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New avenues for excellence
AwArds give profile to good work
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BuilDER Of tHE YEAR – WAStEll HOMES Accepting: Adam Talbot, Tim Trelford, Vince Galera, Julian Novick, Sue Wastell, Colin Hoover, Doug Wastell, Brad McClelland Presented by Andrea Barendregt, Rogers Communications Inc.
RENOvAtOR Of tHE YEAR – DuO BuilDiNg liMitED Accepting: John Relouw, Mark Malouin, Patrick Malloy, Keelan Malloy, Gayle White-Malloy Presented by Garrett Graham, Libro Credit Union
ew directions and trends in the housing industry were recognized this year by the London Home Builders’ Association in its Awards of Creative Excellence. This year’s new home categories expanded to include multi-family homes, reflecting “a new energy in that form of housing,” says LHBA executive officer Lois Langdon. She says multi-family projects, such as townhouses, are getting innovative upgrades and taking on non-traditional forms, including stacked blocks. “There are different design options and some really creative products.” Langdon is enthusiastic about another “totally new and exciting”
2016 SPEciAl AcHiEvEMENt AWARDS ✦ ormAh gibson AwArd The Ironstone Building Company JLC Homes; Southside Construction, for Homes Unlimited ✦ builder of the YeAr Wastell Homes
PROjEct Of tHE YEAR – DuO BuilDiNg liMitED WitH PROjEct PARtNER BluEliNE iNc. Accepting: Mark Malouin, Simon Coles, Keelan Malloy, Patrick Malloy, John Relouw, Gayle White-Malloy Presented by Jake Draper – Copp Building Materials Limited
✦ renovAtor of the YeAr DUO Building Limited ✦ mowbrAY sifton AwArd Richard Sifton, Sifton Properties Limited ✦ lifetime Achievement AwArd Alan Churchill, Fusion Homes ✦ supplier of the YeAr Strik, Baldinelli, Moniz Ltd. ✦ sub-trAde of the YeAr Sloan Stone Design
SuB tRADE Of tHE YEAR – SlOAN StONE DESigN Accepting: Allie Courtney, Christie Taylor, Vanessa Cabral, Derek Sloan, Kelly Sloan, Jamie Nagy Presented by Cathy Newnham, The London Free Press
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✦ heAlth And sAfetY AwArd Adam Johnson, Forest Hill, Sifton Properties Limited ✦ enerQuAlitY environmentAl stewArdship AwArd Sifton Properties Limited
award. The Ormah Gibson Award, resulting from a partnership between LHBA and the city’s Housing Development Corporation, acknowledges the evolution of affordable housing projects, targeting households with moderate incomes. Unlike other ACE awards, this one is not competitive but recognizes three local projects. More than 40 awards were handed out in October to London builders, renovators and designers. These are beneficial for consumers, inspired by what they’re seeing in the marketplace, and for industry members, encouraging them to “think outside the box and research new materials, technologies and trends,” Langdon says. ✦ sAles Achievement Sue Wastell, Wastell Homes
NEW HOME AWARDS ✦ best new kitchen in A home up to $500,000 Domus Developments Inc. ✦ best new kitchen in A home over $500,000 Bridlewood Homes Project Partners: Orchard Design Studio, Woody’s Premium Cabinetry ✦ best new bAthroom in A home up to $500,000 DUO Building Limited Project Partner: GCW Custom Kitchens and Cabinetry Inc. ✦ best new bAthroom in A home over $500,000 Oke Woodsmith Building Systems Inc. Project Partner: Woody’s Premium Cabinetry ✦ best new exterior Oke Woodsmith Building Systems Inc. ✦ best new multi fAmilY home up to $350,000 Johnstone Homes