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PWP Landscape Design wins BALI Grand Award for Private Garden in Yorkshire

The British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) has awarded its ultimate accolade to Registered Contractor PWP Landscape Design for its stunning BALI National Landscape Awards 2020 entry, a Private Residence in Yorkshire. The formal garden won the Grand Award after being entered into the Domestic Garden Construction – Costs Between

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Technology has transformed many different industries within the last few years and this is starting to become true for the construction industry. Nowadays, technology has paved the way to increase the efficiency and accuracy of projects whilst reducing the amount of manual labour that is required. As such a key

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BDC 321 : Oct 2024

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PWP Landscape Design wins BALI Grand Award for Private Garden in Yorkshire

The British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) has awarded its ultimate accolade to Registered Contractor PWP Landscape Design for its stunning BALI National Landscape Awards 2020 entry, a Private Residence in Yorkshire. The formal garden won the Grand Award after being entered into the Domestic Garden Construction – Costs Between £100k-£250k category, sponsored by Registered Affiliate Van den Berk Nurseries. PWP Landscape Design’s Grand Award project saw the installation team tackle an extensive formal garden with a strong axis and layout, providing an enviable outlook from the house with colour and year-round interest. Aggregates, soil, turf, porcelain paving, steels and plant stock had to be craned over the house whilst it was still under construction. The garden includes an extensive lawn, hedges and borders, steel pergola, formal beds and a central sunken walled patio. BALI Chief Executive Wayne Grills commented on their achievement, “PWP Landscape Design has entered our prestigious hall of fame, which includes 44 highly regarded Grand Award winning schemes from the last four decades. Our members, led by PWP Landscape Design, have once again demonstrated they are some of the most talented professionals in the UK, and we rightly celebrate them at the largest landscaping ceremony of its kind in Europe. I am delighted for Adrian, Ian and their team on such a magnificent scheme and I extend my personal congratulations to you, and to all our winners this year. COVID-19 may have placed restrictions on us in 2020, but it has done nothing to stop the quality, dedication and spirit of our members.” On the Grand Award, Chair of the Adjudication Panel John Melmoe said, “Despite unbelievably challenging logistics and having to build this garden whilst the new-build house was under construction, PWP Landscape Design demonstrated superb workmanship across every aspect of the scheme. Precision cutting of the hard elements and expert selection and planting of quality stock has resulted in faultless landscaping perfection and an ecstatic client.” Based in Leeds, PWP Landscape Design specialise in creating distinctive, functional and sustainable outdoor spaces, with a reputation for immaculate attention to detail and innovative design resolution. The team comprises of landscape architects, garden designers and horticulturalists. Due to COVID-19 this year’s ceremony was held virtually, with hundreds of members, guests and VIPs tuning in to watch the special stream as it aired on Friday 4 December. Supported by Headline Sponsor and Registered Affiliate Green-tech, the annual event is a highlight for many in the landscaping calendar and provided the perfect end of year celebration which recognised the skills, hard work, quality, commitment and successes of Registered members. In total 124 entries were judged by BALI adjudicators over the summer with 70. National Landscape Awards bestowed on 49 members in September. Of these 18 Principal and 4 Special Awards were announced during the virtual broadcast, including Specials for Best Design & Build for PWP Landscape Design, Best Newcomer to BALI for Registered Contractor Smart Landscape Design, who also won a Principal for a Private Residence in Bristol, and Best First Time Entrant for Registered Designer Jilayne Rickards MBALI. Jilayne was also presented with Best Use of Recycled & Reclaimed Materials alongside Registered Contractor Landscaping Solutions for their joint work on Principal Award winning scheme The Urban Retreat – London. Registered Contractors idverde, Maylim, Frosts Landscape Construction, Bowles & Wyer, Tivoli Group, Landscape Associates, BlueFish Landscaping Contractors, John O’Conner (Grounds Maintenance), Landform Consultants, Green Acorn Landscape Design and Construction and Talbot Farm Landscapes were also awarded Principals in their respective categories. Registered Designer Lynne Marcus MBALI MSGD achieved a Principal for her Private Residence in Pentworth, West Sussex whilst International member DDON Planning & Design Inc. took home a Principal for their spectacular The Taicang Wave Fountain Yard. This year’s Affiliate Exceptional Service Award went to Registered Affiliate CED Stone Group. 2020 was the third year the Awards were successfully delivered by the team at BALI’s Landscape House. Events Project Manager Emily Feeney, who was promoted into the role in August, said, “I am incredibly proud of the achievements of the team in 2020. Once again, the hard work and determination of everyone involved resulted in us hosting a successful virtual ceremony which entertained hundreds of our landscaping colleagues, industry organisations and VIPs. I would like to congratulate PWP Landscape Design and our winners this year, well done to you all. Finally, on behalf of my colleague Diane McCulloch, I would like to extend a special thank you to our sponsors. Without you there would be no ceremony and we truly value your ongoing support.” Although the event was held virtually, members took to social media to share photos of their teams watching the ceremony remotely in a concerted effort not to miss out on the celebrations. BALI’s best dressed competition, which launched several weeks ahead of the ceremony, proved popular with teams sharing snaps of their outfits in the hope of winning a £100 gift voucher. The result will be published on the BALI Awards Twitter and Instagram accounts on Monday 7 December 2020. A full list of award-winners and a description of the winning schemes is available on the  BALI Awards website here.

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What Does the Future of Construction Look Like?

Technology has transformed many different industries within the last few years and this is starting to become true for the construction industry. Nowadays, technology has paved the way to increase the efficiency and accuracy of projects whilst reducing the amount of manual labour that is required. As such a key time in the industry, it is worth taking a look into the future to see what could be in store for construction over the coming years.   Augmented and Virtual Reality One of the most exciting changes on the horizon is the introduction of augmented and virtual reality. We are already seeing this being used in some places, but it will become a key part of the construction process in the coming years. Augmented and virtual reality will help to provide a detailed overview of the entire project and prevent costly mistakes which will also result in fewer delays.   Next Generation Equipment There will also be the introduction of next-generation tools and equipment which will greatly improve the speed, accuracy and efficiency of various tasks throughout the construction process. Construction can be a dangerous industry and one where human error has always been a huge concern, but these next-generation tools will cut down on errors and make sure that projects are completed properly. The transition to these tools will be made much easier with the equipment that is constantly being developed today from places like SGS Engineering.   Changing Workforce It is understandable that people will have concerns about machines replacing jobs in the construction industry as more and more technological advances are made, but it is important to remember that the industry will still require intelligent and skilled workers that can utilize this technology and see the big picture. Labour shortage is a key problem at the moment, but the new demands of the industry will mean that there are many long-term career options in this industry for the skilled and technologically capable up and coming generation.   Green Construction There is currently a huge focus on green technologies in a global bid to reduce the impact of global warming and this is something that the construction industry needs to pay attention to. It is very easy to see sustainable materials and environmentally friendly construction methods being the norm in the near future to meet the inevitable tough environmental regulations.   Improved Public Image The construction industry does not have the best public image right now with many viewing it as a pre-historic industry which is resistant to change. When new technologies, new tools, a changed workforce and green construction is introduced, this will all change and it will be seen in a completely different light by the general public.

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