RIDBA Building Awards 2017
The winners of the coveted RIDBA Building Awards have been announced.
On Friday 17 March, the RIDBA Building Awards 2017 took place at the Radisson Blu hotel in Cardiff. As sponsors, Joseph Ash Galvanizing attended the awards to congratulate the winners. TV presenter Kate Humble was also there to pass out the awards.
RIDBA is the Rural and Industrial Design and Building Association – the recognised trade association for the modern agriculture and industrial buildings industry representing contractors, fabricators, designers, surveyors, planners, manufacturers and colleges.
The RIDBA Building Awards celebrate the best in rural and industrial buildings delivered by members over the past two years.
The Awards night was the culmination of a three-month-long process whereby esteemed industry professionals – Martin Heywood, Andrew Brown, David Collier, Niresh Somlie and Sarah Garry – judged a record number of entries from building schemes across the UK, all competing to win an award.
RIDBA divided the entries across seven categories: Cattle, Commercial, Education and Research, Equestrian, Production and Process, Recreation and Leisure, and Storage.
The winners of the awards were:
| Category | Building | Winner |
| Cattle | Middleton of Rora, Aberdeenshire | Shand Building Design |
| Education and Research | Cubric Building, Cardiff | Shufflebottom Ltd |
| Recreation and Leisure | Pensthorpe Play Barn, Norfolk | A.C. Bacon Engineering |
| Commercial | Wales Air Ambulance, Carmathenshire | Shufflebottom Ltd |
| Storage | Stancil Farm, Doncaster | Timmins Engineering & Construction |
| Production and Process | Ancre Hill Winery, Monmouth | A.J. Lowther & Son |
| Equestrian | Rathmoy Stables, Newmarket | M.D. Anthony |
| Training | A.C. Bacon Engineering |
The Education and Research category, presented by Joseph Ash Galvanizing, also recognised the Isle of Ely Primary School submitted by A.C. Bacon Engineering as Highly Commended.
The Houghall College Equestrian Centre in Durham, by S & A Fabrications, was also highly commended in the Equestrian category.
The overall winner for the evening was – Cubric Building, Cardiff, by Shufflebottom Limited.
Congratulations to all the winners and shortlisted entrants!
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