8 | MARCH 2021
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PRIME MINISTER GIVES GREEN LIGHT FOR THE GLAZING SUMMIT
With the Prime Minister announcing a ‘ roadmap to recovery ’ with all restrictions lifted by June , the industry can once again come together , and the Glazing Summit has already seen a surge of excitement .
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The Glazing Summit is the annual industry conference , held in October , and brings together industry leaders for a day-long series of panel debates , discussions and networking with experts from across the world sharing trends and developments that affect the sector .
Andrew Scott , founder of the Glazing Summit said : “ The window , door and conservatory industry has always been a face-to-face sector where people want to meet , discuss business and share ideas .
“ After over a year of restrictions the industry is bursting with ideas , innovations and developments and the Glazing Summit gives industry leaders the opportunity to come together in a safe , professional setting to once again discuss the future of the industry , debate issues and connect with like-minded industry leaders .”
Despite the restrictions being lifted , the organisers will ensure the event takes place in a safe environment , so numbers will be restricted .
“ At the previous Glazing Summit , we had over 400 guests and the event sold out within eight weeks , this year we ’ ll restrict the numbers but we ’ ve already had over 100 seats booked ,” added Andrew .
The Glazing Summit Conference takes place at Edgbaston Stadium and Conference Centre , Birmingham in October . The event is supported by industry giants such as Yale , Reynaers aluminium , Edgetech and ODL .
www . glazingsummit . co . uk
HERITAGE PROJECT BENEFITS FROM MORLEY GLASS FUNDING
Leeds-based Morley Glass & Glazing has pledged £ 500 to help fund repairs to an important piece of Yorkshire ’ s World War One heritage ; the first donation from the GreenVision Fund , using the money it receives from supplying Saint-Gobain Glass with recycled glass cullet .
Located just outside the Belgian town of Ypres , The Yorkshire Trench earned its name after it was manned and improved by the 49th West Riding of Yorkshire Division in 1915 . Now , a campaign led by Yorkshire historian John Morrison , is seeking to re-instate the site after recent bad weather conditions in Flanders have led to serious damage . An initial estimate for repairs is £ 135,000 , part of which will be contributed by the city of Leper , which owns the site . The campaign is crowdfunding the costs via a JustGiving page , which has already amassed over £ 3,000 in donations .
Ian Short , managing director of Morley Glass & Glazing , commented : “ Morley Glass is honoured to help preserve the memory of such heroic men . It would be a terrible shame for such an important piece of Yorkshire history to be
lost . Together with our customers we have recycled 318 tonnes of post-consumer waste glass , saving 95,400 tons of Co2 emissions , and are looking for more charities and green initiatives to support with the money we receive for the cullet .”
If you would like to make a donation , visit www . justgiving . com / crowdfunding / yorkshiretrench or email YorkshireTrench @ gmail . com
If you ’ d like to be considered for a Green Fund donation of £ 500 email greenvision @ morleyglass . co . uk or visit https :// www . morleyglass . co . uk / glass-recyclingleeds /
“ Unwavering visionary and courageous creator ”
REHAU is mourning the loss of company founder and honorary president Helmut Wagner . He sadly passed away at the age of 95 in Switzerland surrounded by his family . The news of the death of the popular founding father , who was highly committed to the end , has moved REHAU employees around the globe .
Helmut Wagner has been shaping the world of plastics since 1948 and has thus given important stimuli to an entire industry . The founding of the company in the city of Rehau , Upper Franconia , Germany , marked the beginning of the manufacture of products made of polymer materials and thus the success story of a family-owned company that is still strongly characterised by the pioneering spirit of the company founder .
After five decades of successful development of the company , Helmut Wagner handed over the management of the corporation to his sons in 2000 : Jobst Wagner became Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Dr . Veit Wagner Vice Chairman . In 2015 , Rehau city council paid a special tribute to the founder of REHAU : Helmut Wagner was appointed the first honorary citizen since the end of the Second World War .
Today , REHAU is an internationally operating family business with 20,000 employees at more than 170 locations worldwide . “ We owe this in particular to the vision and courage of Helmut Wagner ,” says William Christensen , CEO of the REHAU Group . “ In deep mourning and sincere gratitude for the achievements of the company ’ s founder , the REHAU family is especially united in these days .”