10 | JANUARY 2020
News
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ONE OF THE FIRST FENSA ASSESSORS,
PETER CLAXTON, RETIRES AFTER 17 YEARS
Long-standing FENSA
assessor Peter Claxton
retired at the end of No-
vember, GGF Group has
announced. Peter joined
RISA in 2016 when it
became the sole provider
of inspection services for
FENSA, the Fenestration
Self-Assessment Scheme,
having previously worked
for BBA and D&H since
the introduction of the
government-authorised
competent person scheme
in 2002.
“Peter’s knowledge of the
glazing industry and build-
ing regulations is fantastic
and I know I speak for
everyone when I say how
much he will be missed,”
said Dave Mechem, RISA’s
Director of Operations. “He
has been part of FENSA in
one way or another for the
past 17 years and his ded-
ication to helping install-
ers improve, and remain
compliant, has been second
to none.”
“Peter has a passion for
our industry with an undy-
ing dedication to ensuring
that standards are met and
that FENSA members and
their customers get the
best inspection experience
possible,” said Lee Galley,
Senior Assessor. “He has
been part of the team from
day one and we all wish
him a long and happy
retirement.”
Growth prompts trio
of appointments
at Virtuoso
Virtuoso Doors saw in
the New Year on a high
with the announcement in
December that its year-to-
date sales have grown by
more than 35%. And with
more growth predicted for
2020, Virtuoso has bol-
stered its senior man-
agement team with three
appointments to help the
firm to further improve on
its quality and production
processes.
Ian Kasher, SHEQ
manager, brings nearly 35
years’ experience in quality
and is tasked with driving
further quality, health,
safety and environmental
improvements throughout
the business. He is cur-
rently implementing new
systems and procedures to
ensure that all of Virtuoso
Doors’ products are of the
highest quality.
Paul Smurthwaite, en-
gineering manager, joins
Virtuoso Doors with more
than 30 years’ experience
in the industrial sector,
having worked across a
number of industries in-
cluding the aerospace and
automotive industries. Paul
was recruited to develop
and oversee an extensive
maintenance programme
that sustains increased
production and minimises
New PR Partnership
4 Silver Jubilee
GM Fundraising, which
raises money for Hope House
Children’s Hospices has just
announced the appointment of
Team 4 Marketing as its new PR
partner. And, Team 4 Marketing
has joined GM Fundraising at
an exciting time because 2020
marks the 25th anniversary
of the organisation. All the
events throughout the year will
have a silver jubilee theme.
Since it was estab-
machinery downtime at
Virtuoso.
As supply chain manag-
er, Adam Bracken works
closely with all of Virtuo-
so’s suppliers to source raw
materials and improve the
firm’s overall supply chain
performance. Since joining,
Adam has introduced
a paperless purchasing
system and implemented
new supply chain metrics
to evaluate vendors and
measure Virtuoso Doors’
OTIF performance.
The three senior ap-
pointments follow a signif-
icant £1 million investment
in machinery, including
saws, CNCs, edgebanders,
paint facilities and special-
ist equipment. Virtuoso
has also introduced new
processes throughout the
business, which are de-
signed to improve quality
control and overall effi-
ciency whilst also reducing
waste.
lished in 1995, GM Fund-
raising has raised almost
£2 million for Hope House
Children’s Hospices, with
its spectacular gala dinners,
annual golf days, GMF Cup,
Ryder Cup style golf event,
long-distance cycle rides
and footy fives competition.
The most recent additions
to its events calendar have
been its ladies only event
and next year’s challenge
has just been announced.
Named, ‘Peak, Paddle, Ped-
al’, it will see participants
climb Snowdon, canoe
a 150 mile stretch of the
River Severn and cycle 150
miles back to Hope House
in Oswestry all in eight
days.
Team 4 Marketing was
founded in 2004 and offers
PR and marketing services
across the fenestration,
construction and manufac-
turing sectors.
www.gmfundraising.co.uk
www.virtuoso-doors.co.uk
18TH FASTEST GROWING UK BUSINESS
Brisant-Secure is the
eighteenth fastest growing
company in the UK, according to
the Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic
Fast Track 100; measured over a
three-year period.
During the years of this report
homeowners have become more
aware of their home security
weaknesses and after doing very
little research, they realise that
unskilled intruders can be in
their home in under 10 seconds.
They then start searching for the
best protection possible. The Sun-
day Times reports Brisant’s Ultion
and Lock Lock sales growth at
111% every year for these three
years.
“What separates our products
is designing them to achieve as
much as possible; whether it
be1,100,000 lock cycles when
only 100,000 are needed, 8000+
weather test hours when 240 are
needed or having the only Sold
Secure accredited door handle
on the market,” says CEO Nick
Dutton. “There is homeowner
demand for the best, and when
they realise how little the cost
difference is between normal and
best, they buy it.”
www.brisant-secure.com