2008 Winners
The Builders' Merchants Awards for Excellence 2008 event was staged at The Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on 21st November 2008 in front of an invited audience of 400 leading merchantS and suppliers.
The Awards were acclaimed to be a resounding success.
Listed below are details of the winners and finalists for each of the sponsored categories.
Fran McGeehan, Awards Co-ordinator Email: f.mcgeehan@hgluk.com
| Category | Winner/Finalist | Sponsor |
| Builders' Merchant Training Initiative of the Year | Winner: Kellaway Building Supplies Runners-Up: GAP & EH Smith (Builders' Merchants) |
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| Trainee of the Year | Winner: Richard Cosgrove - EH Smith (Builders' Merchants) Runners-Up: Andy Ankers - JT Dove & Robbie Trayhorn - Jewson |
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| Best Builders' Merchants Showroom | Winner: Jackson Building Centres Runners-Up: George Bence & Sons (Obsidian) & Jewson (Hull Sutton Fields) |
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| Best Builders' Merchants Hard Landscaping Display | Winner: Ridgeons Runners-Up: GPH Builders' Merchants & Ruscrete |
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| Best Builders' Merchant Website | Winner: C&W Berry Runners-Up: Long & Somerville & Parker Building Supplies & Jewson |
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| Best Customer Service by a Builders' Merchant | Winner: Kellaway Building Supplies Runners-Up: LBS Builders' Merchants & C&W Berry |
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| Best Builders' Merchant Marketing Initiative | Winner: EH Smith (Builders' Merchants) Runners-Up: Build Center (Wolseley) & Ridgeons & Parker Building Supplies |
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| Builders' Merchant Environmental Initiative | Winner:Plumbing Trade Supplies Runners-Up: Buildbase & SIG Plc |
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| Achiever of the Year | Winner: Ron Walker, Heating Plumbing Supplies Runners-Up: Alan Ball Plumbing Trade Supplies & Kevin Middleton - Grafton Merchanting GB |
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| Builders' Merchant Manager of the Year | Winner: Sean Furlong - EH Smith (Builders' Merchants) Runners-Up: Kenny Couper - Beatsons (Building Supplies) & Richard Wyatt - Plumbing Trade Supplies & Andy Hill - Cooper Clarke Civils & Lintels (Buildbase) |
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| Independent Builders' Merchant of the Year (1-5 branches) | Winner: C&W Berry Runners-Up: Beatsons (Building Supplies) & GPH Builders' Merchants |
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| Independent Builders' Merchant of the Year (6 branches or more) | Winner: MKM Building Supplies Runners-Up: JT Dove & GAP |
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| National Builders' Merchant of the Year | Winner: Plumbing Trade Supplies Runners-Up: Buildbase & Jewson |
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| Supplier of the Year | Winner: Hunter Plastics Runners-Up: Brett Martin Building Products & Catnic |  |
| Builders' Merchant Lifetime Achievement Award | Winner: Kenneth Smith - EH Smith (Builders' Merchants) |  |