Building excellence awards a five-star success for Babergh and Mid Suffolk 

The Local Authority Building Control (LABC) Building Excellence Awards take place annually and celebrate the best in building design, construction and innovation.

They highlight the vital contribution public sector building control teams make - ensuring safe, sustainable, and high-quality construction projects.

In the East of England’s 2024 awards, Babergh and Mid Suffolk had winners in five categories, including the Newcomer of the Year award, which was given to Trainee Building Control Inspector, Brieze Bradford. 

The full list of awards was:
•    Best Residential Conversion to a Single New Home - The Byre, Wetheringsett (Beech Architects and NSH Developments)
•    Best Individual New Home - Orchard Farm, Leavenheath (Daking Designs)
•    Best Residential & Small Commercial Builder - Craig Page-Baker, Page-Baker Construction
•    Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control Team - Binder Ltd 
•    LABC Newcomer of the Year - Brieze Bradford

The councils were also highly commended for:
•    Best Residential Extension - Farmhouse, Mid Suffolk (Mole Architects and Thornton Construction)
•    Best Individual New Home - Woodfield, Sproughton (Wincer Kievenaar and The Birch Group)

The winning projects will now go onto the national LABC award finals where they will go head-to-head with other regional winners to compete for the overall titles. 

The national awards ceremony is due to take place in January 2025. 

Cllr Andrew Stringer, cabinet member for Heritage, Planning and Infrastructure at Mid Suffolk District Council, said: “I am really pleased to see our building control team recognised for the fantastic work they have been doing once again. 
“The calibre of work at these awards is incredibly high and it shows what talent we have here in our district.”

Councillor Sallie Davies, cabinet member for Heritage, Planning & Infrastructure, at Babergh District Council, said: “This is a great achievement not only for our team but for the contractors and developers that we have worked closely with on these projects.
“As a council, we take a lot of pride in the developments that we deliver in the district and this goes a long way to show that dedication. 
“Congratulations to our team and an extra special to mention to our very own trainee who was awarded the Best Newcomer title for our area. Best of luck at the national awards.”

More information on the award, including a full list of winners, can be found on the LABC website.