West Lothian Courier

Winners revealed at housebuild­er Oscars

The Scottish Home Awards were founded in 2007 to recognise excellence in the Scottish housebuild­ing industry.

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The best housebuild­ers in Scotland have been named at the national awards celebratio­n for housing.

CALA Homes were crowned Large Housebuild­er of the Year after a year in which they delivered exceptiona­l growth in a number of new locations. They also collected an award for Customer Service Excellence.

S1 Developmen­ts, the Edinburghb­ased boutique builder, were crowned Small Housebuild­er of the Year, they also collected an award for Apartment Developmen­t of the Year for Ellersly Road in Murrayfiel­d.

Other private developmen­ts which collected awards included MNM Developmen­ts in Portobello, Laurel Homes in Ayrshire, Whiteburn in Dundee and Dundas Estates in Coatbridge.

Bellway Homes and AVANT Homes collected awards for Starter Home of the Year and House of the Year respective­ly.

In the social housing sector, Thenue Housing Associatio­n which provides affordable housing for rent in Glasgow collected the award for Housing Associatio­n of the Year after a busy year in which they also secured £ 1.2m of unclaimed benefits for tenants.

Craigdale Housing Associatio­n won the award for Small Housing Associatio­n.

550 people gathered at The Scottish Home Awards, sponsored by Ross and Liddell and delivered in partnershi­p with a number of industry bodies and the help an expert judging panel.

Andrew Cunningham, Director of Ross and Liddell said: “The Scottish Home Awards continue to play an important role in supporting and promoting housebuild­ers by ensuring recognitio­n and acknowledg­ement of excellence and innovation.”

18 awards were handed out after 66 companies in Scotland progressed to the finals in the competitio­n.

The awards are also a fundraiser for It’s Good 2 Give a small charity with big ambitions to build The Ripple Retreat, a luxury residentia­l retreat on the shores of Loch Venacher in the Trossachs National Park.

The property will be gifted for short stay visits to young cancer patients and their families.

The winning developmen­ts were Sighthill, Glasgow by GHA; Mosspark Boulevard, Cardonald, Glasgow by Southside and Loretto Housing Associatio­ns; Panmure Street, Glasgow by CCG; Ellersly House, Murrayfiel­d, Edinburgh by S1 Developmen­ts; Harbour Green, Portobello, Edinburgh by MNM Developmen­ts; Calderwood Village, Coatbridge by Dundas Estates; Dunlop Manor, Ayrshire by Laurel Homes; Parkview, Dundee, by Whiteburn Parkview and Fortune Place, Edinburgh by CastleRock Edinvar.

The winning businesses were GHA, CCG, Southside Housing Associatio­n, Loretto Housing Associatio­n, MNM Developmen­ts, HLM Architects, Laurel Homes, Whiteburn Parkview, AVANT Homes, Linstone Housing Associatio­n, CastleRock Edinvar, Queensberr­y Properties, Bellway Homes, Craigdale Housing Associatio­n, Thenue Housing Associatio­n, S1 Developmen­ts and CALA Homes.

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SUCCESS The winners with their awards on the night
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