Achievements Celebrated at the 8th Annual Scottish Property Awards
The achievements of the Scottish property sector to progress with major developments in the height of the global pandemic has been celebrated last night as part of a live broadcast from Glasgow.
The best of Scotland’s newly developed projects for public and commercial use were revealed at the Scottish Property Awards, a digital event which was attended by over 300 registered viewers.
The results in the annual competition sponsored by Peace Recruitment and PMP, crowned 17 awards winners following assessments by an independent judging panel of 16 industry leaders.
The ultimate award of the night was presented to Edinburgh-based Qmile Group which has been progressing work on its £350m Haymarket Edinburgh development in March 2020. Last year, the company announced Baillie Gifford had agreed a pre-let of 280,000 sq ft of the Grade A office accommodation as it first major deal for the site.
The ultimate individual award, the Business Leadership Award sponsored by Bank of Scotland was presented to Dan Macdonald, co-founder of Macdonald Estates. He was commended for his work developing major regeneration projects and for his personal efforts to improve understanding of the economic impact of commercial property in Scotland. He created the Scottish Property Development Forum 12 years ago which led to the creation of the successful Scottish Property Federation.
In an acceptance speech, he commented;
“It is an honour and a privilege to receive this award and during this time of COVID, it is even more meaningful as we reflect on achievements of the past. Our work to improve understanding between the public and private sectors has given this industry an influential voice to coordinate policy, meaning, planning, design, and purpose. Now is the time for us all to be inspired about the future. We must find a way forward to stimulate and build our Scottish economy. We need an economic plan for growth involving long term infrastructure, efficient, high quality planning which is socially inclusive.”
Among other awards was an Outstanding Achievement Award presented to the NHS Louisa Jordan Hospital development team. The £38m project led by led by Balfour Beatty worked in partnership to deliver the temporary facility under pressured timescales. Also in Healthcare, the new Elgin and Appin Ward at Stobhill Mental Health Estate won Healthcare Development of the Year, sponsored by Addleshaw Goddard. Simply UK were Highly Commended for the Bridge of Weir Care Home in the same category.
Peace Recruitment, long term sponsors of the awards welcomed the news that projects across Scotland in Perth, Glasgow, Inverurie, Lanark and Inverness were all announced as winners. Chris Peace, Managing Director, commented.
“We’re always happy to see achievements celebrated at Peace Recruitment and so our congratulations to all the finalists and winners at the Scottish Property Awards. It’s been a difficult year for everyone, but we are pleased to see progress being made on sites across the country and the requirement for staff ever increasing.”
The popular Deal of the Year category, sponsored by PMP, was presented to the deal team which secured Baillie Gifford at The Haymarket, a significant step forward in the success of a major city centre project. Joe Madden, Managing Director of PMP commented,
“Congratulations to everyone winning at the Scottish Property Awards. It is a real accolade to be highlighted as a major achiever in a very challenging year and among so much competition. Everyone at PMP will be actively sharing our congratulations with all the winners in the days and weeks ahead.”
The 2021 Winners in Full
Property Company of the Year sponsored by Wolffe
WINNER:
Qmile Group
FINALISTS:
Artisan Real Estate Investors
Drum Property Group
Squarestone Asset Management
Deal of the Year sponsored by PMP
WINNER:
The Haymarket, Edinburgh. Pre-let to Baillie Gifford; QMile, JLL, Savills, M&G Real Estate, Ryden.
FINALISTS:
4 North, Edinburgh. Sale by Knight Property Group, Lismore, Brodies/KanAm Grund Group, Lismore, CBRE, Harper Macleod.
Aberdeen International Business Park. Pre-let to BP for North Sea Headquarters. CBRE, CMS/Aker Solutions, Knight Frank, Pinsent Masons.
Aegon UK HQ, Edinburgh Park. Sale by M&G to Roebuck Asset Management and Hyundai Asset Management Dentons, Centridge Partners and Sheridan Property Consultants.
Amazon Fulfilment Centre, Dunfermline. Sale to Knight Frank Investment Management for KB Securities. LSH for KFIM.
Eurocentral, Glasgow. Leasehold Acquisition to NHS Scotland. CBRE, Colliers
Glasgow Business Park, Glasgow. Confidential Pre-Let. Muir Group, CBRE, Bank of Scotland, Eversheds, Davidson Chalmers.
Lidl Distribution Centre, Livingston. Sale and relocation. Lidl, Savills, Scottish Enterprise, SAICA, Trilogie.
Portcullis House, Charing Cross, Glasgow. Sale by Mapeley Estates to Watkins Jones. CBRE, Addleshaw Goddard, LSH, Shoosmiths.
Quartermile 3, Edinburgh. Sale by M&G Real Estate, Lismore Real Estate, Dentons. Knight Frank/Brodies for KanAM Grund Group
Regeneration Project of the Year sponsored by Bruce Stevenson Insurance Brokers
WINNER:
Perth Creative Exchange; Perth & Kinross Council
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
Gairloch Museum; LDN Architects & Simpson Builders
FINALISTS:
Clydesdale Community Hub, South Lanarkshire; Clydesdale Housing Association,Grant Murray Architects
Former Hills Trust Primary School, Glasgow; Elderpark Housing in partnership with CCG (Scotland) and MAST Architects
King's Stables Road, Edinburgh; Fletcher Joseph Associates
Laurieston Living, Glasgow; Urban Union
Rutherglen Links Office Pavilions, Glasgow; Clyde Gateway Developments
The Ink Building, Glasgow; Ambassador Group
Health Care Development of the Year sponsored by Addleshaw Goddard
WINNER:
Elgin and Appin Ward, Stobhill Mental Health Estate; NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, hub West Scotland, Keppie Design
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
Bridge of Weir Care Home, Renfrewshire; Simply UK
FINALISTS:
East Lothian Community Hospital; Hub South East and NHS Lothian
Harbour House Care Home, Musselburgh, Edinburgh; Simply UK
NHS Louisa Jordan Hospital, Glasgow; NHS Scotland, Balfour Beatty, Graham, Kier, Robertson and Keppie Design
Queens View Harbour Luxury Suites Troon; Morrison Community Care
Stirling Health and Care Village, Stirling; Robertson, jm architects and Hub East Central Scotland
Development of the Year (Public Buildings)
WINNER:
Inverurie Community Campus; hub North Scotland, Aberdeenshire Council, Robertson, Halliday Fraser Munro
FINALISTS:
Elgin and Appin Ward (Stobhill Mental Health Estate), Glasgow; Keppie Design, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and hub West Scotland
Jedburgh Grammar Campus; Hub South East & Scottish Borders Council
Queensferry High School, Edinburgh; Hub South East & The City of Edinburgh Council
The Inverness Justice Centre; Scottish Courts & Tribunals Service, Reiach and Hall Architects and Robertson
Development of the Year (Commercial Buildings)
WINNER:
King's Stables Road, Edinburgh; Peveril Securities and Campus DM, Fletcher Joseph, Bowmer and Kirkland
FINALISTS:
10 George Street, Edinburgh; Sampension, KP, La Francaise, Reiach and Hall Architects and Robertson
The Ink Building, Glasgow; Ambassador Group
Architectural Excellence Award (Commercial Use)
WINNER:
Clydesdale Community Hub, South Lanarkshire; Grant Murray Architects
FINALISTS:
Ka Pao Restaurant, Glasgow; Mosaic Architecture & Design
Rutherglen Links Office Pavilions, Glasgow; Keppie Design
Architectural Excellence Award (Public Use)
WINNER:
The Inverness Justice Centre; Reiach and Hall Architects
FINALISTS:
Elgin and Appin Ward (Stobhill Mental Health Estate), Glasgow; Keppie Design, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and hub West Scotland
Forth Valley College, Falkirk Campus; Reiach and Hall Architects
Gairloch Museum; LDN Architects & Simpson Builders
Inverurie Community Campus; Halliday Fraser Munro
Tullibody South Campus, Alloa; Keppie Design
Business Resilience Award sponsored by Scottish Property Federation
WINNER:
Halliday Fraser Munro
FINALISTS:
Allied Surveyors Scotland plc - Commercial Agency (East)
Artisan Real Estate Investors
Lismore Real Estate Advisors
Michael Laird Architects
PMP
Financial Support Team of the Year
WINNER:
The Royal Bank of Scotland
FINALISTS:
Bank of Scotland
Industrial Team of the Year sponsored by Peace Recruitment
WINNER:
Colliers International
FINALISTS:
Avison Young
CBRE
JLL
Ryden
Savills
Office Agency Team of the Year
WINNER:
JLL
FINALISTS:
CBRE
Cushman & Wakefield
Knight Frank
Ryden
Investment Agency Team of the Year
Lismore Real Estate
Outstanding Achievement in Partnership sponsored by Addleshaw Goddard
NHS Louisa Jordan; NHS Scotland, Balfour Beatty, Graham, Kier, Robertson and Keppie Design
Business Leadership Award sponsored by Bank of Scotland
Dan Macdonald