Pro Installer November 2018 - Issue 68 | Page 41

NOVEMBER 2018 | 41 Business Read online at www.proinstaller.co.uk CHARITY WORK? VEKA DIRECTORS DO IT IN THEIR SLEEP! in the Community, Emmaus, and SafeNet Domestic Abuse Service for Jane’s Place Women’s Refuge. VEKA’s Marketing Director Dawn Stockell, Sales Director Neil Evans and Finance Director Gra- ham Fitton will be joining other regional business leaders, football fans and fundraisers on October 12th to raise money for these valu- able causes. Three VEKA Group Direc- tors will be ditching their duvets and buttoning up their winter coats for a chilly overnight stay at Burnley FC’s Turf Moor this October. The Turf Moor Sleep Out event has been planned to heighten awareness of Homelessness in the local area and raise money for three charities: Burnley FC New Premier Windows website gets result – just hours after going live When top installer Premier Win- dows needed a brand-new website to make them stand out as the high-quality choice when it comes to windows, doors and glazed extensions, they knew who to turn to – Purplex. The leading full-service marketing agency in the construction industry have a reputation for building websites that get companies noticed. And it didn’t take long for Premier Win- dow’s new website to get some attention once it had gone live, just a couple of hours in fact. A perspective customer with a new build project visited the website and called them straight away. Nathan Moore, Managing Director of Pre- mier Windows, said: “The customer called us within two hours of the website going live, said they had been looking for an installer in the local area and ours was the best website they had been on.” The Weymouth-based company was established in 2011 and offers a broad range of top-quality uPVC, aluminium and composite products across Weymouth and the neighbouring areas. www.premierwindows.uk.com An avid Newcastle FC supporter, Neil will feel ‘away from home’ in more ways than one – spending the night at the ground of his team’s Premier League rivals. He ex- plained; “it will certainly feel strange staying over at the Burnley ground, but there was no way I could say ‘no’ to such an important event.” www.vekauk.com/about-us/ working-at-veka FIRST EVER GOLD IN GLASS CHARTER tracts) Ltd has become the first ever GGF Member to graduate from Silver to Gold in the GGF’s roadmap scheme for continuous Health & Safety improvement. The team from the Chelmsford-based commercial window and door installer made history by successfully upgrading from the GLASS Charter Level Silver 3 which they received last year, having completed the final piece in the jigsaw: eliminating the need for their fitters to climb onto the roofs of their vans to re- move ladders. The Window Company (Contracts) Ltd has become the first ever GGF Member to achieve a Gold rating in the GGF GLASS Charter Merit Scheme, taking a giant leap into the health and safety record books. Described as ‘the pinnacle of good Health and Safety management’, the Gold level of the GGF GLASS Charter Merit Scheme is awarded only to companies that can demonstrate that a health and safety culture is embedded right across their business and that the very highest standards are adhered to at every level. For this reason the GGF is proud to an- nounce that The Window Company (Con- http://www.ggf.org.uk DECEUNINCK SETS SIGHTS ON THREE G18 AWARDS Deceuninck has been shortlisted for three prestigious G18 awards. Deceuninck’s hat-trick includes nominations for Customer Care Initiative, New Product of the Year category with Linktrusion™, and Deceuninck’s Technical Support Engineer Mark Castle is a finalist in the Unsung Hero award for his exemplary work and dedication. Deceuninck MD Rob McGlennon says: “To say we’re pleased with our three award nominations is an understatement! Our mission is to give customers the products, service and support to do well and it’s great to get this recognition across a variety of categories. “Our latest product innovation, Linktru- sion™ technology is breaking new ground in the commercial sector and we’ve had a fantastic response from developers and specifiers. But great products need to be backed by great service and I’m proud of our G18 shortlist for Customer Care, and Mark Castle’s much-deserved nomination for Unsung Hero. Now its fingers crossed for the awards night in November!” The G18 Awards will take place on Friday 30th November at the Park Lane Hilton in London. www.deceuninck.co.uk