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To view the BALI Landscape awards brochure visit www.landscapeindustry.co.uk/awards/
2009 proved to be yet another fantastic celebration of the outstanding achievements of BALI members, the BALI National Landscape Awards took place on Friday 4th December at the luxury 5-star Grosvenor House Hotel, London. The Great Ball Room was filled with over 700 industry professionals to celebrate and pay tribute to landscapers and garden designers who have demonstrated exceptionally high standards of professionalism and skill. Star of Rogue Traders and TV Personality Matt Allwright hosted the event and also entertained the crowd with a hilarious speech.
The day began with the traditional drinks reception, a great opportunity for our guests to catch up and reflect on 2009. The reception also gave the awards sponsors the chance to showcase their companies’ goods and services. BALI, as always, is extremely grateful to all 30 sponsors for their support.
RIGBY TAYLOR joined BALI this year as main sponsor, a first for the company.
The other sponsors of the BALI National Landscape Awards are as follows: ANDERS PLUS, ARTIFICIAL LAWN COMPANY, BELLENDEN PUBLIC AFFAIRS, BIGGA, BRITISH RECYCLED PRODUCTS, BRITISH SUGAR TOPSOIL, CLARKE & SPEARS, CROWDERS NURSERIES, GARDEN EXPO, GLEE, ILEX, JLT, JOHNSONS OF WHIXLEY, LANTRA AWARDS, MARSHALLS, NATURAL PAVING PRODUCTS, NPTC, ON SITE UK, PLANTERIA, RANSOMES JACOBSEN, SGD, STONEMARKET, STRATA STONE, SURESET, TEN ALPS PUBLISHING LTD, THE LANDSCAPER, VAN DEN BERK, WATERMATIC, YELL.COM.
The chairman of the adjudication panel addressed the crowd during lunch to explain the importance of the BALI awards and also explain the selection process of the much sort after BALI awards. During lunch a collection was made on behalf of the GreenFingers Charity and Grace School in Sudan after a moving speech by BALI Chairman Richard Gardiner, an amazing £3812.79 was collected – and will be split between the two. The generosity of the guests at the BALI awards surpassed all expectation and will make a great difference to the two charities.
CEO of BALI Sandra Loton-Jones took the opportunity to address the guests, thanking them for their support throughout the year. She congratulated all the award entrants and winners, for the outstanding achievement that has surpassed expectations year on year.
The BALI Grand Award 2009
The most exciting and anticipated moment of the BALI awards is the announcement of the Grand Award winner. Every Landscape scheme announced as a winner has the chance to become Grand Award winner. The Grand Award went to Water Gems (ALBA) Ltd, who are an Edinburgh based landscape contractors who specialise in water features, they won for a Private Garden in Edinburgh, it is quiet a rarity for a Domestic Garden to win the Grand Award. They carry out both domestic and commercial work throughout the Scottish region, the scheme which has been announced as the Grand Award winner is a domestic garden at a private residence in Edinburgh. It is a real achievement for a domestic scheme to be announced as Grand Award winner, fighting off competition from multi million pound commercial developments, this scheme was initially entered into the Domestic Garden Construction Cost Between £100,000 and £250,000 Category.
Nick Benge Manager of Water Gems had this is say about receiving the award:
‘We are delighted and honoured to have received these awards from BALI. We had a wonderful day at the ceremony which we will never forget. The garden was an exceptional project with a unique client who contributed to the design hugely and the result was a beautiful garden. We would like to thank the judges for choosing this scheme and also BALI for organising the awards.”’.
The judging panel were astounded by the level of workmanship on the garden project and the attention to detail, a perfect example of the amazing work Water Gems (ALBA) Ltd undertakes.
The Principal Winners & Winners are as follows:
Principal Sponsor: Rigby Taylor
Grand Award Winner
Water Gems (Alba)
Domestic Garden Scheme: Construction Cost Less Than £20,000
Kindly Sponsored by Johnsons of Whixley
Principal Winner: Olivebay Ltd - Hopefield Avenue, London
Winners: Northumbrian Landscaping - Constable Close, Ryton. Tyne & Wear
Hambrook Landscapes - Cherque Farm, Lee-on-Solent
Domestic Garden Scheme: Construction Cost Between £20,000 and £50,000
Kindly Sponsored by Natural Paving
Principal Winner: Garden Builders - Private Residence, London
Winners: Garden Builders - Smith Street, London
James Bird Landscapes - Thornsett Road, Sheffield
Domestic Garden Scheme: Construction Cost Between £50,000 and £100,000
Kindly Sponsored by Stonemarket
Principal Winner: Hillier Landscapes - Lansdowne Terrance, Cheltenham
Winners: J&S Scapes - Missenden House, Murray Rd, Berkhamstead
Linden Landscapes - The Orangery, Hadlow, Tonbridge
Domestic Garden Scheme: Construction Cost Between £100,000 and £250,000
Kindly Sponsored by: Ilex
Principal Winner: Water Gems (Alba) - Private Residence, Edinburgh
Winners: Bowles & Wyer - Private Residence in Kensington
Harlequin Landscapes - A Private Residence in Bedford
Hillier Landscapes - Nether Lypiatt Manor, Nether Lypiatt, Stroud
Gavin Jones Ltd - Private Garden, Albury Heath, Surrey
J & S Scapes - Hunters Green, Nightingales Lane, Little Chalfont
Domestic Garden Scheme: Construction Cost Over £250,000
Kindly Sponsored by: Artificial Lawn Company
Principal Winner: Thompson Landscapes - Private Residence in Hertfordshire
Winners: Bowles & Wyer - Maces Farm, Wyck Rissington, Gloucestershire
Bowles & Wyer - Hamilton Terrace, London
Outdoor Options - Castara', Gold Hill, Lower Bourne, Farnham
Domestic Garden Scheme: Maintenance Only
Kindly Sponsored by: BALI Insure
Principal Winner: Hambrook Landscapes - Meon Place', Selworth Lane, Soberton, Southampton
Winner: Transform Landscapes - South Lodge, Sandy Lane, Artington, Guildford
Soft landscaping: Under 1hectare
Kindly Sponsored by: Garden Expo
Principal Winner: Frosts Landscape Construction - Ropemaker Place, Chiswell Street, London.
Winners: Frosts Landscape Construction - Abbeygate Development, South Fifth Street, Milton Keynes
Kings Landscapes - Piazza - Hyde Park, Hayes, Middlesex
Coblands Landscapes - Sunrise Senior Living, London Road, Bagshot, Surrey
Goddards Landscape Contractors - Sunrise Senior Living, Beaconsfield
Soft Landscaping: Over 1 hectare
Kindly Sponsored by: British Sugar Topsoil
Principal Winner: Veolia Environmental Services - Terrace Gardens, Petersham Road, Richmond
Winners: UPM Tilhill - Valentines Park, Emerson Road, Ilford, Essex
Goddards Landscape Contractors - Ashford Ring Road, Ashford, Kent
Mayfield Construction Ltd - A580 Environmental Improvements, St Helens
Hard Landscaping: Under £300,000
Kindly Sponsored by: Marshalls
Principal Winners: Blakedown Landscapes (SE) - Waldegrave School for Girls, Fifth Cross Road, Twickenham
Hard Landscaping: Between £300,000 and £1.5m
Kindly Sponsored by:GLEE
Principal Winners: Blakedown Landscapes (SE) - Rootstein Hopkins Parade Ground, London
Winners: Blakedown Landscapes (Operations) - Blood Service Centre, North Bristol Park, Bristol
English Landscapes - Ancoats Public Realm, Ancoats, Manchester. M4 6AJ
FM Conway - Chandos Road Playground, Chandos Road, Stratford. E15
Mayfield Construction - Marketplace, Cockermouth, Cumbria
Hard Landscaping: Over £1.5m
Kindly Sponsored by: Strata Stone
Principal Winners: McKean & Company (Glasgow) - Renfrew Town Centre Public Realm
Winners: English Landscapes - Spinningfields, 3 Hardman Street, Manchester. M3 3HA
English Landscapes - Bancroft Gardens, Waterside, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire
Hellens Landscapes - The University of Manchester Public Realk Phase 1, Manchester
FM Conway - Twickenham Stadium, Rugby Football Union, Rugby Road, Twickenham
Thompson Landscapes - Pan Peninsula, 1 Millharbour Road, Isle of Dogs. E14
Land Renewal and Regeneration Scheme
Kindly Sponsored by: Sureset
Principal Winner: CR Swift Landscaping - Northala Fields, Dolphin Road, Northolt.
Winners: Blakedown Landscapes (Operations) - Central Recreation Ground, Cwmbran Boating Lake, Cwmbran
English Landscapes - Bushy Park Water Gardens, Hampton Court Road, Hampton
Blakedown Landscapes (SE) - Woodbridge Meadows, Off Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Frosts Landscapes Construction Co Ltd - Frank Banfield Park, Hammersmith Embankment, London
Visible Changes - King Georges Field Playscape, Hanwell, Ealing
International Award
Kindly Sponsored by: Landscaper Magazine
Principal Winners: Beijing Tsinghua Urban Planning & Design Institute - Central Park of Modern Art, Beijing, P.R. China
Winner: CA Frazier Group - Weighbridge Re-development, St Helier, Jersey
Landscape Design Excellence Award
Kindly Sponsored by: Society of Garden Designers
Principal Winner: Andy Sturgeon - Great Ormond Street Hospital - Staff Roof Garden
Winners: Christine Parsons - Ashgate Hospice Day Centre Garden, North Derbyshire
Patricia Fox - School Cottage, Allens Green, Sawbridgeworth
Arabella Lennox Boyd - Maggie's Centre, Dundee
Best Use of Lighting Award
Kindly Sponsored by: Ten Alps Publishing
Principal Winner: Thompson Landscapes - Pan Peninsula, 1 Millharbour Road, Isle of Dogs.
Winner: English Landscapes - Liverpool Innovation Park, 202 Edge Lane, Liverpool
Grounds Maintenance: Single Sites
Kindly Sponsored by: Anders Plus
Principal Winner: Enterprise plc - St James' Park, London
Winners: Enterprise Plc - Kensington Gardens, London
Enterprise Plc - Hyde Park, London
Veolia Environmental Services - Terrace Gardens, Petersham Road, Richmond
Wyevale Grounds Maintenance - The Seafront Gardens, Eastbourne
Grounds Maintenance: Multiple Sites
Kindly Sponsored by: BIGGA
Principal Winner: Reliance Landscapes - Goodman Business Parks
Winners: Mitie Landscapes - HBOS
Grounds Maintenance of Business & Private Grounds
Kindly Sponsored by: Ransomes Jacobsen
Principal Winner: Reliance Landscapes - Gloucester Business Park, Gloucester
Winners: Gavin Jones - MEPC Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Nurture Landscapes Ltd - The Dell
Interior Landscaping Installation
Kindly Sponsored by: Clarke & Spears
Principal Winner: OCS Horticulture - Napp Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd
Winners: Gavin Jones - Evelina Children's Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital, London
Planters Horticulture - Armed Forces Club, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Interior Landscaping: Maintenance
Kindly Sponsored by: Planteria Magazine
Principal Winner: Planters Horticulture - Dubai International Airport, Terminal 3, Dubai
Winner: PHS Greenleaf - Cribbs Causeway Shopping Centre, Bristol
Rainwater Harvesting
Kindly Sponsored by: Watermatic Ltd
Frosts Landscape Construction - Ropemaker Place, Chiswell Street, London.
Best Newcomer
Kindly Sponsored by: Yell.com
Harlequin Landscapes - A Private Residence in Bedford
Community Involvement
Kindly Sponsored by: Bellenden Public Affairs
Visible Changes - King George’s Field Playscape, Hanwell
Special Award: Recycled Materials
Kindly Sponsored by: British Recycled Materials
CR Swift Landscaping - Northala Fields, Dolphin Road, Northolt.
Employer of the Year Award
Kindly Sponsored by: OnSite Training UK
Principal Winner: Grace Landscapes
The Geoffrey Chalk Travel Sponsorship
Rebecca Cowley
The BALI Recognition Award
Kindly Sponsored by: NPTC
Antoine Berger — president European Landscape Contractors Association
WorldSkills UK Landscape Gardening Competition
Kindly Sponsored by: Lantra Awards
Intermediate Winner: Jack Carnell & Johannes Paach from Capel Manor College
Advanced Winners: Joint Winners: James Cuffey & Michael Clarke – CAFRE, Northern Ireland and Petrus Jacobs & Colin Smith, Oatridge College, Edinburgh.
BALI would like to thank everyone who attended the awards and also all those involved in the organisation of what turned out to be another amazing year.
Sandra Loton Jones speaks in front of the crowd
Matt Allwright, with Channel 4's 'Landscape Man' Matthew Wilson and BALI Chairman Richard Gardiner meet guests
Chairman Richard Gardiner with Main Sponsor Rigby Taylor and Sandra Loton Jones
Representatives from Main Sponsor Rigby Taylor greet the guests
Matt Allwright meets with guests
Grand Award Winners Water Gems (ALBA) Ltd
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