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 The prestigious National Home Improvement Annual Awards recognise your achievement in the UK housing arena. Since its introduction in1974 the Awards Scheme has steadily progress from strength to strength and is now highly regarded as the nation’s premier housing event in its particular sector.
In fact, last year the Annual Award scheme attracted more entries than every before from across the spectrum of housing modernisation projects and initiatives, as well associated activities such as energy efficiency, safety and design quality. This year, unfortunately, due to the severity of the current recession some of our most respected and faithful sponsors have had to withdraw their support because of their commitment to budgetary restraints. Nevertheless, we are pressing forward with a more modest but nonetheless prestigious Annual Award scheme. |
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 This Award is for a housing association modernisation project showing innovation of significant benefit for the community. Sponsor: Electrical Contractors’ Association in conjunction with the National Housing Federation
The ECA supports the electrical contracting industry and safeguards the customer 
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 This Award is the most outstanding private or public development using recycled urban land or buildings.
Sponsor: Federation of Master Builders
The FMB represents thousands of member firms in the UK construction and is a prime mover in the campaign to reduce VAT and to Get Britain Building. |
 This Award is for the best example of upgraded roofing stock that shows compatibility with the environment plus high quality workmanship.
Sponsor: National Federation of Roofing Contractors
The NFRC is dedicated to high roofing standards and a database of competent contractors. |
 This Award is for the best project which demonstrates an innovative approach in successfully encouraging the take-up of insulation measures.
Sponsor: Warm Front Ltd
Warm Front Ltd is one of the leading providers of energy efficiency & building services in the North West of England. Established in 2005, it has already has successfully served the energy saving needs of over 65,000 homes and proved its unique ability to provide a single source solution for energy efficiency and home improvements. |
 This Award is for excellence in glazing.
Sponsor: Certass
Certass which stands for certification and self assessment, was formed several years ago and was one of the original Quality Mark certification bodies. It is therefore a natural progression for Certass to move into the self assessment market. Certass can provide a One Stop Shop for glazing contractors (who give Insurance via QANW) whereby they need only declare their completed contracts once to Certass, and they will pass all relevant information on to the various insurance providers, thus simplifying current arrangements and avoiding extra paper work and administration.
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 Part of TrustMark’s remit is to encourage the raising of standards in training and skills within the domestic repair, maintenance and improvement sector.This Award is for the best project which demonstrates an innovative approach to successfully raising standards within a sector or firm.
Sponsor: TrustMark in conjunction with the NHIC Educational Trust
The award is open to both TrustMark Scheme Operators (Category 1) and TrustMark Registered Firms (Category 2). Awards will be given to the best entry and runner up from each category.
The brief is deliberately left very open to interpretation to encourage innovative entries. Raising standards in a sector by a Scheme Operator could be the introduction of new qualifications and the encouragement of firms to use them. In the case of a firm, it could be putting all staff through a customer care training programme. In every case, the entry must identify what the problem was eg. poor knowledge of a subject; how it was tackled and what outcomes were achieved. The submission should also contain independent endorsements of the results, case studies and photographs if applicable |
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This Award is for the project which demonstrates the widest range of energy efficiency products, measures and microgeneration technologies to be retro fitted maximizing cost payback and CO2 savings.
Sponsor: British Gas
British Gas is the leading supplier of domestic fuel and is joint sponsor of the
Big Green Home initiative in conjunction with the NHIC |
 Safety in the home is paramount. This award is for the most innovative, comprehensive and cost effective programme/project involving the safe use and installation of any fossil fuel appliances across the spectrum of dwelling types in both the private and public housing sectors. The programme/project could embrace any aspect of good safety derived from the further development and implementation of appropriate training and education, information provision, research or advocacy in relation to householders and the community.
Sponsor: The Gas Safety Trust
Founded in 2005 The Gas safety Trust is the UK’s leading gas safety charity providing grant funding to a wide variety of organizations involved in Information. training and education, research and lobbying.
It works in partnership with many organisations to ensure that the maximum opportunities and effects are achieved and that more people are less exposed to carbon monoxide and its effects. The Trust has granted over £750,000 to programmes and projects. |
 This Award is for the best local authority or social landlords completed modernization.
Sponsor: Ideal Standard
Ideal Standard, a leading provider of innovative & design-driven bathroom solutions, today pledged to add 100 more products to the Bathroom Manufacturers Association's (BMA) water efficient labelling scheme. |
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Sponsor: Bathroom Manufacturers Association in conjunction with DEFRA
The Bathroom Manufacturers Association's primary objective is to provide an independent forum for bathroom manufacturers trading in the UK to properly discuss and debate matters of mutual interest. It acts as an information highway between Industry, government and the consumer on issues that affect the bathroom business. |
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The George Plucknett Award |
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This Award is made at the discretion of the Judges if they consider there is one submission which stands out beyond all others. |
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