Pro Installer August 2018 - Issue 65 | Page 16

16 | AUGUST 2018 News Read online at www.proinstaller.co.uk RISA Appoints Director Of Operations RISA the inspection and auditing company for the Glass and Glazing Federation, has an- nounced the appointment of Dave Mechem as Operations Director. Dave has been with RISA since January 2016) and was instrumen- tal in setting up the inspection ser- vices team for FENSA the leading competent persons’ scheme in the glass and glazing sector. Dave started his career on “the bottom rung of the ladder” working as an apprentice for a small installation business owned by his family. He quickly pro- gressed, becoming an installer then subsequently branching into surveying and servicing. In time, the company grew and as a result was able to invest in a PVCu fabrication factory, manufacturing frames for its own windows and also to supply the wider trade. EASYGLAZE LTD WINS LUXURY HOLIDAY IN SYNSEAL COMPETITION May was a winning month for everyone with a sunny Bank Holiday at either end, but one lucky Synseal Group customer had even more to celebrate when they won £2,500 towards a luxury holiday of their choice. Easyglaze Ltd based in Lin- coln was the randomly selected winner of Synseal’s Spring Break competition – chosen from the thousands of orders placed across Synseal’s fully fabricated products including the WarmCore, Evolve, K2, Global, Stratus and Celsius Solid Roof brands. Synseal Sales Director, Kevin Warner, said: “We had such good weather at the start of spring across the UK, so we wanted to do something to remind our customers that sum- mer was on its way. “Our pre-fabricated products have proven to be very popular with our customers, particularly smaller fabricators who may not have the space or staff capacity to manufacture some of these products themselves.” The com- pany was established in 2007 and has been selling Synseal products for most of that time. Having just bought the unit next door, the company i