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THE SCOTTISH HOME IMPROVEMENT AWARDS REVEAL SCOTLAND’S HOME HEROES FOR 2017!

The 3rd annual Scottish Home Improvement Awards, presented by Paramount Creative, was held at the Glasgow Marriott on June 16th with some 400 guests coming together to celebrate the best of the Scottish home improvement trade.

In excess of 20,000 votes were cast and over 1,000 businesses received nominations; the panel of industry specialists had a hugely difficult task as this year saw fierce competition between the 153 finalists. Winning a Scottish Home Improvement Award is a true reflection of the best of the industry thus making award recipients household favourite status!

TV personality and interior design guru, John Amabile returned to host the evening and hand out the night’s accolades to deserving businesses from across Scotland. He was joined by representatives from sponsors and supporters including Gerry Woods of The Scottish and Northern Irish Plumbing Employers Federation (SNIPEF), Scott Carter-Dowding of the National Institute of Carpet and Floorlayers (NICF), Phil Ford of Skills Development Scotland and Damian Walters of the BiKBBI.

Awards winners were announced to enthusiastic cheers with many receiving 

standing ovations from a broad spectrum of industry personalities attending the event. ‘Scotland’s Best Kitchen Company’ was awarded to Silver Birch Interiors, while ‘Scotland’s Best Bedroom Company’ was won by DM Design with the award for ‘Scotland’s Best Bathroom Company’ going to BAGNODESIGN.

Debuting at the 2017 Scottish Home Improvement Awards was a new accolade of ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Industry’. This will truly prove to be a much coveted award and the inaugural winner was announced as CEO of the BiKBBI, Damian Walters. The award was decided upon after analysing independent, organic nominations from within the home improvement industry where the committee recognised Damian for his tireless work developing the institute, his work in the field of education, and his consistent charitable efforts.

Damian said of his award, “Whilst completely shocked by the award, I am incredibly grateful to receive such an accolade and delighted to have been involved with SHIA for the third year running. The awards are clearly growing in popularity and I’m confident we’ll continue our support for years to come.”

Scottish Home Improvement Awards CEO and Founder, Warren Paul, shared his appreciation for the commitment and engagement of supporters, “Establishing partnerships with agencies and businesses is vital to the success of these awards. We need to continue to work together to ensure an industry environment we can all be proud to work in. I am thankful that we have the support of organisations such as BiKBBI to help us celebrate this fantastic trade. Here’s to 2018 being even bigger!”

Interested in joining our official partners for 2018? Get in touch with the Scottish Home Improvement Awards Team on 0141 774 5272 to discuss opportunities.

Head to www.homeimprovementawards.co.uk to see a full list of 2017 winners!