With the 2023 Façade Awards UK trophies united with their winners and proudly sat on display, RCI magazine is excited to announce that it is now accepting entries for the 2024 awards, which are taking place on Friday 8 November at The Midland Hotel in Manchester.
Now in its fifth year, the Façade Awards UK recognises and rewards outstanding examples of façade design and promotes the creative and innovative use of products and materials.
So, if you think you have excelled on a project that has demonstrated technical ingenuity, innovative design, or advanced façade engineering, then we want to hear from you!
Reasons to enter
Winning an award is not only an exceptional achievement, but it has proven business benefits for those who enter too.
Being shortlisted for the Façade Awards UK will earn you and your company recognition within the façade and wider construction industry – opening doors to securing new business opportunities.
Earning a ‘highly commended’ or ultimately, winning an award will gain entrants national recognition and provide the opportunity to make their mark on this important market.
There are 13 award categories for you to enter, celebrating excellence in project delivery, and crucially, delivering positive outcomes for the industry.
From innovative product design and materials used on a project, to the complexity of the installation, the Façade Awards UK recognises achievements through a range of categories and criteria, which will be taken into consideration by the independent panel of judges.
The awards categories are:
- Most Innovative Product
- Sustainable Project of the Year
- Best new build project
- Best refurbishment project
- Best use of a brick slip cladding system
- Best use of a composite panel system
- Best use of a curtain walling system
- Best use of a rainscreen system using aluminium
- Best use of a rainscreen system using glass or ceramics or stone
- Best use of rainscreen using specialist metal
- Best use of a timber clad system
- Best use of fibre cement cladding panels
- Outstanding Achievement
- RCI project of the year (This award is chosen by the judges from all of the finalists and cannot be entered).
How to enter the awards
The awards entry process is FREE and simple, making it an easy platform to gain recognition and shout about your successes. Additionally, you can submit as many entries as you wish.
So, if your project has been completed over the past 12 months and you would like to be a part of this fantastic event, then make sure you start your online entry early to ensure that you and your team put together your strongest entry possible and increase your chances of becoming a finalist.
The more information you provide and the better the images, the more likely your entry will stand out.
Entries for this year’s awards will close on Friday 24 May 2024, so the time to enter is now!
The Façade Awards UK team would like to thank James Hardie as its Headline Sponsor, Aquarian Cladding Systems, Bell Building Projects, FGF Limited, SIG and STOFIX as its Main Sponsors, with ALM, BTS Facades & Fabrications, Euroform, Gordian Building Solutions, Kingspan, Minster, Proteus Facades, RGB Facades, SIG Distribution and the Timber Decking and Cladding Association (TDCA) as Category Sponsors, as well as CGL Systems as Drinks Reception Sponsor.
If you would like to know more information about the sponsorship opportunities available for the Façade Awards UK, contact Tony Brown at tony.brown@markallengroup.com or by calling 01732 748059 / 07979 506896.
www.facadeawards.com
