The National Insulation Industry Awards have announced that BREEAM will be the title sponsor of the event.
Event founder, Colin Heath, said: “To say we are over the moon to get BREEAM on board to this level is an understatement. It’s a huge endorsement that these awards are long overdue and much needed by the insulation industry.”
Other sponsors to date of the event are the NHIC, Graco, the Committee on Climate Change, Recticel Insulation, BRUFMA, the BBA, and the National Energy Foundation.
TV presenter Nick Knowles will host the black-tie gala dinner on November 30, at the East Midlands Conference Centre and Orchard Hotel in Nottingham which has a BREEAM rating of “Excellent”.
Judge Kevin Bohea, president of BRUFMA, said: “At last! An awards event recognising the very important contribution that insulation makes to building performance. I am really pleased to be supporting an event that will recognise the importance of insulation in high performance buildings.
“The reduction of energy consumption is vitally important to our future and insulation has a key role to play in this arena. I am honoured to be supporting the NIIA event and looking forward to helping choose the winners in each category.”
Fellow judge Mike Easdon, managing director of InBuild Solutions, said: “It is a great privilege to be part of this inaugural awards ceremony which celebrates and showcases the work of the insulation industry. For the first time, companies representing every market sector from distributors, domestic installers to commercial contractors, manufacturers and designers will all come together to demonstrate technical excellence and the highest standards of quality and workmanship.
“These awards will raise the profile of the industry and the importance and relevance of insulation and acoustics in the construction process. The award winners will get the recognition they deserve and I am looking forward to celebrating their success.”
