Clearview National January 2016 - Issue 170 | Page 76

MOVERS&SHAKERS

Hard Act to Follow
»»Following 18 years of
working as one of Thermoseal Group’s highly
regarded Area Sales Managers, Norman
Cameron has now retired from the Group’s
Belfast office and been replaced by Duncan
Sowter.
The Group’s Sales Director Mark Hickox
commented: “I’d like to personally thank
Norman for his years of commitment
to Thermoseal Group. Norman is a big
personality and has been a great asset to
the team, and it was Norman and Andrew
McCandless who initially set up our Belfast
branch.
“Duncan has been selling IG units for the
past 13 years and has experience in using our
products and those of competitors.”
Duncan adds: “I’m really pleased to be
part of an innovative and industry-leading
business with such a broad range of high
quality products. I am particularly pleased
to be working for a growing manufacturer of
warm edge spacers supplying to the UK and
Ireland, and also looking to increase its export
volume.”

Welcome
on Board
Call [phone] or visit
www.thermosealgroup.com.
To purchase in Ireland, speak to
Duncan Sowter on [phone]
or e-mail duncan.sowter@thermosealgroup.
com

Purplex Marketing
has welcomed PR
graduate Stephanie
Massie to the team.
»»22 year old Stephanie

opportunity for aluplast but also those
customers coming on board now.
“The product offer is excellent and there are
some exciting product development plans in
place for the beginning of this year.
Processing more than 150,000 tonnes of
PVCu annually in Europe, equivalent to 75%
of the whole UK and Irish markets combined
and with its worldwide customer base
manufacturing more than 10 million windows
per year, aluplast remains a global leader in
window system technology.
Keith White, Managing Director of
aluplast in the UK, said: “It’s great to have
Ian on board. We have worked together in
the past and he brings incredible enthusiasm,
drive, expertise but above all commitment to
customer service to the role.”

recently graduated from Southampton
Solent University with a BA (Hons) in
Public Relations and Communication,
a course which is accredited by the
Chartered Institute of PR. In her new
role, Stephanie will be producing content
for print and online, as well as providing
research and admin assistance for the
senior PR team.
Purplex managing director Andrew Scott
comments: “With the senior PR team
focussed on driving our clients marketing
strategy, Stephanie will provide valuable
admin support and help us provide a more
comprehensive level of service. With her
degree in PR, Stephanie is a strong addition
to Purplex and I’m sure will play a major
part as we look to scale up the business.”
Stephanie said: “It was clear from my
first day that Purplex are a dynamic and
fast moving company and I’m delighted
to be a part of the team. I studied PR and
marketing theory for the past three years
at Southampton Solent University and I’m
looking forward to putting my knowledge
into practice for Purplex clients.”

Contact 01684 273401, email orders@
aluplast.co.uk or visit www.aluplast.co.uk

Call 01934 808132 or visit
www.purplexmarketing.com

A working
partnership
rekindled

»»Ian Cocken has joined
aluplast as director of sales and marketing, as
part of ambitious plans to expand presence in
the UK.
Ian’s appointment reforms a partnership
with Keith White, aluplast’s UK managing
director, having worked together previously.
Cocken said: “On a global scale aluplast is
the fourth largest extruder of PVCu but its
presence in the UK remains comparatively
small. That represents a significant

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