18th Global Insulation Conference and Exhibition - 2025
19 - 20 November 2025 - Baveno on Lago Maggiore - Milan, Italy
Grand Hotel Dino, Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi, 20, 28831 Baveno VB, Italy
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Nominations are open for the Global Insulation Awards 2025 (to 1 October 2025)
Global Insulation Awards
Nominations are received from participants in the global insulation industry in an online voting process. After input from a panel of judges, a final nominations list in each category is put to a final on-line vote, open to all participants in the global insulation industry.
The Global Insulation Awards are presented each year at the Global Insulation Awards Gala Dinner, at the Global Insulation Conference, this year at the Villa Muggia, Stresa (see details here).
Click here to see How to Enter the Global Insulation Awards, Categories and Judging Criteria
Previous winners
2024 Awards
| 2024 | Munich |
| Global Insulation company of the year | Knauf Insulation |
| Global Insulation supplier of the year | Johns Manville |
| Global Insulation plant of the year | Owens Corning Joplin plant, Missouri USA |
| Global Insulation product of the year | KHemKor (Kingspan) |
| Global Insulation technical innovation of the year | Electric melters (Grenzebach) |
| Global Insulation Personalities of the year | Anne Beatrice Schaefer (Johns Manville), Walter Siegel (Kaibel & Sieger), Manuela Mora (BOCEDI) |
2023 Awards
| 2023 | Chicago |
| Global Insulation company of the year | Owens Corning |
| Global Insulation equipment supplier of the year | Bernd Münstermann GmbH & Co. KG |
| Global Insulation plant of the year | Rockwool Ranson plant, West Virginia, USA |
| Global Insulation product of the year | Knauf Urbanscape mineral wool substrate |
| Global Insulation technical innovation of the year | Belt roll-up machine, Qubiqa |
| Global Insulation Woman of the Year | Lori Hetherington - CertainTeed |
| Global Insulation Personality of the year | Daniele Pivetti - Gamma Mechanica |
2022 Awards
| 2022 | Lisbon |
| Global Insulation company of the year | Rockwool International |
| Global Insulation equipment supplier of the year | Qubiqa |
| Global Insulation plant of the year | Knauf Insulation Vise plant - Glass mineral wool |
| Global Insulation product of the year | Owens Corning EcoTouch insulation range |
| Global Insulation technical innovation of the year | DIEFFENSOR - Inline mat scanner (GreCon) |
| Global Insulation Personality of the year | Andreas Guertler, European Industrial Insulation Foundation |
The Global Insulation Awards were not presented in 2020 and 2021 due to the global coronavirus pandemic.
2019 Awards
| 2019 | Ljubljana |
| Global Insulation company of the year | TechnoNicol |
| Global Insulation equipment supplier of the year | Münstermann |
| Global Insulation plant of the year | Illange plant, France (Knauf Insulation) |
| Global Insulation product of the year | Paroc Light Marine mineral wool |
| Global Insulation technical innovation of the year | Jet Spray-on Thermal Insulation (Knauf) |
| Global Insulation Personalities of the year | Davide Maiello (Knauf); Udo Goedecke (Wacker) |
2018 Awards
| 2018 | Vienna |
| Global Insulation company of the year | Knauf Insulation |
| Global Insulation equipment supplier of the year | Qubiqa |
| Global Insulation plant of the year | Isobasalt - Austria |
| Global Insulation product of the year | HARDROCK Multi-Fix (DD) (Rockwool) |
| Global Insulation technical innovation of the year | 'ISOVIP' switchable VIP (ISOVER) |
| Global Insulation Personality of the year | Anne-Beatrice Schäfer, Johns Manville |
2017 Awards
| 2017 | Krakow |
| Global Insulation company of the year | Paroc |
| Global Insulation equipment supplier of the year | MPN Maschinenbau |
| Global Insulation plant of the year | TechnoNicol Rostov stone wool plant, Russia |
| Global Insulation product of the year | ClimateRecovery.com duct insulation system |
| Global Insulation technical innovation of the year | Qubiqa belt roll-up machine |
| Global Insulation Personality of the year | Hubert Thaler, Fujairah Rockwool Factory |
2016 Awards
| 2016 | Hamburg |
| Global Insulation company of the year | Paroc |
| Global Insulation equipment supplier of the year | Qubiqa |
| Global Insulation plant of the year | Roxul Marshall County Plant |
| Global Insulation product of the year | Isover Sillatherm Fire Barrier |
| Global Insulation technical innovation of the year | Fixit/EMPA Aerogel plaster render |
| Global Insulation Personality of the year | Diana Fisler, Johns Manville |
2015 Awards
| 2015 | Istanbul |
| Global Insulation company of the year | ODE |
| Global Insulation equipment supplier of the year | Grenzebach |
| Global Insulation plant of the year | Rockwool International Doense plant modernisation |
| Global Insulation product of the year | Paroc eXtra Finnish Standard mineral wool |
| Global Insulation technical innovation of the year | Wacker Chemie Silres BS 5137 water repellent emulsion |
| Global Insulation personality of the year | Orhan Turan, founder of ODE |
2014 Awards
| 2014 | Copenhagen |
| Global Insulation company of the year | Owens Corning |
| Global Insulation equipment supplier of the year | Genesys Systems Integrator |
| Global Insulation plant of the year | Armacell Benelux |
| Global Insulation product of the year | Rockwool Window System |
| Global Insulation technical innovation of the year | MPN Maschinenbau for concentrically-wound square and rectangular mineral wool pipe sections |
| Global Insulation personality of the year | Grazyna Mitchener, PolyChemTech |
2013 Awards
| 2013 | Aachen |
| Global Insulation company of the year | Rockwool International |
| Global Insulation equipment supplier of the year | Grenzebach |
| Global Insulation plant of the year | Fujairah Rockwool Factory |
| Global Insulation product of the year | Dow Corning's Vacuum Insulation Panel |
| Global Insulation technical innovation of the year | Lambda 029 mineral wool (Saint Gobain - Isover) |
| Global Insulation personality of the year | Steven Long, INEOS Styrenics/EUMEPS |
2012 Awards
| 2012 | Riga |
| Global Insulation company of the year | Paroc Oy |
| Global Insulation equipment supplier of the year | Münstermann |
| Global Insulation plants of the year | Glava, Norway and Isover's Orange plant, France |
| Global Insulation product of the year | EPS Silver Polymer, Ineos Styrenics |
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Global Insulation technical innovation of the year |
Fibloc System from FIMEC, France |
| Global Insulation personality of the year | Tim Swales, Johns Manville |
2011 Awards
| 2011 | Toronto |
| Global Insulation company of the year | Roxul Inc. |
| Global Insulation equipment supplier of the year | Izoteh d.o.o. |
| Global Insulation plant of the year | Termica San Luis (Argentina) |
| Global Insulation product of the year | Attic Armor gas-filled panel (Fi-Foil Company) |
| Global Insulation personality of the year | Mary Edmondson, RIMA-I |
2010 Awards
| 2010 | London |
| Global Insulation company of the year | Owens Corning Corporation |
| Global Insulation equipment supplier of the year | Grenzebach |
| Global Insulation plant of the year | AFICO - Arabian Fiberglass Insulation Company |
| Global Insulation product of the year | ocSPF insulation (Johns Manville) |
2009 Awards
| 2009 | Prague |
| Global Insulation company of the year | Owens Corning Corporation |
| Global Insulation equipment supplier of the year | ACC La Jonchere |
| Global Insulation plant of the year | Rockwool Lapinus plant, Holland |
| Global Insulation product of the year | Ecose (Knauf Insulation) |
2008 Awards
| 2008 | Barcelona |
| Global Insulation company of the year | Rockwool |
| Global Insulation equipment supplier of the year | Seelen |
2007 Awards
| 2007 (inaugural awards) | Berlin |
| Global Insulation company of the year | TechnoNICOL |
| Global Insulation equipment supplier of the year | Simflow Systems |
