Clearview National July 2015 - Issue 164 | Page 66

HARDWARE& SECURITY

Passion, Commitment
and Teamwork
»»Shelforce, the window
manufacturing arm of Birmingham City
Council, has undergone a major re-structuring
over the last two years and 2015 sees the
organisation in a very healthy position with
new contacts underway and discussions
in progress with a raft of potential new
customers.
Howard Trotter, Business Manager joined
Shelfore with a remit to make Shelforce a
commercially viable enterprise once again and
explains how the company is now seeing the
benefits of the re-structure.
Set up in the mid 19th century as part
of the Royal School for the Blind, the
company initially provided the blind with the
opportunity to find useful, paid work in the
manufacture of small items. Now known as
Shelforce, the company has produced PVCu
windows, doors and curtain-walling since
1984 from its modern manufacturing unit in
Erdington.
The company has remained true to
their philanthropic heritage, as 75% of the
workforce is liste \