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OCTOBER 2015 PRO INSTALLER
PRO NEWS
www.proinstaller.co.uk
Small business of the
year receives its crown
Family-run company Jackloc, based in Claybrooke Parva, is celebrating its success after being crowned
Leicestershire Small Business of the Year, at the prestigious East Midlands Chamber 2015 Business Awards.
Having initially being shortlisted from 12 applicants
as one of three finalists in
Leicestershire, the Jackloc
universal window and door
restrictors, beat off stiff
competition to scoop the
award, which was presented at a black-tie gala
dinner at the Athena in
Leicester.
The award came following a
day of intense presentation and
judging at the end of July, during
which the company was assessed
against a variety of criteria including high business growth and
having a robust plan for financial
performance. The prestigious
award was presented by Oliver
Jones, CEO Assistant and Head
of External Affairs at Aggregate
Industries, a global market leader
in the construction industry and
part of the LafargeHolcim Group
of companies.
Commenting on the win, Judith
Burrows, Director for Jackloc said:
“We are absolutely delighted that
the efforts of the whole Jackloc
team have been recognised at
such a high level and I would like
to thank each and every one of
them for all of their dedication
and hard work.
“Since Jackloc was founded in
2003 the aim was always simple;
to reduce the number of injuries
and fatalities from falls out of windows and we certainly feel very
proud that our determination to
achieve this has not gone unnoticed.”
Emma Wells, Jackloc Director
added: “It was a very emotional
night, both the apprehension before the winners were announced
and sheer elation at finding out
we had won.
“As a family run business we are
all very passionate about what
we do in reducing the risk of falls
out of windows, and our moto
“in spirit and in truth” remains at
the heart of our business today. I
would like to thank the Jackloc
team, all of our suppliers and cus-
Left to right: Oliver Jones, CEO Assistant & Head of External Affairs Aggregate Industries, following:
The Jackloc Company team, Judith Burrows, Director, Emma Wells, Director, Joe Seteram, Operations
Administrator, Kasia McGuirk, Sales Administrator, Jonathan Hall, Sales & Marketing Executive
tomers who have supported our
growth throughout the years.”
As a county winner, Jackloc will
now go on to compete in the British Chamber of Commerce’s (BCC)
regional business awards for the
East Midlands, with the chance
to progress to the BCC’s national
awards in November.
Over the last year, Jackloc has
continued expanding into new
overseas markets and won a
landmark legal battle to protect its
brand in Turkey. The company has
also stepped up its awareness-raising campaign work, demonstrating
the guiding ethos which drives the
business, to save lives all over the
world by reducing the risk of falls
from windows.
The window restrictor reduces
the risk of falls from open windows by only allowing them to be
opened to a s afe degree.
A British success story, Jackloc
was designed by grandfather
Derek Horne, who was spurred
into action by hearing a young
child hanging out of a hotel
window, screaming for help. He
named his invention after his
grandson, Jack. Jackloc is a simple, robust restraint that connects
the opening window and its
frame with a cable that restricts
the amount it can be opened; a
key-operated lock releases the
restraint if required. Unlike other
window restraints, Jackloc has
universal appeal as it is easy to
fit to any type of window frame,
whether new or old.
Derek’s daughters Emma Wells
and Deborah Jennings took up
their father’s bright idea, and
turned Jackloc into a business
dedicated to reducing the thousands of injuries – and several
deaths – that occur every year
when people fall from open
windows: whether initiated by
adventurous toddlers, intoxicated
revellers or confused elderly people, every such incident could be
preventable. In addition, Jackloc
can be used to improve security and reduce residents’ fear of
intruders.
Jackloc is already in use
internationally in hotels from
Travelodge to the Ritz, in schools
and universities, hospitals and
care homes, and the company is
recruiting additional international distributors. Jackloc is available in two models, permanently
secured or key release, and in
several finishes, with a custom
finish option.
For further information on
Jackloc please visit: www.
jackloc.com
For further information on
East Midlands Chamber’s 2015
Business Awards please visit:
http://www.emc-dnl.co.uk/
news/7007/east-midlandschamber-business-awards-2015