Agent of the Year
Winner Heb
Heb has made real strides in its progress over the last year, highlighted by its high-profile instructions - particular on Westfield. The agency has delivered on its early promise – the judges waited to see if these young bucks were any good, and they were.
Shortlisted Nattress Giles, Innes England
Sponsored by Capita Architecture
Consultant of the Year
Winner BWB Consulting
BWB triumphed in the Consultant of the Year category. In a year that saw the company go through a management buyout, BWB were commended for taking risks, pushing the boundaries and getting involved in the real nitty gritty of commercial property development throughout the East Midlands.
Shortlisted EC Harris, Freeth Cartwright
Sponsored by Cooper Parry
Design Excellence Award
Winner Benson & Forsyth
London-based Benson & Forsyth picked the award for Design Excellence last night after the judges recognised the company's innovative approach to The Pod in Nottingham. The Pod is widely recognised as a building that would grace any European city - Benson & Forsyth were behind the design.
Shortlisted Franklin Ellis, Maber
Sponsored by East Midlands Development Agency
Residential Developer of the Year
Winner Trent Park Developments
Trent Park was lauded by the judges as being a brave, ambitious and pioneering project, with a particularly important green element, and this gave Trent Park Developments (TPD) victory. TPD resisted the temptation to go for the buy-to-let market and instead gave Nottingham its first £1m apartment.
Shortlisted Sherwood Energy Village, Westleigh
Sponsored by North Northants Development Company
Property Deal of the Year
Winner Hammerson
There was only one deal that was ever going to win the blue riband Deal of the Year category, and that was Hammerson and Cushman and Wakefield luring John Lewis to its Highcross shopping centre in Leicester. When John Lewis signed up as anchor tenant, Hammerson knew the success of Highcross was assured.
Sponsored by Freeth Cartwright
Construction Firm of the Year
Winner Morgan Ashurst
In a tough year for the construction industry, Morgan Ashurst were victorious in this category. The judges were impressed by both the complexity and wide range of projects that Morgan Ashurst handled, from schools to science parks. Of particular note was the winner’s use of cutting-edge technology in its schemes.
Shorlisted Laing O'Rourke (highly commended), Bowmer & Kirkland
Sponsored by Barker Ross
Commercial Developer of the Year
Winner Miller Birch
Miller Birch’s ability to provide high-quality space for clients stood out, said the judges. The company provided a high-quality offer across the piste, in a large number of locations, including the much-celebrated Ng2 business park in Nottingham.
Shortlisted Goodman, Henry Davidson
Sponsored by BWB Consulting
Regeneration Project of the Year
Winner Network Space
Network Space won this category because it is meeting the demand that start-up companies have for follow-on space, retaining them for the area and boosting the regional economy. It is producing forward-looking, innovative, well-designed and sustainable spaces – not just more sheds. Its approach is both liberating and place shaping, said the judges.
Shortlisted Bowmer & Kirkland (highly commended), Cedar House
Sponsored by Eastside City
Sustainable Development of the Year
Winner Blueprint
The easiest winner of the night was Blueprint, which has put sustainability at the heart of everything it does, and is raising the market’s expectations of what it means to have green buildings. It's new No 1 Nottingham Science Park raises the bar even further.
Shortlisted Trent Park Developments, Sherwood Energy Village
Sponsored by Capita Architecture
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