LABC North West Winners & Highly Commended 2023

Meet the winners...

Winner: Best Residential Extension

Knutsford Road, Cheshire

• Project Team: Baytree Construction Ltd, Forty8 Design, Geoff Muirhead
• Local Authority: Cheshire East Council

Winner: Best Residential Conversion or Alteration to an Existing Home

Spindle Hey, Cheshire

• Project Team: Bernard Taylor Partnership Ltd, Presscrete, Paul McGuigan
• Local Authority: Cheshire East Council

Winner: Best Residential Conversion to a Single New Home 

Farm, Wigan

• Project Team: France and Associates Ltd, Schofield & Sons, Slater Heelis Solicitors
• Local Authority: Wigan Council

Winner: Best Individual New Home

Blakewater House Fir Tree Lane, Aughton, Lancs

• Project Team: Tricklebank Ltd, Chris & Kate Whitfield
• Local Authority: West Lancashire Borough Council

Winner: Construction Specialist of the Year

Chris Jones, Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd

• Local Authority: Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Winner: Best Small New Housing Development 

Woodthorne, Poynton

• Project Team: Abode Property Development, Ark Construction, Randle White Architects
• Local Authority: Cheshire East Council

Winner: Best Medium Volume New Housing Development 

Heron's Reach Island, Greenfield

• Project Team: Wiggett Construction Ltd, HNA Architects, Wiggett Homes Ltd, Buildivision, Partington Associates
• Local Authority: Oldham Council

Winner: Best High Volume New Housing Development 

Mill Park View, Littleborough

• Project Team: Wiggett Construction Ltd, HNA Architects, Wiggett Homes Ltd, Buildivision, Partington Associates
• Local Authority: Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Winner: Best Large Social Housing Development

Crossings, Macclesfield

• Project Team: Rowlinson Constructions Ltd, Pozzoni, Peaks and Plains Housing Trust
• Local Authority: Cheshire East Council

Winner: Best Residential Site Manager

Liam Reilly, Kingswood Homes

• Local Authority: Pennine Lancashire Building Control

Winner: Best Non-residential Extension, Alteration or Conversion

Ince Benet, Merseyside

• Project Team: Harrison Architects Studio Ltd, Augustinian Sisters
• Local Authority: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

Winner: Best Non-residential New Build

Lancaster Energy Centre, Lancaster

• Project Team: Integrated Health Projects, Gilling Dod, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
• Local Authority: Lancaster City Council

Winner: Best Public or Community Building

Shakespeare North Playhouse

• Project Team: Austin-Smith:Lord, Kier Construction, Helm Architecture London, Arup, McCurdy and Co, Mott MacDonald
• Local Authority: Knowsley & Halton Building Control Service

Winner: Public Service Superstar

Steven Leigh, Warrington Borough Council

Winner: LABC Newcomer of the Year

Emma Collins, Cheshire East Council

Connor Widdup, Rochdale Borough Council

Meet the Highly Commended...

Highly Commended: Best Medium Volume New Housing Development

Clayton-le-Woods, Lancashire

• Project Team: Redrow Homes
• Local Authority: Chorley Council

Highly Commended: LABC Newcomer of the Year

Jack Calveley, Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

Again, congratulations all, and please feel free to spread your success far and wide by sharing the winners' page and if you're adding them on social media don't forget to use #LABCawards and @labcuk!

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