Ideal Heating strikes gold in national manufacturing awards
Ideal Heating has scooped a national manufacturing award in recognition of its commitment to employee wellbeing.
The Hull-based UK heating industry market leader was honoured with the Manufacturing Matters prize at the Make UK Manufacturing Awards 2025. This award is focused on businesses which have had a positive societal impact as a result of their practices and/or products.
The national accolade comes after Ideal scooped the regional Manufacturing Matters Award in the Make UK North East, Yorkshire and Humberside Manufacturing Awards last October.
Organised by Make UK, which represents more than 20,000 businesses, the awards celebrate manufacturing excellence and showcase talent across the UK.
The national awards ceremony took place on the Dixie Queen paddle steamer in London, with winners receiving their awards while floating down the River Thames against the ever-changing backdrop of the capital’s iconic landmarks.
Judges noted that Ideal’s investment in staff wellbeing was “one of the most impressive examples they had come across”.
Ideal was recognised for its extensive efforts to support the wellbeing of its staff including the significant upgrading of its manufacturing facility on the Hull site and the provision of physiotherapy and other facilities to aid staff welfare.
The business employs around 1,000 people, with the vast majority based at its headquarters site on National Avenue in Hull.
Continually striving to offer more ways of supporting both the physical and mental wellbeing of employees, Ideal provides access to a range of services, including health checks for all site-based team members, a counselling service and much more.
As part of its commitment, Ideal also delivered a £1.9m “Physical Spaces” investment programme to enhance team facilities at its headquarters site. The project saw kitchen, food preparation areas and office spaces enhanced, as well as the introduction of a new outdoor eating area and multi-faith prayer room.
The company’s commitments to supporting staff wellbeing are enshrined in its Wellbeing Charter, with other initiatives including the introduction of Mental Health First Aiders and monthly financial wellbeing updates.
Ideal Heating HR Manager Miriam Moore said: “We’re honoured to have been recognised in the Make UK Manufacturing Awards, both in the Yorkshire region and now nationally.
“We’ve put an enormous amount of effort into creating a safe and supportive workplace for our team.
“Employee wellbeing is incredibly important to us and we believe that investing in this creates the best environment to enable our people to develop their skills and thrive.”
Judges of the Make UK Manufacturing Awards said of Ideal: “This company exemplifies responsible business, supporting staff through services like counselling, enhanced pension provisions, and wellbeing initiatives.
“By addressing challenges with passion and celebrating achievements, they showcase how manufacturing creates opportunities and makes a lasting impact.”
- For the full list of winners in the Make UK Manufacturing Awards 2025 go to: makeuk.org/news-and-events/awards-and-competitions/manufacturing-awards/national-award-winners-2025
