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PRO INSTALLER JUNE 2016
PRO NEWS
@proinstaller1
APEER JOINS THE GGF
Window competition
gathers pace
The Glass and Glazing Federation’s (GGF)
national consumer competition to find the
UK’s best ‘Window With A View’ has received
an impressive 80 entries since its launch.
Some of the entries include:
• Manchester Airport, North West
• Victoria & Albert Museum,
London
• Carlton Towers, Yorkshire
• Arundel Castle, South East
• Birmingham Library, West Midlands
• Lincoln Castle, East Midlands
• Roman Baths, South West
• Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
• Dinorwic Quarry, Wales
• Belvoir Golf Club, Northern
Ireland
The entries were due to be
judged on the 25th May in Birmingham by an esteemed panel
made up of a director of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), a creative director of
an interiors boutique, an architectural photographer and a partner
of an award-winning architect
practice.
Voting for the area finalists,
which takes place online, was
due to open on 6th June 2016
and close in July 2016. The views
which receive the most votes will
be announced as the Best Window with a View in that area, and
will then be put forward into the
national heat. In September 2016,
the view with the most votes will
be crowned UK’s Best Window
with a View.
For more information on
why the GGF have launched
‘Window With A View’
www.myglazing.com/wwav
The Glass and Glazing
Federation (GGF) recently welcomed New World
Developments t/a
Apeer into GGF membership. A members’ certificate presentation by
GGF President Andrew
Glover took place at
The FIT Show in Telford
International Centre.
‘We look forward
to using the GGF’s
technical resource
and sharing and
gaining technical
knowledge’
Apeer is the company
behind the award-winning
Lumi frameless window and
door system.
Launched last year, the
Lumi system scooped the
prize for best new product at the prestigious G15
Awards. Combining aesthetics with efficiency, security
and acoustic performance,
it features ‘edge to edge’
triple glazing that’s structurally bonded to a glass fibre
reinforced profile.
Asa McGillian, Apeer Director said: “We are pleased
to join the GGF at this time
with so much going on in
the market on the technical
and legislative front. Our
aim is to get involved with
the GGF specialist technical
groups particularly in areas
such as toughened glass
and insulating glass units.
We look forward to using
the GGF’s technical resource
and sharing and gaining
technical knowledge at
members’ meetings.”
Nigel Rees, GGF Group
Chief Executive commented:
“We were happy to welcome
Apeer into Membership and
I am sure they will not only
bring a lot to the federation but will also get great
benefit from being part of
the industry’s main trade
body.”
For further information go
to: www.ggf.org.uk
GGF SUPPORTS
CONSTRUCTION
MARKETING AWARDS
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is pleased
to announce its support of
the Construction Marketing
Awards (CMA) 2016, which
will showcase the construction industry’s creativity,
innovation and effectiveness
in marketing.
The Awards raise the profile of
the industry’s marketing professionals and their achievements.
Supported by The Chartered
Institute of Marketing Construction Industry Group (CIMCIG) the
awards are an invaluable opportunity for recognition.
James Lee, Head of GGF Group
Marketing and Member of CIMCIG
commented, “The Construction
Marketing Awards offer a unique
opportunity for marketing practitioners in the building industry to
be rewarded for all their outstanding work. Given the prestige
now attached to the Awards, I
encourage all marketing professionals, companies and agencies
in the glass and glazing industry
to enter.”
James Lee,
Head of GGF Group Marketing
The 2016 awards are now open
for entries via: https://construction.
awardsplatform.com/
DOWNLOAD RULES OF
ENTRY CMA 2016
http://www.cmawards.co.uk/wpcontent/uploads/2016/03/Rules-ofEntry-CMA-2016.pdf
New to the Construction
Marketing Awards 2016 is a
light-hearted competition for
the Best Promotional Giveaway,
with the winner voted for on
the night of the Gala Awards
Dinner. Find out how to enter by
visiting; http://www.cmawards.
co.uk/best-promotional-giveawaycompetition/
To review last year’s awards
visit the CMA news area to read
about the 2015 winners and view
the or for more information visit
the CMA website http://www.
cmawards.co.uk/