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2022 Awards 17 GENQUIP GROUNDHOG SCOOPS TWO AWARDS G enquip Groundhog the South Wales- based manufacturer of advanced, sustainable temporary accommodation units, is celebrating a top honour and a highly commended at the 2022 Hire Awards of Excellence. The company’s unique Virtual Showroom was awarded first prize in the ‘Website of the Year’ section. The trophy was presented to Genquip Groundhog’s Sales and Marketing Manager, Peter Beach, by the stand-up comedian, host, and comedy writer, Jo Caulfield. Genquip Groundhog used advanced modern web technology to develop its ‘Virtual Showroom’ which has been designed to offer all its clients access to vital information such as weights, dimensions, and specifications so they get exactly the right unit for their purpose. A firm can access the showroom via the Groundhog website (www.groundhog.co.uk) an d with just one click the showroom will open up. The viewer is greeted by an actual Genquip Groundhog employee who explains how to navigate the many showroom sectors, and what they can expect to discover. There are display boards of each of the Genquip Groundhog products which are ‘clickable’ and will instantly display all the features and benefits of the product. In addition, the Genquip Groundhog Unisex SolarLoo was granted ‘highly commended’ status in the ‘Hire Product of the Year’ section. The Unisex SolarLoo is powered by a combination of a highly efficient 130amp power AGM battery, charged via a 2-panel solar system with a built-in controller, which minimises carbon emissions. Peter Beach said: “We had an amazing evening, and to scoop the ‘Website of the Year’ trophy was a perfect end to the evening! We are also proud to receive a ‘highly commended’ for the Unisex SolarLoo, a product that is proving to be very popular with hire and construction firms. The organisers should be applauded for laying on such a great occasion, everything went extremely smoothly, and some fantastic food was served. We are over the moon!” Genquip Groundhog is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of mobile and static welfare accommodation units, producing a wide range of environmentally weighted products used widely throughout the hire, event, rail, and construction markets. Its manufacturing facilities are based in Neath, South Wales and it is a five- star considerate constructor. << Website of the Year winner also highly commended for Unisex SolarLoo.