertfordshire fabricator the group acquired a year ago .
Tom ’ s many years in the pivotal role as Sales & Marketing Director at Quickslide - Welglaze ’ s northern stablemate - amply affirm his credentials for the job , as Group Chairman Adrian Barraclough explained : “ We set out from the beginning to develop Welglaze with the same ethos and standards as Quickslide in terms of product quality , service and marketing support .”
Tom said : “ The past year has seen a complete transformation at Welglaze , from the move into a new purpose-built factory and significant investment in new production equipment to recruiting and training the right staff and establishing efficient factory processes .”
The acquisition of Welglaze gave Audasi a major foothold in the South of England after 15 years of Yorkshire-based Quickslide growing into not only a major window and door fabricator but also a pioneer of bringing the iconic sliding sash window into the mainstream of the installers ’ offering .
www . welglaze . co . uk
Jon Skinner
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our colleague and dear friend Jon Skinner who died on Friday 29th December , 2017 .
Jon had worked in the glazing industry for more than 40 years and spent his later years as Commercial Director of Epwin Window Systems , a role which he was proud to have and thoroughly enjoyed before ill health prevented him from continuing .
Jon began his career serving an apprenticeship for BKL Alloys and soon found himself working in one of their newly formed companies , Scope Aluminium . Over the following years Jon worked with some of the industry leaders and help build some highly recognised brands in the industry .
Jon has also chaired the marketing committee of the British Plastics Window Group , working to promote the industry and the benefits of its products .
Jon , 63 , was a popular industry figure and highly respected by both his colleagues and customers . He will be greatly missed .
Jon is survived by his wife Lynette and sons Luke and Brett . Funeral arrangements will be communicated at the discretion of Jon ’ s family .
Our thoughts are with Jon ’ s family and friends at this very sad and difficult time .