Industry Awards

The Concrete Society Devon and Cornwall Regional Awards recognise excellence in design, delivery, management, and construction in concrete and are adjudicated by a distinguished, independent jury of industry professionals.

Entries now open for the Devon and Cornwall Awards

We’re delighted to invite submissions for the Devon and Cornwall Awards, celebrating excellence across the built environment. Whether your project is large or small, residential, infrastructural, or architectural, we welcome entries from across Devon, Cornwall, and the wider Southwest region.

Entry is completely free.

Projects will be assessed based on the quality of written submissions, the relevance and impact of accompanying images, and how well they respond to the criteria outlined below. Selected entries may also be visited by our judging panel.

All entries will be showcased, and winners revealed at the Annual Awards Lunch in Plymouth, March 2027.

Deadline for submissions: 5pm, Friday 11th December 2026.

Open to companies with a lead role in a noteworthy project utilising concrete as the majority structural component (including buildings, infrastructure assets, ground engineering, refurbishment projects, art installations, etc.).

Project

Name of Project

Project Location

Completion Date

Please confirm that the submitted project was substantially completed between May 2025 and December 2026

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Description of Project

Please provide a short summary describing the project. (Max 120 words)

Project Complexity

Describe what was innovative about the project, such as mix designs, modern methods of construction, use of new technology, etc. (Max 120 words)

Concrete Practice

Provide key information relating to concrete technology and practice utilised. These could include the concrete design, batching, mixing, transporting, placing, consolidating, finishing and curing, for example. (Max 120 words)

Sustainability and Society Impact

Describe any sustainability aspects or any significant societal impacts the project had. (Max 120 words)

Executive Summary

Provide an executive summary, clearly stating what the project is and why it merits consideration for award. (Max 50 words). Please note that this summary will be directly used for promotional purposes, so must be of adequate quality for presentation on the night of the awards and subsequent publication.

Photos/Images

A maximum of five high quality photos and/or images of the project are required.

Drag & Drop Files, Choose Files to Upload You can upload up to 5 files.

Files must be high-resolution JPG or TIFF files in RGB format sized at a minimum of 20cm x 20cm at 300dpi.

Company name

Contact person

Contact telephone number

Contact email address

All other companies involved

Please enter as: 'Company name - Role in project (e.g. John Smith Construction - Main Contractor)

technology, to Construction

Terms & conditions (1)

Judges have the right to reject entries where documentation does not, in the opinion of two or more judges, comply with the above details. Material submitted shall become the property of The Concrete Society, which reserves the right, without the payment of fees or royalties, to make whatever use it may consider desirable, including publication of photographs and names and to select from the entries at its own discretion material for exhibition or publication, irrespective of award results. The decision of the Judges shall be binding on all parties. The discretion of the Judges to make or withhold an award or awards is absolute and there is no min. or max. number of awards for any particular year. No form of discussion or correspondence relating to any decisions will be entered into by any of the Judges. The Judges reserve the right to make no awards if suitably outstanding entries are not submitted.

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Terms & conditions (2)

By submitting an entry, the submitting party hereby warrants to the Judges and to The Concrete Society that it owns the copyright to all of the plans, photographs and other images submitted, or has obtained the copyright owners’ consent to the submissions and the potential use of them as outlined in the paragraphs above and the party making the submission hereby indemnifies The Concrete Society and Judges against any liability that may arise out of the submission to, or the use by, The Concrete Society of any such plans, photographs or other images, howsoever arising. One or more winning projects will be selected, with remaining shortlisted projects judged as Highly Commended.

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