Brilliant Ideas means firm is in shortlist for 7 awards
AN Ashbourne-based firm that invents and manufactures construction safety products has been shortlisted for seven awards.
Brilliant Ideas has secured a shortlisting hat-trick in the British Construction Industry Awards, with nominations for Industry Innovation Champion in recognition of the firm’s commitment to innovation.
In the category Product Innovation of the Year, two safety items have made the finals. Stacker Packers – an engineered shim for levelling precast concrete units, and a Shutter Clip which instantly seals the joints at the ends of precast units.
Other nominations are in the Construction News Specialists Awards where three products have made the line-up for Innovation of the Year. These are a lightweight Pole Driller which marks and drills drainage points in concrete, a Safety Net Recovery System invented as a simple way of recovering a site operative who has fallen from height into a safety net – along with another nomination for Stackers Packers.
Brilliant Ideas has also been shortlisted in the category Equipment Specialist of the Year.
The products, which are all manufactured in the UK are developed by Chris Massey, the firm’s managing director, who also runs sister company Beresford’s Flooring.
He said: “We’re absolutely delighted that we’ve reached the finals – these national awards are some of the biggest calendar events in our industry.
“For us they’re an ideal platform for showcasing our construction safety products, which we develop to keep people safe when working on site, and to make sites more efficient.
“With each new innovation we’re challenging the traditional way of doing things to drive the industry forward.”
The winners will be announced at awards ceremonies in London later in the year, following a second round of judging during the summer.