INDUSTRYNEWS
Fuel cards: the truth - but
not the whole truth?
The Fuelcard People want to remind van
users of the importance of verifying fuel
card suppliers’ claims. Steve Clarke, group
marketing manager, said: “Always remember
the difference between truth and honesty.
If a supplier tells you that it offers fixed
weekly pricing, that might be true, but if it
forgets to add that it also levies transaction
charges, it is not being honest.”
Failure to understand a supplier’s charging
structure could be an expensive mistake.
“You can usually expect any supplier to tell
you the truth,” said Steve Clarke, “but it might
not be telling you the whole truth, or nothing
but the truth. Always check their claims and
the small print.”
The 2013 introduction of unexpected
additional charges by some suppliers led to
thousands of van users discovering ‘network
fees’ and other transaction charges were buried
within invoices, without explanation. Many
switched suppliers.
“A £2 charge may sound small,” said Steve,
“but when you add £2 to each refuelling it
soon adds up. We never impose network fees,
transaction charges or anything similar, under
any name.”
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The VEKA UK Group supports
excellence in fenestration
The VEKA UK Group is proud
to be the first company to sign
up as Main Sponsor of The 2014
National Fenestration Awards.
The Awards, which are in their
second year, have a wide range of
categories. They aim to recognise
and reward achievements in all
areas of the industry. Anyone in the
industry can submit a nomination
for a category and registered users
can then vote via the awards
website to decide the winner from
a shortlist. Colin Torley, Sales
and Marketing Director at The
VEKA UK Group commented:
“We are proud to be the Main
Sponsor for 2014. The NFA’s
allow everyone in the industry to
participate in deciding the winner
of each category and we would
encourage everyone to take a look
on the website and get nominating.
There is a lot to be proud of in our
industry and awards such as these
are an important way for us all to
celebrate our successes.”
The closing date for NFA
nominations is Monday 1st
September. To review the categories
and submit nominations, visit
www.fenestrationawards.co.uk
www.vekauk.com
A PUTT IS ALL THAT
MAKES THE DIFFERENCE!
Sponsoring Wellingborough Golf Club’s
PGA (Midlands) competition for the ninth
year in a row, July saw Glazerite Windows
Limited take part once again in a successful
golf day enjoyed by all.
Won by the team made up of Peter Clarke,
Mark Davis, Jon Harris and their pro golfer
Lee Clarke the Pro-Am tournament, which
took place July 2nd, was followed up the next
day by a closely fought 36-hole Glazerite
Trophy competition won by former Ryder
Cup star, Peter Baker. John Hewitt, Glazerite,
MD said: “We’re already in the ninth year
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AUG 2014
of what we consider to be a successful
partnership with Wellingborough Golf Club
and The PGA in England (Midlands), and
our continued growth sees us inviting more
customers along to the Pro-Am event than
ever before.
“We had 42 teams enter, a record for us,
an