Clearview National September 2016 - Issue 178 | Page 6

INDUSTRYNEWS

SUPPORTING CONSTRUCTION
MARKETING AWARDS FOR
SECOND YEAR RUNNING
»»PURPLEX MARKETING, ONE OF
the leading PR and marketing agencies in
the construction industry, has announced it
is supporting the Construction Marketing
Awards (CMAs) for the second year
running.
The event will be held at the Radisson Blu
Portman Hotel on December 1st 2016, and
will showcase the construction industry’s
creativity, innovation and effectiveness in
marketing.
Purplex Managing Director, Andrew
Scott, who has acquired, built and sold a
number of companies in the construction
industry, commented: “The CMAs is a very
well established event and as an agency that
specialises in the Built Environment, we are
delighted to lend our support. The 2015
CMAs proved to be an excellent platform for
Purplex and our clients, and we look forward
to another successful evening.”

At the 2015 event, Purplex were finalists
for three categories including PR Campaign
of the Year, Best Low Budget Campaign and
the highly prestigious Agency of the Year.
Purplex launched in 2004 and is one of
the industry’s largest marketing agencies,
with 50 staff specialising in PR, branding
and design, web development, digital
marketing and video. The firm has grown
57% every year since its inception and has
clients across the UK, Europe and North
America.
www.purplexmarketing.com

2ND BEST WEEK EVER, AND IN JULY!
»»SOLIDOR SOLD MORE DOORS IN
one week in July than any other week
in 2016. Armed with the most secure
composite door on the market and Solidor’s
powerful marketing, Solidor installers are
proving that quality breeds quality as they
brush post-Brexit vote blues aside.

Solidor’s best week ever was in
November 2015 at the industry’s seasonal
peak.
Solidor CEO, Gareth Mobley, says:
“We’ve continued our rapid growth in
2016. Our record week in July isn’t in
our peak season, so it’s a sign we can look
forward to more record breaking weeks in
our peak months to come. It also shows
that the EU Referendum result hasn’t
affected our customers.”
“We’ve made a lot of changes this year,”
Gareth continues. “We’ve invested heavily
in extra factory space and cutting edge
machinery, improved our operations,
added experienced new people to the team,
and we’ve developed the support for our
installer customers. We’re investing in
creating even more leads and sales tools
for our customers to help them sell more
Solidor doors too so we can continue to
grow together. This record sales week is a
real testament to the whole Solidor team.”
www.solidor.co.uk

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Addressing skills
shortage with
apprenticeships
»»AB GLASS,THE SWANSEA-BASED
aluminium manufacturing and installation
solutions company, has shown its dedication
to addressing the skills shortage in the UK by
welcoming three apprentices to the firm.
With findings from an annual CBI survey
showing there are an increasing number
of UK employers showing concern that
they will be unable to recruit enough
high-skilled employees, the importance of
the manufacturing sector bringing young
apprentices on board is more crucial than
ever.
Louis Furlong and Samuel Grey, both
aged 16, and Callum Griffiths, aged 21, all
from Swansea, have each secured one-year
apprentices with AB Glass, with Callum
going on to secure a full-time position at the
business.
The apprenticeships involve working
closely with AB Glass in the estimating and
procurement departments with tasks including
training on cost sheets and quotation letters;
accurately scaling projects; understanding
industry based bespoke computer
programming; and managing supplier lists.
AB Glass has welcomed 10 apprentices to
the company over the last four years, with
most apprentices being offered full-time
employment at the firm following completion
of their apprenticeships.
Alan Brayley, managing director at AB
Glass, commented: “Business leaders need to
understand the importance of apprenticeships
to secure manufacturing’s future.”
www.abforglass.co.uk,
www.swanseaitec.co.uk,
http://news.cbi.org.uk/reports/
education-and-skills-survey-2015/,
https://www.ntfw.org/wp-content/
uploads/2015/09/Value-ofApprenticeships-EN.pdf