Product Innovation of the Year (Non-Contractor)

This award recognises non-contractor organisations that have developed an innovative, non-technological product to improve construction processes.

Adaptavate
Breathaboard  

Breathaboard is a bio-based, carbon-sequestering and scalable alternative to one of the most widely used construction products, plasterboard. It is produced, specified and installed in the same way but with carbon and performance benefits. Breathaboard can save approximately 4kg of CO2/m2 over gypsum plasterboard in a market of around 13bn m2. It has been recognised by construction industry professionals as a revolutionary innovation that could help to address waste issues, resource security and health in the sector. It has enhanced thermal performance, reduces the risk of mould forming and is totally compostable at the end of its life.

Advanced Cold-Formed Sections & Ward Williams Associates
Solar Tree

We are a company that cares about client outcomes, project successes, repeat business and employee satisfaction and fulfilment. We work tirelessly to ensure that this ethos is communicated by the whole ACFS team. We encourage clients to engage early so we can commit to collaborate closely with them to deliver their project. We promote visits to ACFS, so clients can see 1st hand, how much ‘skin in the game’ we have. Every single employee without fail, demonstrates their commitment to the shared vision of getting things right, taking accountability, responsibility, and buying in to delivering a great service & solution.

Brilliant Ideas
Alimats and Half-Loader Spreader Module

Working in conjunction with each other, the Alimats crane outrigger mat system and the Half Loader Spreader Module are fully tested innovations, made from an extruded metallic truss design using certified high-grade recycled aluminium. The material stiffness of both innovations enables them to safely spread the outrigger load horizontally across the mat surface before distribution to the ground – subsequently working as structurally intended. Brilliant Ideas Ltd are inventors and manufacturers of construction safety products.

Brilliant Ideas
Safety Net Recovery System  

Construction’s fastest Safety Net Recovery System has been developed by Brilliant Ideas – inventors and manufacturers of construction safety products. This unique inflatable airbag design enables recovery of a site operative who has fallen injured or unconscious into safety netting within 3-minutes. This life-saving innovation is available to hire in two sizes with recovery from a floor-to-floor height of around 2.5m, and 4.5m. The idea for the development came about after a major incident when a colleague working on an open leading edge had a cardiac arrest.

Eliminox
Clean Air and Building Site Decarbonisation    

Green Leader Eliminox Limited is at the forefront of innovation, with practical solutions that actually reduces CO2(e) and is constantly improving its customer service, bringing new Greentech innovation to market. We see ourselves as others see us – as the Green Leader in decarbonisation with a practical low-cost solution available to all. Eliminox Limited is working closely with the fuel oils industry to improve fuel quality and increase sustainability solutions for businesses going forward. For those in the construction and allied industries the benefits are reduced fuel costs; decarbonisation and reduced toxic emissions; reduced maintenance costs, cleaner injectors/fuel lines.

Globalerp
Micro Electrostatic precipitation - Filter for HVAC  

  • Energy Savings of 50%
  • Removes Virus and pollen
  • Reuse the filters for 10 plus years

Polypipe Building Services
Fresh thinking helps support more straightforward drainage stack projects

Changing regulations have placed greater responsibility on contractors, but with a shrinking talent pool within the construction sector this has made projects challenging. As a result, we developed offsite solutions which include FUZE Stax so installers can be confident of completing projects to the same standard more efficiently despite talent shortages. Everything is fully fabricated and stress tested to guarantee reliability in our state-of-the-art facility at our UK factory in Kent. By reducing this burden we reduce supply chain issues for contractors, including labour timescales, that impact project delivery times.

Torrent Water Management
TORiser - Lightweight Seating Ring System  

TORiser is an innovative product designed to make operatives lives easier without compromise on product functionality and longevity. It achieves this through a rigorous test regime and quality material choice. TORiser offers flexibility throughout the supply chain, is cost saving, and has significant health & safety, road safety and congestion easing benefits all of which contribute to a safer, healthier environment. It set out to overcome the issues contractors and distributors currently face and achieves it.