The Structural Timber Awards draw closer

14 Sep 2015

Taking place on Tuesday 6th October as part of UK Construction Week, the Structural Timber Awards are now less than one month away.

The inaugural Awards will showcase innovative solutions and developments from across the UK timber industry.

Presented at a prestigious evening ceremony at the Birmingham NEC, the Structural Timber Awards is expected to attract 500 national business leaders and key figures from the construction industry.

The Awards will focus on UK based projects using timber technology as the core structural component, including finalists from both public and private organisations.

Shortlisted candidates will be battling it out across 14 categories including the Pioneer Award, Product Innovation and the highly sought after Project of the Year Award.

The Structural Timber Awards will recognise the industries most outstanding projects, influential people and innovative products. Of the 160 entires to the Awards, only 35% were successful in being shortlisted – demonstrating the breadth of innovation within the sector

Andrew Carpenter, Chair of the judging panel said: “I am extremely proud to chair the panel of respected judges of the inaugural Structural Timber Awards. The standard of entries has been outstanding and it was a hard task selecting the finalists.

The depth of expertise across all categories was impressive and the exceptional number of entries clearly demonstrates the upturn in the industry. With a strong list of contenders vying for top honours this event is not to be missed.”