Pro Installer September 2017 - Issue 54 | Page 27

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CHANGES TO SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

The Glass and Glazing Federation ( GGF ) has announced interim replacements . following recent departures from its parent company , the Helix Group . The changes are to ensure clients of the GGF ’ s subsidiary companies can look forward to a smooth transition and continue to receive high levels of service .
The changes in personnel and roles are :
• Phil Pluck , GGF chief executive officer has now been appointed interim GGF Group chief executive officer .
• Brian Baker , former GGF chief executive officer has been appointed short term Interim chief executive officer of Helix Group . ( This will probably be the case until early to mid-September .)
• Kevin Buckley has been appointed longer term Interim chief executive officer of Helix Group . This will be for approximately six months .
• Tony Morgan has been appointed interim finance director .
All the above senior managers bring decades of experience of running membership , commercial and not-for-profit organisations .
Phil Pluck , GGF Group chief executive officer commented : “ The GGF Group is an important part of the federation and the industry . I am therefore delighted that we now have a strong team in place to maintain the high levels of service our subsidiary companies provide and to build for the future .”

A whopping charity pot raised at Glazerite ’ s annual tournament

Wellingborough Golf Couse played host yet again this year to the 12th Glazerite Trophy on 6th and 7th July . The PGA Trophy pro-am golf tournament has become a highlight in an increasingly busy glazing industry golf calendar , noted for the high quality of the golf played .
With temperatures reaching the high twenties over the event the 37 teams taking part did very well in the extreme heat .
The winning Team was formed by Dartford-based Leslie Easton and Annis Building
Contractors from Wellingborough who with professional Ben Hall , won the main Pro- Am event . Kyson Lloyd was the tournament winner , posting an eight-under-par score of 136 for the two rounds .
Through voluntary donations from team members a raffle throughout the day and
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auction in the evening the whole event generated a staggering £ 4235 for Glazerites nominated charity Cancer Research UK .
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ANOTHER SIGN-UP

Spectus trade fabricator Mercury Glazing Supplies Ltd . has become the latest fabricator to sign up to the Excellence as Standard programme . Launched at this year ’ s FIT Show the fabricator and installer programme advocates excellence at every stage of the project – from manufacturing through to installation in a consumer ’ s home .
Fabricators and installers who are part of the programme will be demonstrating they are committed to raising standards across the industry and delivering an outstanding customer experience .
The Leslie Easton and Annis
Building Contractors team : From left , Martyn Annis , Leslie Easton , Derek Pearce , Ben Hall
The interest around Excellence as Standard since its launch is a reflection of the strengths of a programme that is the most comprehensive ever devised . Designed with the fabricator at its heart , it offers a compelling package designed to gain a competitive edge and earn customer trust . And with specialist companies such as Mercury Glazing now joining the programme its importance and value throughout the industry is clearly evident .
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MANAGER ’ S MILESTONE

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Insight Data , which provides CRM software and marketing information for the fenestration and construction industries , is celebrating an employee ’ s sixth anniversary at the company .
Originally starting at Insight Data as a telephone researcher executive in 2011 , Jade Greenhow has since risen through the ranks to become the team ’ s general manager
working closely with chief executive officer Andrew Scott .

‘ an amazing six years ’

The management role sees her overseeing all aspects of the business , from overall strategy to sales , trade shows and industry research . This has been a challenging role
in the rapidly expanding business which just celebrated reaching 25,000 research calls in June . It has also unveiled its e-mail marketing platform , STEM , the email marketing system designed and built for Salestracker .
Jade comments : “ It has been an amazing six years here at Insight and I am proud to be a part of such a rapidly growing and successful business .”