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PRO INSTALLER OCTOBER 2013
PRO NEWS
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ENGINEERED TIMBER
WINDOWS AND DOORS
MAKE AN ENTRANCE
In response to the growing demand
from homeowners looking for traditional materials to enhance their
home, Window Fitters Mate (WFM),
one of the leading independent suppliers of fabricated windows, doors
and conservatories in the UK, has
introduced a new and comprehensive
range of engineered timber products
that boast the ultimate in quality,
aesthetics and an incredible 30 year
guarantee on timber.
‘60% increase in strength and durability’
Comprising everything needed to fit
timber windows, doors, and conservatories,
the new range features both Standard and
Premium products from Europe and the UK.
These include casement windows, bi-fold
doors, sliding sash windows and even aliclad style timber windows. To complement
these, a full range of finished timber prod-
ucts is also available including architraves
and decorative mouldings, and bespoke
timber orders are also offered.
Manufactured using knot-free engineered
timber that is slow grown from sustainable
and renewable sources, this new breed of
timber product combines the good looks
of real wood with up to 60% increase in
Gabriela Hammond and The VEKA
UK Group team present a cheque
for £4230 to representatives from
the Neonatal Unit.
strength and durability. Supplied fully
glazed and either painted or stained, all
products carry an impressive eight year
guarantee on the paint finish.
For further information,
visit www.wfm.co.uk
or contact 0845 0036 825.
Glazing Businesses
See Value In
Skills Says New
Training Provider
The Government’s continuing
support of Apprenticeships and
commitment to vocational skills
is having a positive effect at the
sharp end of the glazing industry,
according to national independent
training provider, 4GE Academy.
One of Burnley’s ‘biggest’
raises more than £4000 for
some of Burnley’s tiniest
The VEKA UK Group, one of Burnley’s biggest local employers, has raised
£4230 for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Burnley General Hospital.
This amount was raised
by the staff of the
industry-leading PVC-U
profile manufacturer
over a six-month period
in a variety of ways.
Much of the money was
raised through cake sales,
sponsorship for the VEKA
Team at the Manchester and
Burnley 10k races plus a
collection at the Network
VEKA AGM.
Gabriela Hammond, Head
of Human Resources at
VEKA plc explains: “We’re
very proud to have raised
this amount of money for
such a valuable cause. The
Neonatal Unit is a state-ofthe-art facility that provides
treatments and services
that can make a crucial
difference to babies that are
born prematurely or with
complications and illness.
The support offered to
these families is invaluable
and we know all the doctors
and nurses work incredibly
hard.”
The team from the Neonatal unit were quick to thank
the staff of The VEKA UK
Group: “We were so amazed
by the wonderful amount of
money you all raised for our
First Link Fund.
The VEKA UK Group,
01282 716611,
www.vekauk.com,
[email protected]
In its first
nine months
of operation,
Essex-based
4GE Academy
has seen a
significant
uplift in the
number of installation
businesses undertaking some form of skills
development for their
personnel.
Run by a team that
possesses over 50 years
of experience within the
glass and glazing sector,
4GE Academy has so far
registered more than 200
candidates on vocational
qualifications, in a drive to
boost workforce recognition
and showcase the sector as
a desirable career choice.
According to Neil Robinson, Director, 4GE Academy,
who has spent over 30 years
in the glass industry, there
is a growing acknowledgement that training, rather
than being seen as a cost to
the business, represents a
sound future investment:
“More than ever before, a
company’s fitting credentials
are under scrutiny and that
means a workforce must
have the right skills. We are
starting to see a culture shift
where there is increasing
engagement in the training
agenda.”
www.4geacademy.com