After a nineteen-month pandemic induced postponement, the 2020/21 Pump Industry Awards ceremony was finally staged at the Chesford Grange Hotel in Warwickshire last week.
Held on Thursday 23rd September, the event was hosted by Philippa Forrester of Tomorrow’s World and Robot Wars fame.
Colin Simpson, business development director at Tomlinson Hall, said: “After the hiatus imposed on us all by COVID it was an absolute pleasure to be out and amongst friends and colleagues at this year’s awards ceremony, there was a real buzz around the whole evening. Folk were genuinely pleased to be able to socialise and once again share a wonderfully organised event. I was amazed at the quality of all this year’s entries, and it is testament to the strength of the British Pump Industry that the awards are so well supported. Thanks to all involved in its hosting and delivery.”
First time finalist, Andrew Simpson of Apex Pumps, added: “The Pump Industry Awards is a great event bringing the industry together and especially after the past year we’ve all had with the COVID19 pandemic.”
Nine category winners were announced, including Armstrong Fluid Technology for Project of the Year, Wilo UK for Environmental Contribution of the Year, Stuart Turner as Manufacturer of the Year and Peter Reynolds of Grundfos Pumps for the Lifetime Contribution award.
Event director Andrew Castle said: “Our congratulations go to all the winners for their excellent achievements, but our acknowledgment and appreciation must also go to each and every nominee and finalist. The quality of all entries was again extremely high, and the competition fierce. It has also been an incredibly long wait for all those involved, and I so would like to thank everyone for their continued patience and understanding as we battled to get the awards ceremony staged.”