Shropshire Council

Shropshire’s best building schemes named

04 June 2015 Last updated at 12:10

Shropshire building control partners have won major regional awards for excellence.

The project team, consisting of the contractors / developers, designers and Shropshire building control surveyors, took the winning places in the following categories in the Shropshire and Staffordshire regional LABC (Local Authority Building Control) Building Excellence Awards, recently held at the Garrick Theatre in Lichfield.

Best Change of Use of an Existing Building or Conversion

Awarded to

Project Team

BSP Construction Ltd

Base Architecture

Shropshire Building Control

For the development at The Granary, Woodland Farm, Wollerton, Shropshire.

Highly Commended – Best Extension or Alteration to an Existing Home

Awarded to

Project Team

Atec Construction Limited

Bleazard & Galletta

Doctor Jermey Owen

Shropshire Building Control

For the development at The Hollies, Loppington, Shropshire

Highly Commended – Best Public Service Building

Awarded to

Project Team

Castlemead Group Limited

Bleazard & Galletta LLP

Ray Grocott Trustee.

Shropshire Building Control

For the Development at Prees Medical Centre

Highly Commended – Best Small New Housing Development

Awarded to

Project Team

Hawk Developments UK Ltd

David Owen Associates

Hawk Homes

Shropshire Building Control

For the development at Shepherds Way, Shepherds Lane, Shrewsbury

Highly Commended – Site Supervisor of the Year

Awarded to

Alan Prince, Development Manager

Castlemead Group Limited

Shropshire Building Control.

The Local Authority Building Excellence Awards are the Oscars of the construction industry and aim to recognise builders and their agents who have completed a building project to a high standard of construction in the past twelve months. All schemes taking part in the event were initially nominated by their Shropshire building control surveyor.

Mal Price, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for regulatory services and housing, said:

“These awards recognise and reward excellence, which we can be very proud of.

“I congratulate all of our winners and wish them the very best of luck at the national awards”.

Phil Russell, Shropshire Council’s building control manager, said:

“This was a great event that showcased the very high-quality building projects that have been constructed in Shropshire over the past year. Shropshire Council building control is all about excellence achieved through building standards, technical innovation and sustainable designs.”

The winners of the Shropshire / Staffordshire event will now receive an automatic entry into the West Midlands Building Excellence Awards to be held in September 2015, and if successful will then go through to the finals in London later in the year.