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A fully licenced business working with CORGI Services , CORGI Fenestration will bring all the known and associated attributes of the CORGI brand to the sector .

Chris Mayne will be chief executive officer and Jacqueline Crawford will be chief operating officer . Chris is well-known throughout the fenestration industry and has worked at some of its industry bodies and companies including FENSA , Bowater Windows Group , and Staybrite Windows & Conservatories .

Qualified engineer Jacqueline has worked for some of the main certification

schemes including NICEIC , BSI and FENSA . She was chair of the Competent Person Forum during the introduction of Part P of the Building Regulations .

Most people associate CORGI - founded in 1970 - with gas safety , but it has come a long way since then . The CORGI brand

now delivers products and services that range across the heating , plumbing and renewables industry and continues to deliver an ethos of trust , reliability and expertise . This is through its insistence that CORGI registered companies and individuals adhere to a strict code of conduct .

In 2016 , CORGI Services released the results of its latest independently conducted consumer survey . It showed that as a brand with attributes that consumers understood and respected , CORGI was by a considerable distance the most recognised , with 74 % of consumers putting it first on their list .

Speaking about the launch Chris commented : “ This is a hugely exciting time for our new venture , and we hope for the industry . CORGI Fenestration is suited to all levels of the supply chain – systems houses , fabricators , and installers .

“ Our aim is to support them to win more home

improvement business for our industry based on a customer perception that as an industry we will deliver improvements reliably , safely , with the latest knowledge at our fingertips coupled to experience and expertise ”.

Jacqueline added : “ We are delighted that CORGI shares our vision for a new approach to the fenestration industry . We are equally delighted as a part of bringing this opportunity to fruition to have formed a collaborative working relationship with GQA Qualifications , the indus-

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