Nationwide Windows and Doors welcomed 400 guests to its 40th anniversary celebrations at The Vox, NEC on 5 June.

The evening was an opportunity to bring together all of the people who have supported Nationwide’s 40-year journey, including key partners, long-standing suppliers and industry friends.

The celebrations began in style with a champagne reception before guests were welcomed into an evening of entertainment, including a performance by electric string quartet Siren, accompanied by an impressive light show and pyrotechnics display, and a montage of memories celebrating the company’s 40-year journey.

Hosted by Jason Manford, the evening featured a surprise appearance from George Whalley, son of managing director John Whalley, who travelled from Australia especially to mark the milestone occasion. John and operations director Daryl Cashmore also took to the stage to reflect on the company’s 40-year journey and thank the employees, customers, suppliers, friends and family who have been part of that journey over the past four decades, receiving a standing ovation from guests.

Later in the evening, Jason Manford returned to the stage with a comedy set before leading renditions of ‘Sweet Caroline’ and ‘Delilah’.

A spectacular fireworks display over the lake provided one of the evening’s most memorable highlights, before ten-piece party band ‘The In Thing’ took to the stage, providing a fitting finale to the evening.

Nationwide was established on 5 June 1986, 40 years to the day of the celebration, and has gone from strength to strength over four decades. Today, the company operates from a 150,000ft2 manufacturing facility on its seven acre site in Rugby, where it fabricates more than 2,500 windows and doors for installation across the UK, every week.

“It was an absolute pleasure to bring together the people who have supported our journey,” said John Whalley, managing director at Nationwide. “We wanted to give our guests a night to remember and I’d like to extend a huge thank you to all of our event partners who worked tirelessly to bring this vision to life. The feedback I have received confirms that we delivered an evening worthy of the team, suppliers and industry friends who make Nationwide what it is today.”