Hörmann Partner Standard Awards – Shortlists Compiled It has been a busy summer for both Hörmann and their Partner Standard dealers, with entries for the Partner Standard awards flooding in for all of the categories. Shortlists have now been drawn up ready for the final judging, with the winners of all categories being announced in early December 2022. The judging panel, headed up by Wolfgang Gorner the Managing Director of Hörmann UK and including Derek Hibbart the editor of Door Industry Journal, have been more than impressed by the entries received. The categories for this year’s awards are detailed below, with the shortlisted companies for the Dealer of Year having already been notified. Best customer service Best installation of the year Best social media Best Showroom Best RollMatic T installation Best Sectional door installation The WOW factor (the most unique installation) The Partner standard ambassador Best Dealer Finder profile page Partner Standard Dealer of the Year David O’Mara, Marketing Manager at Hörmann UK comments, “We’ve been delighted by the response to our Partner Standard awards, with our partners enthusiastically joining in and sending us plenty of entries and photographs for the submission-based categories. We have a fantastic network of dealers throughout the country and it’s great to be able to see and acknowledge the outstanding work that they do day after day. Our Partner Standard programme is unique within the marketplace and has proved to be an absolute success since its launch in September 2020. A key element is the Dealer Finder which we promote through the Hörmann website. This not only provides a platform for our Partner Standard dealers to promote their own individual businesses, but it also generates real enquiries, free of charge. Since its launch just over two years ago we have seen over 64,000 visitors to the dealer finder function who have completed a search for a local Hörmann dealer. From our monitoring statistics, we know that over 40% of these visitors go on to actually complete a specific call to action, whether that be by phone, email, or a quote request. Moving forward, we have plans to further enhance both the Dealer Finder and the Partner Standard programme, with the Awards becoming an annual opportunity for us to acknowledge and reward excellence in the industry.” For further information on Hörmann UK call 01530 516868 or visit www.hormann.co.uk New Addition to the Alliance Team Alliance Door Engineering, a leading manufacturer and trade supplier of high-performance industrial doors and shutters, have recently strengthened its customer service offering with a new addition. They recently welcomed Imogen Jenkins to their growing team. Imogen has joined the team to assist with their operations and customer service departments and is currently in the process of getting to know all their suppliers and customers. Imogen’s role will include assisting their customers with all their day-to-day enquiries, issuing quotations, and assisting with planning and order progress updates. With her friendly nature and dedication to delivering a high level of customer service, Alliance is delighted to report that she is settling in well and is excited to be part of the team. For further information about Alliance Door Engineering please visit www.alliancedoors.co.uk or contact their customer service department at 01942 683601 or email: info@alliancedoors.co.uk 23 THE door industry journal winter 2022 Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk Industry News
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