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2022 Principal Award Winner
Bluestone Landscapes
Lincoln Square
About the National Landscape Awards Inspiring and celebrating landscaping excellence
The National Landscape Awards provides the industry with a platform in which to showcase and improve their business and celebrate their achievements both within and outside of the industry.
There are categories appropriate to all Accredited categories of membership.
If you are an Accredited Contractor, Group or Accredited Designer member, remember, there are categories appropriate to all scheme sizes/values and the same criteria apply, whether it is a small domestic garden or a large public landscaped space.
Interested in the Supplier Exceptional Service or Employer Excellence categories? These categories have been developed to allow you to showcase your company to the industry through the exceptional service you provide or your exemplary business practices.
The effect of winning an award is the same - the admiration of your peers, a motivational boost for you and your staff, and a priceless marketing tool, whether you work in the private, commercial or public sectors.
John Melmoe Chair of the Judging Panel
Open to Accredited Contractor and Group Members
Domestic Garden Construction
A domestic scheme which may include any or all aspects of landscaping including hard and soft elements – the judges are looking for good design, build and workmanship - quality is the key here! Cost bandings are a guideline for where to enter your scheme.
Please note that category 1F has no cost banding limits and the judging is based purely on soft landscaping regardless of cost. Examples could include skilful ground modelling, precise contouring, sculptured turf features or conventional planting executed to an exemplary standard.
Banding’s are excluding VAT
1A Under £30K
1B Between £30K - £60K
1C Between £60K - £100K
1D Between £100K - £250K
1E Over £250K
1F Soft Landscaping Criteria
* We must receive both the online entry and digital submission pack by the respective dates. Should both not be received by the early bird deadline then the full fee will be charged.
• Only Accredited Contractor and Group members can enter categories 1A – 1F
• Construction schemes that have won a National Landscape Award within the last two years may not be entered
• The entered scheme must have achieved practical completion within 12 months of date of submission, 1 June 2022
• Only complete contracts should be submitted for an Award. No partial schemes of larger schemes will be accepted, unless part of a clearly defined contracted phase of works
Entry fees and deadlines
Early Bird Discount Deadline*: 4 May 2022 – Fee £215.00 per entry (Additional Entries: £190.00 per entry)
Final Deadline: 1 June 2022 - Fee £250.00 (Additional Entries: £225.00 per entry)
First Time Entrant: £145.00 per entry
How to enter
Step 1 - Enter
Visit baliawards.co.uk and follow the links to register and start your online entry. The online entry consists of the following:
• Entry questions
Want to collate all the material prior to registering? Simply download the entry questions from our FAQ page on the website.
• Digital submission pack
This must contain the following items and must be uploaded as one document.
- A clear, informative description (max 1 side A4), explaining the clients brief, scope of the contract and how you have met/ exceeded client expectations
- Evidence of practical completion date (sign off sheet, formal Architects completion certificate, proof of payment, defects schedule or similar)
- A detailed scheme specification and/or tender specification
- Include details of any unusual features, problems with access, site constraints, ground conditions, unexpected problems and how they were overcome
- Evidence of any underground work that can’t be seen after completion such as top and subsoil, sophisticated drainage schemes or application of adhesives
- A clean copy of the scheme plan. If submitting a partial scheme include plans that clearly define phases
- Identify all work carried out by unrelated third parties
- Financial summary/bill of quantities/ invoices. Please note the scheme value must fit within category bandings. These values exclude VAT
- Location map of scheme (preferably online map e.g. Google Maps
- Sensitive sites must have a letter of introduction or pass for the judge to gain admission without delay
• Photographs
A minimum of 5 representative photographs of completed work must be supplied and numbered in order of preference, clearly labelling the top two favourites.
These 5 images must be landscape orientation and a minimum of 300 dpi in either jpeg/tif/png format.
Before and during images are desirable.
Where lighting is used to enhance a scheme, night photos are necessary for evidence.
Additional images may also be provided after the deadline date, until 16 September 2022.
Video and drone footage may also be submitted.
Step 2 - Judging
Once the final deadline date has passed your allocated judge will contact both yourself and your client to arrange an appointment to visit between late June and mid-August 2022.
Where possible, it is preferrable that both yourself and the client is able to meet onsite with the judge. During this site visit your allocated judge will discuss the scheme with you and the client, take photographs and a report will be completed after the visit.
Your allocated judge will present your submission and their recommendations to the judging panel at a deliberation meeting at the end of August 2022.
During this three-day deliberation meeting entries in all categories will be reviewed and winners will be selected and announced the week commencing 5 September 2022 with feedback for each scheme being given at that time.
Open to Accredited Contractor and Group Members
Soft Landscaping Construction (non-domestic)
A scheme which is overwhelmingly soft landscape construction (there may be some hard elements) - examples could include sweeping lawns with supplementary shrub beds punctuated with meandering footpaths.
The total construction cost including materials must fit within the following bands.
Banding’s are excluding VAT
1G Under £500K
1H Over £500K
* We must receive both the online entry and digital submission pack by the respective dates. Should both not be received by the early bird deadline then the full fee will be charged.
Criteria
• Only Accredited Contractor and Group members can enter categories 1G – 1H
• Construction schemes that have won a National Landscape Award within the last two years may not be entered
• The entered scheme must have achieved practical completion within 12 months of date of submission, 1 June 2022
• Only complete contracts should be submitted for an Award. No partial schemes of larger schemes will be accepted, unless part of a clearly defined contracted phase of works
Entry fees and deadlines
Early Bird Discount Deadline*:
4 May 2022 – Fee £215.00 per entry (Additional Entries: £190.00 per entry)
Final Deadline: 1 June 2022 - Fee £250.00 (Additional Entries: £225.00 per entry)
First Time Entrant: £145.00 per entry
How to enter
Step 1 - Enter
Visit baliawards.co.uk and follow the links to register and start your online entry. The online entry consists of the following:
• Entry questions
Want to collate all the material prior to registering? Simply download the entry questions from our FAQ page on the website.
• Digital submission pack
This must contain the following items and must be uploaded as one document.
- A clear, informative description (max 1 side A4), explaining the clients brief, scope of the contract and how you have met/ exceeded client expectations
- Evidence of practical completion date (sign off sheet, formal Architects completion certificate, proof of payment, defects schedule or similar)
- A detailed scheme specification and/or tender specification
- Include details of any unusual features, problems with access, site constraints, ground conditions, unexpected problems and how they were overcome
- Evidence of any underground work that can’t be seen after completion such as top and sub soil, sophisticated drainage schemes or application of adhesives
- A clean copy of the scheme plan. If submitting a partial scheme include plans that clearly define phases
- Identify all work carried out by unrelated third parties
- Financial summary/bill of quantities/ invoices. Please note the scheme value must fit within category bandings. These values exclude VAT
- Location map of scheme (preferably online map e.g. Google Maps
- Sensitive sites must have a letter of introduction or pass for the judge to gain admission without delay
• Photographs
A minimum of 5 representative photographs of completed work must be supplied and numbered in order of preference, clearly labelling the top two favourites.
These 5 images must be landscape orientation and a minimum of 300 dpi in either jpeg/tif/png format.
Before and during images are desirable.
Where lighting is used to enhance a scheme, night photos are necessary for evidence.
Additional images may also be provided after the deadline date, until 16 September 2022.
Video and drone footage may also be submitted.
Step 2 - Judging
Once the final deadline date has passed your allocated judge will contact both yourself and your client to arrange an appointment to visit between late June and mid-August 2022.
Where possible, it is preferrable that both yourself and the client is able to meet onsite with the judge. During this site visit your allocated judge will discuss the scheme with you and the client, take photographs and a report will be completed after the visit.
Your allocated judge will present your submission and their recommendations to the judging panel at a deliberation meeting at the end of August 2022. During this three-day deliberation meeting entries in all categories will be reviewed and winners will be selected and announced the week commencing 5 September 2022 with feedback for each scheme being given at that time.
Open to Accredited Contractor and Group Members
Hard Landscaping Construction (non-domestic)
A scheme which is overwhelmingly hard landscape construction (there may be some soft elements) – examples could include large hard paved terraces or public realm interspersed with tree or shrub planting.
The total construction cost including materials must fit within the following bands.
Banding’s are excluding VAT
1I Under £500K
1J Over £500K
* We must receive both the online entry and digital submission pack by the respective date. Should both not be received by the early bird deadline then the full fee will be charged.
Criteria
• Only Accredited Contractor and Group members can enter categories 1I – 1J
• Construction schemes that have won a National Landscape Award within the last two years may not be entered
• The entered scheme must have achieved practical completion within 12 months of date of submission, 1 June 2022
• Only complete contracts should be submitted for an Award. No partial schemes of larger schemes will be accepted, unless part of a clearly defined contracted phase of works
Entry fees and deadlines
Early Bird Discount Deadline*:
4 May 2022 – Fee £215.00 per entry (Additional Entries: £190.00 per entry)
Final Deadline:
1 June 2022 - Fee £250.00 (Additional Entries: £225.00 per entry)
First Time Entrant: £145.00 per entry
How to enter
Step 1 - Enter
Visit baliawards.co.uk and follow the links to register and start your online entry. The online entry consists of the following:
• Entry questions
Want to collate all the material prior to registering? Simply download the entry questions from our FAQ page on the website.
• Digital submission pack
This must contain the following items and must be uploaded as one document.
- A clear, informative description (max 1 side A4), explaining the clients brief, scope of the contract and how you have met/ exceeded client expectations
- Evidence of practical completion date (sign off sheet, formal Architects completion certificate, proof of payment, defects schedule or similar)
- A detailed scheme specification and/or tender specification
- Include details of any unusual features, problems with access, site constraints, ground conditions, unexpected problems and how they were overcome
- Evidence of any underground work that can’t be seen after completion such as top and sub soil, sophisticated drainage schemes or application of adhesives
- A clean copy of the scheme plan. If submitting a partial scheme include plans that clearly define phases
- Identify all work carried out by unrelated third parties
- Financial summary/bill of quantities/ invoices. Please note the scheme value must fit within category bandings. These values exclude VAT
- Location map of scheme (preferably online map e.g. Google Maps
- Sensitive sites must have a letter of introduction or pass for the judge to gain admission without delay
• Photographs
A minimum of 5 representative photographs of completed work must be supplied and numbered in order of preference, clearly labelling the top two favourites.
These 5 images must be landscape orientation and a minimum of 300 dpi in either jpeg/tif/png format.
Before and during images are desirable.
Where lighting is used to enhance a scheme, night photos are necessary for evidence.
Additional images may also be provided after the deadline date, until 16 September 2022.
Video and drone footage may also be submitted.
Step 2 - Judging
Once the final deadline date has passed your allocated judge will contact both yourself and your client to arrange an appointment to visit between late June and mid-August 2022. Where possible, it is preferrable that both yourself and the client is able to meet onsite with the judge. During this site visit your allocated judge will discuss the scheme with you and the client, take photographs and a report will be completed after the visit.
Your allocated judge will present your submission and their recommendations to the judging panel at a deliberation meeting at the end of August 2022. During this three-day deliberation meeting entries in all categories will be reviewed and winners will be selected and announced the week commencing 5 September 2022 with feedback for each scheme being given at that time.
Open to Accredited Contractor and Group Members
Community and Schools Development
A scheme either built or developed for a school or community area which may contain both hard and/or soft landscaping.
There is no cost banding for this category. Judges are looking for innovative use of materials/effective use of space and a good fit for the project community.
Examples could include a school playground, healing garden, sensory garden or community space.
1K Community and Schools Development
Criteria
• Only Accredited Contractor and Group members can enter category 1K
• Construction schemes that have won a National Landscape Award within the last two years may not be entered
• The entered scheme must have achieved practical completion within 12 months of date of submission, 1 June 2022
• Only complete contracts should be submitted for an Award. No partial schemes of larger schemes will be accepted, unless part of a clearly defined contracted phase of works
* We must receive both the online entry and digital submission pack by the respective dates. Should both not be received by the early bird deadline then the full fee will be charged.
Entry fees and deadlines
Early Bird Discount Deadline*:
4 May 2022 – Fee £215.00 per entry (Additional Entries: £190.00 per entry)
Final Deadline:
1 June 2022 - Fee £250.00 (Additional Entries: £225.00 per entry)
First Time Entrant: £145.00 per entry
How to enter
Step 1 - Enter
Visit baliawards.co.uk and follow the links to register and start your online entry. The online entry consists of the following:
• Entry questions
Want to collate all the material prior to registering? Simply download the entry questions from our FAQ page on the website.
• Digital submission pack
This must contain the following items and must be uploaded as one document.
- A clear, informative description (max 1 side A4), explaining the clients brief, scope of the contract and how you have met/ exceeded client expectations
- Evidence of practical completion date (sign off sheet, formal Architects completion certificate, proof of payment, defects schedule or similar)
- A detailed scheme specification and/or tender specification
- Include details of any unusual features, problems with access, site constraints, ground conditions, unexpected problems and how they were overcome
- Evidence of any underground work that can’t be seen after completion such as top and sub soil, sophisticated drainage schemes or application of adhesives
- A clean copy of the scheme plan. If submitting a partial scheme include plans that clearly define phases
- Identify all work carried out by unrelated third parties
- Financial summary/bill of quantities/ invoices
- Location map of scheme (preferably online map e.g. Google Maps
- Sensitive sites must have a letter of introduction or pass for the judge to gain admission without delay
• Photographs
A minimum of 5 representative photographs of completed work must be supplied and numbered in order of preference, clearly labelling the top two favourites.
These 5 images must be landscape orientation and a minimum of 300 dpi in either jpeg/tif/png format.
Before and during images are desirable.
Where lighting is used to enhance a scheme, night photos are necessary for evidence.
Additional images may also be provided after the deadline date, until 16 September 2022.
Video and drone footage may also be submitted.
Step 2 - Judging
Once the final deadline date has passed your allocated judge will contact both yourself and your client to arrange an appointment to visit between late June and mid-August 2022. Where possible, it is preferrable that both yourself and the client is able to meet onsite with the judge. During this site visit your allocated judge will discuss the scheme with you and the client, take photographs and a report will be completed after the visit.
Your allocated judge will present your submission and their recommendations to the judging panel at a deliberation meeting at the end of August 2022. During this three-day deliberation meeting entries in all categories will be reviewed and winners will be selected and announced the week commencing 5 September 2022 with feedback for each scheme being given at that time.
Open to Accredited Contractor and Group Members
Regeneration Scheme
A scheme which transforms derelict or neglected land into a valuable landscape.
Examples could include redesigning and/or redeveloping a natural site, park restoration or land rehabilitation for nature conservation and can form part of a larger regeneration scheme.
To enable the judges to appreciate the tangible changes, before and after evidence must be submitted.
Banding’s are excluding VAT
1L Under £500K
1M Over £500K
* We must receive both the online entry and digital submission pack by the respective dates. Should both not be received by the early bird deadline then the full fee will be charged.
Criteria
• Only Accredited Contractor and Group members can enter category 1L – 1M
• Construction schemes that have won a National Landscape Award within the last two years may not be entered
• The entered scheme must have achieved practical completion within 12 months of date of submission, 1 June 2022
• Only complete contracts should be submitted for an Award. No partial schemes of larger schemes will be accepted, unless part of a clearly defined contracted phase of works
Entry fees and deadlines
Early Bird Discount Deadline*: 4 May 2022 – Fee £215.00 per entry (Additional Entries: £190.00 per entry)
Final Deadline: 1 June 2022 - Fee £250.00 (Additional Entries: £225.00 per entry)
First Time Entrant: £145.00 per entry
How to enter
Step 1 - Enter
Visit baliawards.co.uk and follow the links to register and start your online entry. The online entry consists of the following:
• Entry questions
Want to collate all the material prior to registering? Simply download the entry questions from our FAQ page on the website.
• Digital submission pack
This must contain the following items and must be uploaded as one document.
- A clear, informative description (max 1 side A4), explaining the clients brief, scope of the contract and how you have met/ exceeded client expectations
- Evidence of practical completion date (sign off sheet, formal Architects completion certificate, proof of payment, defects schedule or similar)
- A detailed scheme specification and/or tender specification
- Include details of any unusual features, problems with access, site constraints, ground conditions, unexpected problems and how they were overcome
- Evidence of any underground work that can’t be seen after completion such as top and sub soil, sophisticated drainage schemes or application of adhesives
- A clean copy of the scheme plan. If submitting a partial scheme include plans that clearly define phases
- Identify all work carried out by unrelated third parties
- Financial summary/bill of quantities/ invoices. Please note the scheme value must fit within category bandings. These values exclude VAT
- Location map of scheme (preferably online map e.g. Google Maps
- Sensitive sites must have a letter of introduction or pass for the judge to gain admission without delay
• Photographs
A minimum of 5 representative photographs of completed work must be supplied and numbered in order of preference, clearly labelling the top two favourites.
These 5 images must be landscape orientation and a minimum of 300 dpi in either jpeg/tif/png format.
Before and during images are also required.
Where lighting is used to enhance a scheme, night photos are necessary for evidence.
Additional images may also be provided after the deadline date, until 16 September 2022.
Video and drone footage may also be submitted.
Step 2 - Judging
Once the final deadline date has passed your allocated judge will contact both yourself and your client to arrange an appointment to visit between late June and mid-August 2022. Where possible, it is preferrable that both yourself and the client is able to meet onsite with the judge. During this site visit your allocated judge will discuss the scheme with you and the client, take photographs and a report will be completed after the visit.
Your allocated judge will present your submission and their recommendations to the judging panel at a deliberation meeting at the end of August 2022. During this three-day deliberation meeting entries in all categories will be reviewed and winners will be selected and announced the week commencing 5 September 2022 with feedback for each scheme being given at that time.
Open to Accredited Contractor and Group Members
Grounds Maintenance
A scheme that demonstrates skilled stewardship from the contractor, as well as horticultural excellence, a proactive approach to development & establishment and demonstrates examples taken to lower carbon emissions (e.g. electric equipment, rainwater harvesting etc.).
The contract must be held for a minimum of two years from the date of submission and are judged on maintenance, not on contract value.
Banding’s are excluding VAT
1N Free Public Access (Parks, golf courses etc.)
1O Limited Public Access (Business parks, military bases etc.)
1P Private (Schools, private contracts etc.)
* We must receive both the online entry and digital submission pack by the respective dates. Should both not be received by the early bird deadline then the full fee will be charged.
Criteria
• Only Accredited Contractor and Group members can enter category 1N – 1P
• The contract must be held for a minimum of two years
• Maintenance schemes that have won a National Landscape Award within the last three years may not be entered
• Evidence of practical completion must be supplied
• Only complete contracts should be submitted for an Award. No partial schemes of larger schemes will be accepted, unless part of a clearly defined contracted phase of works
Entry fees and deadlines
Early Bird Discount Deadline*: 4 May 2022 – Fee £215.00 per entry (Additional Entries: £190.00 per entry)
Final Deadline: 1 June 2022 - Fee £250.00 (Additional Entries: £225.00 per entry)
First Time Entrant: £145.00 per entry
How to enter
Step 1 - Enter
Visit baliawards.co.uk and follow the links to register and start your online entry. The online entry consists of the following:
• Entry questions
Want to collate all the material prior to registering? Simply download the entry questions from our FAQ page on the website.
• Digital submission pack
This must contain the following items and must be uploaded as one document.
- A clear, informative description (max 1 side A4), explaining the clients brief, scope of the contract and how you have met/ exceeded client expectations
- Evidence of practical completion date (sign off sheet, formal Architects completion certificate, proof of payment, defects schedule or similar)
- A detailed scheme specification and/or tender specification
- Include details of any unusual features, problems with access, site constraints, ground conditions, unexpected problems and how they were overcome
- Evidence of any underground work that can’t be seen after completion such as top and sub soil, sophisticated drainage schemes or application of adhesives
- A clean copy of the scheme plan. If submitting a partial scheme include plans that clearly define phases
- Identify all work carried out by unrelated third parties
- Financial summary/bill of quantities/ invoices
- Location map of scheme (preferably online map e.g. Google Maps
- Sensitive sites must have a letter of introduction or pass for the judge to gain admission without delay
• Photographs
A minimum of 5 representative photographs of completed work must be supplied and numbered in order of preference, clearly labelling the top two favourites.
These 5 images must be landscape orientation and a minimum of 300 dpi in either jpeg/tif/png format.
Before and during images are desirable.
Where lighting is used to enhance a scheme, night photos are necessary for evidence.
Additional images may also be provided after the deadline date, until 16 September 2022.
Video and drone footage may also be submitted.
Step 2 - Judging
Once the final deadline date has passed your allocated judge will contact both yourself and your client to arrange an appointment to visit between late June and mid-August 2022. Where possible, it is preferrable that both yourself and the client is able to meet onsite with the judge. During this site visit your allocated judge will discuss the scheme with you and the client, take photographs and a report will be completed after the visit.
Your allocated judge will present your submission and their recommendations to the judging panel at a deliberation meeting at the end of August 2022. During this three-day deliberation meeting entries in all categories will be reviewed and winners will be selected and announced the week commencing 5 September 2022 with feedback for each scheme being given at that time.
Open to Accredited Contractor, Group and Accredited Designer Members
Accredited Contractor & Accredited Designer Joint Submission
Recognition of a joint working relationship between an Accredited Designer and Contractor.
This joint submission must have been designed by an Accredited Designer and built by an Accredited Contractor or Group member.
The design will be assessed, followed by a site visit. Judges are looking for strong design and implementation NOT the overall value. Design and implementation could be made by one company, as long as the designer is MBALI in their own right.
1Q Accredited Contractor & Accredited Designer Joint Submission
Criteria
• Only Accredited Contractor, Group and Accredited Designer members can enter category 1Q
• Construction schemes that have won a National Landscape Award within the last two years may not be entered
• The entered scheme must have achieved practical completion within 12 months of date of submission, 1 June 2022
• Only complete contracts should be submitted for an Award. No partial schemes of larger schemes will be accepted, unless part of a clearly defined contracted phase of works
* We must receive both the online entry and digital submission pack by the respective dates. Should both not be received by the early bird deadline then the full fee will be charged.
Entry fees and deadlines
Early Bird Discount Deadline*: 4 May 2022 – Fee £215.00 per entry (Additional Entries: £190.00 per entry)
Final Deadline: 1 June 2022 - Fee £250.00 (Additional Entries: £225.00 per entry)
First Time Entrant: £145.00 per entry
How to enter
Step 1 - Enter
Visit baliawards.co.uk and follow the links to register and start your online entry. The online entry consists of the following:
• Entry questions
Want to collate all the material prior to registering? Simply download the entry questions from our FAQ page on the website.
• Digital submission pack
This must contain the following items and must be uploaded as one document.
- A clear, informative description (max 1 side A4), explaining the clients brief, scope of the contract and how you have met/ exceeded client expectations
- Evidence of practical completion date (sign off sheet, formal Architects completion certificate, proof of payment, defects schedule or similar)
- A detailed scheme specification and/or tender specification
- Include details of any unusual features, problems with access, site constraints, ground conditions, unexpected problems and how they were overcome
- Evidence of any underground work that can’t be seen after completion such as top and sub soil, sophisticated drainage schemes or application of adhesives
- A clean copy of the scheme plan. If submitting a partial scheme include plans that clearly define phases
- Identify all work carried out by unrelated third parties
- Financial summary/bill of quantities/ invoices
- Location map of scheme (preferably online map e.g. Google Maps
- Sensitive sites must have a letter of introduction or pass for the judge to gain admission without delay
• Photographs
A minimum of 5 representative photographs of completed work must be supplied and numbered in order of preference, clearly labelling the top two favourites.
These 5 images must be landscape orientation and a minimum of 300 dpi in either jpeg/tif/png format.
Before and during images are desirable.
Where lighting is used to enhance a scheme, night photos are necessary for evidence.
Additional images may also be provided after the deadline date, until 16 September 2022.
Video and drone footage may also be submitted.
Step 2 - Judging
Once the final deadline date has passed your allocated judge will contact both yourself and your client to arrange an appointment to visit between late June and mid-August 2022. Where possible, it is preferrable that both yourself and the client is able to meet onsite with the judge. During this site visit your allocated judge will discuss the scheme with you and the client, take photographs and a report will be completed after the visit.
Your allocated judge will present your submission and their recommendations to the judging panel at a deliberation meeting at the end of August 2022. During this three-day deliberation meeting entries in all categories will be reviewed and winners will be selected and announced the week commencing 5 September 2022 with feedback for each scheme being given at that time.
Open to Accredited Contractor and Group Members
Sports Grounds and Leisure Facilities
Specialist area of replacing or creating complex drainage/ irrigation, turf design or seeding for the installation of sports grounds or leisure facilities.
Please provide evidence of subterranean works. e.g. drainage, irrigation and rootzones.
1R Sports Grounds and Leisure Facilities
Criteria
• Only Accredited Contractor and Group members can enter category 1R
• Construction schemes that have won a National Landscape Award within the last two years may not be entered
• The entered scheme must have achieved practical completion within 12 months of date of submission, 1 June 2022
• Only complete contracts should be submitted for an Award. No partial schemes of larger schemes will be accepted, unless part of a clearly defined contracted phase of works
* We must receive both the online entry and digital submission pack by the respective dates. Should both not be received by the early bird deadline then the full fee will be charged.
Entry fees and deadlines
Early Bird Discount Deadline*:
4 May 2022 – Fee £215.00 per entry (Additional Entries: £190.00 per entry)
Final Deadline:
1 June 2022 - Fee £250.00 (Additional Entries: £225.00 per entry)
First Time Entrant: £145.00 per entry
How to enter
Step 1 - Enter
Visit baliawards.co.uk and follow the links to register and start your online entry. The online entry consists of the following:
• Entry questions
Want to collate all the material prior to registering? Simply download the entry questions from our FAQ page on the website.
• Digital submission pack
This must contain the following items and must be uploaded as one document.
- A clear, informative description (max 1 side A4), explaining the clients brief, scope of the contract and how you have met/ exceeded client expectations
- Evidence of practical completion date (sign off sheet, formal Architects completion certificate, proof of payment, defects schedule or similar)
- A detailed scheme specification and/or tender specification
- Include details of any unusual features, problems with access, site constraints, ground conditions, unexpected problems and how they were overcome
- Evidence of any underground work that can’t be seen after completion such as top and sub soil, sophisticated drainage schemes or application of adhesives
- A clean copy of the scheme plan. If submitting a partial scheme include plans that clearly define phases
- Identify all work carried out by unrelated third parties
- Financial summary/bill of quantities/ invoices
- Location map of scheme (preferably online map e.g. Google Maps
- Sensitive sites must have a letter of introduction or pass for the judge to gain admission without delay
• Photographs
A minimum of 5 representative photographs of completed work must be supplied and numbered in order of preference, clearly labelling the top two favourites.
These 5 images must be landscape orientation and a minimum of 300 dpi in either jpeg/tif/png format.
Before and during images are also required.
Where lighting is used to enhance a scheme, night photos are necessary for evidence.
Additional images may also be provided after the deadline date, until 16 September 2022.
Video and drone footage may also be submitted.
Step 2 - Judging
Once the final deadline date has passed your allocated judge will contact both yourself and your client to arrange an appointment to visit between late June and mid-August 2022. Where possible, it is preferrable that both yourself and the client is able to meet onsite with the judge. During this site visit your allocated judge will discuss the scheme with you and the client, take photographs and a report will be completed after the visit.
Your allocated judge will present your submission and their recommendations to the judging panel at a deliberation meeting at the end of August 2022. During this three-day deliberation meeting entries in all categories will be reviewed and winners will be selected and announced the week commencing 5 September 2022 with feedback for each scheme being given at that time.
Open to Accredited Contractor and Group Members
Interior Landscape
Installation
Contractor who shows innovation and clever use of planting, to include living wall installations, within an interior environment. Both small-scale and large-scale installations can be submitted for this category. The judges will consider innovation, design and planning. There is no overall cost value.
Maintenance
Regular contracts for the maintenance of interior planting schemes either on a large or small scale, showcasing the horticultural knowledge and skill set of your staff.
1S Installation
1T Maintenance
Entry fees and deadlines
Early Bird Discount Deadline*:
4 May 2022 – Fee £215.00 per entry (Additional Entries: £190.00 per entry)
Final Deadline:
1 June 2022 - Fee £250.00 (Additional Entries: £225.00 per entry)
First Time Entrant: £145.00 per entry
Criteria - Installation
• Only Accredited Contractor and Group members can enter category 1S
• Construction schemes that have won a National Landscape Award within the last two years may not be entered
• The entered scheme must have achieved practical completion within 12 months of date of submission, 1 June 2022
• Only complete contracts should be submitted for an Award. No partial schemes of larger schemes will be accepted, unless part of a clearly defined contracted phase of works
Criteria - Maintenance
• Only Accredited Contractor and Group members can enter category 1T
• Maintenance schemes that have won a National Landscape Award within the last three years may not be entered
• The same scheme cannot be entered again within three years of last entry
• Evidence of practical completion must be supplied
• Only complete contracts should be submitted for an Award. No partial schemes of larger schemes will be accepted, unless part of a clearly defined contracted phase of works
How to enter
Step 1 - Enter
Visit baliawards.co.uk and follow the links to register and start your online entry. The online entry consists of the following:
• Entry questions
Want to collate all the material prior to registering? Simply download the entry questions from our FAQ page on the website.
• Digital submission pack
This must contain the following items and must be uploaded as one document.
- A clear, informative description (max 1 side A4), explaining the clients brief, scope of the contract and how you have met/ exceeded client expectations
- Evidence of practical completion date (sign off sheet, formal Architects completion certificate, proof of payment, defects schedule or similar)
- A detailed scheme specification and/or tender specification
- Include details of any unusual features, problems with access, site constraints, ground conditions, unexpected problems and how they were overcome
- Evidence of any underground work that can’t be seen after completion such as top and sub soil, sophisticated drainage schemes or application of adhesives
- A clean copy of the scheme plan. If submitting a partial scheme include plans that clearly define phases
- Identify all work carried out by unrelated third parties
- Financial summary/bill of quantities/ invoices
- Location map of scheme (preferably online map e.g. Google Maps
- Sensitive sites must have a letter of introduction or pass for the judge to gain admission without delay
• Photographs
A minimum of 5 representative photographs of completed work must be supplied and numbered in order of preference, clearly labelling the top two favourites.
These 5 images must be landscape orientation and a minimum of 300 dpi in either jpeg/tif/png format.
Before and during images are desirable.
Where lighting is used to enhance a scheme, night photos are necessary for evidence.
Additional images may also be provided after the deadline date, until 16 September 2022.
Video and drone footage may also be submitted.
Step 2 - Judging
Once the final deadline date has passed your allocated judge will contact both yourself and your client to arrange an appointment to visit between late June and mid-August 2022. Where possible, it is preferrable that both yourself and the client is able to meet onsite with the judge. During this site visit your allocated judge will discuss the scheme with you and the client, take photographs and a report will be completed after the visit.
Your allocated judge will present your submission and their recommendations to the judging panel at a deliberation meeting at the end of August 2022. During this three-day deliberation meeting entries in all categories will be reviewed and winners will be selected and announced the week commencing 5 September 2022 with feedback for each scheme being given at that time.
Open to Accredited Contractor and Group Members
Roof Gardens and Living Wall Installations
Specialist niche category for the design and implementation for the growing market of green roofs, living walls, podiums and roof gardens.
(For maintenance element see additional categories 1N, 1O and 1P. For interior living wall installations and maintenance see categories 1S and 1T)
Banding’s are excluding VAT
1U Residential Roof Garden or Podium Landscaping
- Under £250K
1V Residential Roof Garden or Podium Landscaping
- Over £250K
1W Commercial Roof Garden or Podium Landscaping
- Under £500K
1X Commercial Roof Garden or Podium Landscaping
- Over £500K
1Y Exterior Living Wall Installations Criteria
• Only Accredited Contractor and Group members can enter categories 1U – 1Y
• Construction schemes that have won a National Landscape Award within the last two years may not be entered
• The entered scheme must have achieved practical completion within 12 months of date of submission, 1 June 2022
• Only complete contracts should be submitted for an Award. No partial schemes of larger schemes will be accepted, unless part of a clearly defined contracted phase of works
* We must receive both the online entry and digital submission pack by the respective dates. Should both not be received by the early bird deadline then the full fee will be charged.
Entry fees and deadlines
Early Bird Discount Deadline*: 4 May 2022 – Fee £215.00 per entry (Additional Entries: £190.00 per entry)
Final Deadline: 1 June 2022 - Fee £250.00 (Additional Entries: £225.00 per entry)
First Time Entrant: £145.00 per entry
How to enter
Step 1 - Enter
Visit baliawards.co.uk and follow the links to register and start your online entry. The online entry consists of the following:
• Entry questions
Want to collate all the material prior to registering? Simply download the entry questions from our FAQ page on the website.
• Digital submission pack
This must contain the following items and must be uploaded as one document.
- A clear, informative description (max 1 side A4), explaining the clients brief, scope of the contract and how you have met/ exceeded client expectations
- Evidence of practical completion date (sign off sheet, formal Architects completion certificate, proof of payment, defects schedule or similar)
- A detailed scheme specification and/or tender specification
- Include details of any unusual features, problems with access, site constraints, ground conditions, unexpected problems and how they were overcome
- Evidence of any underground work that can’t be seen after completion such as top and sub soil, sophisticated drainage schemes or application of adhesives
- A clean copy of the scheme plan. If submitting a partial scheme include plans that clearly define phases
- Identify all work carried out by unrelated third parties
- Financial summary/bill of quantities/ invoices. Please note the scheme value must fit within category bandings. These values exclude VAT
- Location map of scheme (preferably online map e.g. Google Maps
- Sensitive sites must have a letter of introduction or pass for the judge to gain admission without delay
• Photographs
A minimum of 5 representative photographs of completed work must be supplied and numbered in order of preference, clearly labelling the top two favourites.
These 5 images must be landscape orientation and a minimum of 300 dpi in either jpeg/tif/png format.
Before and during images are also required.
Where lighting is used to enhance a scheme, night photos are necessary for evidence.
Additional images may also be provided after the deadline date, until 16 September 2022.
Video and drone footage may also be submitted.
Step 2 - Judging
Once the final deadline date has passed your allocated judge will contact both yourself and your client to arrange an appointment to visit between late June and mid-August 2022. Where possible, it is preferrable that both yourself and the client is able to meet onsite with the judge. During this site visit your allocated judge will discuss the scheme with you and the client, take photographs and a report will be completed after the visit.
Your allocated judge will present your submission and their recommendations to the judging panel at a deliberation meeting at the end of August 2022. During this three-day deliberation meeting entries in all categories will be reviewed and winners will be selected and announced the week commencing 5 September 2022 with feedback for each scheme being given at that time.
Open to Accredited Contractor and Group Members
Nature Conservation and Biodiversity Enhancement
This is a project that demonstrates a significant contribution to conservation or enhancement of biodiversity.
It should embody the principles of sustainable development using innovative concepts. The judges will be looking for evidence of any biodiversity net gains and a clear definition of any innovation in environmental design.
There must be strong evidence of commitment to environmental sustainability. The long-term management strategy needs to be clearly defined along with proof of the monitoring processes.
There needs to be a clear, unambiguous, statement demonstrating the projects contribution to conservation or biodiversity which must be evidence based.
The project can be either stand alone or part of a wider environmental improvement strategy. However, the projects boundaries must be clearly defined and should have been implemented within the last five years.
1Z Nature Conservation and Biodiversity Enhancement
* We must receive both the online entry and digital submission pack by the respective dates. Should both not be received by the early bird deadline then the full fee will be charged.
Criteria
• Only Accredited Contractor and Group members can enter category 1Z
• Construction schemes that have won a National Landscape Award within the last two years may not be entered
• The entered scheme must have achieved practical completion within 5 years of date of submission, 1 June 2022
• Only complete contracts should be submitted for an Award. No partial schemes of larger schemes will be accepted, unless part of a clearly defined contracted phase of works
Entry fees and deadlines
Early Bird Discount Deadline*: 4 May 2022 – Fee £215.00 per entry (Additional Entries: £190.00 per entry)
Final Deadline: 1 June 2022 - Fee £250.00 (Additional Entries: £225.00 per entry)
First Time Entrant: £145.00 per entry
How to enter
Step 1 - Enter
Visit baliawards.co.uk and follow the links to register and start your online entry. The online entry consists of the following:
• Entry questions
Want to collate all the material prior to registering? Simply download the entry questions from our FAQ page on the website.
• Digital submission pack
This must contain the following items and must be uploaded as one document.
- A clear, informative description (max 1 side A4), explaining the clients brief, scope of the contract and how you have met/ exceeded client expectations
- Evidence of practical completion date (sign off sheet, formal Architects completion certificate, proof of payment, defects schedule or similar)
- A detailed scheme specification and/or tender specification
- Include details of any unusual features, problems with access, site constraints, ground conditions, unexpected problems and how they were overcome
- Evidence of any underground work that can’t be seen after completion such as top and sub soil, sophisticated drainage schemes or application of adhesives
- A clean copy of the scheme plan. If submitting a partial scheme include plans that clearly define phases
- Identify all work carried out by unrelated third parties
- Financial summary/bill of quantities/ invoices
- Location map of scheme (preferably online map e.g. Google Maps
- Sensitive sites must have a letter of introduction or pass for the judge to gain admission without delay
• Photographs
A minimum of 5 representative photographs of completed work must be supplied and numbered in order of preference, clearly labelling the top two favourites.
These 5 images must be landscape orientation and a minimum of 300 dpi in either jpeg/tif/png format.
Before and during images are also required.
Where lighting is used to enhance a scheme, night photos are necessary for evidence.
Additional images may also be provided after the deadline date, until 16 September 2022.
Video and drone footage may also be submitted.
Step 2 - Judging
Once the final deadline date has passed your allocated judge will contact both yourself and your client to arrange an appointment to visit between late June and mid-August 2022. Where possible, it is preferrable that both yourself and the client is able to meet onsite with the judge. During this site visit your allocated judge will discuss the scheme with you and the client, take photographs and a report will be completed after the visit.
Your allocated judge will present your submission and their recommendations to the judging panel at a deliberation meeting at the end of August 2022. During this three-day deliberation meeting entries in all categories will be reviewed and winners will be selected and announced the week commencing 5 September 2022 with feedback for each scheme being given at that time.
Open to Accredited Designer Members Design Excellence
Recognising Accredited Designers who not only satisfy but surpass the design brief of the client.
Judging visits will take place for this category. The total construction cost including the design fee cost should be within the following cost bandings.
Banding’s are excluding VAT
2A Overall Scheme Under £50K
2B Overall Scheme Between £50K - £100K
2C Overall Scheme Over £100K
* We must receive both the online entry and digital submission pack by the respective dates. Should both not be received by the early bird deadline then the full fee will be charged.
Criteria
• Only Accredited Designer members can enter categories 2A – 2C
• Design schemes that have won a National Landscape Award within the last two years may not be entered
• The entered scheme must have achieved practical completion within 2 years of date of submission, 1 June 2022
• Only complete contracts should be submitted for an Award. No partial schemes of larger schemes will be accepted, unless part of a clearly defined contracted phase of works
Entry fees and deadlines
Early Bird Discount Deadline*:
4 May 2022 – Fee £215.00 per entry (Additional Entries: £190.00 per entry)
Final Deadline:
1 June 2022 - Fee £250.00 (Additional Entries: £225.00 per entry)
First Time Entrant: £145.00 per entry
How to enter
Step 1 - Enter
Visit baliawards.co.uk and follow the links to register and start your online entry. The online entry consists of the following:
• Entry questions
Want to collate all the material prior to registering? Simply download the entry questions from our FAQ page on the website.
• Digital submission pack
This must contain the following items and must be uploaded as one document.
- A clear, informative description (max 1 side A4), explaining the clients brief, scope of the contract and how you have met/ exceeded client expectations
- Evidence of practical completion date (sign off sheet, formal Architects completion certificate, proof of payment, defects schedule or similar)
- A detailed scheme specification and/or tender specification
- Include details of any unusual features, problems with access, site constraints, ground conditions, unexpected problems and how they were overcome
- Evidence of any underground work that can’t be seen after completion such as top and sub soil, sophisticated drainage schemes or application of adhesives
- A clean copy of the scheme plan. If submitting a partial scheme include plans that clearly define phases
- Identify all work carried out by unrelated third parties
- Financial summary/bill of quantities/ invoices. Please note the scheme value must fit within category bandings. These values exclude VAT
- Location map of scheme (preferably online map e.g. Google Maps
- Sensitive sites must have a letter of introduction or pass for the judge to gain admission without delay
• Photographs
A minimum of 5 representative photographs of completed work must be supplied and numbered in order of preference, clearly labelling the top two favourites.
These 5 images must be landscape orientation and a minimum of 300 dpi in either jpeg/tif/png format.
Before and during images are also required.
Where lighting is used to enhance a scheme, night photos are necessary for evidence.
Additional images may also be provided after the deadline date, until 16 September 2022.
Video and drone footage may also be submitted.
Step 2 - Judging
Once the final deadline date has passed your allocated judge will contact both yourself and your client to arrange an appointment to visit between late June and mid-August 2022. Where possible, it is preferrable that both yourself and the client is able to meet onsite with the judge. During this site visit your allocated judge will discuss the scheme with you and the client, take photographs and a report will be completed after the visit.
Your allocated judge will present your submission and their recommendations to the judging panel at a deliberation meeting at the end of August 2022. During this three-day deliberation meeting entries in all categories will be reviewed and winners will be selected and announced the week commencing 5 September 2022 with feedback for each scheme being given at that time.
Open to Accredited International Members InternationalInternational Members
For a contract undertaken outside the UK by an Accredited International member who is registered outside the UK.
This can be either a domestic, commercial or private contract, interior or exterior scheme, construction only. This is a paper submission only. No site visits are undertaken.
3A International - International Members
* We must receive both the online entry and digital submission pack by the respective dates. Should both not be received by the early bird deadline then the full fee will be charged.
Criteria
• Only Accredited International members can enter category 3A
• Schemes that have won a National Landscape Award within the last two years may not be entered
• The entered scheme must have achieved practical completion within 2 years of date of submission, 1 June 2022
• Only complete contracts should be submitted for an Award. No partial schemes of larger schemes will be accepted, unless part of a clearly defined contracted phase of works
Entry fees and deadlines
Early Bird Discount Deadline*: 1st June 2022 - Fee £315.00 per entry (Additional Entries: £290.00 per entry)
Final Deadline: 6th July 2022 - Fee £350.00 per entry (Additional Entries: £325.00 per entry)
First Time Entrant: £245.00 per entry
How to enter
Step 1 - Enter
Visit baliawards.co.uk and follow the links to register and start your online entry. The online entry consists of the following:
• Entry questions
Want to collate all the material prior to registering? Simply download the entry questions from our FAQ page on the website.
• Digital submission pack
This must contain the following items and must be uploaded as one document.
- A clear, informative description (max 1 side A4), explaining the clients brief, scope of the contract and how you have met/ exceeded client expectations
- Evidence of practical completion date (sign off sheet, formal Architects completion certificate, proof of payment, defects schedule or similar)
- A detailed scheme specification and/or tender specification
- Include details of any unusual features, problems with access, site constraints, ground conditions, unexpected problems and how they were overcome
- Evidence of any underground work that can’t be seen after completion such as top and sub soil, sophisticated drainage schemes or application of adhesives
- A clean copy of the scheme plan. If submitting a partial scheme include plans that clearly define phases
- Identify all work carried out by unrelated third parties
- Financial summary/bill of quantities/ invoices
- Location map of scheme (preferably online map e.g. Google Maps
• Photographs and video footage
Video to support submission. This does not need to be a professional production, but it should include real footage (no CGI footage) and NOT still photographs with supporting audio.
A minimum of 5 representative photographs of completed work must be supplied and numbered in order of preference, clearly labelling the top two favourites.
These 5 images must be landscape orientation and a minimum of 300 dpi in either jpeg/tif/png format.
Before and during images are also required.
Where lighting is used to enhance a scheme, night photos are necessary for evidence.
Additional images may also be provided after the deadline date, until 16 September 2022
Step 2 - Judging
Once the final deadline date has passed your submission material is supplied to multiple judges who will review content, photos, videos and following set criteria will complete a report.
Your entry will be reviewed by the full judging panel at a deliberation meeting at the end of August 2022.
During this three-day deliberation meeting entries in all categories will be reviewed and winners will be selected and announced the week commencing 5 September 2022 with feedback for each scheme being given at that time.
Open to Accredited Contractor and Group Members
InternationalUK Based Member
For a contract undertaken outside the UK by an Accredited member who is registered within the UK.
This can be either a domestic, commercial or private contract, interior or exterior scheme, construction only. This is a paper submission only. No site visits are undertaken.
3B International - UK Based Member
* We must receive both the online entry and digital submission pack by the respective dates. Should both not be received by the early bird deadline then the full fee will be charged.
Criteria
• Only Accredited Contractor and Group members can enter category 3B
• Schemes that have won a National Landscape Award within the last two years may not be entered
• The entered scheme must have achieved practical completion within 2 years of date of submission, 1 June 2022
• Only complete contracts should be submitted for an Award. No partial schemes of larger schemes will be accepted, unless part of a clearly defined contracted phase of works
Entry fees and deadlines
Early Bird Discount Deadline*: 1st June 2022 - Fee £315.00 per entry (Additional Entries: £290.00 per entry)
Final Deadline: 6th July 2022 - Fee £350.00 per entry (Additional Entries: £325.00 per entry)
First Time Entrant: £245.00 per entry
How to enter
Step 1 - Enter
Visit baliawards.co.uk and follow the links to register and start your online entry. The online entry consists of the following:
• Entry questions
Want to collate all the material prior to registering? Simply download the entry questions from our FAQ page on the website.
• Digital submission pack
This must contain the following items and must be uploaded as one document.
- A clear, informative description (max 1 side A4), explaining the clients brief, scope of the contract and how you have met/ exceeded client expectations
- Evidence of practical completion date (sign off sheet, formal Architects completion certificate, proof of payment, defects schedule or similar)
- A detailed scheme specification and/or tender specification
- Include details of any unusual features, problems with access, site constraints, ground conditions, unexpected problems and how they were overcome
- Evidence of any underground work that can’t be seen after completion such as top and sub soil, sophisticated drainage schemes or application of adhesives
- A clean copy of the scheme plan. If submitting a partial scheme include plans that clearly define phases
- Identify all work carried out by unrelated third parties
- Financial summary/bill of quantities/ invoices
- Location map of scheme (preferably online map e.g. Google Maps
• Photographs and video footage
Video to support submission. This does not need to be a professional production, but it should include real footage and NOT still photographs with supporting audio
A minimum of 5 representative photographs of completed work must be supplied and numbered in order of preference, clearly labelling the top two favourites.
These 5 images must be landscape orientation and a minimum of 300 dpi in either jpeg/tif/png format.
Before and during images are also required.
Where lighting is used to enhance a scheme, night photos are necessary for evidence.
Additional images may also be provided after the deadline date, until 16 September 2022
Step 2 - Judging
Once the final deadline date has passed your submission material is supplied to multiple judges who will review content, photos, videos and following set criteria will complete a report.
Your entry will be reviewed by the full judging panel at a deliberation meeting at the end of August 2022.
During this three-day deliberation meeting entries in all categories will be reviewed and winners will be selected and announced the week commencing 5 September 2022 with feedback for each scheme being given at that time.
Open to Accredited Supplied Members
Supplier Exceptional Service
Exceptional service demonstrated by an Accredited Supplier member in terms of; technical support, exceeding customer expectations, proactive involvement in regional and national events, customer support and guidance, efficiency of service, product range and development, good complaint resolution, flexibility in supporting budget constraints, flexibility with delivery issues.
This is a paperwork submission only. No site visits are undertaken.
4A Supplier Exceptional Service
* We must receive both the online entry and digital submission pack by the respective dates. Should both not be received by the early bird deadline then the full fee will be charged.
Criteria
• Only Accredited Supplier members can enter category 4A Entry fees and deadlines
Early Bird Discount Deadline*:
1st June 2022 - Fee £215.00 per entry (Additional Entries: £190.00 per entry)
Final Deadline: 6th July 2022 - Fee £250.00 per entry (Additional Entries: £225.00 per entry)
First Time Entrant: £145.00 per entry
How to enter
Step 1 - Enter
Visit baliawards.co.uk and follow the links to register and start your online entry. The online entry consists of the following:
• Entry questions
Want to collate all the material prior to registering? Simply download the entry questions from our FAQ page on the website.
• Digital submission pack
This must contain the following items and must be uploaded as one document Each aspect must be evidenced based with appropriate supporting documents. reference to third party accreditations is acceptable, however, the supporting evidence used to gain the accreditation must still be provided.
- In no more than 2,000 words, a description of your products and/or services and a statement of why you think your company should be honoured as the Supplier demonstrating ‘Exceptional Service’.
- Evidence of customer retention
- Evidence of exceeding customer expectations including sample testimonials
- Details of how products reflect the needs of the industry and your customers
- Evidence of how you have used the BALI network to grow your business
- Evidence of involvement in BALI regional and national events
- Evidence of keeping abreast of latest products and technology to inform your customers
- Details of customer specialist training provision where appropriate
- Evidence of exceptional communication from enquiry to delivery and/or completion of project
- Evidence of how your staff are rewarded for delivering exceptional service
- Evidence of how your equipment helps you maintain high standards
- Details of reward/incentive schemes for your customers
- Evidence of working alongside other BALI members to deliver complete service
- Samples of PR about your business, products and services
- Outreach of charitable activities
• Photographs
A minimum of 5 representative photographs must be supplied and numbered in order of preference, clearly labelling the top two favourites.
These 5 images must be landscape orientation and a minimum of 300 dpi in either jpeg/tif/png format.
Step 2 - Judging
Once the final deadline date has passed your submission material is supplied to multiple judges who will review content and photos and following set criteria will complete a report.
Your entry will be reviewed by the full judging panel at a deliberation meeting at the end of August 2022.
During this three-day deliberation meeting entries in all categories will be reviewed and winners will be selected and announced the week commencing 5 September 2022 with feedback for each scheme being given at that time.
Open to Accredited Contractor, Group and Accredited Supplier Members
Employer Excellence
Recognition to the contribution being made to the landscape industry by members that achieve excellence through staff development and exemplary business practices.
This is a paperwork submission only. No site visits are undertaken.
Banding’s are excluding VAT
5A Turnover Under £2.5M
5B Turnover Over £2.5M
* We must receive both the online entry and digital submission pack by the respective dates. Should both not be received by the early bird deadline then the full fee will be charged.
Criteria
• Only Accredited Contractor, Group and Accredited Supplier members can enter categories 5A – 5B
Entry fees and deadlines
Early Bird Discount Deadline*: 1 June 2022 – Fee £215.00 per entry (Additional Entries: £190.00 per entry)
Final Deadline: 6th July 2022 - Fee £250.00 per entry (Additional Entries: £225.00 per entry)
First Time Entrant: £145.00 per entry
How to enter
Step 1 - Enter
Visit baliawards.co.uk and follow the links to register and start your online entry. The online entry consists of the following:
• Entry questions
Want to collate all the material prior to registering? Simply download the entry questions from our FAQ page on the website.
• Digital submission pack
This must contain the following items and must be uploaded as one document. Each aspect must be evidenced based with appropriate supporting documents. reference to third party accreditations are acceptable, however, the supporting evidence used to gain the accreditation must still be provided.
- In no more than 2,000 words, a statement of why you think your company should be honoured as ‘Employer Excellence’
- You should demonstrate how you value your employees and support a work-life balanced ethos within the business. The judges will be looking for a proactive and innovative approach to the provision of skills development, and increasing the quality of the existing workforce, that supports an array of staff training opportunities at all levels
- Company vision, mission and value statements
- Recruitment and induction process
- Employee handbook
- What is your policy on career progression?
- Evidence of employee continued professional development policy
- Training matrix and career progression
- Recognition of service
- Sample job description and performance appraisal
- Numerous testimonials from employees
- A minimum of one employee testimonial per job role within the company
• Photographs
A minimum of 5 representative photographs must be supplied and numbered in order of preference, clearly labelling the top two favourites.
These 5 images must be landscape orientation and a minimum of 300 dpi in either jpeg/tif/png format.
Step 2 - Judging
Once the final deadline date has passed your submission material is supplied to multiple judges who will review content and photos and following set criteria will complete a report.
Your entry will be reviewed by the full judging panel at a deliberation meeting at the end of August 2022.
During this three-day deliberation meeting entries in all categories will be reviewed and winners will be selected and announced the week commencing 5 September 2022 with feedback for each scheme being given at that time.
Special Awards
Special Awards are discretionary and are selected by the judging panel from amongst the category Award Winners and can vary from year to year.
These could include but are not limited to:
• Outstanding Charitable Contribution
• Best First-Time Entrant
• Best Newcomer to BALI
• Best Design & Build
• Environmental Innovation
• Sensitive Land Restoration
• Best Use of Technology
Grand Award
The Grand Award is carefully chosen by the judging panel from the Principal Award Winners.
A Principal winner from a UK National scheme that is deemed to be ‘perfect in its realisation’, utilising the very highest quality workmanship with clean finish, creative/sustainable use of materials and demonstrates excellence in project management, could result in the prestigious Grand Award.
Graduate Gardeners
Private Garden, Cheltenham
