Salus Registered Building Control Approvers are sponsoring one of four categories in the ProCon Awards which have just started to accept entries for buildings completed in the 18 months until July 31, 2013, with nominations deadline of August 7, 2013.
This year there are new awards for residential projects LEICESTERSHIRE PROCON AWARDS 2013 including houses, care homes, housing developments, apartments and student accommodation.
All other non-residential buildings also have awards to compete for.
The awards are:
Residential Scheme of the Year, sponsored by Marrons Solicitors – for residential schemes with a creative approach and high quality construction.
There will be two awards, one for small schemes with five residential units or less and one for larger schemes with sixplus.
Non-residential Scheme of the Year, sponsored by Willmott Dixon – for commercial, education, retail, leisure, industrial and mixed use developments.
There will be awards for small schemes with a contract value of £3 million or less and for large schemesin excess of £3 million.
Regeneration Project of the Year–for contribution to regeneration (2012 winner was Loughborough Eastern Gateway)
Sustainable Development of the Year – for the most sustainable and efficient
project (2012 winner was The Allerton Project Visitor Centre, Manor Farm, Loddington)
Craig Mitchell, ProCon board member and a partner at Gateley, said: “We are particularly pleased to see new awards being created this year open to residential developers, with whom we are heavily involved.”
Paul Meadows, director at Salus Registered Building Control Approvers, said: “We know there are some great projects out there and anticipate a vintage crop of entries. ”
Chris Beighton, managing director of Westleigh Developments, said: “We look forward to celebrating innovative and outstanding projects that reflect the high quality that the Leicestershire property and construction scene.”
More than 600 people are expected to attend the awards ceremony on November 14 at Leicester Tigers’Welford Road stadium. Tickets are priced at £100 plus VAT per person.
For tickets and details of how to nominate or enter, contact HeadStorm Marketing on 0870 170 9697 or e-mail: procon@headstorm.co.uk