Clearview National December 2014 - Issue 157 | Page 85

MOVERS&SHAKERS

MORE STAFF FOR EVER-GROWING COMPANY
»»Glazrite Windows Ltd has
boosted its workforce by nearly 25% and
taken on 39 more people in this year alone,
taking the total over 200, to stay on course for
its target of £21million sales for 2014.
Glazerite Director Jason Thompson said:
“Sales have been growing for many years
but the market really took off for us and our
customers in 2013, so we launched a major
recruitment drive to make sure our customers
are in the best position to take advantage of
this.”
Among the appointments was Lee Albright
as North West General Manager, in charge of
the Bolton manufacturing unit and three other

new positions; David Matthews, HR Manager,
Michael Brown, Digital Marketing and Chris
Price rejoins the company to be Operations
Manager.
Also Paddy Dixon becomes Purchasing
Manager, and Richard Day takes the new
dedicated role of Transport & Logistics
Manager, which was formerly split with
H&S.
Glazerite is VEKA’s largest UK trade
fabricator and a prominent Network VEKA
member.
For more information visit www.
glazeritewindows.co.uk Glazerite

Directorial Promotion
»»Steve Brown has been
promoted to the role of Products and
Customer Service Director at Synseal.
Ever since joining Synseal in 2011, Steve
has headed up Synseal’s product development,
technical, quality, order processing and
customer service teams in the role of Head of
Customer Care and Product Strategy.
Steve has overseen substantial reorganisation
of the diverse teams under his control to meet
the changing needs of the business.
Steve has also led the charge in driving
through new product development, and
his creative thinking led to the recent
introduction of WarmCore, Synseal’s

innovative new “warm aluminium” folding
sliding door range.
With 25 years of experience working in the
UK window industry, Steve is a well-known
figure and he has played an active part on the
Synseal Operations Board for several years.
David Leng, Synseal’s Chief Executive,
comments: “This appointment reflects Steve’s
growing strategic contribution to our business
and all the Directors join me in congratulating
Steve on this important step in his career at
Synseal.”
For more information regarding
Synseal on 01623 44207

A Strong Leader
»»Solidor Group is pleased to
announce the appointment of Joe Martoccia,
as their new managing director, effective 15th
December, 2014.
Joe is a respected industry leader and
brings considerable expertise and experience
within the building, construction and home
improvement markets to the composite door
pioneer, which combined with significant
investment from NorthEdge Capital, will build
on Solidor’s market leading position.
Joe Martoccia, comments: “Solidor is an
impressive business by any measure and has
all the attributes to deliver incredible growth
over the next couple of years. It’s vital that we

Wishing you a merry
Christmas and a
prosperous New Year

stay focused on our unrivalled innovation and
product development strategy, but work hard
to deliver the ultimate retail experience for
our customers.
Gareth Mobley, CEO concludes: ‘We have
handpicked Joe to become the new managing
director of Solidor at a time when having a
great team is of paramount importance during
the next phase of our growth. He has the
passion, respect and ability to take the business
further forward for many years to come and
we’re thrilled he’s joining us.’
For further information on Solidor visit
www.solidor.co.uk

Left to right: Gareth Mobley, Solidor
Group CEO with Joe Martoccia.

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