LABC West Yorkshire Building Excellence Awards 2020

Watch our West Yorkshire winners and highly commended video!

With a short introduction by LABC Chief Executive Lorna Stimpson:

Winner: Best Extension or Alteration to an Existing Dwelling

Grove House, Walton, Wakefield

• Project Team: Oak By Design, TRANSFORM ARCHITECTS, Alan Otley
• Local Authority: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

Winner: Best Local Builder or Traditional Craftsperson

L Parkinson Builders Ltd

• Local Authority: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

Winner: Best Local Builder or Traditional Craftsperson

Cragg Builders Ltd

• Local Authority: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Winner: Best Local Builder or Traditional Craftsperson

Kevin Emmott

• Local Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Winner: Best Local Builder or Traditional Craftsperson

P A Scott Builders

• Local Authority: Leeds City Council

Winner: Best Change of Use of an Existing Building

The School Apartments, Captain Street, Bradford

• Project Team: MMR Construction
• Local Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Winner: Best Individual New Home

Aberford Court, Main Street North, Aberford

• Project Team: Broadleys Group Ltd, Studio MAP Limited, Stuart Moore, Watkinsons Joinery Ltd, Ben Huckerby, ARP Associates, PWP Landscapes
• Local Authority: Leeds City Council

Winner: Best Small New Housing Development

The Orchards, Netherthong, Holmfirth

• Project Team: Jones Homes (Yorkshire) Ltd
• Local Authority: Kirklees Council

Winner: Best High Volume New Housing Development

Fletcher Court / Valley View Court Bogthorn, Keighley

• Project Team: Wildgoose Construction Ltd, Langtry-Langton Architects, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, The City of City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Architectural Services
• Local Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Winner: LABC Warranty Site Manager of the Year

Tony Robinson, Wilmott Dixon

• Site Name: Beech Walk

Winner: Best Social or Affordable New Housing Development

Springhills Development, Wakefield

• Project Team: Wakefield and District Housing    Self Architects
• Local Authority: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

Winner: Best Public Service or Educational Building

University of Huddersfield, Barbara Hepworth Building

• Project Team: Morgan Sindall Construction, AHR Global, University of Huddersfield
• Local Authority: Kirklees Council

Winner: Best Commercial Project

Honesty Dental Care, Kirkgate, Shipley

• Project Team: CI Constrction Ltd, RJ Architectural Design, Honesty Dental Care LLP, Sharp & Scarffe Ltd
• Local Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Winner: LABC Construction Professional of the Year

Marc Cawthorn, MMR Construction

• Local Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Winner: Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control Team

Beckwith Design Associates Ltd

• Local Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Highly Commended: Best Extension or Alteration to an Existing Dwelling

Barnsley Road, Ackworth, Pontefract

• Project Team: The Yorkshire Renovation Company, Neil Hollis
• Local Authority: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

Highly Commended: Best Extension or Alteration to an Existing Dwelling

Snay Booth Farm, Hebden Bridge

• Project Team: Cragg Builders Ltd, Alison Grant Architects Ltd, Tony Day, DP Squared Ltd, Broadcliffe Fabrications Ltd
• Local Authority: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Highly Commended: Best Change of Use of an Existing Building

The Long Barn, Cragg Vale, Mytholmroyd

• Project Team: JLG Construction, Hawdon Russell Architects, Nick Murphy, Hawdon Russell Architects
• Local Authority: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Highly Commended: Best Individual New Home 

Travis Towers, Honley, Huddersfield

• Project Team: Barker Construction, France and Associates, Irwin Mitchell LLP
• Local Authority: Kirklees Council

Highly Commended: LABC Warranty Site Manager of the Year

Michael Rogers, Torpoint Ltd

• Site Name: Acre Road, Middleton

Highly Commended: Best Public Service or Educational Building

Newlyn Building, Leeds University Business School

• Project Team: Actavo Building Solutions, DLA Architecture, University of Leeds, Ramboll, Curtins, Gardiner & Theobald, Arcadis
• Local Authority: Leeds City Council

Thank you to our sponsors

Sponsors of this year's LABC West Yorkshire 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.