Glass Express Midlands is a G24 finalist, after being shortlisted in the prestigious Glass Company of the Year category.
The nomination comes after 18 months of significant investment at the Oldbury-based company, which has resulted in an increase in commercial work while developing stronger ties with its trade customer base.
“It has been a rollercoaster of a ride since I bought the business back in 2022, and we are all excited to be shortlisted for a G24 award,” Managing Director Arun Photay said.
“From the very start, my policy has always been to invest in machinery, people and infrastructure to ensure the products that leave our site in Oldbury, in the West Midlands, are of the highest quality.
“When glass units play a vital role in the windows they form part of – whether that’s on a domestic refurbishment around the corner in Oldbury, or on a flagship commercial development in Edinburgh – they must be perfect.”
Arun has also played a critical role in raising the profile of the glass industry within construction and among policy makers in Whitehall.
One of his first achievements was to arrange a meeting between GGF board members and ministers at Number 10 in a bid to bridge the gap between the vast knowledge within the industry and some of the things that the government were proposing at the time.
“Setting up a meeting between the GGF and government ministers was the right thing to do,” Arun said. “Government would then have access to experts, and the GGF could get their message to the people who mattered.
“Since then, key documents have been read by government ministers, and I’m aware of future meetings to build on that relationship.”
Glass Express Midlands also arranged a high-profile roundtable event hosted in London, which resulted in the GGF and the Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB) agreeing to work closer together to provide a unified voice to policy makers.
“To have two of our industry leaders agree to closer co-operation and speak to government with a unified voice was an excellent result,” Arun said. “We are also developing a roadmap that will improve communication between industry and government, while putting a spotlight on professionalism within our sector.”
This year’s G-Awards are held at the London Hilton on Park Lane on Friday 29 November 2024.
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