Building a reputation for quality

Providence played a major role in winning the Royal Borough's building control consultancy team a trio of trophies – all three awards received at a recent regional event were for the Providence Place/Sainsbury's development in Maidenhead.

The team scooped the awards – Best partnership with a contractor, Best commercial project and Best fire engineering innovation – in the first Local Authority Building Control (LABC) Central Built In Quality regional awards.

They were nominated in five of the 11 categories against competition from local authorities in Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

Regional winners will be nominated for the national awards and the winners announced at an awards ceremony in October.

The team, headed by building control consultancy manager Roger Paine, will be hoping to equal last year's national success when they won two 2007 LABC National Built In Quality Awards, for Best partnership and Best fire engineered solution.

Cllr Alison Knight, lead member for planning and housing, said: "The borough's building control consultancy team offers a proactive approach to helping design teams understand and comply with any legal requirements, from the design stage to completion.

"These awards are the latest feather in the cap for a successful and highly regarded team who as well as last year's national awards also boast the coveted Charter Mark for customer service excellence."