ZED PODS has won two awards at the 2023 British Construction Industry Awards.
The winners of the 2023 British Construction Industry Awards, which is jointly organised by New Civil Engineer and the Institution of Civil Engineers, were crowned in front of the industry on 11th October at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London. The Awards, which celebrated its 36th anniversary in 2023, brought together more than 1,000 of the UK’s leading clients, consultants and contractors for an evening of celebration, recognition and networking.
ZED PODS’ housing scheme ‘Hill Street House’ in Newport, Wales won the ‘Residential Project of the Year’ category, which celebrates and recognises the value of exceptional buildings in meeting Britain’s housing needs. After face-to-face review by a panel of expert judges, the ‘Hill Street House’ social housing scheme, designed and built by ZED PODS LTD in partnership with LINC CYMRU and Newport City Council, was crowned as the winner.
The judges commented: “A quality product that transforms the way small projects are delivered on small underutilised sites…. This project provides a unique solution that addresses social inequality, in particular addressing homelessness and providing a safe place for people to live while providing them with renewed confidence.”
The collaboration between ZED PODS LTD and Mid Devon District Council won the second award in the category ‘Partnership Initiative of the Year’. The judges commented: “A good example of applying Project 13 principles and creating a partnership approach in the broadest sense. The project is meeting societal needs on a multitude of levels (affordable housing, MDDC local authority challenges on land availability, reclamation of brownfield sites, prisoner reform programme, net zero and decarbonisation of infrastructure). This is an innovative approach to solving an affordable housing need, which is sensitive to local authority and site specific needs.”
Tom Northway, Chairman of ZED PODS, said: “We are extremely delighted to win both the awards amidst tough competition which included some very large infrastructure projects. Both awards demonstrate the quality of work by our inhouse architects, operations team, in collaboration our clients. We successfully overcame numerous challenges to design and build zero operational carbon social housing on brownfield sites using modern methods of construction.”
Belinda Smart, deputy editor of New Civil Engineer, commented: “The standard across all award categories was particularly impressive this year. The judging process found that all entries were of a notably high calibre, with the winners standing out as setting new benchmarks in best practice. Well done to all of our 2023 winners! The BCIA programme not only celebrates excellence in the construction industry but enables industry peers and colleagues to share knowledge and innovation and to inspire each other. With climate change and rising costs continuing to present sectoral and societal challenges, this year’s winners demonstrate industry’s willingness and ability to rise to those challenges, with solutions that benefit the wider community.”
Header image: ZED PODS receiving the Residential Project of the Year award. Image ©Paparazzi VIP Photography
