LABC Central Winners & Highly Commended 2020
21.08.2020
It's been a strange and unsettling year and we're gutted that we haven't been able to hold the LABC Building Excellence Awards Regional and Grand Finals events in the offline world in 2020. However, we're very pleased to be able to announce the winners and highly commended from the Central region awards, nonetheless.
I firmly believe that one of the best ways to see more good work is to praise building excellence and publicly acknowledge companies, designers, site managers and trades people who go the extra mile because of the pride they have in their work.Lorna Stimpson, LABC
Watch our Central winners and highly commended video!
With a short introduction by LABC Chief Executive Lorna Stimpson:
Winner: Best Extension or Alteration to an Existing Dwelling
Castle Hill, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
- Project Team: Jon Rollit, Contour Architecture, Etude
- Local Authority: Dacorum Borough Council
Winner: Best Local Builder or Traditional Craftsperson
Vines Construction
- Local Authority: Hertfordshire Building Control
Winner: Best Change of Use of an Existing Building
Bell Street, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
- Project Team: Henry Douglas Homes, JCE Planning Consultancy, White Young Design
- Local Authority: Buckinghamshire Council
Winner: Best Individual New Home
Milton Road, Gayton, Northamptonshire
- Project Team: Cornerhouse Building Contractors, Msquare Architects, Roger Clarke
- Local Authority: South Northants Building Control
Winner: Best Small New Housing Development
Drury Lane & Wicklands Road, Hunsdon, Hertfordshire
- Project Team: J&L Build, Paul Lonergan Architects
- Local Authority: Hertfordshire Building Control
Winner: Best High Volume New Housing Development
Hatters Place, Luton
- Project Team: Jarvis Contracting, Vincent & Gorbing, Hightown Housing Association
- Local Authority: Luton Borough Council
Winner: LABC Warranty Site Manager of the Year
Jason Oakley, Bloor Homes South Midlands
- Site Name: Ampthill Close
Winner: Best Social or Affordable New Housing Development
St. Georges Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes
- Project Team: Watson & Cox, David Coles Architects, Your MK, Broughton Beatty Wearring, Pinnacle-ESP, Kestrel Timber Frame
- Local Authority: Milton Keynes Council
Winner: Best Public Service or Educational Building
Agri-Informatics, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire
- Project Team: R G Carter, CPMG Architects, Cranfield University, Couch Perry Wilkes, Currie & Brown, Gardiner & Theobald
Local Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council
Winner: Best Commercial Project
The Old Auction House, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire
- Project Team: S J Eastern Carpentry & Joinery, BCR Infinity Architects, 3C Building Control
- Local Authority: Hertfordshire Building Control
Winner: LABC Construction Professional of the Year
John Pinney, Connolly Homes
- Local Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council
Winner: Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control Team
Patrick Ruddy Homes
- Local Authority: Slough Borough Council
Highly Commended: Best Local Builder or Traditional Craftsperson
Greencore Construction
- Local Authority: South Oxfordshire & Vale of White Horse
Highly Commended: Best Change of Use of an Existing Building
Old Trinity Church, Marlow, Buckinghamshire
- Project Team: The Chapel Hair Salon No 5
- Local Authority: Buckinghamshire Council
Highly Commended: Best High Volume New Housing Development
St George's Fields, Northampton
- Project Team: Morris Homes (Eastern),
- Local Authority: South Northants Building Control
Highly Commended: LABC Warranty Site Manager of the Year
Ashley Ridgway, Bloor Homes South Midlands
- Site Name: Cranfield Park
Highly Commended: LABC Warranty Site Manager of the Year
Mark Butler, Bloor Homes Western
- Site Name: Banbury Rise
Highly Commended: Best Commercial Project
Millbrook Powertrain Advanced Laboratories, Bedfordshire
- Project Team: SDC Special Projects, DKA, Millbrook
Local Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council
Highly Commended: LABC Construction Professional of the Year
Matthew Pullin, Croudace Homes
- Local Authority: South Oxfordshire & Vale of White Horse
Thank you to our supporters
Supporters of this year's LABC North West Building Excellence Awards are Actis Insulation, Jewson, Build Aviator, LABC Acoustics, LABC Warranty and Polypipe.
The President's Charity
This year's charity, chosen by current President Anthony Oloyede is Construction Youth Trust whose aim is to inspire and enable young people to overcome barriers and discover a career in the construction and built environment sector.
Find out how to be an online volunteer with Construction Youth Trust or donate to the Trust.
The 2021 awards
Unfortunately because of COVID-19 we've had to announce our regional winners later than usual this year and there therefore won’t be a Grand Finals for 2020.
However, we’ll be in touch with details of how to enter the 2021 awards when they’re open for entries.
