INDUSTRYNEWS
Triple Celebrations
»»Solidor stole the
show when it came to The
Sentinel Business Awards,
winning Business of the Year
for the second year running,
while CEO Gareth Mobley was
awarded Entrepreneur of the Year
for the third year in succession.
More than 400 individuals
from North Staffordshire and
South Cheshire’s most prominent
businesses were in attendance
at the event, which was held on
24th March, 2015 at the King’s
Hall in Stoke-On-Trent.
Now in its 19th year, the
annual Sentinel Business
Awards celebrate the region’s
best business achievements
rewarding growth, innovation
and development in the local
economy, something which
Solidor has achieved and
embraced for a number of years.
Their innovative approach to
product design and marketing
also looks set to continue under
the stewardship of managing
director, Joe Martoccia and the
new management team.
Joe commented: “I’m
absolutely thrilled for Gareth
and for everyone associated
with Solidor, these awards
are for them. Winning back
to back awards against some
excellent local companies is
an incredible achievement,
businesses from this region
really demonstrate some of
the best manufacturing and
commercial principles I have
experienced.”
For more information visit
www.solidor.co.uk
MP praises work following visit
Nadine Dorries visits CPA
»»Former star of I’m A
Celebrity Get Me Out of Here
and influential MP, Nadine
Dorries, recently visited
the Consumer Protection
Association to discuss various
issues affecting the home
improvement industry and
national economy.
The MP for MidBedfordshire spent the
afternoon with Directors at
the organisation, which is a
leading industry body that
promotes best practice amongst
tradesmen and the public, and
talked about VAT on home
improvement products, recent
pension reforms and the state
of the UK economy.
The visit also doubled up
as a celebration of the CPA’s
twenty one years in business
and Nadine praised the
organisation’s work: “When my
office said to me you’re meeting
the CPA I knew instantly who
that was, as everybody knows
about the CPA because it is so
well trusted by consumers.
“You’ve not only worked
to raise standards in your
industry; but you’ve led the
industry when it comes to
protecting homeowners and
helping home improvement
companies grow their
business; and I think you’ve
been at the forefront of so
much positive change in your
industry.”
Jeremy Brett, CPA
Director, comments: “It
was an honour to welcome
Nadine to the CPA.”
Warning about
misleading marketing
»»Trade and
consumer advertisements have
been appearing featuring the
claim ‘A-rated glass as standard’
or similar. This is incorrect
because, as BFRC registered
companies will know, there is no
such thing as ‘A-rated glass.’
“There is no scheme in the
UK that rates glass in isolation,”
explains BFRC technical director,
Dr Gary Morgan. “All WER
schemes operate in an identical
way, rating the whole window
including glass, frames, spacer
bars and gaskets.
“It is not possible, under
current European Regulations,
to provide an energy rating for
glass in isolation from the other
window components. Whilst
it is true that certain glazing
specifications are widely used in
‘A’ and ‘A+’ rated windows, the
glazing itself does not guarantee
an ‘A’ or ‘A+’ rating for the
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whole window. The frame
system also has to be thermally
efficient to enable the complete
window to obtain a favourable
rating.”
“Claims of ‘A-rated glass’ are
obviously designed to give the
impression that the window
itself is ‘A’ or ‘A+’ rated, which is
misleading.”
BFRC managing director,
Chris Mayne, adds, “When
such misleading claims are
used in marketing then Trading
Standards and the Advertising
Standards Authority can get
involved.”
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