Timber in Construction Conference and Awards Dinner 2008

This inaugural conference and awards dinner is being held on 20th November 2008, Evolution Suite, Old Trafford Football Ground, Manchester.

Chaired by Mike Shaft, BBC Radio and Setanta Sports presenter, the conference will feature some of the most highly respected and acknowledged industry commentators.

The conference speakers and awards judges are:

• John Park Dip ATT, MIWSc, Canada Wood UK / Western Red Cedar Export Association
• Geoff Taylor - President of the Institute of Wood Science
• Stewart Dalgarno - Chairman of the UKTFA
• Peter E Jackman - Technical Director, Interfire
• Paddy Hislop - TRADA
• Peter Latham - Chairman of the PEFC
• Charles Thwaites MBE - Executive Director of the Forest Stewardship Council
• Dr Sean Smith - Acting Associate Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Napier University
• Peter Bonsall, Managing Director of Blue Evolution

For a full programme of both the conference and the awards dinner, please download the Conference Media Pack

Winners now announced

Outstanding Design

SHORTLIST:

• The Pavilions, Sansaw Park Business Park, by Sansaw Properties
• The Dairy House, Castle Carey, Somerset, by Skene Catling de la Pena
• Budongo Chimpanzee House, Edinburgh Zoo, by Cooper Cromer Architects

Schools that Inspire

SHORTLIST:

• Hazlewood School, Glasgow, by Murray & Dunlop Architects
• Kingsmead Primary School, Cheshire, by White Design
• Falmouth School, Cornwall, by Urban Salon

Achievement in Engineering

SHORTLIST:

• Chumleigh College, Devon, by Frame UK
• Henderson Wave, Singapore, by Adams Cara Taylor
• Sainsbury's, Dartmouth, by B&K Timber Structures

Best in British Timber

SHORTLIST:

• The Terrace Restaurant, by Timber Design Ltd
• The Northmoor Trust Office, by Timber Design Ltd
• Treetop Walkway, Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, by In Wood Developments

High-rise Honour

SHORTLIST:

• The Former City Hospital, Truro, by Frame UK Ltd
• Murray Grove, Shoreditch, London, by Waugh Thistleton Architects
• Student Housing,West Park, Dundee, by Smith Scott Mullan Architects

Pride in Public Buildings

SHORTLIST:

• Knowle West Media Centre, Bristol, by White Design
• The Bodmin Hospital, Cornwall, by Frame UK Ltd
• Kielder Observatory, Newcastle -Upon-Tyne, by Charles Barclay Architects

Superior Social Housing

SHORTLIST:

• Mixed Use Retail & Residential Scheme, Reading, by Kier Partnership Homes
• Vyvyans Court, Camborne, Cornwall, by Frame UK Ltd
• Oak Meadow, South Molton, Devon, by Frame UK Ltd
• Rotherham Eco-House , Henley Rise, by Stewart Milne Timber Systems

Housebuilding Excellence

SHORTLIST:

• House in the Wild North, by Scotframe Timber Engineering
• Paterson House, Seton Mains, by Paterson Associates
• Lyneham Coombe Residence, Teign Valley, Devon, by Webster Sheryn Architects

Supreme Sport and Leisure Development

SHORTLIST:

• Princess Royal Sports Arena, Boston, Lincolnshire, by Boston Sports Initiative
• Craigholme School Sports Facility, Glasgow, by SMC Davis Duncan Architects
• Liverpool Aquatics Centre, by Atkins