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GGF LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
» » TO CONTINUE ITS 40-
year celebration, the GGF is
delighted to announce the
launch of “The GGF Lifetime
Achievement Award.”
This award will be presented at
the G17 Awards Gala Dinner on
17th November at the Park Lane
Hilton Hotel to a person who has
contributed significantly to the
glass and glazing industry.
THE ENTRY CRITERIA
The GGF Lifetime
Achievement Award is not
exclusive to GGF Members –
anyone can enter!
To enter yourself or to enter
someone you may think deserving
of the award, the person has
to have worked most of their
working life in the Glass and
Glazing Industry and can clearly
show a history of achievement in
the industry and some examples
of their exceptional work.
Entries from all backgrounds
and sectors are welcome. So
it could be an expert with a
background in technical work,
sales and marketing, operations,
human resources, customer
service, general management and
so on.
HOW TO ENTER
Entries are accepted by a GGF
Entry Form sent in by email.
For an entry form please contact
[email protected].
The closing date for entry
is GGF Members Day 29th
September 2017.
http://www.ggf.org.uk
VEKA CROWNED ‘EMPLOYER
OF THE YEAR’ AT BURNLEY
BUSINESS AWARDS
» » VEKA GROUP WAS THRILLED TO
bring home the ‘Employer of the Year’ trophy
from this year’s Burnley Business Awards.
The Farrington Road company also gained a
further three nominations making it one of its
best years yet.
David Jones, Managing Director of VEKA
Group, who collected the award said: “As
one of Burnley’s biggest employers, we
have around 400 people from the local area
working across all our varied departments and
we are very proud of the benefits we
offer.”
Gabriela Hammond celebrates with VEKA
‘Employer of the Year’ was
Group colleagues after the presentation.
sponsored by fellow Burnley business
Ideal Recruit. Branch Manager
Gina Deehan – who personally judged the
Gabriela Hammond, VEKA Group’s Head
category and selected VEKA Group as the
HR added: “Without its employees, VEKA
winner – based her decision on how well
Group wouldn’t be the successful company it
the company engaged with is staff and used
is today and so to be recognised in the local
that feedback directly in the company’s
community for all we do for our people is a
development.
great reward.”
Celebrating 25 years in business
» » THE TROJAN GROUP IS
celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2017.
Tony Chadwick, Trojan’s Group Managing
Director, said: “After 25 years our passion
and desire to offer the best-designed
hardware products in the market remains as
strong as ever. I’d like to thank all our staff,
both past and present, our customers and
our suppliers for their support over the past
25 years”.
While the company’s core mission may
have stayed the same, in terms of its size it
has changed out of all recognition in the past
25 years. Today it has manufacturing bases
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in the UK, China and Vietnam and is one
of the biggest names in door and window
hardware.
The company has reached its status
thanks to products such as the Stallion 2
Shootbolt, the Sparta 2 Window Handle
and the Patriot Plus High Security Door
Hinge and ranges such as the Stainless-
Steel product suite that have revolutionised
the door and window industry and given
fabricators and installers solutions that add
value to their businesses.
Trojan is one of the door and window
industry’s success stories and we look forward
to celebrating the 50-year milestone!
www.trojangroup.com