The City hosts the LABC London Building Excellence Awards 2019

13.05.2019

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The LABC London Building Excellence Awards took place at the Guildhall Great Hall on Friday 10 May 2019. The historic venue was buzzing with over 400 guests attending from across the industry including: Mulalley & Co. Ltd, Willmott Dixon Construction, Kier Construction Ltd, Paul Simon Homes, Wates and Berkeley Homes.

The LABC Building Excellence Awards showcase buildings and design teams that have come up against complex technical or construction issues and building constraints. The awards also celebrate their successful innovative and creative solutions.

"These awards are different. They aren’t about good looks or fancy design (although many winners incorporate both). They are about quality and standards. No other building awards look at how well buildings are put together from start to finish and the skills and competencies of those who design and construct them. We are very proud of everyone involved – they show the way ahead for the industry."

Paul Everall CBE, Chief Executive at LABC

Event highlights

The event was presented by LABC's Managing Director Phil Hammond, and Comedian Tony Cowards entertained the guests after the awards dinner. And in total there were 15 winners and five highly commended entries – see all of the award-winners here.

Winning projects included the Alexandra Palace Theatre (Best Small Commercial Project, pictured below), Coal Drops Yard in Kings Cross, Camden (Best Change of Use of an Existing Building or Conversion) and the McGrath Road Redevelopment in Newham (Best Social or Affordable New Housing Development).

Alexandra Palace Theatre London Borough of Haringey

Fundraising was for We Build the Future, LABC President Dave Sharp's chosen charity. Their aim is to unite the construction industry to beat cancer sooner and save lives. Thanks to all the guests' generous donations, we raised over £2,000!

Photos from the London awards night 2019

Guests at their tables at the London Building Excellence Awards 2019

Guests at the London Building Excellence Awards 2019

Guests celebrating at the London Building Excellence Awards 2019

Winners on stage at the London Building Excellence Awards 2019

View and download all photos from the event

Thanks to all our sponsors

Representatives of LABC sponsors including Actis Insulation, Keylite, Polypipe and others presented trophies and certificates to all the winners and highly commended projects and people.

Are you one of the winners?

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Winners automatically go into the Grand Finals which will be held on Friday 8 November 2019 at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge in London. Join us and celebrate the best of building control professionalism that leads to safe, sustainable and high quality construction projects.

Find out more about the Grand Finals