Veteran Knauf Drywall installer Merseyside Plastering Ltd has won the Keepmoat Northwest Sub Contractor of the Year Award. In a ceremony at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Speke, Liverpool, Craig Murphy, Regional Construction Manager for Keepmoat Homes North West handed the trophy to Jeff Murphy, Director of Merseyside Plastering.

Craig Murphy commented: “The North West division has experienced fantastic levels of growth in recent years and the work of our subcontractors has been a huge factor in this success. Merseyside Plastering has been working with Keepmoat Homes for the last five years and has grown alongside the region. We’ve been consistently impressed with the company’s work and this is just rewards for the level of commitment and effort shown.”

According to Jeff Murphy, the success of Merseyside Plastering was in part due to the excellence of products supplied by Knauf Drywall and the technical support it provided. “We have assisted Keepmoat in having had their most successful year this year using Knauf products on all of their developments, including the award-winning sites at Cog Lane, Burnley and Queens Bedford in Bootle,” he said.

Knauf Drywall’s support includes its Technical Services which provide assistance on system design, product selection, specification and installation. This technically qualified team is constantly updated on the latest technical and legal requirements and so is able to support contractors quickly and effectively.