Pro Installer June 2014 - Issue 15 | Page 15

15 PRO INSTALLER JUNE 2014 PRO NEWS @proinstaller1 National Fenestration Awards In Full Swing! It took a little while to get there, say the organisers, but all parts of the National Fenestration Award are now live! This means that every category is now ready to accept your nominations, the Cool Wall continues to run well and the Top 30 People’s awards is also now live. Just in case you missed it, a couple of weeks ago the NFA team launched its attempt to find the very best people in the industry. They wanted to take it one step further than the traditional Top 30 Most Influential we are used to reading every year. So they put an NFA spin on the idea and expanded it into three new groups: • Top 30 Newcomers • Top 30 Under 30 • Top 30 Over 30 The idea is that splitting up the award into three categories will result in a more diverse and accurate representation of people. The ethos behind it is to include as many different people and recognise the hard work they do and what they contribute to the wider industry. Below is now the full and final list of all live categories ready to have your nominations: • Social Networker 2014 • Hardware Company 2014 • Young Person 2014 • Glass Systems Company 2014 • Systems Company 2014 • Composite And Panelled Doors 2014 • Steel Company 2014 • Timber Company 2014 • Aluminium Company 2014 • PVC Company 2014 • Digital Specialist 2014 - NEW! • Timber Alternative 2014 NEW! • Manufacturer/Fabricator 2014 NEW! Director Jason Grafton-Holt says: “With three new categories this year, we believe we are representing even more of our diverse and exciting industry than we did in our first year. I hope you will all make the most of this opportunity to reward some excellent companies in our new categories. “Also, I want to give a quick mention about sponsorship and an event we are planning for the end of this year’s competition. We are constantly listening to feedback and opinion as to how people wish to see this year’s NFAs finish to a climax. This sometimes means changing our initial plans and ideas as we go along to make sure we make the very best of what we have. “So after a recent meeting we began working on a fresh idea that to all our minds has never been done before. It is something we are VERY excited about and something which we think you’ll all be very excited about too. We’ll be telling you much more about it soon, and showing you how you and your company can get involved on a sponsorship level. “We all hope that you’ll continue to support us in our journey in the UK fenestration industry. And remember, if you haven’t already nominated, do it now so you don’t have to get them in at the last minute!” ‘it is something that we are VERY excited about’ www.fenestrationawards.co.uk One In 10 Would Hire A Handyman To Put Up A Shelf Britain has a reputation as a nation of DIY enthusiasts and home improvement lovers. However, whether or not people are still as keen to rely on their own DIY skills as they once were is under question, following new research. According to a study conducted for mortgage and secured loan brokerOceanFinance.co.uk, more than half (57%) of UK adults would pay a handyman to do some or all of a number of relatively straightforward jobs around their home. One in 10 (10%) of those questioned said they would pay someone to put up a shelf. Other fairly simple jobs respondents admitted they would pay a professional to do include bleeding a radiator (9%) and assembling flat pack furniture (7.4%). Of those willing to fork out to get odd jobs around the house done, the task they were most likely