LABC Awards recognise excellent work and contributions within the construction industry

As the construction industry continues to go through instrumental change, the LABC awards recognise the individuals that demonstrate an ongoing commitment to competence, quality, standards and continuous learning.  

The awards are judged by an independent panel of judges who bring together a wealth of experience in the sector. Judges for 2025 included Graham Watts, Construction Industry Council (CIC), Ros Thorpe, Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Eddie Weir, Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT), Nick Coombe, National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), Jon Vanstone, Industry Competence Committee (ICC), and David Swigciski, LABC Warranty.

A range of categories highlight the diverse portfolio of projects delivered within the industry alongside the project teams that are committed to delivering compliant and high-quality buildings for our communities.  

Full list of LABC Building Excellence Awards Grand Final award winners:

Individual and team awards

• Construction Specialist of the Year - Damian Gray, St Edward Homes Ltd
• LABC Warranty Site Manager of the Year - Sean Sadler, Morris Homes (Eastern) Ltd
• Best Residential & Small Commercial Designer - Matt Noades, Noades Architects, Hertfordshire Building Control
• Best Residential & Small Commercial Builder - Duncan & Son (Southwold) Ltd, East Suffolk Council
• LABC Newcomer of the Year - Tom Crouch, Hertfordshire Building Control
• Local Authority Building Control Surveyor of the Year - Teresa Komorowski, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
• LABC Team of the Year - Dorset Council
• Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control Team - Hoare, Ridge & Morris and East Suffolk Council

Projects

• Best Residential Extension - Claydon Farm House, Gloucestershire, Cotswold District Council
• Best Residential Conversion or Alteration to an Existing Home - Old Gwernyfed, Powys, Powys County Council
• Best Residential Conversion to a Single New Home    - Canal View, Solihull, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
• Best Individual New Home - Branksea Avenue, Dorset, BCP Council
• Best Small New Housing Development - The Lookout, Cornwall, Cornwall Council
• Best Medium Volume New Housing Development - Rolleston Leas, Staffordshire, East Staffordshire Borough Council
• Best High Volume New Housing Development - Freight Village, Tyne & Wear, Gateshead Council
• Best Small Social Housing Development - East Common Lane, North Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire Council
• Best Large Social Housing Development - Wildbridge, Sussex, Arun District Council
• Best Non-residential Extension, Alteration or Conversion - Eagle Brow, Cheshire, Warrington Borough Council
• Best Non-residential New Build - Pixash Lane Recycling Centre, Somerset, Bath & North East Somerset Council
• Best Public or Community Building - Hwb Arloesi, Coleg Llysfasi, Denbighshire, Denbighshire County Council

Entries for the LABC Building Excellence Awards go through a three-stage process. This begins with nominations made in each of LABC’s 12 regions across England and Wales, followed by regional judging. All the regional winners are then nominated for the national awards, with the final winners being announced at the Grand Finals.  

To find out more, visit the LABC website: www.labc.co.uk/awards