What a night
November 2017

More trophies than ever …another near-record crowd …and another host of world-class products, people and initiatives – the G17 Awards event excelled again as the high-point of the industry year on Friday when over 600 guests gathered at the London Hilton on Park Lane to recognise the very best achievements throughout the year.

Guests cheered the 12 deserving winners in the G-Awards categories, plus the respected Derek Bonnard Award for Outstanding Achievement as well as the two new Awards, presented by the Glass & Glazing Federation and FENSA.

But the loudest applause went to the 12 fenestration females of the GM Fundraising Paddle2Pedal challenge when it was revealed that their marathon, originally launched to raise £50,000, had more than doubled that to a fantastic £108,474.19!

“It really was a another night to remember,” said organiser Tony Higgin, “not just for the 600-plus who joined us to applaud the winners but again for the standard of entries and the effort that was put into every one of them, which the judges agreed was exceptional.”

Top of the list, the coveted New Product of the Year award went to Deceuninck for its Heritage Flush Sash window system.

Fabricator of the Year was the Glazerite UK Group
Installer of the Year: SEH BAC
Glass Company: Global Glass
Conservatory Installer: Thistle Windows and Conservatories
Promotional Campaign, Trade: Real Aluminium
Promotional Campaign, Retail: SEH BAC
Commercial Project: HSSP Architects and Oxted Window Systems
Component Supplier: Mila
Training and Development Initiative: Epwin Group
Customer Care Initiative: Glassolutions
Unsung Hero: Danny Barnett, Solidor
Derek Bonnard Award for Excellence: Thermoseal Group
GGF Lifetime Achievement Award: Greg O’Donoghue
FENSA Installation of the Year: Artisan Conservatories and Windows

Individual reports from the winners’ perspectives are already coming in and will be recorded here.

A full photo gallery and video of the winners can be viewed via the G-Awards website here.