LABC West Midlands Winners & Highly Commended 2025

I firmly believe that one of the best ways to see more good work is to praise building excellence and publicly acknowledge companies, designers, site managers and trades people who go the extra mile because of the pride they have in their work.

Lorna Stimpson, LABC

Meet the Winners...

Winner: Best Residential Extension

Woodbine Street, Warwickshire

• Project Team: Warwickshire Essential Developments, Darcy Architects, The Sproul's, Featherbow, Veritas Glazing Solutions
• Local Authority: Warwick Building Consortium

Winner: Best Residential Conversion or Alteration to an Existing Home

Railway Terrace, Warwickshire

• Project Team: Abacus Property Group, Abacus Property Construct Ltd, Anjum Design Ltd, Zenith RK Ltd
• Local Authority: Warwick Building Consortium

Winner: Best Residential Conversion to a Single New Home

Canal View, Solihull

• Project Team: Cross & Craig Associates
• Local Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Winner: Best Individual New Home

Mission House, Solihull

• Project Team: Packwood Homes Ltd, Neil Boddison Associates Ltd, EDG Security Ltd, Stephen Smith & Son, PD Electrical, KML Services Ltd
• Local Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Winner: Best Residential & Small Commercial Designer

Andy Ip, Design Ai Ltd

• Local Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Winner: Best Residential & Small Commercial Builder

Andrew Bentley, Touchstone Projects Ltd

• Local Authority: Warwick Building Consortium

Winner: Construction Specialist of the Year

Dan Sharp, Peveril Homes

• Local Authority: East Staffordshire Borough Council

Winner: Best Medium Volume New Housing Development

Rolleston Leas, Staffordshire

• Project Team: Peveril Homes
• Local Authority: East Staffordshire Borough Council

Winner: Best High Volume New Housing Development

Deerwood Fold, Phase 1, Derbyshire

• Project Team: Morris Homes (Midlands) Ltd, Morris Homes (Central) Ltd
• Local Authority: Central Building Control Partnership

Winner: Best Small Social Housing Development

Kingshurst, Phase 1, Solihull

• Project Team: Willmott Dixon Construction, rg+p Ltd
• Local Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Winner: Best Non-residential Extension, Alteration or Conversion

Shrewsbury School, Shropshire

• Project Team: BCHN Architects, Morris Property, Shrewsbury School, Carroll & Williams LLP, Bennett Williams, Virtus Consult
• Local Authority: Shropshire Council

Winner: Local Authority Building Control Surveyor of the Year

Michaela Kay-Perry, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Teresa Komorowski, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Winner: LABC Newcomer of the Year

Tom Langton, Shropshire Council

Winner: Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control Team

Bilton Build & Design Ltd with Warwick Building Consortium

Meet the Highly Commended...

Highly Commended: Best Residential Extension

Keepers Cottage, Rugby

• Project Team: IP Construction (Rugby) Ltd, ROC Architects
• Local Authority: Warwick Building Consortium

Highly Commended: Best Residential Conversion or Alteration to an Existing Home

Avenue Road, Warwickshire

• Project Team: Abacus Property Group, Abacus Property Construct Ltd, Chapman Design LLP, Arksun Properties Ltd
• Local Authority: Warwick Building Consortium

Highly Commended: Best High Volume New Housing Development

Old Castle Fields, Hodnet, Shropshire

• Project Team: Pickstock Homes Ltd
• Local Authority: Shropshire Council

Highly Commended: Best Non-residential Extension, Alteration or Conversion

North Shropshire College, Reception & Refectory, Oswestry

• Project Team: YNGR Design Ltd, Matrix IDC Ltd, Herefordshire Ludlow & North Shropshire College
• Local Authority: Shropshire Council

Highly Commended: Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control Team

Abacus Property Group with Warwick Building Consortium

Again, congratulations all, and please feel free to spread your success far and wide by sharing the winners' page and if you're adding them on social media don't forget to use #LABCawards and @labcuk

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