Finalists at the H&V News Awards
Smith Brothers are delighted to have been shortlisted in the inaugural Merchant Innovation of the Year category at the 2022 H&V News Awards. Referred to as the Oscars of HVAC, The H&V News Awards have been celebrating the achievements of the HVAC industry for almost 30 years.
Taking place on 24th November at the London Hilton Metropole, the awards cover the entire HVAC supply chain, including manufacturers, merchants, contractors, consultants and installers.
Click here for the full list of categories and finalists.
Merchant Innovation of the Year
New for 2022 this category recognises HVAC merchant’s roles at the heart of the supply chain and ultimately celebrates the strides they’re making to decarbonise, becoming more productive and cost effective.
SBS remain committed to reducing our carbon impact as a key member of the HVAC supply chain and over the past few years, all departments have been exploring ways where we can actively reduce our carbon emissions. With 18 locations across the UK, we quickly recognised that our transportation is our biggest carbon contributor, so we began by focusing on our distribution and explore ways that we could effectively reduce our transport’s emissions without sacrificing our quality of service.
Some of the changes we’ve made to date has included the replacement of all petrol/diesel cars with 100% electric and plug-in hybrids, electric vehicle charging points being installed at all locations, implementation of EDI and development of an online customer portal to help reduce paper usage.
We strive to monitor, recognise and implement examples of good industry practice wherever possible, often seeking affiliation with leading independent advisory bodies such as BESA, BMFTA, CIBSE and IGEM. All of which unite the industry, increasing awareness and encourage best practice across many areas including green initiatives.
We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken so far to reduce our carbon emissions and are prouder still that our efforts have been recognised.
A year of recognition
2022 has become a year of recognition for Smith Brothers, having also being made finalists at the Construction Computing Awards in November, where our Online Operations and IT teams are shortlisted in the Team of the Year category for the development and launch of an exclusive eCommerce platform and online customer portal, www.sbsonline.net.
Smith Brothers were also finalists at September’s HVR Awards (Net Zero Hero & Collaboration of the Year categories).
The accolades don’t stop there
Smith Brothers have also been named in both the Top 200 companies in Leicestershire 2022 and the Top 500 companies in the East Midlands 2022. The lists based on turnover were compiled by researchers from the Business Schools at De Montfort, Derby and Nottingham Trent Universities and is supported by The East Midlands Chamber of Commerce.
