Maidenhead & Windsor

The Royal Windsor and Maidenhead Borough is celebrating after hearing it has won two prestigious national awards for its work in regulating the Ascot Racecourse redevelopment.

The Royal Windsor and Maidenhead Borough received the Best Partnership with Client and Best Fire Engineering solution awards at the annual Local Authority Building Control National Built in Quality awards organised by Building magazine. The winners were announced at a ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane, London.

The council's building control team, which ensures developments across the borough comply with building regulations, worked closely with the applicants of the Ascot Racecourse redevelopment throughout the design and construction processes of the project.

Cllr Derek Wilson, lead member for Windsor and Maidenhead planning and housing, said: "It is wonderful that the team's excellent work has been recognised at a national level.

"These awards are testament to the long-term working relationship achieved between the client and ourselves on a complex project which had to be built to a tight and unmoveable completion date."

Roger Paine, building control consultancy manager, said: "I'm absolutely delighted the team has received these awards, especially as we were competing against entries from so many other authorities and private companies.

"The Royal Borough secured the contract for Ascot Racecourse against private tenders and its professional relationship with Ascot Racecourse is an excellent example of partnership working."

Local authorities submitted 180 schemes nationally – double the number of last year – and the entries were judged across 12 awards categories. For more information about the awards see www.labc.uk.com

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead