More than 500 industry leaders and guests shared a glorious end to a two-year wait on Friday as the deserving winners of the G21 Awards stepped on stage to be recognised as the best of the best in these most challenging times.

The atmosphere was electric at the London Hilton on Park Lane as everyone celebrated not only the achievements of the trophy winners but also a welcome return of one of the cornerstones of the industry social calendar after the gloom and uncertainty of the past two years’ restrictions.

It proved to be an exceptional event in other ways, with the time lapse reflected in a record roll-call of finalists, plus two separate pairs of joint winners rendering the most ever trophies, 14 in all, as well as the first candidate ever to take the same award for a fourth time, as Best Installer – and of course comedian Ellie Taylor as the event’s first woman celebrity host.

“It was the best year yet in so many ways,” said organiser Tony Higgin, “Especially as everyone generated such a buzz in coming back to such a much-loved event after all the challenges we faced since we were here last.”

The winners’ own reports of their achievement are already coming in (see separate articles) and the photo and video records of the events are currently being uploaded to www.G-Awards.com but meanwhile, the winners in each category were:


Best Sustainability Initiative VEKA UK

Best Promotional Campaign DoorCo with FLiP and GRiPCORE

Best Training & Development Initiative Arran Isle

Best Commercial Project The Residence Collection for Sewell Park Academy

Unsung Hero (joint winners) Sharon Fowler, Window Ware and Colin Russell, VBH (GB)

Best Component Supplier Thermoseal Group

Best Customer Care Initiative AluK

Best New Product ODL Europe, Guardsman Composite Fire Door

Best Fabricator Emplas

Best Glass Company Cornwall Group

COVID 19 Business Hero Award (joint winners) Liniar and UAP

Best Installer The Window Company (Contracts)

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