The refurbishment of Ryde Pier was declared the winner of the Industrial category at the Painting and Decorating Association’s 2024 Premier Trophy Awards. Nationwide contractor Jack Tighe Ltd – based in North Lincolnshire – were presented with the accolade at the PDA’s awards luncheon held at Plaisterers’ Hall, London. It’s a landmark year for the ceremony, which marks 35 years of flying the flag for excellence in the trade during the PDA’s 130th Anniversary year. The project at Ryde Pier was conducted with exceptional health and safety standards and ‘will stand up to the test of time’ according to a panel of judges from the Institute for Clerks of Works and Construction Inspectorate (ICWCI), who assessed 88 entries overall. Jack Tighe Scunthorpe Ltd was also Very Highly Commended in the Industrial category for a revamp of Boord Street Pedestrian Bridge at Blackwall Tunnel, London. Trophies were presented at a glittering ceremony held at Plaisterers’ Hall, London by PDA Chief Executive, Neil Ogilvie who was joined by Paul Coward, President of ICWCI and John Kourtoulos, UK & Ireland Sales Director at AkzoNobel, the main sponsor of the awards. PDA Executive, Neil Ogilvie said:
“This is a landmark year both for the PDA and the Premier Trophy Awards so our very special congratulations go to the team at Jack Tighe. “These awards fly the flag for excellence in our sector and reflect the hard work, skill and dedication to quality that is required to create a flawless finish. “The winning projects across the seven categories demonstrate the highest standards our craft has to offer.”
Must be plenty of brown envellopes flying around….
Wasn’t there a tosher on the island could’ve done this?
Great news, brains at last.
Imagine if it was a Numpty Caulkhead Company
carrying out the work
Lol
And why couldn’t have been a Local Company employed to do this refurbishment? Oh wait a minute it was a WL job probably done on the cheap.
Dont we have qualified painters on the island. Is there need or financial to bring labour 400 miles to paint. Ar t council painters up to scratch?
Chain ferry boat from Wales, ferries not owned by the island
What would we do without the mainland skills.The knuckle draggers would still be looking at it.
Imagine if Island Roads were doing the work.
Time they leave the yard at Newport, go and have breakfast,
then Elevensies.
Then it is lunchtime, then the useless Numpty’s go and park up
in a carpark overlooking the sea.
Fcuk all gets done.
So pleased a Mainland firm have the contract.
Island Roads biggest scandal in the Islands History
I can’t for one minute believe that we don’t have the capability on the Isle of Wight to do this project. We have some fantastic firms on the Island – would have been nice to see the money spend locally.