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MARCH 2014 PRO INSTALLER
PRO NEWS
www.proinstaller.co.uk
Jablite’s Sue
Ballard is an
Outstanding
Woman!
Sue Ballard, Materials Innovation
Manager at Jablite Insulation is a
finalist for the Outstanding Woman
in Construction Award. The Women in
Construction Awards provide a showcase for the brightest and the best
female achievers in the construction
industry.
“We decided to nominate Sue because her
abilities and knowledge are outstanding,”
explains Richard Lee, Managing Director of
Jablite Insulation.
“Sue stands out in the construction product manufacturing sector because of her
achievements and acumen. Anyone with
Sue’s experience, knowledge and leadership
skills would get noticed - man or woman.
“Although I have no doubt that Sue has
had to work harder to prove herself than a
man would have to. We are all very pleased
that Sue is a finalist for the Outstanding
Woman in Construction Award and we will
be keeping our fingers crossed in the hope
that she might win it too!”
Sue Ballard started her career in construction as a quantity surveyor and then joined
Jablite’s technical team. Sue successfully
headed up the innovation team and in
the past three years she has developed a
number of innovative insulation products
for Jablite.
As well as understanding construction,
building regulations, insulation and expand-
ed polystyrene, Sue has gained an in impressive knowledge of Jablite’s production
processes and, as a result, Sue has recently
been promoted to work with Manufacturing Director, Wayne Brown on materials
innovation.
“I am really excited to be a finalist for this
award,” says Sue. “I love my job; it constantly brings fresh challenges and new things
to learn. So far I have had a rewarding and
fascinating career.
“I hope the Women in Constructions
Awards will inspire other women to look
at working in the construction sector or in
other fields that are generally considered to
be ‘male’.
“Sometimes being a woman in a man’s
world can be an advantage, I bring different
skills and views to the table - as long as I
am as well-informed as the next man - that
can be a great advantage!”
Tradesmith supports installers
by supporting homeowners
TS Collection (the manufacturing brand name of
Tradesmith Ltd) is keen to demonstrate the high level of
support offered to its large network of trusted installers.
The Hailsham-based
Halo fabricator has
unveiled a new consumer website, along with
an informative product
maintenance guide for
installers to give to
domestic customers.
Mark Hutchinson Tradesmith MD explains: “The
new, consumer TS Collection website follows the
redesign of our trade site.
Both were designed to support our installer network.
“www.tscollection.co.uk is
a lead-generation site which
showcases our expansive
product range and encourages homeowners to choose
their local, authorised installer of the TS Collection.
“The new site is in a simple-to-navigate format making it easy for homeowners
to find the products they’re
interested in.
“It’s important to us that the
TS Collection is promoted as
a professional organisation
offering high quality products.
That’s why we use high-spec
Halo systems, because they
hold all the relevant accreditations for quality and security.
“Fabricating Halo profile also allows us to take
advantage of the Variations
colour range, giving our
customers an extra ‘sales
tool’ with which to approach homeowners.
www.tscollection.co.uk
www.halo-uk.com