34 | SEPTEMBER 2017
News
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Whipping up a storm
Optima has taken the market
by storm since its launch last
year. It won New Product of
the Year at the 2016 G Awards,
record numbers of fabricators
are choosing to switch to it
and it’s fast becoming the
commercial system of choice too.
Visually, all three Opti-
ma systems, chamfered,
sculptured and flush sash,
are a close relation to the
classic Profile 22 system but
they are updated for the
21st century, making them
a truly beautiful choice. The
colour range offers a huge
choice of durable colour foil
options, including subtle
shades, bold tones and var-
nished wood effects.
Security features include
a central Eurogroove that
gives the sashes greater
rigidity and a secure bead
system that passes security
tests without glazing clips
and is ready for proposed
enhancements to PAS24.
The system offers flexi-
bility through the extend-
ed range of ancillaries. It
also fully integrates with
other products from the
Epwin Group stable to
provide a complete project
solution.
www.profile22.co.uk
GGF SUPPORTS THE
CONSTRUCTION
MARKETING AWARDS
The 2017 Construction
Marketing Awards are open
for entry, with the closing
date being Friday 22nd
September.
For the second successive
year the GGF is supporting
the awards that showcase
the best of marketing in the
construction industry.
Last year the GGF with
specialist agency Refresh
PR won a Construction
Marketing Award for the
best mid-range budget
campaign for MyGlazing.
com – the GGF’s consumer
advice website. In terms of
marketing and PR, the GGF
has had an outstanding last
12 months with strong pro-
motions on MyGlazing.com
and a successful campaign
to celebrate the Federa-
tions 40th Anniversary. In
view of this the GGF aims
to enter several awards’
categories.
James Lee, GGF Director
of Marketing and Commu-
nications commented, “Fol-
lowing last year’s success
and our strong marketing
activity in the last 12
months, we will definite-
ly be entering again. The
CMAs are unique and sig-
nificant in the construction
industry. I would encour-
age all glass and glazing
companies who have run
great marketing campaigns
in the last year to enter.”
https://construction.
awardsplatform.com/
www.cmawards.co.uk
Screwfix LIVE 2017 offer
The free trade and DIY
show Screwfix LIVE returns
for its fifth year from 29
September to 1 October to
the Farnborough Exhibition
Centre.
Registrations are open
at www.screwfixlive.
com, with everyone who
pre-registers automatically
receiving a free gift bundle
worth over £30 when they
visit the show. There will
also be a 10% discount to
all show visitors.
The Screwfix LIVE event
is set to attract thousands
of people and will feature
the industry’s latest and
greatest product inno-
vations, demonstrations,
competitions and on-stand
offers.
Among industry favourites
featured are DeWalt, Karch-
er, Bosch, Hive, Evolution
and Nest. Flomasta is also
set to make an appearance
for the first time.
RUBBING SHOULDERS WITH ROYALTY
Jackloc® has once again been a special guest at
Buckingham Palace for a reception to celebrate
winners of the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise 2017.
The exclusive recep-
tion, hosted and attended
by Her Majesty the Queen
and The Duke of Edinburgh,
brought together all the
winners from the across
the country to mark their
‘ safeguards thousands of lives ’
achievements. Leicester-
shire-based Jackloc, which
received the prestigious
Queen’s Award for Enter-
prise in Innovation, accept-
ed the royal invitation.
The award recognised
the firm’s ground-breaking
MK2 key-lockable window
restrictor, which along with
a full range of universal
window and door restric-
tors, safeguards thousands
of lives everyday worldwide.
Dramatically reducing the
risk of falls from windows,
Jackloc restrictors can be
found in homes, commercial
buildings, sheltered accom-
modation and hotels across
Europe, the Middle East and
North America.
www.jackloc.com