Pro Installer October 2017 - Issue 55 | Page 4

4 | OCTOBER 2017 News Read online at www.proinstaller.co.uk Glazerite Group Resists Cyber Attack With some of the World’s largest organisations facing cyber attacks with many being severe- ly disrupted, Wellingborough window and door manufacturer Glazerite has been the victim of the same virus that severely disrupted the NHS and TNT this year. However, despite every one of the business’s servers being hit Glazerite was fully operational again within just 27 hours, with disruption kept to a minimum thanks to the robust systems put in place to deal with such a risk. On a Monday evening in early September Glazerite’s servers were attacked by the virus that has wreaked havoc in organisa- tions throughout the world, with the perpetrators demanding a ransom to release the company’s systems from their grip. However, the company’s robust systems and advanced back up and disaster recovery procedures that had been installed in antic- ipation of such a threat, cou- pled with round the clock work from the company’s staff and IT support company, Glazerite was fully operational again within 27 hours. Many fabricators are con- the product’s launch in 2016. The changeover of systems was meticu- lously planned with minimal disrup- tion to our day to day production.” So, if you’re looking for a sys- tem that will be easy to switch to, will benefit your business and will continue to evolve to represent the best in 21st century window de- sign, look no further than Optima by Profile 22. It’s the system that gives you more opportunities. www.profile22.co.uk REAL ALUMINIUM MAKES IT A DOUBLE AS G17 AWARD FINALIST It’s a double wham- my for Customade Group’s REAL Aluminium brand, which has been named as finalist in not one, but two categories at the forthcoming G17 awards. REAL Aluminium is a finalist in two awards – ‘New Product of the Year’ and ‘Promotional Campaign of the Year - Trade’. The nomination for New Prod- uct of the Year recognises REAL Aluminium’s growth to become one of the indu