HOMES for Scotland (HFS) has announced the shortlist for its 2025 awards programme.
As well as recognising best practice and showcasing the contribution its membership makes to Scotland’s social wellbeing and economic growth, this year’s awards have extra resonance for the organisation as it also marks its 25th anniversary.
The details of those companies making the judges’ first cut can be found here. The theme this year is ‘Customers, Community and Commitment’.
Site visits to all those shortlisted in the Development of the Year categories alongside separate senior management interviews to determine who will take headline Home Builder of the Year awards will now be undertaken. A vote by the HFS membership will determine who will be crowned the organisation’s Supporting Member of the Year.
Winners will be revealed at the Homes for Scotland Annual Lunch, sponsored by Burness Paull, at the EICC on Friday 30 May.
HFS chief executive Jane Wood said, “By the time the winners of this year’s awards are announced, it will have been more than 12 months since the national housing emergency was declared and it has never been harder to build the homes of all tenures required to meet the housing needs of all those living in Scotland. It is therefore more important then ever to recognise the great work that is being delivered in the face of enormous challenge, applaud the sector’s resilience in doing so and support its ambitions to ensure everyone has a safe, sustainable place to call home.”
Chair of the independent judging panel Sarah Stanger, senior advisor at the Housing Growth Partnership and former sales & marketing director at CALA Homes, added, “With this now my fourth year of involvement in the awards, I have seen firsthand the importance and prestige which home builders attach to them so it is an honour to now be taking on the role of Chair, especially during Homes for Scotland’s 25th anniversary year.
“Members are clearly recognising this special year with a 61% increase in the number of entries. Given the high level of the submissions, this has made the job of judging even more challenging but the whole panel is relishing the process and looking forward to getting out to sites and meeting those who are so obviously dedicated to delivering high quality places right across the country.”
