Paving manufacturer Bradstone has celebrated the achievements of its Assured members at its annual national installer awards.
Seven category winners were announced and one exemplary landscaper was crowned the 2019 Installer of the Year at an evening of celebration hosted at the Hangar-42 Events Centre in Lutterworth, Leicestershire last week.
The awards, now in their sixth year, recognise landscapers who have demonstrated excellent levels of workmanship, design expertise and customer service with categories including Best Patio, Best Apprentice and Engineering Excellence.
The 2019 recipient of the Installer of the Year was revealed as T Perrin & Sons (pictured), a Brentwood-based landscaping business specialising in patio and driveway design and installation.
Across the seven remaining categories, the winners were:
Best Patio – up to 50m2
Winner: Alfresco Landscapes
Highly Commended: Dynamic Landscapes
Best Patio – over 50m2
Winner: T Perrin & Sons
Highly Commended: Alfresco Landscapes; Habitat Landscapes
Best Driveway – up to 50m2
Winner: Oakley Landscapes
Best Driveway – over 50m2
Winner: Alfresco Landscapes
Highly Commended: MJT Landscapes; Haydon Hill Paving Ltd
Best Use of Porcelain & Natural Stone
Winner: Lee Harvey Designs
Highly Commended: T Perrin & Sons; Milner Landscapes
Best Apprentice
Winner: Beth Gostelow from Gostelow Paving
Highly Commended: Jason Nicholls from English Landscapes
Engineering Excellence
Winner: The Garden Barber
Winners were chosen by an expert judging panel including guest judge, Steve Smith, from the Association of Professional Landscapers and Bradstone’s National Sales Manager, Peter Montgomery, who also donned the mantle of awards presenter.
With competition fierce, particularly amongst the larger-scale projects over 50m2, the judges opted to hail an additional eight landscaping businesses as highly commended owing to the sterling and creative use of hard landscaping showcased within their entries.
Peter Montgomery, National Sales Manager for Bradstone, said: “Our overriding aims for the Awards are to say thank you to our Bradstone Assured members and also to showcase their skill and craftsmanship; not only to their peers but equally to prospective clients in their local areas.
“This year’s entries have given us a marvellous insight into the quality projects being delivered across the Assured network – and I congratulate all the winners for going above and beyond, both creatively and technically, in transforming their customers’ outdoor spaces with such flair and expertise.”