Innovation, client service and professional excellence were to the fore as two finalists ‘did the double’ with two awards apiece when the region’s property professionals gathered to honour their sector’s top performers within 16 categories assessed at this year’s South Coast Property Awards (SCPA).
Fareham Borough Council’s creation of two business parks at the former HMS Daedalus site at Lee-on Solent was acclaimed as the Commercial Development of the Year.
Part of the Solent Enterprise Zone and beside the fully operational Solent Airport, the Faraday and Swordfish parks have now become premier locations for aviation, aerospace, engineering and advanced manufacturing businesses, while creating some 600 jobs.
One of the key benefits of the Solent Airport at Daedalus development is access to the onsite Fareham Innovation Centre and potential apprentices of the future, direct from the neighbouring Centre of Excellence in Engineering, Manufacturing and Advanced Skills Training (CEMAST) – aspects highlighted by the SCPA 2018 Business Park Innovation award.
Meanwhile, the Terence O’Rourke planning and design consultancy based in Bournemouth also left the gala evening delighted with two awards – Architectural Practice of the Year and Property Client Service.
Among other significant and impressive work, the Terence O’Rourke practice assisted Bournemouth Borough Council and Morgan Sindall Investments with a master-plan vision to rejuvenate Bournemouth as ‘the 21st century garden city beside the sea’ – no doubt a contributing factor to Bournemouth winning the SCPA 2018 Town/City of the Year award accolade.
See the images from the night here.
Staged at the Hilton Ageas Bowl, Hedge End, the South Coast Property Awards 2018 winners on the night, were:
Industrial & Logistics Property Consultant of the Year - sponsored by CoStar Group UK
Winner: Lambert Smith Hampton
Other finalists: Cyan Power, Hellier Langston, Vail Williams
Offices Consultancy of the Year – sponsored by CoStar Group UK
Winner: Hughes Ellard
Other finalists: Hollis Hockley, Lambert Smith Hampton, Vail Williams
Business Park Innovation – sponsored by CBRE
Winner: Daedalus, Solent Airport
Other finalists: Merlin Park, Portsmouth; University of Southampton Science Park
Workplace Environment– sponsored by Cybrid Solutions
Winner: Grant Thornton offices, Southampton Science Park
Property Law Firm – sponsored by Lambert Smith Hampton
Winner: Irwin Mitchell
Highly Commended: Trethowans
Other finalists: Clarke Willmott, Dutton Gregory, Moore Blatch
Property Client Service – sponsored by Smith & Williamson
Winner: Terence O’Rourke
Other finalists: Lambert Smith Hampton, MC Plan & Site Services, Vail Williams
Commercial Development of the Year– sponsored by Trethowans
Winner: Daedalus, Solent Airport
Other finalists: Alpha Park, Chandlers Ford; Chilcomb Park, Winchester
Large Residential Development of the Year – sponsored by Trethowans
Winner: North Stoneham Park, Eastleigh (Highwood Group)
Other finalists: Lowsley Farm, Liphook; Winchester Village (Bovis Homes)
Small Residential Development of the Year – sponsored by Trethowans
Winner: Balcombe Breeze, Poole
Other finalists: Evening Hill, Poole; The Woods (formerly Grosvenor House), near Romsey
Property Deal of the Year – sponsored by Ashville Group
Winner: Portsmouth Retail Park, Northarbour
Runner-up: Alpha Park, Chandler’s Ford; South Central, Nursling
Fast-rising Property Business – sponsored by South Coast Property Spotlight
Winner: Highwood Group, Romsey
Runner-up: MC Plan & Site Services, Poole
Housebuilder of the Year – sponsored by Moore Blatch
Winner: Wyatt Homes
Other finalists: Amirez Developments; Barratt David Wilson Homes; Crayfern Homes
Regeneration Project of the Year – sponsored by Blake Morgan
Winner: St Thomas Church, Winchester
Other finalists: Chapel Riverside, Southampton; Corkers, 1 High Street, Poole; The Furniture Repository, Lymington
Architectural Practice of the Year – sponsored by McCarthy & Stone
Winner: Terence O’Rourke
Other finalists: David James Architects; HSA (Hunters South Architects)
Town/City of the Year – sponsored by Barton Willmore
Winner: Bournemouth
Runner-up: Southampton
Outstanding Contribution of the Year – sponsored by HBS Group Southern
Winner: Robin Dickens, Fareham office director for Lambert Smith Hampton
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