Put
it down to perfect timing, with the heightened interest in offsite technology,
combined with the abundance of outstanding projects and product innovations it
is easy to see why the 2018 Structural Timber Awards surpassed all previous
events in terms of the calibre of entries and attendance.
Construction
professionals gathered at this prestigious award ceremony on October 10, at the
National Conference Centre, Birmingham - to celebrate the great, the good and
the simply outstanding.
The
Awards were hosted by compere Mark Durden-Smith and as anyone who has attended
this event will know - his infectious humour is just one of the reasons this is
a fantastic night out.
With
nearly 250 outstanding submissions, this year's Structural Timber Award judges
had an onerous job of selecting the winners. The big winner on the night was
The Macallan Distillery project, which scooped the Winner of Winners plus two
other categories.
One of the judges
commented: "The Macallan Distillery project and the precision installation
of the engineered timber gridshell roof should be highlighted as a case study,
par excellence, to the entire structural timber sector".
The head of the
judging panel and Chief Executive of the Structural Timber Association, Andrew
Carpenter said of the night: "The depth of expertise across all categories
was impressive and the exceptional number of entries clearly demonstrates the upturn
in the industry. The Structural Timber Awards is a high-point in the
construction industry calendar and it is truly inspiring to see so much
activity in the sector."
The full list of
award winners are:
- Architect of the Year:
Chadwick Dryer Clarke for The Stephen Perse Foundation Sports &
Learning Building
- Client of the Year: Bloomberg
LLP for Bloomberg European HQ
- Commercial Project of the
Year: Heyne Tillett Steel & Studio RHE for The Import Building
- Contractor of the Year:
Balfour Beatty for Abbey Wood
- Custom & Self-Build
Project of the Year: STREIF UK for Skyfall
- Education Project of the
Year: Eckersley O'Callaghan for Freemen's School
- Engineer of the Year: Arup
for The Macallan Distillery
- Installer of the Year:
L&S Baucon GmbH for The Macallan Distillery
- Low Energy Project of the
Year: Ruth Butler Architects for Hampshire Passivhaus
- Pioneer Award: Urban Splash
for HoUSe
- Private Housing Project of
the Year: Barratt Homes Yorkshire East Division for St Wilfrids Walk
Development
- Product Innovation Award:
Moduloft for Chippenham Bungalow
- Project of the Year: AKT II
& Fosters & Partners for Bloomberg European HQ
- Project or Construction
Manager of the Year: Barratt Homes Yorkshire East Division - Mark
Greenley, Site Manager
- Retail & Leisure Project
of the Year: METSÄ WOOD for Center Parcs, Elveden Forest
- Social Housing Project of the
Year: CCG & Stora Enso for Ellerslie Road Development
- Best Use of SIPs: Innovaré
Systems for Glasdir School
- Best Use of Solid Wood: METSÄ
WOOD for Center Parcs, Elveden Forest
- Best Use of Timber Frame:
Stewart Milne Timber Systems & Barratt Homes Yorkshire East Division
for Barratt's St Wilfrids Walk Development
- Winner of Winners: Arup,
L&S Baucon GmbH, Robertson, Wiehag GmbH & Rogers Stirk Harbours +
Partners for The Macallan Distillery
There has already
been a large amount of attention focused on next year's awards, which will be
returning October 2019. The Awards once again will reward excellence, celebrate
expertise in timber technology and the ways it contributes to an attractive, energy
efficient and sustainable built environment.
For
the hundreds of construction professionals who have attended the Structural
Timber Awards, there is no need to explain the promotional opportunities that
go hand in hand with this event. The Awards provide one of the most effective
platforms to promote brands or companies alongside the best of the best.
