THE PRESS – Thirty- two gold winning entries in the Canterbury Registered Master Builders House of the Year and RMB Commercial Project Awards are in contention for national honours. They will be placed in a pool from which 100 properties will become national finalists, with residential entries being rejudged by a national panel. The national winners will be announced at a gala dinner in Auckland on Saturday, October 27. Thirty-five builders took 123 awards when a gala dinner brought the Canterbury regional competition to a close. The Award winners were:
Simes New Homes over $1 million - Category winner: Horncastle Homes
Award up to $250,000 - Category winner: John Creighton Builder
Renovation Award $250,000-$300,000 - Category winner: Les O’Connell Builders
Renovations Awards over $500,000 - Supreme Award & Category winner: Clive Barrington Construction
New Homes under $250,000 - Category winner: Stonewood Homes
New Homes $250,000-$350,000 - Category winner: Benchmark Homes
New Homes $350,000-$450,000 - Category winner: Peter Ray Homes
New Homes $450,000-$600,000 - Category winner: Character Homes
New Homes $600,000-$1 million - Category winner: Design Construction
Show Home Award - Category winner: Mike Greer Homes
Community Development Award - Category winner: Today Homes
Retail and Business Project - Category winner: Hanham and Philp Contractors
Education Project - Category winner: Mainzeal Property and Construction
Tourism and Leisure Project - Category winner: Leighs Construction
Competition sponsors
The registered Master Builders House of the Year and RMB Commercial Project Awards, now in its 17th year, is made possible by its principal sponsor, PlaceMakers, and supporting sponsors James Hardie, GIB Living Solutions, Tasman Insulation (Pink Batts UltraTM), Mico Bathrooms, Housing New Zealand Corporation, Nulook, Future-Proof Building and Seismic. The local sponsors are Simes, Kitchen Things, McKenzie & Willis, Ngai Tahu Property, QBE Insurance Stratco, Clipsal, Nature’s Flame, Allied Concrete and The Press.