Clearview National March 2015 - Issue 160 | Page 5

INDUSTRYNEWS NEW EXCELLENCE AWARDS announced FOR 2015 »»Leading sustainable building envelope specialist Schueco UK has announced that, in conjunction with RIBA Journal, it is again running the Schueco Excellence Awards for Design and Innovation. The 2015 Awards will be presented at a special lunchtime event to be held in June at the Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea and the winning and commended entries will be published in a special supplement accompanying the July issue of RIBA Journal. Launched in 2014 to celebrate the very best in UK building design, the Schueco Excellence Awards have nine separate categories covering more or less every sector of the industry. The only stipulation for entry is that the building submitted should include at least one Schueco system. The judges will be looking for entries that demonstrate how creativity, innovation and buildteam collaboration using Schueco systems have delivered exemplar design and exceptional product solutions to realise original concepts. The categories for the Awards will be: education building; health building; commercial building; small project; individual home; residential development; sustainability; steel projects; and specialist contractor. Entries should be submitted by email to schuecoawards@ ribajournal.com; closing date is midday 9 April 2015 AGM Extravaganza »»Industry-leading organisation Network VEKA is making preparations for its ever-popular AGM and Awards Evening on Saturday 21st March, with a large number of sponsors supporting the event. Attendees will be able to visit exhibitors at the ‘Network VEKA Business Centre’ and talk to suppliers such as finance and marketing specialists, affiliate companies and training partners. The Gala Dinner and Awards Evening will kick off at 6pm with a champagne reception sponsored by Renolit.Visitors, wearing their best black-tie attire, will be welcomed once again, by Brand Ambassador Steve Davis and have the opportunity for celebration photos with the Six-Times World Snooker Champion. Network VEKA MD John Ogilvie says: “This year’s event is gearing up to be one of our best yet. We even have a new award this year with lots of our ‘gearing up to be one of our best yet’ member companies currently battling it out to have one of their team shortlisted for ‘Fitter of the Year’. We will be announcing the shortlist soon. If you haven’t booked yet, you’ll have to act fast to secure your place! Email: [email protected] The brand that’s asked for by name Daniel Shaw and Dean Armstrong »»In 2004, Lister Trade Frames embarked on an ambitious plan to develop a retail brand specifically for their trade installation customers. Ten years later, and the Elitis brand has been a huge success for Listers and more importantly for their customers who adopted the brand, offering them brochures, websites, van livery, signboards and drop cards. Daniel Shaw, Marketing Manager commented:”The main aim of the Elitis brand was to be attainable, practical and desirable for our customers. We couldn’t create something where the price prohibited them making the best use of the brand, so we produced many of the features and benefits free of charge.” Since the launch, Elitis has blossomed into not only a recognised brand for the installer, but also the homeowners who were starting to specify the Elitis product range as their preferred choice. “That’s when we knew we’d got it right. To have the end user looking for Elitis installers meant that we now had a lead generation tool.” Daniel adds. For more information visit, www.listertf.co.uk or call 01782 391900 C L E A RV I E W-U K . C O M » M A R 2015 » 5