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PRO INSTALLER OCTOBER 2016
GGF NEWS
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NIGEL SAYS FAREWELL
Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) chief executive Nigel Rees has decided to retire at the end of 2016.
Nigel, who has been
employed by the GGF
since 1994, has been
at the helm of the industry’s leading trade
body for 15 years and
under his leadership
the GGF has seen
continued growth and
stability.
ate under one broad corporate body. The commercial
subsidiaries remain wholly
owned by the GGF and will
continue to operate in existing and new markets to
provide financial support
to the federation.
Nigel commented: “In
my time at the GGF, I have
overseen the growth of the
federation, from a standalone trade federation to
the group of commercial
companies that is now
prospering so well. I have
put everything I could into
the federation over the
years and feel that with
the planned changes now
starting and with the group
moving to new premises,
the time is right for new
ideas and a fresh management approach to deal with
the challenges ahead.”
In the last 12 months the
GGF has undergone a great
deal of change which has
included internal restructuring and new governance
following an independent
review. As announced
in July, the GGF and its
subsidiary companies have
been restructured with the
federation being a standalone entity, directing all
its energies into supporting the GGF membership,
whilst the six commercial
subsidiaries will now oper-
Given the change in
structure and governance,
the GGF board of directors
will now start a recruitment
process to find a new chief
executive. Throughout the
changes and under Nigel
Rees’ tenure for the last
20 years, the GGF and
its group of companies
have remained financially
stable and the federation
has continued to deliver a
high level of benefits to its
members.
Nigel Rees concluded: “I
have truly valued my time
with the GGF, its members
and the incredible staff
who make up not just the
federation, but also all the
subsidiaries too. I wish
them all every success for
the future.”
www.ggf.org.uk
GGF RELAUNCHES GLASS CHARTER
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) has launched the reenergised GLASS Charter Merit Scheme for GGF Members. The
GLASS Charter Merit Scheme aim is to address and improve the
health and safety performance within the UK glazing industry.
In 2001 the glass industry
took up the government’s Revitalising Health and Safety
Initiative. In partnership with
both industry and the Health
and Safety Executive (HSE)
the Glass and Glazing Federation launched the GLASS
Charter (Goal; Less Accidents, Safer Sites).
Phil Pinnington, GGF health,
safety and facilities manager,
commented: “This next phase of
improving Health and Safety in
our industry sees us move from
just compliance to continuous improvement. Within the GGF there
are many member companies who
have adopted ingenious and effective measures to improve safety
and just as importantly these
measures are appropriate to their
business. We believe these com-
‘open to all GGF
members’
panies should be recognised and
encouraged to progress further.”
The merit scheme is open to all
GGF members no matter the size
of business - sole trader to multi-national companies. The advantage is that it focuses on systems
appropriate to the size and nature
of the business whilst applying a
set of common standards.
The merit scheme is built with a
roadmap to support GGF Members to continuously improve
their health and safety profile.
It is divided into three levels bronze, silver and gold with levels
in bronze and silver sub-divided
into three grades. Alongside the
scheme the GGF also offers access
to resources designed to guide
and aid members in achieving progression within the scheme.
The scheme has two main objectives:
1. To improve the safety standards within the glazing industry
and in turn limit the additional
hidden costs incurred by accidents
and incidents to business.
2. To identify, through sharing of
incident data, key areas of concern
to the industry and bring about
change where necessary.
For further details please
contact the GGF Health
and Safety Team for more
information or download a
free copy of the GLASS Charter
brochure here: www.ggf.org.uk/
publication/glass_charter