44 | MARCH 2019
Business
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SOCIAL MEDIA DRIVES
BUSINESS GOALS
FOR FREEFOAM
Whether you’re a PVC spe-
cialist, builders merchant or roofline
installer, we all now inhabit the
digital world. With almost everyone
now carrying a smart phone and
engaging with social media for up
to three hours a day the potential
for brands to communicate directly
with users is powerful.
Freefoam made a strategic de-
cision 18 months ago to harness
and embrace the rise of social me-
dia as part of its overall marketing
strategy. Whilst social media is an
open forum, competition for at-
tention is fierce, and getting more
sophisticated. Engaging content
is critical so Freefoam chose to
partner with social media special-
ist Mind Made Digital to ensure a
targeted professional approach.
Aiming to use social media as a
platform to engage with customers
EPWIN WINDOW SYSTEMS
INCREASES EXTRUSION
CAPACITY BY OVER 40%
Epwin Window Systems, the
and installers, raise brand aware-
ness with homeowners and drive
business goals the programme has
achieved excellent results. Cus-
tomers are using Freefoam content
to promote products and benefits
and installers are using it as a plat-
form to instantly share photos of
work and installation stories.
Using social media has brought
real business benefits to Freefoam.
By targeting key business goals
we’ve been able to deliver tangible
results.
UK’s most successful systems
supplier, has just announced that
extrusion capacity at its Telford
headquarters is about to increase
by over 40%. Clare O’Hara, Divi-
sional Managing Director at Epwin
Window Systems, said: “Work to
install an additional 24 extrusion
lines is nearing completion. The
investment more than doubles
our number of extrusion lines and
takes the total number to 41.”
The manufacturing investment
is just one part of what looks
like being an exceptional year for
Epwin Window Systems. It will be
launching a new star performer at
this year’s FIT show and will open
a brand new, 300,000 sq ft state-
of-the-art warehouse and distribu-
tion centre in Telford by the end
of the year.
Epwin Window Systems has the
widest portfolio of fully integrat-
ed systems, a choice of leading
system brands and unrivalled
expertise and support to grow
your business. It also comes with
the reassurance of a commitment
to investment in the future of its
business.
www.epwin.co.uk
POPULAR, LONG SERVING,
ISEO TEAM MEMBER
ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
After more than 23 years of
POPULAR,
LONG
service, longstanding and
popular
M.
Marcus
Ltd.,
team
member
Mrs
SERVING, ISEO
Shirley Chilton has announced
TEAM
her
retirement MEMBER
date for the 26th of
April 2019.
ANNOUNCES
After previously giving 30 years
long
service to the West Midlands
RETIREMENT.
based company BSR (British
After
than 23 in years
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their of
service,
long record
standing
factory making
players, and
popular
M. Marcus
Ltd.,
team
Shirley joined
M. Marcus
Ltd in
member
Mrs
Shirley
Chilton
1995 to take up the sole posi-
has
announced
her operative.
retirement
tion of
master keying
Throughout
long
with
date
for the her
26th
of service
April 2019.
M. Marcus Ltd Shirley has held
positions as supervisor within the
After previously giving 30 years built the great customer relations assembly, key cutting and
long service to the West we have over the years and we picking staff working with six
platforms of lock and also
Midlands based company BSR will miss her greatly.”
(British Sound Reproductions) in Also commenting on Shirley’s electrical access control. Shirley
their factory making record service was present Iseo and has been a mother figure, aunt
players, Shirley joined M. Marcus Sales office supervisor Miss and friend to all her colleagues
Ltd in 1995 to take up the sole Nikki Allen, ”Shirley has been a and customers throughout the
After previously giving 30 years built the great customer relations assembly, key cutting and
she over
will the
be years
greatly
for to the the years
position of master keying great ambassador
long service
West and
we have
and we picking staff working with six
I have based
worked
operative. Throughout her long company and Midlands
platforms of lock and also
company missed.”
BSR will miss her greatly.”
electrical access control. Shirley
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in herself
Also commenting
on Shirley’s
Shirley
commented
that
for over
service with M. Marcus Ltd alongside her (British
their my
factory
record will
service miss
was present
the Iseo
daily and has been a mother figure, aunt
early making
days “she
Shirley has held positions as years myself from
Sales
players, Shirley
joined M. Marcus
interaction
with office
her supervisor
colleagues Miss and friend to all her colleagues
to recently
supervisor within the pinning as pinning operative
Ltd in 1995 to take up the sole Nikki Allen, ”Shirley has been a and customers throughout the
but remains
and our team
has and
department and worked very as supervisor position
great ambassador
for the years and she will be greatly
of master
keying customers
satisfied
that she and
has I passed
on
one individual
closely with their customer base grown from operative.
missed.”
have worked
Throughout her
long company
knowledge
to
(Shirley) pinning
one platform
of her Ltd
within the sales office.
Shirley herself commented that
alongside and
her expertise
for over twenty
service
with M. Marcus
years myself
from my
early days “she will miss the daily
Shirley
has
held
positions
as fellow
her
long
serving
cylinder
to
the
present
day
where
Commercial
Manager
Neil
pinning department and worked
have built the great customer rela-
access control. Shirley has been a
Shirley herself commented that
as pinning
operative
to many
recently interaction with her colleagues
supervisor
within lock
the pinning
colleagues,
we
have
a team
of the ten
however
after
Sheane-Smith
very
closely with their commented
customer
tions
we have
over
years
and
mother
figure,
aunt
and
friend
to
“she
will miss
daily interaction
but the
remains
department and worked very as supervisor and our team has and customers
years
working
full
time
I
have
“Shirley
takes
great office.
pride in the
base
within
the sales
we will miss closely
her greatly.”
all
her
colleagues
and
customers
with
her
colleagues
and customers
with their customer base grown from one individual satisfied that she has passed on
I would
take
fact
that she was
responsible
Commercial
Manager
Neil for
Also commenting
Shirley’s
throughout
the like
years
and
she will
but remains
satisfied to that she has
and expertise
(Shirley)
pinning
one to
platform
of her knowledge
within the on
sales
office. decided
little easier
and spend
the construction
of the very
first
fellow on
long
serving
cylinder
to the present
day where her passed
Commercial
Manager
Neil
Sheane-Smith
commented
“Shirley
service was present
Iseo and
Sales things
be a greatly
missed.”
her knowledge
and ex-
colleagues,
we
have
a
team
of
ten
lock
however
after
many
Sheane-Smith
commented
some
time
with
husband
Stan
in
master
keyed
Iseo
product
takes great pride in the fact that
office supervisor Miss Nikki Allen,
pertise to her fellow long serving
POPULAR,
years working full time I have
“Shirley takes great pride in the
distributed
in the
UK the
and con-
has LONG
she
was responsible
for
“Shirley has been a great ambas- my vegetable and flower
colleagues, however after many
decided I would like to take
fact that she was responsible for
SERVING,
garden.”
been a of
true the stalwart
of master
the Iseo ISEO
struction
very
first
sador for the the
company
and
I
have
time I have
things years
a little working
easier and full
spend
construction of the very first
brand Iseo
within
the
M.
Marcus
keyed
product
distributed
worked
alongside
her
for
over
twen-
decided
I
would
like
some
time
with
husband
Stan
in to take things
master
keyed
Iseo
product
TEAM MEMBER
M.Marcus
Ltd, Iseo Serrature
She
been
a total
in business.
the UK and
has has
been
a true
ty years myself
from my in early
days
a little easier
spend some time
my vegetable
and and flower
distributed
the UK
and
has
ANNOUNCES
garden.”
been a true
stalwart of as the
Iseo and all their customers,
stalwart
the company,
Iseo brand
as pinning
operative
to recently
with husband Stan in my vegeta-
Italy,
credit to of the
and within
I have
presents
brand
within has
the grown
M. Marcus
RETIREMENT.
the
M. Marcus worked
business.
She has
supervisor and
our team
ble and flower garden.”
wish Shirley well for her richly
personally
along
side
M.Marcus Ltd, Iseo Serrature
business. She has been a total
been
a
total
credit
to
the
compa-
from
one
individual
(Shirley)
pin-
M.Marcus Ltd, Iseo Serrature
deserved retirement and thank
Shirley for most After
of those
more years
than 23 years of
Italy, and all their customers,
credit to the company, and I have
presents
ny,
and
I have her
personally
worked
ning one
of cylinder
the her side most sincerely for her
Italy, and
customers, wish
and
without
great service
service,
long and standing
and platform
wish Shirley
well all
for their
her richly
personally
worked to along
alongside
Shirley we
for can
most
present
a team
Shirley
well for
richly de-
popular
M. of pretty
Marcus Ltd.,
team day where
contribution to the
helpful nature
be
deserved
retirement
and her
thank
Shirley we
for have
most of
those invaluable
years
member
Mrs great
Shirley of Chilton
those
years
and we
without
her
ten lock assembly,
served sincerely
retirement
her most
for and
her thank her
and without key
her cutting
great service
and
business.
certain
that
wouldn’t
have
has nature
announced
her retirement
helpful
nature we
can six
be pretty
service and helpful
we can
and picking staff
working
with
date
for
the
26th
2019.
certain
that
we electrical
wouldn’t have
be pretty certain that we wouldn’t of April
platforms of lock
and
also
invaluable
to her
the invaluable
most contribution
sincerely for
business.
contribution to the business.