On the 24^th November, the National Home Improvement Council (NHIC) Annual Awards Luncheon took place in the wonderful surroundings of the Gladstone Library, One Whitehall Place.  NFRC have been long time supporter and member of the NHIC. 

In all there were 9 categories and NFRC and its members did extremely well.  The ‘Award for Excellence in Roofing’, sponsored by NFRC, went to Wensley Roofing Ltd for their fine example of upgraded roofing that shows compatibility with the environment plus high quality workmanship.  The award was collected by NFRC Head of External Affairs Debbie Simcock and Company Secretary Gary Simcock on their behalf.

There were also joint runner ups for this award which went to AST Roofing (Bournemouth) Ltd and Bauder Ltd. So a huge congratulations to all three companies!

The success didn’t end there as NFRC also went away with the ‘Raising Training and Skills Standards TrustMark Scheme Operator’ Award, sponsored by TrustMark in conjunction with the NHIC Educational Trust, for our CompetentRoofer scheme. The judges said: ‘The CompetentRoofer scheme means that social landlords, householders, private landlords and business owners get an ‘all-in-one’ service that does not need Building Control Officer approval.’

Ian Henning (left), Technical Manager and Gary Simcock (right), Company Secretary collecting the Award from Andrew Stunell OBE, MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department for Communities and Local Government.

The final category of the ceremony was ‘Best Energy Solution for a Community Building’ which was won by Ploughcroft Solar.

NFRC would like congratulate those who entered and would encourage other companies to put entries forward for next year’s awards. For more information about NHIC and the Annual Awards please go to their brand new website www.nhic.org.uk.