L-R: Adam Frost (BBC), Mick Mellard, Justin Paxman, Ian Lewis (Paxmans), Raoul Curtis-Machin (APL/HTA)

Nothing says “well done” more than an industry award, judged by the top dogs in landscaping, nationwide.  So when three of our projects were shortlisted in six categories and then one of them only went and WON AN AWARD, we were understandably CHUFFED TO BITS!

In the hope that we might scoop one of these highly-acclaimed APL Awards in the 2017 event, the Paxman team, represented admirably by Justin Paxman, Mick Mellard, Ben Myring and Ian Lewis, donned their smart-casuals and some comfy shoes and attended the ceremony last Friday.

Taking place at The Brewery in London, the venue was bursting with the best of the best in landscaping, their clients, their suppliers and the heads of industry.

Sky Garden, Manchester

The winning landscaped project was the Sky Roof Garden, atop the Hat Box Milliners Wharf residential apartments in the heart of the City of Manchester.  Completed in April last year for GMI Construction, the scheme included paving, resin bound gravel, turfed mounds, hedging and decking with tree planting and turfing on the ground level.   The garden was spot-on to brief with the landscaping reflecting the high quality specification of the surrounding apartments.

The community area encourages residents to catch up with neighbours in sleek comfort, sitting and relaxing after the day’s toils and provides precious open air views across the area.

The judges said:

This complicated scheme creates a fantastic community space for all to enjoy.

The scheme also received High Commendation in the Commercial Garden category.

Speaking after accepting the award from Adam Frost (BBC) and the CEO of the APL, Raoul Curtis-Machin, Justin said:

Simply being shortlisted for an award is a blessing.  When you’re shortlisted in 6 categories for 3 projects and selected as a winner by your industry peers, it’s an absolute honour.  I’m immensely proud of the whole team – a real credit to hard work and landscaping determination.

It didn’t just stop there….the other categories where we earned either recognition, commendation or high commendation were:

• Overall Design & Build: Wakefield Road Lepton – Certificate of Recognition
• Garden Feature: Wakefield Road Lepton – Certificate of Recognition
• Project Value £20,000-£35,000:  Brighouse – Commended
• Project value under £20,000: Wakefield Road Lepton – Certificate of Recognition