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Karen Nelson, HOPPE UK
Andy Matthews, HOPPE UK
»»TWO OF HOPPE UK’S MOST
highly qualified and
experienced door hardware
experts have received
recognition this year from
the Institute of Architectural
Ironmongers (IAI).
Andy Matthews, HOPPE
UK’s head of sales for UK and
Ireland, was awarded the IAI
Fellowship Award for 2016 and
praised for his tireless work
championing the value of IAI
membership, and in particular
promoting the Registered
Architectural Ironmonger
(RegAI) qualification.
Registered Architectural
Ironmongers are required
to demonstrate the highest
possible standards of education
and professionalism, and must
prove they are fully up-todate with industry standards,
regulations and legislation.
HOPPE UK is one of the
most qualified hardware
manufacturers and suppliers,
with five RegAIs in the
company, all of whom help
to improve door and window
hardware specifications and
add value to HOPPE’s services
to the market.
Karen Nelson is also one
of HOPPE’s RegAIs and
is business development
manager at HOPPE with
specialist expertise in hinges.
She has 15 years’ experience in
the industry and has been with
HOPPE for a year. Karen has
now also been appointed as
chairman of the IAI’s Midlands
branch.
Although this is one of the
Institute’s most active and
well-supported branches,
Karen has strong ambitions
to increase the number
of qualified architectural
ironmongers attending its
meetings and maintaining
CPD to gain RegAI status.
She also intends to grow the
branch’s unique charitable
fund-raising efforts. Over the
last few years, IAI Midlands
branch members have raised
almost £1,000 to support the
YETGA Theatre School.
‘one of the most
qualified hardware
manufacturers
and suppliers’
Karen says: “HOPPE
provides huge support to
the IAI and the GAI, and
encouragement to me, Andy
and others in the business who
want to give something back to
the industry.”
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