We are proud to share these awards with the Aqua Construction team who have all played their part in the company’s success. We won the Small Business category and were also honoured to then be awarded Business of the Year 2025 at the end of the evening! It not only celebrates the company but also recognises the team behind the scenes.

It was an amazing achievement and this accolade topped off a great evening with so many successful businesses in the room.

Jason Wasley, managing director, said: “These awards are a result of the immense contribution and success of the whole team, not just celebrating the company but also recognising the great people behind the scenes.

“Our company ethos is to strive to build excellence in all our developments whether social housing schemes or residential and local business recognition means a lot to us.”

Thanks to all the organisers, co-partners and sponsors including Hazlewoods, Willans and Trinity Bridge, who helped stage the event in the beautiful Cheltenham Town Hall, and indeed all the fabulous finalists who filled the room.

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• Project Team: Aqua Construction Ltd, Quattro Design Architects Ltd, Gloucester City Homes, O’Brien & Price (Stroud) Ltd, Cotswold Archaeology, Gloucester City Council
• Local Authority: Gloucestershire Building Control Partnership

Aqua Construction is proud to announce it has won a regional LABC award in the Best Small Social Housing category, West of England, in the 2025 LABC Building Excellence Awards. All regional winners across the many categories will now compete in the London Grand Final in January 2026.

For projects completed in 2024, the awards explore the best attributes of the building work as well as the relationship that existed between the project teams, individuals and local authority building control. The entry from Aqua explained how they achieved compliance, the collaboration between the site team and building control.  

Aqua Construction has established a good working relationship with Gloucestershire Building Control Partnership over several years across projects. The strength and depth of this relationship with Mark Stovell, principal building control surveyor, and his team contributed to the success on this challenging project.

Mark Stovell said: “As ever, it’s been a great pleasure working with Derek and the team at Aqua Construction. They are very professional and take a collaborative approach to every project. We’ve had the opportunity to work with Aqua on many projects over the last 15 years, and they always produce and build a high-quality product. Any unforeseen problems or issues are communicated and dealt with promptly and effectively. Aqua Construction would be a worthy winner of any recognition for their continued excellence.”

Aqua Construction’s LABC entry centred on the iconic Northgate Mansions in Gloucester, an impressive five-storey steel-framed building that comprise 25 apartments for social rent including retail space to the ground floor. With its distinctive metal standing seam cladding Northgate formed part of the £104 million landmark King’s Quarter development and the Gloucester city regeneration programme which also features the Forum building.

Jason Wasley, managing director at Aqua Construction, said: “It was fantastic to work on such a key building central to the regeneration of the city. Our close relationship with the Gloucester Building Control Partnership (GBCP), Gloucester City Homes (GCH), and other consultants and contractors were key to project progression and success.”

Michael Hill, executive director of customer experience at GCH, said: “It’s a proud moment for everyone involved in delivering Northgate Mansions and a real honour to see the project recognised by LABC. Truly affordable housing like this transforms lives – improving health and education outcomes and helping people build stable futures. These homes show how social housing can combine sustainability, design quality and community benefit right at the heart of the city whilst enhancing the wider King’s Quarter development.”

The development was completed on schedule and handed over to the client in March 2024 and marked Aqua Construction’s 22nd project in partnership with Gloucester City Homes

Northgate Street is one of the four original Roman streets in Gloucester and remains the truest of all four gate streets to its ancient form, although the streetscape has changed down the centuries.

During the 22 months build programme, Aqua worked with 45 contractors employing over 380 workers, equating to a staggering 58,000 person-hours. During the intensive seven-month brick and block laying phase 78,000 bricks and 30,000 concrete blocks were used. Aqua is proud that over 90% were either local labour or local suppliers to the project from across Gloucestershire, transforming the original 650sq.m site into a gross floor area of 1930 sq.metres.

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Good luck Craig, you are in good company in a strong field! All the finalists have gone above and beyond in their journeys showing remarkable growth, dedication and a passion for the industry.

The awards will be held on Friday 11 October.

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Thanks to our amazing team for this recognition in the Property &. Construction Business of the Year category and thanks to Hewer FM for their sponsorship and support, as well as main sponsors BPE and Abbey Business Interiors.

Jason Wasley, managing director, said: “Being a finalist in the Property & Construction category was based on our many years of delivering outstanding, well-designed projects, on budget and on time, for both the private and public sectors.

“This nomination is a testament to Aqua’s company-wide effort and passion that underpins team success. Proudly, the company has gone above and beyond to achieve great results with its strongest financial year. Growth has come from established partnerships, a strong Gloucestershire network, innovation in design, quality construction and customer-focused service.”

We were in excellent company and congratulations go to Barnwood on the trophy win. We celebrated in style at the De Vere Cotswold Hotel with over 300 guests sharing Gloucestershire success.

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There were nearly 300 entries for the awards this year and 250 organisations shortlisted, so we are really pleased to successfully make it to the Finals and in such good company.

Reaching the finals is testament to the dedication and hard work of the whole Aqua team and flying the flag for building a future in Gloucestershire.

Good luck to all finalists and see you at the Awards Evening in July.

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As a Gloucestershire construction company, Aqua builds residential properties for private clients and homes for social rent and shared ownership, across the county. Its recently completed affordable development on Northgate Street for Gloucester City Homes has attracted much attention as part of the city’s £104m regeneration programme.

These two nominations are a testament to Aqua’s company-wide effort and passion that underpins the teams success.

Proudly, the company has gone above and beyond to achieve great results and its strongest financial year.

The Small Business of the Year award for firms with under 50 employees recognises business strength and robustness. The journey from humble beginnings over 25 years ago, through the pandemic and severe challenges that hit the building industry, has allowed Aqua to adapt and grow while adhering to core values of excellence in construction and service.

The nomination for Property & Construction is based on our many years of delivering outstanding, well-designed projects, on budget and on time, for both the private and public sectors. Robust financials highlight commitment to growing a successful business that the whole team can be proud of.

Our success comes from established partnerships, a strong Gloucestershire network, innovation in design, quality construction and service.

The C2S awards are in their second year and aim to recognise and celebrate the hard work and achievement of businesses in Gloucestershire across 17 categories.

Good luck to all businesses that have been shortlisted as we head towards the July finals.

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The team were delighted with the outcome of the night as our Standish Gate development got a highly commended award for Best new small housing development. To read more about
Standish Gate please have a look at its portfolio page.

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