A company boss is hoping to take his firm to new heights after

bouncing back from serious health problems to return to the hot seat.

Bill Abbott set up Hydrochem back in 1987 having spent many years working as a chemical engineer across the Middle East.bHaving worked in Saudi Arabia, Oman and Libya as well as Russia, Bill moved into a manager role with a UK water company in Saudi Arabia where he played a key role in helping raise turnover from £100,000 with just two staff on board to an £8m business with a 30-strong team inside two years.

Armed with a wealth of experience, North East-born Bill returned

home in 1987 to set up Hydrochem, firstly into a British Steel owned workshop and then into the firm’s current base in Graythorp

Industrial Estate, Hartlepool, which lies just a stone’s throw from

Teesside’s industrial heartland.

The business, which specialises in water treatment and boasts the likes of Bannatyne’s, Bourne Leisure and Marriott Hotels on its

client list, has had an impressive year so far and has been forced to

increase the workforce to reflect a busy order book.

Bill is delighted to see the business progressing so well, not least

after facing a personal fight of his own after he was struck down with bowel cancer two years ago.

http://www.hydrochemgroup.co.uk/

A year ago the industry came together to discuss the Triple Glazing Question. More than 600 people from across the UK registered to attend the event hosted by Edgetech UK at The Ricoh Arena in Coventry. 13 expert speakers debated the challenges and opportunities that triple glazing would bring to the industry.

One year on, the Triple Glazing Question is back. Andy Jones, Managing Director at Edgetech UK, a Quanex Company is joined by an expert panel to discuss whether the challenges have been overcome, how things have changed over the last year and how we move forward.

The panel:

Chair – Andy Jones, Managing Director at Edgetech UK

Giles Willson, Deputy CEO and Director for Technical Affairs at Glass and Glazing Federation

Ian Sims, Managing Director at Double R Glass & Roofing Systems Ltd

Mark Schlotel, Head of Marketing at Synseal Extrusions

Patrick Firmager, Marketing Director at TruFrame Trade Frames

Tony Smith, UK Business Development Manager at NSG Pilkington

In part one of the round table discussion, the panel talks about whether there has been an increase in triple glazing.

- See more at: http://www.mytrade.tv/2015/09/08/edgetech-tgq-year-part-1/#sthash.1vnqCueL.dpuf

A year ago the industry came together to discuss the Triple Glazing Question. More than 600 people from across the UK registered to attend the event hosted by Edgetech UK at The Ricoh Arena in Coventry. 13 expert speakers debated the challenges and opportunities that triple glazing would bring to the industry.

One year on, the Triple Glazing Question is back. Andy Jones, Managing Director at Edgetech UK, a Quanex Company is joined by an expert panel to discuss whether the challenges have been overcome, how things have changed over the last year and how we move forward.

The panel:

Chair – Andy Jones, Managing Director at Edgetech UK

Giles Willson, Deputy CEO and Director for Technical Affairs at Glass and Glazing Federation

Ian Sims, Managing Director at Double R Glass & Roofing Systems Ltd

Mark Schlotel, Head of Marketing at Synseal Extrusions

Patrick Firmager, Marketing Director at TruFrame Trade Frames

Tony Smith, UK Business Development Manager at NSG Pilkington

In part one of the round table discussion, the panel talks about whether there has been an increase in triple glazing.

- See more at: http://www.mytrade.tv/2015/09/08/edgetech-tgq-year-part-1/#sthash.1vnqCueL.dpuf

Welcome to the MyTradeTv glazing podcast. Bringing you the latest news from the glazing industry in a audible podcast you can listen to on the move. Download the podcast from I-Tunes or Soundcloud and listen on your mobile device or I-Pod.

In this episode we include industry news from Deceuninck, Border 2 Border, FrameXpress, Avocet Hardware, GM Fundraising, National Plastics, Morley Glass, Polyframe, Carl F Group Co, The Consultancy, Edgetech UK, NFA Awards, Stuga & Liniar.

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Welcome to the MyTradeTv glazing podcast. Bringing you the latest news from the glazing industry in a audible podcast you can listen to on the move. Download the podcast from I-Tunes or Soundcloud and listen on your mobile device or I-Pod.

In this episode we include industry news from Glyngary, Selecta Systems, Solidor, Listers, Window Ware, My Trade TV, Synseal, Boing Boing Group, FrameXpress, Supalite, Truedor, NFA Awards, TuffX & more!

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Welcome to the MyTradeTv glazing podcast. Bringing you the latest news from the glazing industry in a audible podcast you can listen to on the move. Download the podcast from I-Tunes or Soundcloud and listen on your mobile device or I-Pod.

In this episode we include industry news from Edgetech, Selecta Systems, The Consultancy, National Plastics, Veka Academy, BFRC, Carl F Groupco, Veka Group, Swisspacer & Glyngary.

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Welcome to the MyTradeTv glazing podcast. Bringing you the latest news from the glazing industry in a audible podcast you can listen to on the move. Download the podcast from I-Tunes or Soundcloud and listen on your mobile device or I-Pod.

In this episode we include industry news from Customade, Deceuninck, Hurst Plastics, Inagas, Wintech, Solidor, The Fit Show, FrameXpress, TuffX, Synseal & Guardian Roofs

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Lee Clarke's My Trade TV Interviews Paul Godwin about this year's (2013) The Fit Show (Fabricator Installer Trade Show).