The awards , held to honour the industry ’ s finest orangery , conservatory or roof light installations , spurred guests to dig deep to raise £ 3,500 for the Spring Centre in Gloucester . The funds will be used to buy much-needed specialised toys which will boost the toy library at the centre .

The Spring Centre needs to raise £ 10,000 a month to support the families of more than 100 youngsters with disabilities and special needs throughout Gloucestershire . This donation from Atlas rounds off two years of fundraising by Atlas ’ parent company the Customade Group which has raised a total of £ 48,000 .

Nick Gibbons , Customade group operations director ,

said : “ This fantastic charity is very close to our hearts . My 13-year old daughter Niamh , who suffers from a genetic condition and needs 24-hour care , regularly visits The Spring Centre for essential respite care . We

are delighted to have raised such a terrific amount of money for the centre over the last two years .”

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TuffX processed glass has supplied 11.5mm of clear toughened laminated glass to Oldham Leisure Centre for its swimming pool and spectator area . The leisure centre was due a renovation and having brought in an investment of over £ 15 million , it was the perfect time to completely change everything about the centre , including the swimming area .

The contractors contacted TuffX and explained that they needed a large amount of safety glass that would be good for

balconies and walkways within a pool area . They needed to ensure that their customer ’ s safety was not at risk and wanted the area to look visually aesthetic . TuffX suggested that clear toughened laminated glass would be ideal for the job . It looks appealing and bespoke , it is safe and if it ever encounters a breakage the glass will shatter into small particles that will be held into place by a cast in place interlayer . The installers agreed and went ahead with the job .

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Truemans , a wholly owned family business established in 1997 , is a rapidly growing trade counter group , operating four trade counters in Burnley , Doncaster , Sheffield and Crewe with another scheduled to open in Reading this spring . The company employs 41 people .

Strategically , the acquisition presented the perfect opportunity for further expansion , as the Truemans stores complete

important gaps in Stevenswood ’ s presence in England . Trueman ’ s managing director Joe Trueman will join the Stevenswood senior management team as commercial director filling an important role to drive Stevenswood ’ s continued growth strategy . The new combined group will continue to be headquartered in Livingston and will have over 30 branches across the UK , generating revenues of over £ 40m and employing over 165 people .

The completion of the acquisition marked the retirement of Ron Hepburn , Stevenswood ’ s founder . He said the acquisition of Polyframe ’ s trade centres in November was the culmination of his 20-year ambition to grow his once young business into the successful enterprise it is today .

John Declerck is the new group chief executive officer of Stevenswood . He said : “ The coming together of Truemans and Stevenswood underlines our mutual

improved stores , an enhanced product range and a consistently excellent service offering

strategic commitment to become the leading trade counter distributor of windows and doors in the UK . Our collective focus is to

build a customer-led business with improved stores , an enhanced product range and a consistently excellent service offering .”