SEPTEMBER 2017 | 17
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GGF CONFIRMS NEW VICE PRESIDENT
The Glass and Glazing
Federation (GGF) has
announced that Stephen
Payne, deputy managing di-
rector of Britelite Windows,
has been confirmed as
vice-president by the GGF
board.
Stephen was elected for
the vice-presidency by his
colleagues on the Home
Improvement Executive and
takes on the role with im-
mediate effect. As vice-pres-
ident, Stephen will also be
representative of the home
improvement side of the
industry.
Stephen has been a
one-company man having
started in the industry with
Britelite Windows in Janu-
ary 1984 (approaching 34
years) as a junior surveyor
and has grown with the
company working his way
up to deputy managing
director with responsi-
bilities in all areas of the
business.
In 2000, Britelite Win-
dows re-joined the GGF
and Stephen started attend-
ing the Kent Surrey and
Sussex regional meetings
and ever since he has been
a regular at many GGF
specialist groups and com-
mittees’ meetings. In 2015,
Stephen served as chair
of the Window and Door
Group and is now chair of
the Home Improvement
Executive.
www.MyGlazing.com
Lumi Pod’s a show-stopper at Bristol trial
A new bespoke
display Pod for
the radical Lumi
window and
door range is
being trialled by
approved dealer
Crystal Clear
Bristol with a
view to rolling
it out across the
system’s retailer
network.
The Pod, which is already
proving the centre of attention in
the retailer’s showroom, is styled
directly after manufacturer Apeer’s
striking exhibition stand with the
specific aim of targeting leads
generated by the company’s busy
schedule of lifestyle exhibitions.
As MD James Mizen explained,
the Pod was integral to the move
into Lumi:“We knew about Lumi
and we went to the HQ in Ireland
to see for ourselves. We knew
straight away this was something
we wanted to sell and we signed
up for the Pod while we were
there.
“We have the Lumi window, the
door and the new glass entrance
door in the unit and most people
who come into the showroom
comment on it and love the
idea.”
Bailey-Hague Joinery
praises Mighton’s
X-Cut™ Cross Jointer
www.apeer.co.uk
Having recently launched its
Training officer joins team
The Door & Hardware Feder-
ation (dhf) has added a new mem-
ber to its training team. Mike Lee,
who has extensive experience in
the installation and maintenance
of automatic gates, is a full-time
trainer delivering safety courses
across the UK and Ireland.
Mike Lee, new Training Officer at DHF
He has joined a training team
of three at the organisation’s head
office in Tamworth. The new post
has been created as a result of the
unprecedented uptake of dhf’s
training courses, with more than
1,200 individuals having now suc-
cessfully completed the organisa-
tion’s Safety Diploma scheme.
For further information on DHF’s
training courses, visit www.
dhfonline.org.uk/training.aspx
own brand range of machinery
earlier this year, Mighton Products
gave some of its customers the
opportunity to provide honest
reviews of the machines they have
purchased. Timber window and
door specialists Bailey-Hague Join-
ery recently purchased one of the
latest additions to the range, the
Mighton X-Cut™ machine which
produces perfect cross-joints on
glazing beads, and praised its
speed and accuracy.
The semi-automatic X-Cut™ joint
cutting machine produces perfect
cross-joints on glazing beads and
comes complete with tooling to
suit the timber profile of the user’s
choosing. Accurate and consistent,
it allows for simple tool change
and no lengthy manuals mean it
is simple to set up and easy to
operate. The machine is adjustable
to accept bead profiles measuring
from 9mm to 19mm in height and
12mm to 38mm in width and any
lengths over 500mm can be used
with the option to add extending
arms.
Demonstrations of any machine
in the range are available through
the new Mighton Mobile Demon-
stration Vehicles.
www.mightonproducts.com