March 2022

News Roundup
SIMON RETURNS
Above: Simon Eshelby has returned to VBH as
Distribution & Systems House Manager
Hardware specialist VBH has appointed
Simon Eshelby to the newly created
position of Distribution & Systems House
Manager.
Simon re-joins the company after six years
and his new role at VBH will see him support
and develop the company’s nationwide
network of sub-distributors, and become
the main point of contact for profile systems
houses.
VBH says Simon will identify market
requirements based on client feedback, and
liaise with the VBH New Product Development
team to develop bespoke greenteQ hardware
solutions for key customer partners.
Simon will also work closely with the
company’s strategic supply partners to
aid the flow of their products into systems
houses and the distribution network.
Commenting on his return, Simon said: “I’m
very excited to return to VBH as Distribution
& Systems House Manager. The company has
evolved greatly during my six years away.
“Although we still very much work with
strategic supply partners and have great
success promoting their products, the ever
increasing appetite from all sectors of the
industry for the greenteQ range continues
to grow, driving impressive product
development.”
www.vbhgb.com
TRUEMAN JOINS PREMIER ARCHES BOARD
Industry figure Joe Trueman has joined the board
of Premier Arches, ready to advise and work
alongside the existing senior management team
to take the profile bending company forward.
The founder of trade counter network Truemans
and former Director at Stevenswood now joins
Premier Arches as a non-executive director and
investor, working behind the scenes with the senior
management team and focusing on business
strategy, finance and recruitment, as well as sales
and marketing.
Joe commented: “I’ve been in the industry for many
years, and as a former customer of Premier Arches,
the determination to put the customer first always
stood out to me. As a premium supplier of bespoke
Certass Trade Association has won the top
trophy for Membership Engagement at the Trade
Association Forum (TAF) Best Practice Awards.
Held in London, the event recognises excellence,
innovation and best practice amongst Trade
Associations across a range of sectors in the UK,
and engagement for the glazing industry came out
on top at the awards. Danelle Vanstone, Head of
Member Services said: “We are delighted to collect
this award for membership engagement. It is the
pinnacle of the service we always try to deliver to
the local businesses within the glazing industry.
arched frames, they’ve been on my radar as a
company that would do well. The team has a passion
for getting the product and service right for customers,
and I felt this was the perfect time for me to join. My
goal with Premier Arches is to spearhead business
growth, following on from a 94% sales uplift in the
past 12 months.” Email: info@premierarches.co.uk
THAT WINNING FEELING FOR CERTASS TA
The Double Glazing & Conservatory Ombudsman
Scheme (DGCOS) is shining a light on the issue
of mental health in the industry by challenging
people to open up about the unspoken struggles
being faced by many.
Chief Executive of DGCOS, Faisal Hussain,
explained why the organisation is asking everyone
to take a few minutes to participate in an upcoming
Fenestration Industry Mental Health Survey
“Mental health is a much under talked about
subject. It’s a topic I’ve thought about for a while,
but it was really brought home to me following a
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Above: Premier Arches Managing Director Sean Greenall (L)
and new board member Joe Trueman
“The Members-only Facebook Forum has driven
this throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and
beyond, and it remains a lively platform where
installers can get fast answers to technical
queries and business support from myself and Jon
Vanstone, our Chair.”
Emily Wallace, Interim Chief Executive, Trade
Association Forum, said: “The judges were
impressed by the scale and success of Certass’s
membership engagement during the pandemic
https://certassta.co.uk/
LET’S TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH
frank and open conversation I had with an installer
just before Christmas. DGCOS is never afraid to
talk about the issues that others steer clear of or to
confront head on the real challenges faced by our
industry.” www.dgcos.org.uk
8 T I MARCH 2022 PRACTICAL CONTENT FOR THE GLAZING INSTALLER & HOME IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST