G26 Awards Announce 2026 Shortlist Ahead of Prestigious London Gala

The organisers of the G26 Awards are delighted to reveal the shortlist for this year’s event, with winners set to be announced at the gala dinner on Friday 27 November at the iconic London Hilton on Park Lane.

“Congratulations to all our G26 Awards finalists. This year’s entries have showcased exceptional innovation and genuine inspiration across the industry, with new companies joining us and raising the bar even higher. We look forward to celebrating your success at the London Hilton on Friday 27 November,” said Tony Higgin, Event Organiser.

The finalists are:

 Business Excellence Award

• Atlas Aluminium
• CO Home Improvements
• Eco Energy Doors, Windows and Glass
• ERA
• Frontier Windows
• Quickslide Windows & Doors
• Sternfenster
• The Window Hub
• TWC Home Group
• Tyneside Home Improvements
• Victorian Sliders
• Window Ware

Commercial Project of the Year

• Adelaide House, Crittall Windows
• Chepstow Project, Eco Energy Doors, Windows and Glass
• Coventry University, Bennetts Joinery & Glazing
• Greenheys , Manchester Science Park, Reynaers Aluminium UK
• Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease, Kingfisher Windows

Component Supplier Award

• Allegion Safety & Security Solutions
• ERA
• Glazpart
• Safeware Hardware
• Stronghold Anchor
• Thermoseal Group
• Window Ware

Customer Service Award

• Quickslide Windows & Doors
• TWC Home Group

Digital Transformation Award  NEW CATEGORY

• Future Products
• ICAAL & hup!
• Nova Group
• Quickslide Windows & Doors
• Sternfenster
• Supply2trade
• Victorian Sliders
• Window Ware

Fabricator of the Year

• Atlas Aluminium
• Future Products
• Nova Group Limited
• Polyframe Products
• Quickslide Windows & Doors
• SWC Trade Frames
• Sternfenster
• Universal Trade Frames
• Victorian Sliders

Installer of the Year

• Bramley Window Systems
• CO Home Improvements
• Eco Energy Doors ,Windows and Glass
• TWC Home Group
• The Window Hub

New Product of the Year

• AluK GB Ltd, AluK IconiK Bifold Door
• Ingenious Locks & Hardware, InvisiHinge
• Quickslide Windows & Doors, Legacy Protect
• Saint-Gobain Glass, 4.8mm STADIP® PLUS
• Saint-Gobain Glass, PLANITHERM® NEO
• Sparklike Oy, The Sparklike Handheld Nova™
• Stronghold Anchor
• Victorian Sliders, Seamless Midrail

Retrofit Excellence Award  NEW CATEGORY

• Anglian Building Products
• Eco Energy Doors, Windows and Glass
• Monocle Building by EYG and AluK
• Greenacres Thatcham by Thames Valley Windows
• 1970’s Hillside Home by Thames Valley Windows

Rising Star

• Ashley Charlesworth, Future Products
• George Baker, SWC Trade Frames
• Helen Grice, ERA
• Henry Dowd, Universal Trade Frames

Sales & Marketing Initiative of the Year

• CO Manufacturing
• Glazpart
• ICAAL & Deceuninck
• ICAAL & Droylsden Glass
• Nova Group
• Quickslide Windows & Doors
• Reynaers Aluminium UK
• SWC Trade Frames
• Universal Trade Frames
• Victorian Sliders

Training Excellence Award

• CO Manufacturing
• Sternfenster

Unsung Hero

• Gabriela Skorny, Eco Energy Windows
• Glenn Forde, Stuga Machinery
• Kim Tiley, AluK GB
• Terry Saunders, Universal Trade Frames

The event is sponsored by leading names including Chigwell Window Centre plc, Emplas, Epwin, FENSA, FIT Show, GGF, Hegla and Thermoseal.

The organisers would like to thank the media partners Glass News, Glass Times, The Glazine, Total Installer, Total Fabricator and Windows Active for their support.

The G26 Awards presentation and gala dinner remains one of the most anticipated nights in the UK glass & glazing calendar, celebrating excellence across the sector.

This year will also feature the inaugural presentation of the G26 Awards Industry Ambassador.

The event takes place at the London Hilton on Park Lane on Friday 27 November.

Tickets and tables are now available at www.g-awards.com