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Grand Finals 2018 Winners and Highly Commended

Below are the winning and highly commended people and projects from this year's LABC Building Excellence Awards. Find out what happened and see pictures from the eventful night by visiting the Grand Finals 2018 event page.

You can also download professional photos from the evening for free on the Grand Finals page and view the winners' press releases.

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See pictures from the night in our Building Excellence Awards Grand Finals 2018 blog post

Winner of Best Extension or Alteration to an Existing Home

Driftways, Lower Drift, Penzance

  • Region: South West
  • Project Team: AMJ Renovations, Camillin Denny Design
  • Local Authority: Cornwall Council 

     

Winner of Best Local Builder or Traditional Craftsperson

  • Company Name: D.G Building (East Cambs) Ltd
  • Region: East Anglia
  • Local Authority: East Cambridgeshire District Council 

Winner of Best Individual New Home

 Spindrift View, South Sands, Salcombe

  • Region: South West
  • Project Team: Ease Manage, Harrison Sutton Partnership, Dolebury Management, Airey & Coles
  • Local Authority: Devon Building Control Partnership

Winner of Best Change Use of an Existing Building or Conversion

Storyhouse, Chester

  • Region: North West 
  • Project Team: Kier Construction, Ellis Williams Architects, Cheshire West & Chester Council
  • Local Authority: Cheshire West & Chester Council 

Winner of Best Small New Housing Development

Mulberry Gardens, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire 

  • Region: East Midlands
  • Project Team: Dukeries Homes Ltd, Vertical Edge Design
  • Local Authority: Mansfield District Council

Winner of Best High Volume New Housing Development

The Atrium Building, Canning Town

  • Region: London
  • Project Team: Countryside Properties, Shepheard Epstein Hunter
  • Local Authority: London Borough of Newham 

Winner of Best Social or Affordable New Housing Development

Fern House, Bingley, West Yorkshire

  • Region: Yorkshire
  • Project Team: Bardsley Construction Ltd, Brewster Bye Architects, The Abbeyfield Society 
  • Local Authority: Bradford Metropolitan District Council 

Winner of LABC Residential Construction Professional of the Year

Simon Nix 

  • Region: North West
  • Company: Redrow Homes
  • Local Authority: Chorley Council 

Winner of LABC Non-residential Construction Professional of the Year

Joe Murphy

  • Region: London
  • Company: Kier Construction, Southern
  • Local Authority: London Borough of Harrow

Winner of Best Public Service Building

Depot Cinema, Pinwell Road, Lewes

  • Region: South East 
  • Project Team: Durtnell & Sons Ltd, Burrell Foley Fischer LLP, Lewes Community Screen
  • Local Authority: Lewes District Council

Winner of Best Inclusive Building

The Dairy, Eastburn Farmhouse, Leyburn 

  • Region: Yorkshire
  • Project Team: Acton & Mudd, Cottage in the Dales
  • Local Authority: North Yorkshire Building Control Partnership

 

Winner of Best Educational Building

Sports & Learning Building, Stephen Perse Senior School, Cambridge

  • Region: East Anglia
  • Project Team: Kier Construction Eastern, Chadwick Dryer Clarke, The Stephen Perse Foundation 
  • Local Authority: 3C Shared services

Winner of Best Small Commercial Project

Chadwick Centre, International Bomber Command, Lincoln

  • Region: East Midlands
  • Project Team:  R G Carter Building Ltd, Place Architecture Ltd, International Bomber Command Centre
  • Local Authority: North Kesteven District Council

 

Winner of Best Large Commercial Project

Aerospace Integration Research Centre, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire

  • Region: Central
  • Project Team:  RG Carter, CPMG Architects Ltd, Cranfield University 
  • Local Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council 

Winner of Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control Team

R L Davies & Son

  • Region: Wales
  • Local Authority: Gwynedd Council 

 

High Commended for Best Individual New Home

Corbie Knowe House, Wooler, Northumberland

  • Region: Northern
  • Contractor Company: Colin Fortune
  • Local Authority: Northumberland County Council 

Highly Commended for Best Small New Housing Development

The Avenue, Kendal, Cumbria,

  • Region: Northern 
  • Contractor Company: Russell Armer Ltd
  • Local Authority: South Lakeland District Council 

Highly Commended for Best Educational Building

Albion Primary School, Southwark

  • Region: London
  • Contractor Company: Morgan Sindall, Haverstock, London Borough of Southwark
  • Local Authority: London Borough of Southwark

     

Highly Commended for Best Small Commercial Project

Quarry Bank Mill,Styal, Cheshire

  • Region: North West
  • Contractor Company: Armitage Construction, Buttress, National Trust, SALT Architects Ltd
  • Local Authority: Civicance Ltd (Cheshire East Council)

     

Highly Commended for Best Large Commercial Project

Gateshead District Energy Centre

  • Region: Northern 
  • Contractor Company: Balfour Beatty, Gradon Architecture, Gateshead Council
  • Local Authority: Gateshead Council 

Be in it to win it!

Have you been involved in a building project which deserves recognition for its achievements?

Find out how you can enter this year's LABC Building Excellence Awards
Winner of Best Extension or Alteration to an Existing Home
Winner of Best Local Builder or Traditional Craftsperson
Winner of Best Individual New Home
Winner of Best Change Use of an Existing Building or Conversion
Winner of Best Small New Housing Development
Winner of Best High Volume New Housing Development
Winner of Best Social or Affordable New Housing Development
Winner of LABC Residential Construction Professional of the Year
Winner of LABC Non-residential Construction Professional of the Year
Winner of Best Public Service Building
Winner of Best Inclusive Building
Winner of Best Educational Building
Winner of Best Small Commercial Project
Winner of Best Large Commercial Project
Winner of Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control Team
High Commended for Best Individual New Home
Highly Commended for Best Small New Housing Development
Highly Commended for Best Educational Building
Highly Commended for Best Small Commercial Project
Highly Commended for Best Large Commercial Project

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