The Winners of the PCIAW® Awards 2021
The PCIAW® Awards 2021 (2-3 November) were a resounding success, with talent and ingenuity celebrated across every corner of the globe in the professional clothing industry.
The industry’s finest gathered at the prestigious Hilton London Metropole to applaud the creative individuals and businesses that are breaking boundaries across workwear, corporatewear and PPE.
Thank you for joining us at this truly unforgettable ceremony dedicated to honouring dynamism, success and innovation!
Here are the Winners and Highly Commended participants of the night:
PPE Innovation of the Year
Best PPE Innovation in Clothing
Highly Commended: Engel Workwear
Winner: Milliken & Company
Awarded for the Milliken Agilus® SP Protective Technology
Best Innovation in Footwear
Highly Commended: International Brands Group.
Awarded for the Ezeez Phoebe Product
Winner: V12 Footwear
Awarded for the V12 Defender STS Boot
Best PPE Accessory
Highly Commended: V12 Footwear
Awarded for the V12 MukGuard reusable overshoe
Winner: Meryl Medical
Awarded for the 100% Recyclable Flex Mask
Suppliers, Distributors, & Manufacturers
Services to the Pandemic
Highly Commended: Hunter Apparel Solutions Ltd.
Awarded for supplying over 55 million units of PPE
Winner: Carrington Textiles
Awarded for supplying 10 million metres of fabric during the pandemic
Best Managed Major Contract
Highly Commended: Hunter Apparel Solutions Ltd.
Awarded for Hunter’s work with the UK Fire Service, Police Service, NHS and Ministry of Defence
Winner: Incorporatewear
Awarded for winning the contract to supply G4S UK and Europe
Best Managed Boutique Contract
Highly Commended: Bespoke Textiles
Awarded as designer and supplier of the Housekeepers to the British Royal Palaces
Highly Commended: DressBest Uniforms
Awarded for DressBest’s luxury, bespoke uniform solutions
Winner: Auckland War Memorial Museum
Awarded for Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum uniform
Best Design for Corporate Clothing
Highly Commended: Auckland War Memorial Museum
Winner: Gresham Blake Ltd.
Awarded for designing the Hard Rock Hotel London uniform
Best Design for Workwear/ PPE
Joint Winner: CORDURA® Brand
Awarded for the Supercharged CORDURA® Denim collection, in collaboration with Artistic Milliners
Joint Winner: PULSAR®
Awarded for the PULSAR Heathrow Collection
Best Fabric & Fibre Innovation
Highly Commended: Carrington Textiles
Awarded for Carrington Textiles’ Antiviral Finished Fabrics for Workwear
Joint Winner: DOMO Chemicals
Awarded for DOMO Performance Fibres
Joint Winner: Daletec
Awarded for Daletec EXTREME X powered by CORDURA® Brand
Best Application of Innovative Technology
Highly Commended: 3DLOOK
Awarded for Uniform Pro by 3DLOOK
Winner: Sizer Technologies
Awarded for the Sizer digital body measuring platform
Best IT Innovation and Website
Joint Winner: Bodi.Me
Awarded for the Size.Me 2.0 fit technology solution
Joint Winner: Evolve
Awarded for Evolve Trader
Best Catalogue
Highly Commended: Alsico
Awarded for Meltemi Healthcare & Workwear Brochure 2021
Winner: Gresham Blake Ltd.
Awarded for Gresham Blake’s Designer Clothing and Bespoke Tailoring Catalogue
Best Manufacturer/ Distributor
Highly Commended: V12 Footwear
Awarded for 35 years of service to the industry
Winner: Calvelex
Awarded for longstanding expertise in textile manufacturing
Manufacturing Closer to Home Award
Highly Commended: Seahawk Apparel
Awarded for the specialist manufacture of protective workwear in Fife, Scotland
Highly Commended: Wearwell UK Ltd
Awarded for the manufacture of protective and safety clothing in Tamworth, UK
Winner: Globus Group
Nominated by Direct Corporate Clothing
Industry Recognition Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
David Toon, Managing Director at Alsico Laucuba
Awarded for his outstanding expertise in manufacturing and product innovation over 40 years
Karen Burrows, Managing Director at Madeira UK
Awarded for her dedicated 30 years of contributions to Madeira UK and Europe
Phil Newman, CEO of Cobmex
Awarded for his remarkable success in the apparel industry over 40 years
Luís Guimarães, CEO of Polopique
Awarded for his sustainable leadership of Polopiqué Group
Best Newcomer Award
Highly Commended: Bodi.Me
Awarded for the outstanding Bodi.Me sizing platform
Winner: Greg Houlston, General Manager of Meltemi, Alsico
Awarded as General Manager of Meltemi, Alsico Laucuba Ltd.
Key Worker Award
Winner: Tina Butler M.B.E, Commercial and Procurement at Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Awarded for her exceptional leadership of the National Fire Commercial Transformation Programme at the height of the pandemic
Sustainability Award
Highly Commended: Project Plan B
Awarded for an extraordinary commitment to sustainable innovation
Winner: Madeira UK
Awarded for Madeira’s dedicated approach to sustainability
Sustainability in Corporatewear
Winner: Tailored Image
Special recognition for their commitment to sustainability in corporate clothing
Woman of the Year
Winner: Samantha Fernando
Awarded for her extraordinary accomplishments during the pandemic
PCA VISION 2021
Winner: Jasmine Young, Bedford College, UK
Awarded for her Aerospace Engineer design
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Thank you to everyone who attended and we look forward to seeing you next year!
Our fantastic photography is courtesy of Harrison Saunders, Photoface.
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