2016 ProCon Awards finalists revealed

Sixteen new and refurbished buildings are in the running to be named winners in the 2016 ProCon Leicestershire Awards.

The developers, architects, contractors and consultants who worked on the projects in Leicestershire and Rutland will find out on November 17 if they have won a coveted award.

More than 650 people will gather at Leicester’s King Power Stadium for the ceremony – the tickets for which sold out five minutes after they went on sale in May.

Four corporate sponsors are backing the Awards. They are Salus Approved Inspectors, Spearing Waite, Unique Window Systems and Westleigh Partnerships. The Leicester Mercury is the Awards’ media partner.

The categories and their finalists are:

The Small Residential Scheme of the Year, sponsored by Infrastructure Investments:

• Hemploe View, South Kilworth, submitted by Diamond Wood and Shaw
• The Lilies, Gaulby, submitted by MDA Consulting
• Vicarage Drive, Foxton, submitted by KeyPlan Developments

The Large Residential Scheme of the Year, sponsored by Infrastructure Investments:

• Brooks House, Oadby, submitted by Goliath Developments
• Six Houses, Tur Langton, submitted by Stephen George and Partners
• The Maltings, Sileby, submitted by Hazelton Homes

The Small Non-Residential Scheme of the Year, sponsored by Edward Cooper Young Chartered Surveyors:

• The Motor Vehicle Engineering Workshop, Leicester College, submitted by Stepnell
• Optimax, Market Harborough, submitted by Corporate Architecture
• Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB) Building, Leicester, submitted by rg+p

The Large Non-Residential Scheme of the Year, sponsored by Edward Cooper Young Chartered Surveyors:

• Hinckley Leisure Centre, submitted by Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council
• Leicester Riders Arena, submitted by Clague
• University of Leicester Centre for Medicine, submitted by Willmott Dixon Construction

The Regeneration Scheme of the Year, sponsored by Cambridge & Counties Bank:

• Friars Mill, Leicester, submitted by Leicester City Council
• The Venue@DMU, Leicester, submitted by De Montfort University
• Welford House, Leicester, submitted by Spearing Waite

The Sustainable Development of the Year, sponsored by EME Installations:

• Leicester Flood Risk Alleviation Scheme, submitted by the Environment Agency
• University of Leicester Centre for Medicine, submitted by Willmott Dixon Construction
• Vicarage Drive, Foxton, submitted by KeyPlan Developments

ProCon chair Pam Allardice, of law firm Howes Percival, said: “It’s the 14th year of the ProCon awards and we have a great crop of new buildings and other projects in contention.

“The finalists and those projects which narrowly missed out all reflect the excellent impact on our built environment of the businesses, universities, local authorities and individuals who have turned visions into realities.

“Our special thanks go to all our sponsors in 2016. We again have a full complement this year, which is a great vote of confidence in the ProCon Awards. We hope everyone enjoys the ceremony and the celebrations.”