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Since then he has worked in various roles in the retail sector in the
Northwest of England before
being invited to join Advantage in 1996 by Chairman Ian Moran.
Joe's love of football has been an important part of his life. After
he finished playing he decided
to take up coaching and has gained a full set of FA coaching badges.
For the past 22 years Joe has
been coaching football for youngsters as young as six years old. He
is currently the football development
coach for 'Reddish Vulcans JFC', a club based near Manchester, which
is believed to be the most
successful junior football club in England. Joe says: "I spend
most of my spare time coaching and
can honestly say that it is the most fulfilling activity you can possibly
imagine. It gives me tremendous
pleasure to watch young kids learning to play football in a safe and
friendly environment and to see
them progress and fulfil their potential."
During his 10 years with Advantage Joe's area has grown from looking
after the Northwest,
Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the whole of the Northwest of England
from Cumbria down
to Staffordshire. He says: "during each of my 10 years Advantage
has taken positive steps to progress
to the next level. I have seen the introduction of a dedicated conservatory
division, three new factories
opened and the workforce and management team expanded. New transport,
the introduction of IT
systems and modern fabrication machinery has seen Advantage able to
compete with the very best
in the industry. Underlying all this has been service. I believe our
service is second to none and it's
that that has made the real difference."
This year has been very busy for Joe and the other members of Advantage's
sales team. In January the
company launched the Window Installers Warehouse trade counter initiative.
Joe has been at the heart
of the new scheme which allows retail window companies and wholesalers
the opportunity to open a
branded WIW trade counter. He says: "The WIW initiative has been
a tremendous success and I've
thoroughly enjoyed promoting its benefits. We are well on the way to
becoming the largest independent
chain of trade counters in the UK and for me it's a very exciting to
be part of such a dynamic business."
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JOE COMPLETES 10 YEARS WITH ADVANTAGE . .
