20 | SEPTEMBER 2019
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SMART TECH TO BE
BIG TALKING POINT ‘RACE
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Legendary athlete announced for Glazing Summit
The Managing Director of the
UK fenestration market’s leading
hardware distributor has said that
smart technology will be the big
topic at the 2019 Glazing Summit.
With the agenda now
revealed, Sam Nuckey of
Window Ware is delighted
that smart technology will
be part of the debate on
the future of the glass and
glazing industry.
“The big topic will defi-
nitely be around smart tech,”
commented Sam, “and we’ve
already seen that become a
hot topic across the industry
as new products are being
brought to market and they
are definitely more focussed
on the fabricator rather than
just purely and primarily for
the consumer.”
The Glazing Summit takes
place on Thursday, 12th
September at Edgbaston
Stadium and Conference
Centre, Birmingham, with
more than 400 fabricators,
installers and suppliers
expected to attend.
Andrew Scott, the founder
of the Glazing Summit and
CEO of glazing industry
specialists Insight Data and
Purplex Marketing, com-
mented: “The future of the
glass and glazing market
will have a number of key
drivers and the main one
will be smart technology.”
Which new products are
likely to spearhead growth
and profit? What impact will
smart technology have on
the industry? How do fabri-
cators and installers evolve
to meet the challenges?
All these questions will be
answered and more.
Former Olympic
400-metre runner and World
Championship gold med-
allist Roger Black MBE is
the after-dinner speaker at
this year’s Glazing Summit
Leaders Dinner.
The legendary ath-
lete is one of the most
thought-provoking and
entertaining motivational
speakers around thanks to
his knowledge of moti-
vation and self-develop-
ment.
Thanks to his achieve-
ments of being part of the
gold medal winning 4x400
relay team at the 1991
World Championships and
winning an Olympic 400
meters silver medal in 1996,
Roger understands the dy-
namics of becoming a cham-
pion and how to perform
under pressure.
In 14 years at the high-
est level, he won 15 major
championship medals, in-
cluding European and Com-
monwealth gold medals,
and is one of the country’s
most successful athletes.
After his athletics career
finished, he made the suc-
cessful transition into televi-
sion presenting, working on
BBC Sport and co-present-
ing Tomorrow’s World and
the BBC’s award-winning
City Hospital.
The Leaders Dinner
brings together around 250
senior leaders in the glass
and glazing and takes place
on the evening of the Glaz-
ing Summit.
Andrew Scott, the founder
of the Glazing Summit and
CEO of glazing industry
specialists Insight Data and
Purplex Marketing, com-
mented: “We are delighted
to welcome Roger Black. By
combining his experience of
self-motivation and attaina-
ble personal development,
both on and off the track,
he has motivated organisa-
tions around the world.”
The Glazing Summit and
VIP Leaders Dinner will be
held on Thursday, Septem-
ber 12, at Edgbaston Stadi-
um and Conference Centre,
Birmingham.
Delegates are welcome to
attend the Glazing Summit,
the Leaders Dinner or both.
www.glazingsummit.co.uk
www.glazingsummit.co.uk
DECEUNINCK AND VBH CO-HOST
‘BEST YET’ CUSTOMER GOLF DAY
Deceuninck and VBH
co-hosted their annual
customer golf day at the
Bowood Hotel, Spa and
Golf Resort in Wiltshire this
summer. The popular event,
now in its sixth year, saw
customers and suppliers
come together to enjoy a
day’s golf and hospitality in
a prestigious setting.
Guests enjoyed ideal
playing conditions on
the PGA Championship
Golf Course, along with
a healthy dose of com-
petition! Martin Carter,
Mike Skerret, Sam Wilds,
and Ben Judd formed
the winning team from
Birmingham Glass with a
combined two best score
of 92 points (-20). Ben also
won joint top place in the
individual competition with
Lucy Richmond from Castle
Building Supplies topping
the ladies’ leader board.
Both Lucy and Ben scored
an impressive 42 points (-
6). There was another joint
win in the longest drive,
with Lucy Richmond and
Sam Wilds both hitting 280
yards. The competition fin-
ished with a dinner, prize
giving and evening drinks.
Chris Jones, Deceuninck
Sales Director said: “! Once
again we enjoyed good
weather, a high standard
of golf and delicious food.
It was a fantastic day from
start to finish, and great to
catch up with customers
and suppliers in beautiful
surroundings.”
Simon Monks, Managing
Director of VBH (GB) add-
ed: “Like Deceuninck, we
look forward to our annual
golf day and meeting cus-
tomers, partners and suppli-
ers in a relaxed setting. This
year’s event was no excep-
tion and we thoroughly
enjoyed ourselves. We strive
to build long-term relation-
ships and the golf day is a
great way of saying ‘thank
you’ to our customers.”
www.deceuninck.co.uk