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will be recognised in a new category at the
next GAI/RIBA Architectural Ironmongery
Specification Awards.
The ‘Best new product: design and
innovation’ category has been created to
celebrate new door and window hardware
products, allowing advancing technologies
to be fully showcased and recognised.
Products using new methods of
manufacture, a new design concept or
displaying originality of thought would be
eligible. They could also show a unique
way of using a material, a new solution or
a new design.
This category is not limited to mechanical
products. New innovations or technologies
in access control, door automation or any
field allied to architectural ironmongery
could also be submitted.
In addition to the new ‘Best new
product: design and innovation’ category,
projects can be nominated for the following
categories: residential; commercial and
hospitality; public sector health and
education buildings; and international
projects outside the UK and Ireland.
Architects, specifiers, building contractors,
clients and their architectural ironmongery
advisers and suppliers across the world can
nominate projects for the 2018/19 awards
from August 2018. The projects or products
must be either completed or released on to
the market between 1 October 2016 and 30
September 2018 to be eligible for entry.
David Stacey, president of the GAI, says:
“The Specification Awards ceremony is
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one of the Guild’s most highly anticipated
events. The calibre of entries is always
incredibly high and shows architectural
ironmongery at its best. The GAI is always
proud to see its member companies
involved in so many complex projects.
“These awards are unique because
they reward the whole specification
team, highlighting the importance of
the professional partnership between
architects and architectural ironmongers.”
For each category in the awards there
will be a winner, second and third place.
The judges will also decide on an overall
‘winner of winners’. There is no limit to the
number of entries to the 2018/19 awards.
The first entry from a GAI or RIBA member
is free of charge.
Follow the GAI on Twitter (@gai_UK)
and LinkedIn to find out when the
Specification Awards is open for entries.
www.gai.org.uk
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