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Archives for November 2016

GGF Wins G16 Excellence Award

Events, News |

It was a special evening for the GGF at the G16 Awards with the Federation winning its first ever G-Award in front of almost 700 guests attending the Gala Dinner at Park Lane Hilton, the prestigious venue that has now become the home of the awards.

The GGF were finalists in two categories, for “Best Customer Care Initiative” and “Best Retail Promotional Campaign” but it was “The Derek Bonnard Award for Excellence for Continually Providing Outstanding Services to the Glass and Glazing Industry” that the GGF won much to the surprise and delight of many guests.

James Lee, GGF Director of Marketing and Communications was accompanied on stage by Brian Smith GGF Director of Home Improvement and Membership and Brian Baker, GGF Immediate Past President, to accept the award presented by Andy Jones, Sales and Marketing Director of the Synseal Group.

James commented, “It was a great honour to accept this industry award on behalf of the GGF. All at the GGF and all our Members should take pride in this recognition, which I feel is deserved, given the scope and consistency of our work.”

Brian Baker added, “Congratulations to all the staff at the GGF for this award. It truly reflects all of the great work and service the GGF Staff supplies to Members and the industry.”

Nigel Rees, GGF Chief Executive couldn’t attend the event but expressed his delight for the GGF Staff saying, “I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate every Member of Staff and thank them for their incredible efforts over the last twelve months. The Federation is moving forward and certainly heading in the right direction and that is down, in the main, to all the efforts of our staff.”

The GGF also offers congratulations to all GGF members who were winners on the evening including:

  • Solidor – Fabricator of the Year
  • Sheffield Window Centre – Installer of the Year
  • Thermoseal Group – Component Supplier of the Year
  • Mila – Promotional Campaign – Trade
  • Roseview Windows – Customer Care Initiative
  • Dual Seal Glass – Glass Company of the Year
  • Quickslide – Training Initiative
  • Glassolutions – Commercial Project of the Year

New Chancellor Means Renewed Optimism For GGF

News, Politics |

Nigel Rees, GGF Chief Executive commented, “With a new government in place and the Bonfield Report for improving energy efficiency imminent, we can have some hope that the new Chancellor will provide some long overdue good news for our industry.”

Chancellor Philip Hammond has however adopted a cautious tone on the economic outlook overall on the weekend’s television interviews. He spoke of business investment slowing down, of higher inflation on the horizon, and revealed extremely high levels of government debt. Amongst his reasons for this economic downturn, the Chancellor mentioned the “Brexit factor” saying the negotiations around the EU exit will bring “an unprecedented level of uncertainty”.

Nigel Rees added, “Over the last five years under the coalition government, our industry has been left disappointed with a lack of government support to address the issue of improving energy efficiency in UK building stock. In the last budget the green agenda was absent from the list of announcements. With the formation of a new cabinet and with two government departments merging to form the Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, our hope is that the new Chancellor can show more ambition and perhaps even reveal the outline of the Bonfield Report and its potential impact.”

The Autumn Statement and Spending Review 2016 will be announced on Wednesday afternoon and the GGF will be issuing a reaction to its detail shortly afterwards.   

 

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