LABC Building Awards East Midlands

The LABC East Midlands Building Excellence Awards recognise and reward the best quality design construction and project management in the East Midlands. The quality stems from good design and an efficient design team, and is translated into quality buildings by an effective construction team. Throughout this process Local Authority Building Control monitors the quality of design and construction. The finalists will be acknowledged as amongst the best projects in the East Midlands.

Nominations can now be made by any member of the design and construction team, the building owner, or by the LABC Building Control Surveyors involved. Each entry must be approved by LABC and include an endorsement from the approving authority. If you have a project that you think is worthy of recognition, speak with your LABC surveyor and ask for their endorsement. There is no charge for entering. Nominations are now open – and can be made until the closing date of 29 February 2012.

There are twelve categories this year. For domestic building work there is the best domestic extension or conversion (including barn conversions). For new dwellings, there are four categories, best individual dwelling, best small housing site, best large housing site and best social housing site. There’s best small and large commercial development, best education development and best community development. Sustainable construction is encouraged and rewarded with a unique category, and there is a separate category for any development that features unusual or striking technical features (such as structural design or fire safety engineering). And finally there is a category that rewards partnerships operating under the LABC Partnering scheme.

Have a look at the rules page for guidance, and the awards page to see the different categories. Nominations can be made on line on the nominations page. For detailed guidance on how to put the nomination together, go to the download page and downloads the “Guidance on making your nomination” PDF. It is really quite simple to make a nomination, but if you have any questions, contact the organisers from the contact us page.

The regional final is dedicated to showcasing the best the construction industry has to offer in the East Midlands. The awards will attract a large audience to a prestigious ceremony. It is a black tie dinner and is a great opportunity to celebrate the working relationship enjoyed by the design and construction team and to reflect on the success of being shortlisted as a finalist. 

Congratulations to everyone that took part in the brilliant awards night held at the Leicester Marriott Hotel on the 20th May. Guests were captivated by the presenter Lucy Kite and they enjoyed a sumptuous meal courtesy of the team at the hotel. Everyone felt like a winner, enjoying the rewards of their involvement with LABC, and in the knowledge that they produced the best construction and development in the East Midlands. Thanks go to the event sponsors, LABC New Home Warranty, Exova Warrington Fire and Roger Bullivant for their help.

The excitement of the night was captured by Jerry Harper of Charles David Photography. You can see all the pictures of the event at www.charlesdavidphotography.co.uk Don’t forget to capture your memory of this special event by buying copies of the images. Copies of the certificates and awards are also available to order - click on the link to the East Midlands order form below.