LABC West of England Building Excellence Awards 2020

Watch our West of England winners and highly commended video!

With a short introduction by LABC Chief Executive Lorna Stimpson:

Winner: Best Extension or Alteration to an Existing Dwelling

Langridge House, Langridge, Bath

• Project Team: Greengrove Construction, CaSA Architects, M Stappard
• Local Authority: Bath & North East Somerset Council

Winner: Best Local Builder or Traditional Craftsperson

DMC Building Ltd

• Local Authority: South Gloucestershire Council

Winner: Best Change of Use of an Existing Building

The Cobblestone Barn, Warminster, Wiltshire

• Project Team: Jenkins Developments, Withey Design, Cassels Farm 
• Local Authority: Wiltshire Council - Central Hub

Winner: Best Individual New Home

Lictum Springs, Colerne, Chippenham

• Project Team: JJ Siga, John Weir Architect, First Corporate Consultants
• Local Authority: Wiltshire Council - North Hub

Winner: Best Small New Housing Development

Staunton Manor, Whitchurch, Bristol

• Project Team: Whitecroft Developments, Askew Cavanna Architects, Bath & North East Somerset Council
• Local Authority: Bath & North East Somerset Council

Winner: Best High Volume New Housing Development

Thornbury Fields, Thornbury, Gloucestershire

• Project Team: Bloor Homes
• Local Authority: South Gloucestershire Council

Winner: LABC Warranty Site Manager of the Year 

Massimo Polacco, Aequus Construction Ltd

• Site Name: Riverside View

Winner: Best Social or Affordable New Housing Development

Oaktree Avenue, Pucklechurch, South Gloucestershire

• Project Team: Speller Metcalfe, BM3 Architecture, Livewest
• Local Authority: South Gloucestershire Council

Winner: Best Public Service or Educational Building

The SGS Pegasus School, Almondsbury, South Gloucestershire

• Project Team: BAM Construction, BAM Design, SGS Group
• Local Authority: South Gloucestershire Council

Winner: Best Small Commercial Project

Overton House, Cheltenham

• Project Team: E G Carter & Co, Ferguson Mann Architects, The Barnwood Trust
• Local Authority: Cheltenham & Tewkesbury Building Control Service

Winner: Best Large Commercial Project

Shire Hall, Gloucester

• Project Team: Kier Construction, Quattro Design Architects, Gloucestershire County Council
• Local Authority: Forest of Dean District Council

Winner: LABC Construction Professional of the Year

Darryn Parry, R&M Williams

• Local Authority: North Somerset Council

Winner: Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control Team

Jagged Edge Design

• Local Authority: Cotswold District Council

Highly Commended: Best Extension or Alteration to an Existing Dwelling

The Old Vicarage, Marston Meysey, Wiltshire

• Project Team: Edmont, Cotswold Architects, Joe Chambers, Michael Hammond Associates
• Local Authority: Wiltshire Council - North Hub

Highly Commended: Best Local Builder or Traditional Craftsperson

Eddie Hudson Carpentry Services

• Local Authority: Wiltshire Council - South Hub

Highly Commended: Best Change of Use of an Existing Building

The Rickyard, Wellington, Herefordshire

• Project Team: GRW Property, Owen Hicks Architecture
• Local Authority: Herefordshire Council

Highly Commended: Best Individual New Home

Ham Road, Liddington, Wiltshire

• Project Team: Dawson & Marsh, Edward Tucker Architecture, Paul & Philippa Booth, Bare Leaning & Bare Chartered Quantity Surveyors, SDS Consulting
• Local Authority: Swindon Borough Council

Highly Commended: Best Small New Housing Development 

Peppercombe Lane,  Wiltshire

• Project Team: Princeton Homes, Matthewson Waters Architects
• Local Authority: Wiltshire Council - Central Hub

Highly Commended: Best High Volume New Housing Development 

Rectory Farm, Maisemore, Gloucestershire

• Project Team: Newland Homes
• Local Authority: Cheltenham & Tewkesbury Building Control Service

Highly Commended: LABC Warranty Site Manager of the Year 

Christopher Shepherd, Qdos Homes Ltd

• Site Name: The Ham, Westbury

Highly Commended: LABC Warranty Site Manager of the Year 

Shaun Hasell, Newland Homes Limited

• Site Name: Newland Orchard, Whitminster, 

Highly Commended: Best Social or Affordable New Housing Development

Dilly Meadows, West Harptree, Bristol

• Project Team: Whitecroft Developments, Nash Partnership
• Local Authority: Bath & North East Somerset Council

Highly Commended: Best Public Service or Educational Building

Freedom Auditorium, Freedom Centre UK, Westmoreland, Bath

• Project Team: Beard Construction, SRA Architects, Freedom Church
• Local Authority: Bath & North East Somerset Council

Highly Commended: Best Public Service or Educational Building

Cheltenham Cemetery & Crematorium

• Project Team: Willmott Dixon Construction, Roberts Limbrick Architects, Property & Asset Management Cheltenham Borough Council
• Local Authority: Cheltenham & Tewkesbury Building Control Service

Highly Commended: Best Small Commercial Project 

Newton Farm, Newton St. Loe, Bath

• Project Team: Kenn Biggs Contractors, Studio Lime, Newton Farm
• Local Authority: Bath & North East Somerset Council

Highly Commended: Best Large Commercial Project 

Airline Building, Bristol Airport

• Project Team: R&M Williams, Holder Mathias, Bristol Airport
• Local Authority: North Somerset Council

Highly Commended: LABC Construction Professional of the Year

Frank Ghaidan, Ghaidan Architects

• Local Authority: North Somerset Council

Highly Commended: Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control Team

whiteBOX architects

• Local Authority: Bath & North East Somerset Council

Thank you to our supporters

Supporters of this year's LABC West of England 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.