Sheerline claims King’s Award

Luke Wood
Luke Wood

FIT Show organisers have reported strong attendance figures for this year’s exhibition, with visitor numbers up compared to the last event in 2023.

The show, which also featured a significant number of first-time exhibitors, is said to have attracted a particularly high number of visitors on day one, with visitor registrations reportedly surpassing all previous editions.

According to event director, Nickie West: “Overall attendance grew by 7.5%, with day one showing the most significant improvement at 13% more visitors than in 2023. We also experienced a notable rise in repeat visits on days two and three, reflecting that there’s now so much more to explore at the show.”

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FIT Show stories dominate this week’s newsletter, with many exhibitors also reporting a successful three days, lots of footfall throughout the event and plenty of strong leads and enquiries.

In other news, however, Garnalex is celebrating winning a prestigious King’s Award for Innovation for the Sheerline aluminium system.

Sheerline joins a growing list of high-profile fenestration brands to receive a King’s Award, and once again reflects the outstanding innovation and engineering talent that exists in our industry.

In this case, it was Sheerline’s patented construction method and its thermal technology that were said to be stand-out features to have impressed the judging panel.

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