The best of the best
December 2015

Winners …double winners …repeat winners … when the industry gathered to honour the top achievers in the G15 Awards and Gala Dinner at the end of November, everyone agreed it was one of the best years yet.

More than 600 of glazing’s great and good applauded the deserving winners for an array of products and initiatives all reflecting the ability, imagination and effort that this industry is capable of – and rightly proud of.

Organiser Tony Higgin said: “It was the best year to date for so many reasons. Every single winner showed what a milestone 2015 really has been for the industry – and the buzz in the hall throughout the event left no doubt that everyone agreed.”

Among those with most the celebrate were two double winners – Saint-Gobain Glass UK taking home the trophy for Glass Company of the Year as well as the Derek Bonnard Award for Excellence marking Saint-Gobain’s 350th anniversary, and Thermoseal Group winning both for Training and Development and Component Supplier of the Year.

There was a much-applauded encore for The Window Company (Contracts) returning as Installer of the Year following its G14 triumph in the same category.

Then there were those serial award winners from Thistle Windows and Conservatories, adding yet one more trophy – for Conservatory Installer – to the company’s record haul of 13 Network Veka annual awards, not to mention a few others along the way.

And, of course, making its debut on the trophy table, the G15 Unsung Hero Award went to Amanda Boikovs, PA to Mila’s Richard Gyde, affectionately known as ‘Panda’ and recognised by all as ‘the heart of the business’.

Other category winners were:

New Product: Apeer Doors (for its Lumi window and door system)
Customer Care Initiative: Edgetech (for Edgetech Dealership Plus)
Commercial Project: Pilkington UK (For work on the Land Rover BAR’s Headquarters project)
Promotional Campaign, Retail: Solidor (For its Bigger and Better consumer lead generation campaign)
Promotional Campaign, Trade: Mila (for its ProSecure Door Hinge campaign)
Fabricator: Emplas

As ever, a very big thank you to all the sponsors who did so much to make the event the success that it was, and of course to Jason Manford for a great comedy slot as well as hosting the presentations.

Photos of all the winners are below …and, coming soon, watch out for our video coverage of the event plus the winners’ interviews.

Training and Development: Thermoseal, MD Gwain Paterson received the award from Gareth Mobley of DW3 Products.	G15 Unsung Hero: Amanda Boikovs of Mila, presented by Ryan Johnson of Emplas.	Commercial Project: Pilkington, Michael Metcalfe received the trophy from Ultraframe’s Steve McIntyre.
Promotional Campaign, Retail: Solidor. Gareth Mobley is presented the trophy by Thermoseal’s Gwain Paterson.	Promotional Campaign, Trade: Mila. Sarah Gyde received the award from Saint-Gobain’s Steve Severs.	Customer Care Initiative: Edgetech. Alan Fielder is presented the trophy by ERA CEO Darren Waters.
The Derek Bonnard Award for Excellence: Saint-Gobain Glass UK, presented by Joe Hague of Promac.	New Product: Apeer Doors (Lumi). Colin Torley of Veka presented the trophy to Asa McGillan.	Conservatory Installer: Thistle Windows and Conservatories. Ian Bruce was handed the trophy by Pilkington’s John Spiby.
Component Supplier: Thermoseal Group, presented by Epwin’s Clare O’Hara.	Installer: The Window Company (Contracts), Swisspacer MD Andreas Geith presented the trophy to MD David Thornton.	Fabricator: Emplas, Ryan Johnson was presented by Graeme Bailey of Business Micros.
Glass Company: Steve Severs, Craig Dodsworth and Andy Hyde received the trophy from GGF President Brian Baker.