12 | OCTOBER 2019
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GGF management restructure
starts to take shape
Following a recent an-
New appointment
at Insight Data
strengthens business
development team
With increasing de-
mand for their range of
services, Insight Data, the
industry’s leading data
specialist has bolstered its
expert team with a new
appointment.
Carley Fisher joins the
Insight Data team as their
new Business Development
Executive. In her new role,
Carley will support In-
sight’s existing sales team
in generating new business,
connecting new customers
from across the industry
with the relevant products
and services. Carley will
also play an important role
in supporting Insight Data’s
existing customer base,
presenting new opportu-
nities to help them meet
their business goals and
maximise the services they
subscribe to.
Carley brings with her
years of experience from
roles in both sales and mar-
keting capacities, including
a number of years spent
with a prominent Bris-
tol-based trade fabricator
and a Worcestershire-based
Installer.
Founded in 2006, Insight
Data is the industry’s trusted
provider of prospect data
and market intelligence. In
total, the sales and market-
ing platform Salestracker
helps users connect with
70,000 potential customers
across both trade and com-
mercial sectors.
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nouncement regarding the man-
agement restructure at the Glass
and Glazing Federation (GGF),
work is now well underway
to ensure the GGF maintains
and builds on its position as
the leading trade body in the
industry.
The restructure is designed to
bring the internal GGF depart-
ments closer together with a
greater focus on technical assets.
Recruitment for more techni-
cal personnel, including a new
Director of Technical Affairs, has
already started to boost this valua-
ble resource for Members.
Steve Rice, GGF Managing
Director, responsible for the full
running of the Federation’s oper-
ations, commented, “With many
challenges ahead for the industry,
it is imperative that the GGF is
fully prepared for the forthcoming
major regulatory and legislative
changes. The restructure and
recruitment of more technical staff
will ensure that we continue to
deliver high-level services for the
benefit of GGF Members.”
www.ggf.org.uk
GGF Supports Construction Marketing Awards
awareness of marketing
professionalism. There is
also the added advantage
of attending the awards
ceremony and networking
with the wider construction
industry.”
The awards are for
everyone, with entries
invited from any team or
individual responsible for
marketing and/or busi-
ness development strategy
within the Construction and
Built Environment supply
chain; including companies
involved in materials supply
or manufacture, building or
infrastructure design, build
The Glass and Glazing
Federation (GGF) is once
again supporting the Con-
struction Marketing Awards
– a great celebration of
marketing talent across the
industry.
James Lee GGF Direc-
tor of External Affairs
commented, “As a former
winner and regular con-
tributor to the Construction
Marketing Award, the GGF
has experienced first-hand,
the benefits of being part
of these prestigious awards.
Just being shortlisted alone
raises company profile and
or installation, maintenance,
engineering, consulting
service or solutions provider
in the Built Environment
sector.
Deadline for the 24 cate-
gories and companies can
enter multiple categories
was Friday 20th September
2019, with all material ref-
erenced completed between
June 2018 and August
2019.
The awards will take
place on Thursday, 28th
November at the Hilton
London Bankside.
www.cmawards.co.uk
MANAGEMENT TRAINING: “MUCH MORE THAN A TITLE”
‘
leaders within
our business
Members of the Emplas
management team have success-
fully completed an Institute of
Management accredited training
programme.
Delivered as part of the trade
specialist’s continuous business
improvement programme, the
10-module ‘Engaging Leadership’
programme was delivered by
independent training provider,
Beyond Theory.
Covering everything from cus-
tomer experience skills, project
management, to employee health
and well-being, 10 members
of the Emplas and T&K Home
Improvements team, success-
fully completed the course this
summer.
With 15% of its technical and
customer services team made up
from former or current appren-
tices, and with ambitions to grow
this to 20% across the business
by the end of next year, Emplas
already has one of the industry’s
’
most established apprenticeships
programmes.
Judith Chadwick, HR Manager
Emplas, said: “Management is
about much more than a title – and
that’s something which is some-
times overlooked. Our managers
are leaders within our business and
if they’re to get the most out of the
teams that they lead, it’s absolutely
vital that we support them through
appropriate training.”
Modules were broken down
into leadership v. management;
time management and prioriti-
sation; project planning; per-
formance management; team
building; coaching; change man-
agement; and presentation skills,
with each module focussed on
the practical application of ‘class-
room learning’ in an operational
environment.
Those taking part were selected
from right across the business.
This included production, trans-
port, customer services, commer-
cial and IT teams as well as two
managers from Emplas’ in-house
retail business, T&K.
www.emplas.co.uk