Eleven buildings have been shortlisted for RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) South East 2016 Awards. There were 32 buildings entered in the region, which covers Kent, Surrey and East and West Sussex and the Channel Islands. The buildings that have been shortlisted for RIBA South East Awards this year are: Kent: Restoration of St Edward’s Presbytery, Ramsgate by Thomas Ford & Partners Ashes Folly, Kent by Richard Hopkinson Architects North Vat, Kent by Rodic Davidson Architects East Sussex: The Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, University of Brighton by R H Partnership Architects Gateway Café, Peacehaven by Kaner Olette Architects Cinque Ports Street, Rye by Jonathan Dunn Architects New House, Hadlow Down East Sussex by BBM Sustainable Design Coast House, East Sussex by Cassion Castle Architects The Narrow House, East Sussex by Sanei Hopkins Architects Private house, East Sussex by WAM – Walker and Martin Architects Jersey: Le Petit Fort, Jersey by Hudson Architects. All shortlisted buildings will be assessed by a regional jury with the winning buildings announced at an Awards evening and reception at Ascot Racecourse on Thursday 28 April. Regional Award winners will be considered for a highly-coveted RIBA National Award in recognition of their architectural excellence, the results of which will be announced in June. The shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize for the best building of the year will be drawn from the RIBA National Award-winning buildings later in the year. ends Notes to editors: For further information and access to high res press images please contact Jenny Peterson, 0750 146 6648 jenny.peterson@riba.org Details of the private houses shortlisted for RIBA Awards are confidential at this stage. Sponsors for the RIBA South/South East Awards evening on 28 April include Ibstock, Marley Eternit, SIKA and Tarmac. Tickets for the RIBA South/South East Awards evening, open to all, cost £95+VAT each. Ticket includes reception, three-course dinner and Awards presentations. To book, contact sarah.briginshaw@riba.org RIBA Awards have run continuously since 1966 and are judged and presented locally.  No matter the shape, size, budget or location, RIBA Award-winning schemes set the standard for great architecture all across the country. RIBA Awards are for buildings in the UK by RIBA Chartered Architects and RIBA International Fellows. The RIBA Awards 2016 are kindly sponsored by 7. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) champions better buildings, communities and the environment through architecture and our members. www.architecture.com   Posted on Wednesday 9th March 2016 Source link

Top-performing building services and electrical firms achieved major accolades at the 2016 ECA Gala Dinner and Awards, attended by hundreds of industry leaders on 8 July at Celtic Manor in South Wales.   The award winners on the night, supported by headline sponsor LEDVANCE, were as follows: ECA Large Contractor of the Year Award (sponsored by Schneider Electric) ·         Winner: W T Parker Group Services  ·         Highly commended: Imtech Engineering Services Central ECA Contractor of the Year Award – up to £20 million turnover (sponsored by Electrium) ·         Winner: Haydon Mechanical & Electrical ·         Highly commended: Braham Electrical ECA Contractor of the Year Award – up to £5 million turnover (sponsored by Hager) ·         Winner: Amalgamated  ·         Highly commended: DES Electrical Contractors UK ECA Contractor of the Year Award– up to £1 million turnover (sponsored by Edmundson Electrical) ·         Winner: Power Electrics (Bristol) ·         Highly commended: Panks Engineers Ltd and Elsym Installations  Best Client/Contractor Partnership Award (sponsored by ECIC) ·         Winner: DES Electrical Contractors UK Innovation in Contracting Award (sponsored by Eaton) ·         Winner: Marshall Land Systems    Best Health and Safety Initiative Award (sponsored by ABB) ·         Winner: Imtech Engineering Services Central Ltd ·         Highly commended: Darke & Taylor Ltd   Excellence in Training and Development Award (sponsored by JTL) ·         Winner: Quartzelec Ltd ·         Highly commended: Bebbington & Wilson Ltd and N Smith Electrical Ltd   During the event, thousands of pounds were also raised by attendees for the Electrical Industries Charity. ECA CEO Steve Bratt commented: “This year’s ECA Gala Dinner and Awards proved to be a fantastic evening for everyone who attended, and I’m delighted that thousands of pounds were raised for good causes in our industry. “On behalf of the ECA and our partners, congratulations to all eight ECA Annual Award winners, who managed to see off tough competition from dozens of high quality entries. At the same time, everyone involved would also like to acknowledge this year’s commended and other shortlisted candidates.” A record-breaking number of submissions were received for this year’s ECA’s Annual Awards. The entries were then assessed by independent judges including CEDIA’s Wendy Griffiths, and Electrical Industries Charity MD Tessa Ogle. Following this, some 34 entries were shortlisted as nominees for awards, spread across the eight award categories.   Source link

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