Award Winners

24 July, 2019

Butler & Willow: Investing in our business by developing our exceptional people

Butler & Willow is an award-winning commercial fit-out and refurbishment specialist operating from a fully working showroom in Long Eaton. Serving both large multi-national and independent enterprises for the past 25 years, we design and install tailored workplaces that retain skills, attract talent, enhance operations and boost results. Communication and culture go hand in hand … Continue reading “Butler & Willow: Investing in our business by developing our exceptional people”

24 July, 2019

Water, Mills and Marshes: the Broads Landscape Partnership Scheme

The Broads National Park contains the greatest concentration of standing drainage mills in Europe, 13 scheduled monuments, 25 heritage conservation areas and over 250 listed buildings. The mills of the marshes are a precious and finite cultural resource. In the Halvergate marshes conservation area, the mill structures demonstrate the evolution of drainage mill technology. The … Continue reading “Water, Mills and Marshes: the Broads Landscape Partnership Scheme”

24 July, 2019

The Aylsham Discharge Suite

Patients at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) are now able to benefit from The Aylsham Discharge Suite thanks to the hard work of modular construction specialists Portakabin. Used by the nursing staff at the discharge point and for patients leaving hospital to go “one step closer to home”, the building frees up acute … Continue reading “The Aylsham Discharge Suite”

24 July, 2019

Hudson Architects

More than an architecture practice, we offer a variety of professional services including: architecture, design advice, exhibition design, contract administration, masterplanning, place making, consultancy, client design advisor, architectural outreach and education, professional support. Our clients are public, private (both domestic and commercial), voluntary bodies – developers, trusts, local authorities, schools, universities, arts and cultural organisations. … Continue reading “Hudson Architects”

24 July, 2019

LSI Architects

The majority of our £4.2m turnover derives from repeat business and framework commissions, a testament to the quality of our team and service. It’s not unusual to be facing challenges or uncertainty in our industry but we wish to avoid falling into the trap of working longer hours and doing more for less in response … Continue reading “LSI Architects”

24 July, 2019

Oliver Jones – employed by Plandescil

Oliver is the youngest of nine Directors at Employee Owned Plandescil Consulting Engineers. Oliver manages a department of 10 employees, including two engineers, four technicians, one apprentice technician and two admin assistants. Oliver has seen his team grow from a single apprentice engineer to what it is now and has overseen the Company’s implementation of … Continue reading “Oliver Jones – employed by Plandescil”

11 July, 2019

Heath Park School Art and Media Centre

Enjoying what you do for work shouldn’t be unusual, however mostly work tends to be more mundane than enjoyable. The Team on this project has thoroughly enjoyed their time working from inception to completion, despite some moments of pressure and uncertainty. The proof of the pudding is in the eating and anyone involved in this … Continue reading “Heath Park School Art and Media Centre”

11 July, 2019

The Bank

Sustainability is at the heart of The Bank, despite the environmental challenges faced by the city centre location and extremely small site footprint. This can be seen in the efforts to reduce emissions throughout the development’s life cycle through initiatives including a streamlined structure to reduce material requirements, the implementation of Passive Infrared Sensor (PIR) … Continue reading “The Bank”

11 July, 2019

Warewell Close

Warewell Close is one of whg’s most iconic and recognisable blocks within a prominent position overlooking the town centre of Walsall, and situated next to a conservation area. The blocks – some of the first flats to be built in the town in the 1950’s, were originally designed to house councillors and other dignitaries. The … Continue reading “Warewell Close”

11 July, 2019

Value: National Space Centre Launch Pad

The National Space Centre, home to the UK’s largest planetarium and iconic 42m high Rocket Tower and attracts approx. 300,000 visitors per year. The iconic Rocket Tower comprises an inner and outer layer of ETFE (Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene) which brought its own set of challenges. The project was to deliver a cost-effective 190m2 new build extension … Continue reading “Value: National Space Centre Launch Pad”