INDUSTRYNEWS
FORMING THE PERFECT
YORKSHIRE PARTNERSHIP
»»Window and door fabricator,
Quickslide, is proud to announce its new
partnership deal with Huddersfield Town
AFC.
The company, which was recently selected as
a member of the Guild of Master Craftsmen,
Huddersfield Town’s Commercial Director shakes
hands with Quickslide Chairman Adrian Barraclough.
is happy to be working with the football club
in a partnership that benefits both parties in
the quest to help local businesses.
With Huddersfield Town known as ‘The
Yorkshire Club’ and Quickslide proud to
be ‘Made in Yorkshire’ it only made sense
and was something the club’s Commercial
Director, Sean Jarvis, had been trying to make
happen for quite some time.
“It’s great to have Quickslide on board as
partners,” said Sean. “They are a large and
well respected local employer who we’ve been
trying to forge a relationship with for years.
“We have already taken the opportunity
to involve Quickslide’s Chairman, Adrian
Barraclough, in a local initiative where we ask
local business leaders to speak to invited guests
about their business and have a deep Q&A
session, and it was very well received.”
“They’re a great club to be associated with,”
added Adrian. “They’re the hub of the local
community and have many networking events
and initiatives to support local businesses.”
DOUBLE
INVESTORS IN
PEOPLE SUCCESS
»»Leading manufacturer and
installer of PVCu, aluminium and timber
hybrid, window, door and curtain walling
systems CMS has been commended by a
Scottish government minister for becoming one
of the first firms in the UK to receive a double
award from Investors in People Scotland.
Visiting the company’s factory in North
Lanarkshire, Roseanna Cunningham MSP,
Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and
Training, welcomed its achievement in
securing both the Investors in People Gold
standard and Investors in Young People (IIYP)
accreditation.
Employing more than 200 people at its
15-acre HQ and production site, CMS
manufactures and installs doors, windows
and facades, as well as being an external wall
insulation (EWI) installer. It is one of only
seven companies in Scotland to achieve this
double Investors in People accolade.
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Roseanna Cunningham MSP, Cabinet
Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and
Training (centre), on her recent visit
to the CMS HQ and manufacturing
plant at Castlecary near Glasgow.
Roseanna Cunningham said: “Since its
launch last year, the Investors in Young
People award has captured the imagination
of employers with a strong track record of
recruiting and developing younger workers.
“I am very pleased that CMS have joined
the swelling ranks of organisations investing in
young people, and congratulations to them on
their double award.”
More information about how CMS is
committed to its people is available at
http://www.cmswindows.com/commercial/
corporate-responsibility/investing-in-people
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