Door Industry Journal - Spring 2015

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk 14 THE door industry journal spring 2015 industry news NEW CHAIRMAN OF INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURAL IRONMONGERS SETS OUT MANIFESTO The Institute of Architectural Ironmongers (IAI) has announced the winners of its prestigious awards which were presented at the IAI’s recent AGM, the first event with Mario Del-Signore, Managing Director of CES Security Solutions, as Chairman. Mario Del-Signore says: “My entire career has been around architectural ironmongery. I originally joined the IAI some 16 years ago because I wanted to help promote individual’s personal development which is good for them, their companies and the industry as a whole. The awards that I presented along with GAI President John Jefferies recognise outstanding achievements by both new entrants and industry stalwarts and I am proud to work alongside people who demonstrate such pride and passion in their work.” The award winners were: • IAI Fellowship Award - Dave Heal, John Monaghan Group • Promising Ironmonger of the Year - Adam Sweatman, John Planck Ltd • Paul Lewis Customer Service Award - Lorient • GAI Award for Services to the Institute - Cheryl Flinders, Mario continues: “I intend to ensure my tenure as IAI Chairman builds on the previous chairman, Areas Sales Manager at GEZE (UK) Ltd Shaun Brown’s achievements and will be focusing on two main areas. Firstly I want to encourage more young people to join the industry and to get involved with the IAI’s varied programme of events, training and education. Secondly I want to encourage more members, young and old, to continue their learning through the Institute’s CPD programme and to use this to help them attain the RegAI qualification. Both of these will contribute toward the aim of increasing awareness among architects and specifiers of the efforts that IAI members go to continue to develop their knowledge.” The IAI is a sister organisation to the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI) and is open to individuals who are qualified GAI Diploma holders, GAI education programme students or experienced practitioners in the AI trade. www.gai.org.uk/iai Mario and Shaun IAI AGM 2015 IAI Awards 2015 all winners and Mario NEW FACES AT SWS UK Leading manufacturer in physical security products, SWS UK has strengthened its sales and technical team with a number of new appointments. To continuously improve the service they provide the sales department has been divided in to three distinct areas. The department will now consist of sales, customer service and technical departments. A new direct sales department will be made up of new appointment, Chris Ramwell. As part of the Technical department, SWS UK welcomes Stuart Walker and Ian Mulcaster. The technical team will be on hand to help with any technical queries as well as providing support to your fitters on site. Nina Swarbrick, moves over from Marketing to the Customer Service department to work alongside Helen Jackson, Natalie Pyle and Steve Nunn. This team will handle all NCRs and customer queries as well as doing quotations. Hannah March joins the company as the new Marketing Manager. Hannah comes from an event marketing background and has recently returned from working in Australia. Should you require any literature, samples or marketing support contact Hannah on 01524 772413 or email marketing@swsuk.co.uk. Sadly we are also saying goodbye to Gemma Stones who has been with the company for over 15 years and Suzanne Atkinson who is embarking on a new challenge after 3 years with the business. We wish them all the best for the future. Spring is upon us and as you can see we have some fresh faces and new growth. 2015 is jam packed with new ventures and exciting events so stay tuned!