FORTIS highlights industry strength and unity whilst rewarding achievement at Building & Timber Conference

FORTIS highlights industry strength and unity whilst rewarding achievement at Building & Timber Conference

FORTIS merchant members and suppliers recently returned to the Celtic Manor for a focused and high-intensity Building & Timber Conference.

Perfectly encapsulating the stated theme of “Vision, Strength & Unity,” the two-day event was structured to facilitate the maximum level of engagement between merchants and suppliers with 35 revolving rounds of formal “Meet the Merchant” sessions – totalling 2,000+ individual meetings – taking place.

With many of the 40+ FORTIS merchant member businesses bringing at least four delegates (and some taking up to eight…), an even greater level of negotiation strength was ensured by bringing in specialists across the tailored, category-based meeting streams: Bricks & Blocks / Civils & Groundworks / Landscaping & Cement; Joinery / Timber; Decorating & Chemicals / Tools & Ironmongery; Insulation & Plasterboard / Roofing.

Also offering an array of informal networking opportunities, the event – attended by a total of around 600 delegates from across the sector – was punctuated by the buying group’s Building & Timber Awards. Hosted by the engaging Josh Widdicombe, accolades were presented across the following categories:

FORTIS Building & Timber Awards:

Bricks & Blocks

Winner: Wienerberger

Nominees: Forterra, H+H, Vandersanden


Civils & Groundworks

Winners: Brett Martin

Nominees: ACO, Keystone Lintels, FP McCann


Landscaping & Cement

Winner: Hiedelberg Materials

Nominees: Pavestone, Kilsaran, Talasey


Timber & Sheet Materials

Winner: International Plywood

Nominees: ATA Timber, Sodra, W.Howard


Insulation & Plasterboard

Winner: Siniat

Nominees: Expamet, Isover, Unilin Insulation


Tools, Clothing & Ironmongery

Winner: Toolbank

Nminees: Owlett-Jaton, TIMco, Walsall Wheelbarrow Company


Roofing

Winner: Flex-R

Nominees: Restec Roofing Systems, Permavent, Timloc


Joinery & Flooring

Winner: LPD Doors

Nominees: Cheshire Mouldings, Deanta, Unilin


Decorating & Chemicals

Winner: Tembe

Nominees: Azpects, Soudal, Sika


Supplier Account Manager

Winner: Andy Fletcher – Isover

Nominees: Anneka Helgeson – ACO, Darren White – Vandersanden, Krystal Williams – Pavestone, Dan Heffernan – Sodra, Rob Dugdale – Sika, Barry Shorrock – Flex-R, Kelly Ball – Unilin Flooring, Richard Barker – Walsall Wheelbarrow Company


Most Engagement Fortis B&T Member

Winner: C&W Berry

Nominees: EH Smith, Howarth Timber & Building Supplies, Lawsons


Overall 2025 FORTIS Supplier of the Year (from the above winners…)

International Plywood

FORTIS merchant members and suppliers recently returned to the Celtic Manor for a focused and high-intensity Building & Timber Conference.


FORTIS merchant members and suppliers recently returned to the Celtic Manor for a focused and high-intensity Building & Timber Conference.


FORTIS merchant members and suppliers recently returned to the Celtic Manor for a focused and high-intensity Building & Timber Conference.


FORTIS merchant members and suppliers recently returned to the Celtic Manor for a focused and high-intensity Building & Timber Conference.

 


FORTIS merchant members and suppliers recently returned to the Celtic Manor for a focused and high-intensity Building & Timber Conference.
The Fortis team take to the stage.

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