Is your favourite local café among the regional finalists ? They are :

South West , Dotty ’ s Old Town Café , Swindon ; South East , The Lovely Little Café , Dibden Purlieu ; London , The Park Café , Osterley , Isleworth ; East of England , Cafe @ abantu , Cambridge ; East Midlands , Super Sausage Café , Potterspury , Northamptonshire ; West Midlands , Penny ’ s Café , Wolverhampton ; Yorkshire and Humber , Café Leep , Leeds ; North West , Park Road Café , St Helen ’ s ; North East , Kay ’ s Café , Billingham ; North Wales , Marmalade ,

Colwyn Bay ; South Wales , Georgie ’ s Diner , Bridgend ; North Scotland , Waterside Café , Lochcarron ; Central Scotland , Kassy ’ s Kitchen , Cowdenbeath ; South Scotland , Balkenna Tearoom , Turnberry .

The 14 winners received the most public votes in their area and go forward to the final stage of the competition for the national title of Britain ’ s Best Cafe 2017 .

The competition is recognition of how everyday just some of the UK ’ s unsung heroes , our great British cafes , help the nation to get through their working day - courtesy of the famous bacon

buttie , legendary British breakfast or a tasty lunch .

A record 500 + cafes entered the competition and tens of thousands of votes were cast both online and in SIG Roofing ’ s branches around the country . The national winner gets a once in a lifetime luxury holiday for two to celebrate their success .

SIG Roofing ’ s marketing manager , Janine Brady , says the competition has been full of great stories about local businesses . “ Our customers are among the most loyal users of Britain ’ s cafes so it seemed only right that we should support the local

The national winner gets a once in a lifetime luxury holiday

cafes that help them through the working day with great food and cheerful service .”

The National Winner will be announced on the website and social media platforms following a celebration lunch . Visit http :// www . britainsbestcafe . co . uk .

Where ’ s your favourite café ? Tell us why you like it and send a photo to : helen @ cvgroup . co . uk

Forty of Edgetech ’ s most valued customers are celebrating ten years of working with the Coventry-based warm edge experts .

As part of an event held earlier this year to mark a decade since Edgetech began manufacturing in the UK , the firm brought representatives from several long-standing customers to the stage to present them with a trophy commemorating their relationship . A special video was also screened that saw Sales & Marketing Director Alan Fielder and Head of Marketing Charlotte Davies interview some of those customers , and learn more about how working with Edgetech has helped their business .

“ Our relationship with Edgetech has been hugely beneficial to us ,”

commented Ian Sims of Double R Glass . “ In the fifteen years , we ’ ve been working with them , we ’ ve never once considered switching to an alternative spacer .” David Laing of Cleartherm commented : “ When I saw a fully-automated line using Super Spacer for the first time , I saw the future .”

www . edgetechig . co . uk / 1815-2 /

Clear communication and a willingness to work together has led to the successful launch of Liniar ’ s roofline range in 130 Travis Perkins branches in south Wales and the south-west .

Originally formed in 1797 , Travis Perkins is one of the UK ’ s

largest builders ’ merchants , supplying over 19,000 quality trade products – but there was a gap in its offering when it came to roofline .

Recognising this opportunity , Liniar ’ s business development director Tony Basile spoke with CEO Roger Hartshorn . They formulated

a plan and approached Travis Perkins with a proposal .

“ When we first heard from Liniar , I wasn ’ t aware that the brand had a full roofline range ,” said Simon Braithwaite , category manager at Travis Perkins . “ But right from the very first meeting I was struck at the relaxed way that they operate and how well the products have been thought out .”

Tony says : “ Working with Simon and the team at Travis Perkins has been fantastic . They understood immediately what makes our roofline range different to anything currently out there , which provides the branch staff with unique selling points when promoting the range .”

www . travisperkins . co . uk www . liniar . co . uk / building-products