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Winner of winners

The Winner of Winners is awarded by the Judges to the stand-out best overall winner of the categories.

Previous Winners
2023: Alide Hire Services

2024: YTL Developments

2025: Jeff Way Group

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Architect

This category is aimed at Bristol-based architects with projects in and/or outside the Bristol area. The judges are looking for a company whose design solution has transformed its surroundings, fit for purpose and for the future and a strong representative for Bristol’s creative sector.

Previous Winners
2023: Stride Treglown

2024: AWW

2025: Barefoot Architects

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Civic & Community

This category is to highlight a development in the area that has a real civic purpose. Perhaps a public service building, social housing project or a property that’s doing good for the community of Bristol.

Previous Winners
2023: Goldfinch Create & Play, Seb + Fin Architects & Earthwise Construction

2024: Bristol Dental School by Building Design Partnership

2025: One Lockleaze by Goram Homes and Vistry Group

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Commercial Development

This category is aimed at commercial development projects in the Bristol area. The building must be in progress or completed in the last 12 months to be eligible for the 2024 Awards. Although the development must be local, nominating companies do not need to be, so this category can be entered by a developer or architect based in Bristol, nationally or internationally.

Previous Winners
2023: One Hundred, V7

2025: Welcome Building® by Trammell Crow Company

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Consultancy

This category is aimed at consultants in the Bristol area who play a key role in the property sector’s engineering, construction, environmental impact, planning and regulations. The Judges are looking for a consultant who delivers a consistent, quality and reliable service to its clients with proven measures of success.

Previous Winners
2023: Hydrock

2024: COREUS

2025: Building Energy Experts

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Contractor

This category is to highlight skilled contractors across all trades that make property come to life such as construction, plumbing, electrical, carpentry and decorating. The Judges are looking for a contractor who delivers a consistent, quality and reliable service to its clients with proven measures of success.

Previous Winners
2023: JAS Building Services

2024: Cotswold Design

2025: Jeff Way Group

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Designer

NEW: Open to designers of all types of properties, whether resi or commercial. If your work is distinctive, rated by clients and loved by those who work or live with it, then apply here. Visuals will help greatly.

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Developer

This category is aimed at Bristol-based developers with projects in and/or outside the Bristol area. The Judges are looking for a developer who is delivering progressive residential and / or commercial buildings, fit for purpose and the future.

Previous Winners
2023: The Hill Group

2024: YTL Developments

2025: Woodstock Homes

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Employer

This Award recognises the best employers in the sector – tell us about your staff retention, incentives, development and anything else that makes your company the best in Bristol when it comes to employment.

Previous Winners
2023: Coreus Group

2024: Curtins

2025: AWW

Financial

Financial

This category seeks to recognise the essential support from financial professionals to the property sector in Bristol. Although your service offering and client base may be broad, the judges will be looking for examples specifically relating to work within the local property sector.

Previous Winners
2023: Beewise FS

2024: Mortgage Style

2025: Land Rich

Legal

Legal

This category seeks to recognise the essential support from legal professionals to the property sector in Bristol. Although your service offering and client base may be broad, the judges will be looking for examples specifically relating to work within the local property sector.

Previous Winners
2023: Bevan Brittan

2024: RWK Goodman

2025: Barcan + Kirby

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ONE TO Watch

The One To Watch category is for absolutely any business which has started in the city after 1 July 2022. Nominate your new business, celebrate your success, raise your profile – and you could win an Award.
The Judges are looking for a business that’s a potential star of tomorrow, what gap in the market does it fill? How have customers responded? What positive indicators have there been in the past 12 months?

Previous Winners
2023: Coreus Group

2024: Cotterell and Cotterell Commercial Finance

2025: Henlie Group

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Outstanding Individual

Companies nominate outstanding individual(s) with clear property success for the year in their city.

Previous Winners
2025: Natasha McGrath, AWW

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Partnerships

Partnerships are vital to any successful property project. This category reflects the importance of great partnering across multiple areas. The judges will be looking for details of your partnerships on specific projects. And also your approach to partnering. Nominations can be single company or group.

Previous Winners
2024: Vistry Group (Bristol Region) And Partners

2025: Elim Housing & NHS BNSSG ICB

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Property Agent

This category is aimed at agencies who handle residential and commercial lettings / sales in the Bristol area. In this competitive and busy sector, the Judges are looking for a lettings / sales agent with a proven track record for arranging the buying and selling of homes and commercial properties with customer satisfaction.

Previous Winners

2025: Burston Cook

BRPA Legend

Property Legend

This special recognition category is for all Bristol-based businesses and organisations operating for 20 years or more.

Previous Winners
2025: Acorn Property Group

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Residential Development

This category is aimed at residential development projects in the Bristol area. The building must be in progress or completed in the last 12 months to qualify as a Finalist. Although the development must be local, companies entering do not need to be, so this category can be entered by a developer or architect based in Bristol, nationally or internationally.

Previous Winners 
2023: One Lockleaze, Countryside Partnerships & Goram Homes

2024: McArthurs Yard by Nash Partnership, Hill Group and Guinness Partnership

2024: The Old Brewery by Abri Homes

2025: Brabazon by YTL Developments

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Suppliers and Services

This category showcases suppliers to the industry and key support from a professional service to property in the Bristol area. Although the service may be broad, the judges are looking for examples specifically relating to work within the local property sector. The Judges are looking for customer service, customer satisfaction and an efficient service.

Previous Winners
2023: Alide Hire Services

2024: Alide Hire

2025: Alide Hire

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Sustainability

This category is aimed at any company who has delivered an eco-conscious project, pushing the boundaries of design and ethics with consideration to environmental impact, lifecycle, sustainability and the Bristol community.

Previous Winners
2023: CEG

2024: Autograph Homes

2025: Verto Homes

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Transformation

This category is to showcase a renovation, restoration or transformation project in the Bristol area. To qualify, the transformation physical build must be in-progress or completed within the last 12 months. The Judges are looking for innovation, and sustainability in a project where old becomes new.

Previous Winners
2023: One Hundred, V7

2024: Bristol Dental School by Building Design Partnership (BDP)

2025: Gap House by Building Design Partnership (BDP)

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Workspaces

This category is aimed at Bristol-based workspaces that house essential, effective and significant spaces for teams to work. The Judges are looking for spaces delivering progressive commercial buildings, designed with collaboration in mind to provide for the cities thriving workforce.

Previous Winners
2023: DeskLodge

2024: Square Works