From 1 April, entries are open for the HVR Awards 2016 which will be returning to the sensational Chelsea Harbour Hotel in London in October.

And as an added bonus, we are introducing an additional award this year, the Trainee of the Year.

With skills shortages reaching crisis proportions, it is fitting that we take the opportunity to reward any efforts aimed at upskilling our workforce.

Entries for the Trainee of the Year Award are open to any trainee employed by an HVAC company and aims to find the rising stars who consistently go the extra mile.

As with our Customer Service Award, the Trainee of the Year will be run on the HVR Awards website – once the finalists are announced they will be put to an online vote at the end of August.

Entries for the rest of the awards close on 30 June and the winners will be chosen by an independent judging panel to be announced in due course.

Sponsors already on board for the Awards include lead sponsor The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), Ambirad, Marflow Hydronics, Reznor, Smith Brothers Stores and The ACR Show.

If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities, contact Sharon Holloway on 01622 699166 or email sholloway@datateam.co.uk

Everything you need to know about how to submit your entries, entry forms, and instructions for the online awards are available on the HVR Awards website www.hvrawards.com 

The categories are as follows:

Commercial Air Conditioning Product of the Year

For manufacturers (or their agents) of any air conditioning or related product/component launched in the UK between 1st January 2015 and 31st May 2016.

Commercial Ventilation Product of the Year

For the top manufacturer or agent responsible for developing products that improve indoor air quality and increase comfort conditions in a commercial or industrial application. It is open to companies that have launched relevant products in the UK between 1st January 2015 and 31st May 2016.

Commercial Heating Product of the Year

This award showcases the new technologies being developed to provide space heating in commercial and industrial properties. It is open to companies that have launched relevant products in the UK between 1st January 2015 and 31st May 2016.

Consultant of the Year

Rewards the brightest and best HVAC consulting engineer.

Contractor of the Year

Acknowledges the best contractors/sub contractors in the building services sector.

Sustainable Product of the Year

For organisations that have identified new ecologically-friendly products or services and successfully brought them to market or adapted an existing product for a new market. The product must have been launched to the UK market between 1st ­January 2015 and 31st May 2016.

Sustainable Project of the Year

The award is for organisations with the most innovative business ideas that have been put into practice to deliver a project that clearly demonstrates sustainability. 

Customer Service

Our customer service award will be run purely online with the nominations and voting done by anyone and everyone within the HVAC industry.

Trainee of the Year

Entries for the Trainee of the Year award are open to any trainee employed by an HVAC company. The award will recognise outstanding achievement, commitment and adding value to the trainee’s company. It aims to find the rising stars who have really stood out and who consistently go the extra mile for the overall benefit of their team and employer as a whole. The award will be run online with voting by the industry.