Just in case you missed it, although I highly doubt you did, the 2018 National Fenestration Awards finalists were announced recently, which means voting is now open and you can expect your social media timelines and email inboxes to rightly be filled with a plethora of media and marketing materials hoping to garner your votes and generally spreading the NFA message. Not sorry!
Here are the nominees in each of the 24 categories:
Aluminium Company:
Bennett Architectural
Origin Global
Jack Aluminium
AluK GB
Sapa
REAL Aluminium
Bi-Folding Door Manufacturer:
Liniar
AluFold Direct
Everglade Windows
Folding Sliding Door Company
Dutemann
Warmcore by Synseal
Origin Bifolds
Sliders UK
Colour Specialists:
Glazpart
Kolorseal
RegaLead
Deceuninck
TWR Bi-Folds
Composite/Panelled Doors:
Hurst Plastics
Solidor Ltd
Distinction Doors
Endurance Doors (Rocal)
Door-Stop International
IG Doors
Conservatory Roof Fabricator:
Prefix Systems Ltd
Icotherm Roof Systems
Premier Conservatory Supplies
Guardian Roofs
Synseal – Global
Korniche
Ultraframe
Digital Specialist:
Balls 2 Marketing
Purplex
Business Micros
Plane Perspective
Fabricator/Manufacturer:
Pratchett Joinery
Unique Window Systems Ltd
RJ Windows Ltd
Selecta Systems
Panoramic Doors UK
Lancashire Trade Frames
Solidor
Conservatory Outlet
Endurance Doors
Pearl Window Systems Ltd
Roseview Windows Ltd
Masterframe Windows
Exeter Trade Aluminium
Everglade Windows
AluFold Direct
Frame Fast UK
FrameXpress
Kingfisher Windows
Emplas
Listers
The Glazerite Group UK Ltd
Abcell
Bison Trade Frames
Made For Trade
Glass Systems Company:
Pilkington
Saint-Gobain
Guardian Glass
Hardware Company:
VBH (GB) Ltd
Glazpart
blu Performance
Caldwell Security
Ingenious Locks & Hardware
MACO UK
BJ Waller
Carl F Groupco
Yale
Trojan Group
CR Lawrence
Brisant Secure
IGU Manufacturer:
Double R
Morley Glass
Clayton Glass
Ecoglass
Oakland Glass
Integral Blinds Company:
Between Glass Blinds
Morley Glass
HiTech Blinds
Swiftglide
Machinery Company:
Promac
Avantek Machinery
elumatec
HEGLA/Bystronic UK
Stuga Machinery
Haffner Murat
Glass Machinery Company
Timberweld®
New Company Of The Year:
Alumitech Ltd
Architectural Aluminium Apertures Ltd
Exeter Trade Aluminium
Viiu Ltd
New Product Of The Year:
Masterframe Windows Ltd
Selecta Systems
Tremco / Illbruck
Deceuninck
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PVC Company:
Masterframe Windows Ltd
Selecta Systems
Unitfeature Ltd
Eurocell
Deceuninck
Sliding Patio Door Company:
Viiu Ltd
VueLite
Quickslide
Eurocell
Social Networker:
Lucy Jones – Solidor
Elina Perry – Pratchet Joinery
Mark Walker – Selecta Systems
Lauren Edwards – Glazerite
Spacer Bar Manufacturer:
Thermoseal
Edgetech (UK) Ltd
SWISSPACER
Systems Company:
Selecta Systems
Liniar / HL Plastics
Deceuninck
Eurocell
Jack Aluminium
Synseal
VEKA
Timber Alternative Company:
Roseview Windows
Masterframe Windows Ltd
The Prestige Collection by Aztec Windows
Residence Collection
Evolution Windows
Timber Company:
Pratchett Joinery
Glyngary Joinery Ltd
Exitex Ltd
TimberWindows.com
West Port Windows
Training Centre:
Fit For Trade Ltd
PM Training
IPS International
Schueco UK
West Suffolk College
Vertical Sliding Window Company:
Pratchett Joinery
Roseview Windows
Masterframe Windows Ltd
Glyngary Joinery
Exitex Ltd
Barnet Window Co Ltd
Quickslide Ltd
Young Person:
Harry Sellwood – Alumitech Ltd
Rob Hawthorne – Pratchett Joinery
Joel Rhodes – Prefix Systems
Jake Hodgkinson – Bennett Architectural
Tej Naik – Unique Window Systems
Owen Mullock – Solidor Ltd
Grace Mullock – Solidor Ltd
The biggest yet
This is the fifth NFA campaign and is the biggest to date. In 2018 we wanted to build on the now permanent and influential reputation the awards had worked very hard for. We thought that one of the best ways to do that was to shine the NFA light on new areas of the industry that we hadn’t yet focused on, or was being missed out by other parts of the industry.
So, we expanded the NFAs to cover 24 categories. This made the awards easily the most inclusive glazing sector awards in the industry. Something I am personally proud of.
We had nearly 300 nominations cast over the longest nominations phase ever. It started Tuesday 16th January and closed Friday 14th September. Nine months. But for me, this isn’t the most impressive stat. The most impressive stat for me was that we had 110 different people and companies nominated. The aim of the awards is to be able to represent and show off as much of the very best people and companies in our industry. You can only do that if you get more and more people and companies taking part, which is what we have had this year. Something that again I am very proud of.
What happens now
Voting is now live and we have already had a deluge of early votes. In fact during the writing of this post we have had whopping 631 votes. To put this into perspective, we get the most votes as the campaign nears the very end as companies get into 5th gear with their promotion. There’s nothing like a deadline to get people motivated! As we reach that deadline, which is 11pm on Friday 26th October we can expect the votes to flood in.
When voting does close, Winners Week will return, a feature we have had for the previous two campaigns. This is a week in which we drip-feed the announcement of winners over the course of one working week. This year Winners Week will take place from Monday 29th October and will end on Friday 2nd November.
There will of course be the 2018 Winners Event, and that will follow in early 2019. But for now, focus should be turned to the voting, and you can find out more about that by following this link: http://www.fenestrationawards.co.uk/2018-categories/
Good luck to all those taking part!
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