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GGF pays tribute to Rick Caen
The GGF has said everyone was deeply saddened
to hear of the passing of Rick Caen of R.E.C. Glazing
on 16 June 2017 after a long battle with cancer.
Rik Caen
» » RICK HAD BEEN A GGF
Member since 2001 and a
regular attendee and contributor
to the GGF’s Kent, Surrey and
Sussex Region together with the
Federation’s Insulating Glass
Manufacturers Group and
Glazing Components Group.
Peter Stuttard, GGF Regional
Manager commented, “Rick
was a committed and passionate
GGF Member and will be sorely
missed. My thoughts are with his
family and friends at this time.”
The GGF was represented at
Rick’s funeral which took place
on 13 July 2017 in Croydon
followed by the Wake at
CMOBO Bowls Club, also in
Croydon.
The family requested
no flowers, but will accept
donations to Rick’s favourite
charity. Cheques can be made
payable to Anerley Across and
be sent to R.E.C. Glazing, 50a
Willow Lane, Mitcham, Surrey
CR9 4NA, who will make
sure the charity receives the
donations.
CLARE O’HARA GEARING UP FOR
PADDLE2PEDAL CHARITY CHALLENGE
» » ON 20TH AUGUST 2017 CLARE O’
Hara, Divisional Managing Director of Epwin,
and 11 other ladies from the fenestration
industry will start the Paddle2Pedal Challenge
to try to raise over £50,000 for Hope House
Children’s Hospice. The first ever GM
Fundraising all-female event is sponsored by
the Epwin Group and will see the team canoe
100 miles of the River Wye, abseil the rock
face at Symonds Yat, then cycle 120 miles to
Oswestry.
Clare comments: “I have followed the
previous challenges run by GM Fundraising
with interest, and thought it would be a great
idea for the girls to get involved. It’s great to
have the support of Epwin Group too and
we’re delighted they’re backing us all the
way.”
In total, the ladies will cover 220 miles
of roads and rivers and face some tough
challenges along the way. Clare says: “Training
for P2P has been incredibly gruelling and
we’ve all been giving up evenings and
weekends to put the hours in. But we’re doing
it for the children and their families who are
supported by Hope House Hospice and this
is what keeps us going when the going gets
tough.”
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/
oharap2p
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL BWF MEMBERS DAY
» » FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF
previous years’ attendance, Mighton Products
has come away from the 2017 British
Woodworking Federation (BWF) member’s
day with plans to return in 2018.
Technical Sales Manager Nick Ryley says:
“The response from those who visited our
stand was really positive; to both our hardware
and our Mighton Ultra paints and coatings.
We have taken away some strong leads as
well as gaining valuable feedback on our new
Mighton machinery.”
“As always, the event provides a great
opportunity for everyone in the industry to get
together and catch up on the latest products
available and network with a real mix of
industry individuals as well as large companies.
We will be returning again next year.”
The BWF’s annual event was held on June
15th at Hellidon Lakes Golf and Spa Hotel
near Daventry, and saw several seminars and
workshops from technical specialists and guest
speakers in the woodworking industry. The
event, which is open to anyone in the timber
industry, saw around 170 people attend the
one-day event.
This was the 8th year attending for Mighton
Products, and key products the team were
promoting included the Angel Ventlock, new
Mighton machines X-Cut and Scribe-It.
www.mightonproducts.com
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