Celebrating the industry’s best
Today we have announced the winners of our annual Contractors Awards at a gala lunch held at Royal Lancaster Hotel in the heart of London.
The ceremony honoured the remarkable craftsmanship, exceptional collaboration and exemplary adherence to best practices within the finishes and interiors community. Showcasing a diverse array of fantastic projects, the event recognised the outstanding achievements of FIS members in eight categories.
Guest judge Mike Hayes, previously of PwC, announced Ornate Interiors for its work at Bradford Live, as the winner of the 2025 Project of the Year, which he selected from the award-winning projects. Here is what Mike had to say:
“Selecting one winner from an outstanding and diverse range of projects made the job of final selection extremely difficult. This project not only represents an exceptional technical achievement but revitalised an historic building which had stood derelict for two decades.”
Winners
Interior Fit-Out** sponsored by SIG
Clansman Interiors – Future Beauty Labs
Interior Fit-Out* sponsored by SIG
Titan Interior Solutions – Mulberry Academy London Dock
Partitioning sponsored by Protektor
Indeglas – Edinburgh Futures Institute
Plastering sponsored by Go Interiors
David Fisher & Sons (Edin) – Edinburgh Futures Institute
Plastering Heritage sponsored by Go Interiors
Ornate Interiors – Bradford Live
Plastering Fibrous and GRG sponsored by Go Interiors
Ornate Interiors – Re Making Beamish 1950’s Cinema
Drylining Commercial sponsored by CCF
Measom Dryline – Co-op Live Arena
Drylining Residential sponsored by British Gypsum
Yesero – Manchester Square Gardens
Ceilings sponsored by Zentia
Titan Interior Solutions – One Nine Elms
Steel Framed Systems sponsored by Hadley Group
Drywall Contracts – Holloway Head SFS Phases 1 and 2
Acoustic Excellence – sponsored by Troldtekt
Yesero – Manchester Square Gardens
Most Sustainable Project sponsored by EPD Insulation Group
The Waterman by Ambit
Project of the Year sponsored by Minster
Bradford Live by Ornate Interiors
Commenting on this year’s nominees, Independent FIS Award Judges, Tony Pieri and Colin Hunter said:
“We don’t just judge these projects on their overall finished appearance. Other factors – sustainability, design input, problem-solving, logistics, value-added initiatives and integration – are all factored into our assessment of the work involved. As ever, the final judging evaluation comes down to minimal decimal point differentiation between those achieving or not achieving an award.
“As usual, FIS contractor members have excelled themselves in presenting to us a myriad of high-quality, stunning projects and it has been a real pleasure to witness such outstanding and varied work again this year”.
The awards were announced by double Olympic gold-medallist James Cracknell OBE and presented by category sponsors Minster, SIG, British Gypsum, CCF, Go Interiors, Protektor, Hadley Group, Troldtekt, Zentia and EPD Insulation group.
The FIS Contractors Awards are held annually to encourage and promote high levels of craftsmanship and design. Not only does the FIS member who installed the contract win an award, but the architect or interior designer of an award-winning project is also awarded.
For further information about the 2026 awards, which will open for submission in July, contact us on info@thefis.org or call 0121 707 0077.
FIS Award Winners Brochure
Read more about each award-winning project here, with photos, project write-ups and judges comments.
