Finalists announced for this year’s Structural Timber Awards

ST AwardsThe awards have been submitted and the judges have spoken - it is now time to announce the shortlist for the inaugural Structural Timber Awards.

With over 160 entries across 14 categories, this year’s awards have been packed full of outstanding, pioneering projects, products and people.

The winners will be presented at a high profile dinner, taking place on Tuesday 06 October 2015 at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham as part of UK Construction Week.

This year’s awards will attract over 500 national business leaders and high profile decision makers from the construction industry and will provide a significant platform for targeting the timber industry.



They will also present the ideal opportunity for professionals to maximise industry exposure and penetrate this economically important market.

Each of the judges have assessed three of the 14 categories on a strict and confidential marking system to establish the award category winners, highly commended and shortlisted entries.

Through categories such as the sought after Project of the Year and Product Innovation - the Structural Timber Awards will showcase some of the most ground-breaking projects and products created over the last few years. This is an event not to be missed!

The shortlist for this year’s Structural Timber Awards is as follows:



Architect of the Year:

AHR - New Park and Northway Timber Primary Schools

Arup - BSkyB Believe in Better Building

The Harris Partnership - The Blackburn Wing



Hive Architects - Wood Room

Knox Bhavan Architects - The Level Velo Café

Client of the Year:

Crossrail - Canary Wharf



BskyB - Believe in Better Building

Liverpool City Council - New Park and Northway Primary Schools, Liverpool

Veolia - Leeds Recycling and Energy Recovery Facility

Regal Homes - Banyan Wharf

Best Commercial Project:

Arup - BSkyB Believe in Better Building

Arup - Sky Health & Fitness Centre

Carson and Partners - East Sands Development

Phelan Architects - York Racecourse

Nordic Construction - Hope Street, Liverpool

Welsh Oak Frame - Woodland Burials

Contractor of the Year:

Canary Wharf Contractors - Crossrail Station at Canary Wharf

Clugston Contractors - High Tech Waste-to-Energy Plant, Leeds

Kier - William Perkin School

Morgan Sindall - New Park and Northway Timber Primary Schools

Nordic Construction - Hope Street, Liverpool

SIG Roofspace - RoofSpace I-Roof™

Best Education Project:

B & K Structures - BSkyB Believe in Better Building

Innovare Systems - Reigate Primary School

KLH UK - William Perkin High School

Morgan Sindall - New Park and Northway Timber Frame Primary Schools

Ramboll- Mayfield School

Webb Yates - Wimbledon College of Art

Engineer of the Year:

AED - 217 Rossal

Arup - Sky Believe in Better Building & Sky Health and Fitness Centre

Elliott Wood - Swimming Pool at Alfriston School

Engenuiti - Banyan Wharf

Webb Yates Engineers - Wimbledon College of Art

Best Healthcare Project:

Alan Baxter - Maggie’s Oxford

Castleoak - Burton Waters Care Home

Innovare Systems - Kingfisher Court

KLH UK - Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care at Bath’s Royal United Hospital (NICU)

SIPCO - Alexandra Nursing Home

Stora Enso - Cranleigh Health Centre

Best Low Energy Project:

Arup Associates - BSkyB Believe in Better Building

Deluxe Developers - Cedar Barn

Fordingbridge - ‘Zero Energy’ Costa Coffee

Invisible Studio - Invisible Studio

Kingspan Insulation - River Studio

Scotframe - Maryville Passive House

Pioneer Award:

Arup

MiTEK

Ramboll UK

SIG Roofspace

X-LAM Alliance

Best Private Housing Project:

Arboreal Architecture - Mazarin House

ataSTUDIO - Private House

Edgley Design - Private House

Hive Architects Studio - Wood Room

Prewitt Bizley Architects - Dundon Passivhaus

Timber Design - Allies Farm

Wilkinson King Architects - Sussex House

X-LAM Alliance - Banyan Wharf

Product Innovation Award:

Alumasc Exterior Building Products - The Alumasc Ventilated System (AVS)

Arup - 4.5T Superbeams

Consolidated Timber Holdings - Resysta

Innovare Systems - Duck2 BY I-SIP

MiTek Industries - PAMIR

Pitzl Metallbau - PITZL-POWER CLAMP

Protect Membranes - Protect VC Foil Ultra

SIG Roofspace - RoofSpace I-Roof™

Tenmat - Firefly Cavity Fire Barrier on a Roll (CFBR)

X-LAM Alliance - The CLT Construction Specifier

Project of the Year:

Arup - Sky Health & Fitness Centre

Eliott Wood - Alfriston School

HESS Timber - High Tech Waste-to-Energy Plant, Leeds

Morgan Sindall - New Park and Northway Timber Primary Schools

Walker Timber Group - Beacon Barracks

Wiehag GmbH - Crossrail Station at Canary Wharf

Best Retail Project:

B & K Structures - Taplow

Fordingbridge - Whipsnade Zoo

Lynx Forecourt - Sainsbury’s Petrol Filling Stations

Wiehag GmbH - Crossrail Station at Canary Wharf

Best Social Housing Project:

The Accord Group - LoCaL Homes

Climate Energy Homes - Passive Close

CCG (Scotland) - Anderston Regeneration

MAKAR - Fodderty Development

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