THE winners of this year’s Homes for Scotland (HFS) awards have been announced at a ceremony in Edinburgh, attended by over 950 key stakeholders from the housebuilding sector.
The annual event, which this year marked the organisation’s 25th anniversary, was hosted by broadcaster and journalist Stephen Jardine, with architect, TV presenter and housing campaigner George Clarke joining Stephen for an ‘In Conversation’ session.
Three of Scotland’s housebuilders scooped headline Home Builder of the Year awards on the day, with winners in eight additional categories also announced, including a Judges’ special recognition award for Taylor Wimpey West Scotland site manager David McClure. David won the NHBC Pride in the Job Supreme Award in 2024 – which has not been won in Scotland for 25 years.
Whiteburn Projects was crowned top SME for the second year running, with Taylor Wimpey named large Home Builder of the Year and CCG (Scotland) Home Builder of the Year (Affordable Housing Provider).
The headline awards were decided by an independent judging panel following an application process and senior management interviews, with criteria including approach to people, quality, health and safety, sustainability and partnership approach.
There were also awards for Link Group (Affordable Development of the year Large); CCG (Affordable Development of the year Medium); Lar Housing Trust & Lar Projects (Affordable Development of the year Small); CALA Homes (West) (Private Development of the year Large); Cruden Homes (Private Development of the year Medium); Dandara (Private Development of the year Small); and EMA Architecture + Design (Supporting Member of the year).
Chair of the independent judging panel Sarah Stanger, former sales and marketing director at CALA Homes (East), said, “With this now my fourth year of involvement in the awards, I have seen first-hand the importance and prestige which Homes for Scotland’s members attach to them so it is an honour to have taken on the role of chair, especially during the organisation’s 25th anniversary year.
“Members have clearly recognised this special year with a 61% increase in the number of entries. Taken in conjunction with the high quality of submissions, this has made the job of judging even more challenging but the whole panel has relished the process, particularly getting out to sites and meeting those who are so obviously dedicated to delivering high quality places right across the country.
“With such tough competition, my fellow judges and I wish to recognise the hard work and efforts of all who entered this year’s programme and congratulate those shortlisted and taking home awards.”
A full list of winners can be found HERE.
