BUSINESS STANDARDS
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A glass act
25 Jul 2008
Topics: Kitemark®
Elaine Westwood, founder and CEO of The Glassworks - one of the largest glass processors in the Midlands area - was named The Midlands Business person of The Year' 2008 at the inaugural Midlands Business Awards. The Glassworks is a BSI client and has already achieved certification to BS EN 12600:2002, BS EN 12150 Class 1 (toughening) and BS EN ISO 9001:2000, and is aiming to achieve the standard for laminating as well. What's the secret to her award-winning success?
"I emphasized my use of the Kitemark and its importance to us as a company within my personal statement to the judges," she says. In Westwood's statement, she said, "Last year saw the biggest rise in sales at 16 per cent... During the year, I worked closely alongside BSI with the aim of becoming the first business in the UK to be granted a British and European Kitemark licence to produce a new decorative form of laminated and toughened laminated safety glass."
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