Irish cement and building materials brand Mannok has swept the board for the second year in a row at the National Buying Group Supplier of the Year Awards.

Though its annual conference and awards could not go ahead as planned, NBG held a virtual event tonight (Wednesday November 25th) which continued to celebrate the success of Suppliers.

As with previous years, Partners voted for the Supplier of the Year in each of NBG’s eight Category Management Teams (CMTs), as well as Product of the Year and Brand of the Year in both the heavyside and lightside sectors. However, this year a brand-new category was added, and Partners were asked to vote for their NBG Lockdown Hero.

The winners for the eight Category Management Teams were: Forterra Building Products (Brick & Block), Pavestone (UK) Ltd (Civils & Landscaping), TIMco (Decorating, Hardware & Kitchens), Mannok (General Building), Merlyn (Plumbing, Heating & Showrooms), Knauf Insulation Ltd (Roofing & Insulation), Toolbank Ltd (Tools & Workwear) and Caledonian Plywood Co (Timber).

Product of the Year was won by Mannok for its Master Grade Cement and the Brand of the Year award was taken home by Mannok (Heavyside) and TIMco (Lightside).

Mannok swept the board after a special award was also unveiled this year to celebrate NBG’s Lockdown Hero. Mannok was presented with the award for an outstanding contribution to the NBG community during lockdown and how they went the extra mile to communicate with and support Partners.

Over 300 Partners, Suppliers and friends of NBG logged on to watch the virtual ceremony and celebrate together with surprise party games, drinks and nibbles. The immersive awards event was made possible thanks to support from a number of Suppliers: Polypipe, TIMco, Toolbank, Forterra, Knauf, Quinn, Marshalls, Arbor, Everbuild, Aliaxis, Siniat, VELUX and Aggregate Industries.

Nick Oates, Managing Director of NBG, said: “The NBG conference is the highlight of our calendar year and although we couldn’t be together in person, we thought it was important that we still celebrated our Suppliers. Although the ceremony was held virtually, there was no loss of atmosphere and we were still able to recognise success with equal enthusiasm as at previous events. We are so grateful for the support from Suppliers that meant the awards could continue. Another big well done to all our winners and we look forward to celebrating in person as soon as we can.”

Th winners and runners up were: 

Brick & Block CMT Supplier of the Year 2020

1^st – Forterra Building Products

2^nd -Mannok

3^rd – H+H UK Ltd – Celcon

 

Decorating, Hardware & Kitchens CMT Supplier of the Year 2020

1^st – TIMco

2^nd – Symphony Group plc

3^rd – Tembe DIY Products Ltd

 

Civils & Landscaping CMT Supplier of the Year 2020

1^st – Pavestone (UK) Ltd

2^nd – Marsh Industries Ltd

3^rd – Long Rake Spar Co Ltd

 

General Building CMT Supplier of the Year 2020

1^st – Mannok

2^nd – Everbuild Building Products Ltd

3^rd – Siniat Ltd

 

Plumbing, Heating & Showrooms CMT Supplier of the Year 2020

1^st – Merlyn

2^nd – VADO

3^rd – QX Bathroom Products

 

Roofing & Insulation CMT Supplier of the Year 2020

1^st – Knauf Insulation Ltd

2^nd – VELUX Company Ltd

3^rd – Mannok

 

Timber CMT Supplier of the Year 2020

 

1^st – Caledonian Plywood Co

2^nd – MDM Timber Ltd

3^rd – Arbor Forest Products Ltd

 

Tools & Workwear CMT Supplier of the Year 2020

1^st Toolbank Ltd

2^nd – Castle Clothing Ltd

3^rd – T King Associates Ltd

 

Product of the Year 2020

1^st – Mannok – Master Grade Cement

2^nd – Azpects – EASYJoint

3^rd – Sika Everbuild – EB25

 

Heavyside Brand of the Year 2020

1^st – Mannok

2^nd – Knauf Insulation Ltd

3^rd – H+H UK Ltd – Celcon

 

Lightside Brand of the Year 2020

1^st – TIMco

2^nd – OX Group

3^rd – Toolbank Ltd

 

NBG Lockdown Hero of the Year 2020

1^st – Mannok

2^nd – Taylor Maxwell

3^rd – Cemex UK Materials Ltd