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Polygon UK And Ireland Staff Happy To ‘Wear It Pink’
Polygon UK and Ireland staff were happy to ‘bin the beige’ and throw sartorial workday convention to the wind by taking part in Breast Cancer UK’s fantastic fashion fundraiser, the ‘wear it pink’ campaign. With 1,000 women still dying from breast cancer in the UK every month, the fight is still a long way from being over. Breast Cancer UK has cleverly championed its ownership of the colour pink (with its traditional links to femininity), to help raise awareness of breast cancer, not only to help find new cures but to improve education around early detection. Carol Bedford, Claims Manager, Polygon UK and Ireland coordinated the ‘Wear it Pink’ event with an important helping hand from Lorraine Ison, Senior Claims Manager-High Net Worth, who organised a hugely popular ‘bake off’ style competition. Full advantage was taken of the seasonal dressing-up fever that surrounds Halloween! The team succeeded in raising the amazing total of £1,403.16 for Breast Cancer UK.
Carol comments: “I’d like to say a massive thank you to everyone who took part and everyone who was so kind in making a donation. Breast cancer has touched many of our lives, so we felt compelled to do something really positive for a very good cause. I’m sure our lively sense of fashion brightened up the office for the day too!”
Polygon UK and Ireland also matched the total amount raised by the fundraisers.
Tribute To Andreas Sofikitis Of Sofikitis Poolstones
The pool industry has lost another personality following that announcement that Andreas Sofikitis of Sofikitis Poolstones passed away following a hit and run road accident last year. Gifted with generosity and an innate kindness, Andreas’ simplicity and genuine accessibility, easily attracted people around him.
His continuous determination to create innovative and high quality products have marked his contribution in the field of marble stones and in the pool industry. He took over the management
of his father’s family business in 1991, which till then operated as a quarry plant, and turned it into a fast growing marble processing unit. His passion for natural stones, coupled with his expertise in the field of geology, reinforced his conviction that, exploiting the characteristics and properties of these elements can enhance the decoration of swimming pools and spas. He generated the expansion of the company’s product range thanks to his inexhaustible source of ideas and impulsive grasp of new trends in relation to the pool market. He paid particular attention to continuously develop the company’s products and services, always attentive to satisfying customer’s needs. Thanks to his ingenuity and unique way of thinking, Sofikitis Poolstones has established itself over time as the most innovative, efficient and reliable manufacturer of decorative natural stones for swimming pools.
Andreas Sofikitis, a creative person, full of dreams, hopes and anxieties managed to strengthen the export orientation of Sofikitis Poolstones, by expanding and consolidating its presence in 40 countries around the world and making its brand synonymous with pool decoration, quality, luxury and innovation.
Gullberg & Jansson Launches Marketing Campaigns Gullberg & Jansson is launching a marketing campaign in
the UK, France and Spain and has appointed Khadija Önneby as new Sales Manager for these markets. Gullberg & Jansson has also decided to set up an inventory of products and spare parts in Coventry.
The company will build up a wide network of service partners to ensure high-class service to existing and new partners in the UK. Khadija has a background in the swimming pool industry and was previously Sales Manager at Triogen Ltd. Khadija is based in Paris and speaks, besides her mother of tongue French, fluent English and Spanish.
The company are also launching a marketing campaign in the Middle East by appointing Ahmad Arafa as new Business Development Manager for these markets. Like Khadija, Ahmad had also worked at Triogen Ltd as Sales and Marketing Director. Ahmad Arafa is based in Macclesfield, UK and will also contribute to Gullberg & Jansson’s on-going marketing campaign in the UK.
22 February 2015 SPN
“Today we are the leading supplier of swimming pool heat pumps and pool enclosures in the Nordic countries and our marketing campaign is aimed at increasing long-term sales of our premium products for both the residential and commercial markets in these countries,” says Alex Molvin, CEO, Gullberg & Jansson.
Gullberg & Jansson sales and after sales function in Sweden will offer training and after sales service to existing and new partners in the UK, France, Spain and the Middle East.
Gullberg & Jansson +46 42 311 1500
www.gullbergjansson.se
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