Encon Insulation Ltd News
The winners of the Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) 2022 Passive Fire Protection Awards were announced at the Association’s Awards Dinner at the Park Regis Hotel in Birmingham on 25 November. Members gathered at this sell-out event to recognize and celebrate the sector’s achievements and hear all the latest news from the ASFP. Chosen by an independent panel of judges, the winners were presented with their awards by special guest speaker Mandy Hickson, a former Royal...
Encon Construction Products, part of The Encon Group, continues to invest in growth with the appointment of Richard Wade as the new Sales Director for the specialist division. The division supplies a wide range of masonry components, concrete and reinforcement, waterproofing, construction chemicals, geotechnical, and groundworking products to the UK’s major building and infrastructure sectors. This includes tailored solutions from brands such as Ancon, Birtley/Expamet, GCP, RIW, Sika, Tec...
In the May issue of Builders’ Merchant News, Encon's Merchant Development Director Mike Beard reflects on the Government’s new Energy Security Strategy and explains the lost opportunity to combine green energy with energy efficiency. Brexit, Global Pandemic, War… they say ‘things come in threes’ but I imagine few predicted this trio. In 2019 the potential of a ‘No Deal’ Brexit clouded confidence, and the full impact of exiting the EU was yet to be rea...
Encon's Infrastructure team has been busy developing new opportunities in the flood and coastal erosion sector. The team, together with Encon Construction Products, attended the Flood and Coast 2022 event in June with suppliers TenCate and Robusta to showcase how we can support large infrastructure projects with flood defence solutions. The event was a huge success, achieving several new leads and with many talking to our team about upcoming projects.
Mike Ward of the Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) interviews Neville White, the Business Development Director for Fire Protection on The Role of the Distributor in the Passive Fire Sector. Important role of distributors Encon Insulation is the first distributor to feature in ASFP’s Sparking Interest podcast. Speaking to ASFP Business Manager Mike Ward, Neville explains the important role of distributors in supply chain and the passive fire sector. He emphasises the impo...
Earlier in the year, the Fareham branch welcomed four new apprentices to their team. Dan Thompson, Josh Street, and James Osborne joined our ‘Warehouse to Wheels’ program, which focuses on training and upskilling Warehouse Operatives to fully licensed HGV Drivers, and Rebecca Afonso embarked on the Sales Office Apprenticeship. Both apprenticeship programs offer widespread learning and experience and a platform for ongoing training and career development. Each apprentice gains pract...
The Association for Specialist Fire Protection has announced the shortlist for its 2021 Passive Fire Protection Awards, with the winners due to be announced on 26 November at the Association’s Awards Lunch at the Edwardian Hotel in Manchester. The awards will be presented by broadcaster, naturalist, and marine biologist Monty Hall. The 2021 event will see awards presented in six categories, each recognizing excellence within the passive fire protection industry, at a company and...
The Association for Specialist Fire Protection has announced the shortlist for its 2021 Passive Fire Protection Awards, with the winners due to be announced on 26 November at the Association’s Awards Lunch at the Edwardian Hotel in Manchester. The awards will be presented by broadcaster, naturalist, and marine biologist Monty Hall. The 2021 event will see awards presented in eight Award categories, each recognizing excellence within the passive fire protection industry, at company and ind...