Celebrating the industry’s best

FIS today celebrated the finishes and interiors sector with the announcement of the winners of the FIS 2024 Contractors Awards.

Members and their guests packed out the Nine Kings Suite at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London to see the winners in the 10 categories receive their prestigious awards.

Independent Awards Judges Tony Pieri and Colin Hunter, who visited all project entered said:

“As judges, we take our responsibilities very seriously as we fully understand the hard work and endeavour everyone has applied to the project they have entered for the awards process. We recognise the pride you feel in your work as that is fundamentally why you have entered your project in the first place.

“This year the competition between entries has been extremely high, with most scores achieving the same benchmark for quality of workmanship. We then decide what percentage points to apply to each entry. Our in-depth assessment of the work covers a range of factors: sustainability, design input, problem-solving, logistics, value-added initiatives and integration.

“As ever, the final judging evaluation comes down to minimal decimal point differences between those achieving or not achieving the winning standards.

“We take our responsibilities seriously – we fully understand the hard work and endeavour undertaken on every project. Once again, you
all demonstrated the incredible ability of FIS members to achieve exceptionally high standards of workmanship.

“We congratulate all of you on your professionalism and expertise. And we thank you all for the time and courtesy extended to us.”

A final award was given for the Project of the Year, which was judged by guest architect Alain Speed of PRP Architects. Alain selected the overall Project of the Year from the winning contracts across all categories.

Alain said:

“Looking through the exceptionally high standards of installation in the category winners has been a pleasure. Space Interior
Systems’s wellness spa for HVN stood out for the beautifully crafted biomorphic shapes, seamlessly blending ceilings and walls and integrating sophisticated interior planting. The project met all the challenges of setting out, achieving a high quality finish, acoustic separation, a tight programme and working within a listed building. This required close collaboration with client ISG and architect zynk Design. All the hard work is now done, and people can enjoy sensory relaxation within these luxuriant interiors.”

About the FIS Contractors Awards

The FIS Contractors Awards are held annually to encourage and promote high levels of craftsmanship and design.