Built By S has won the 2017 MBA Insurance Services Best
Country Home for the South West region at the Master Builders-
Bankwest Building Excellence Awards.The Kinross Loop residence in Quindalup is a north facing, pod
style family home on 2.5 acres of land with panoramic bush views.
Charlie Baggetta, regional awards judge for the South West, said
the innovative home showed exemplary craftsmanship across a
number of trades.“The combination of quality workmanship was on display with
the cabinetry, the straight clean lines of the rammed earth and
limestone, the polished concrete fl oors, plus the painting and
tiling, all of which were maintained to the highest standards,”
Mr Baggetta said.“The ability of the builder, together with his tradesmen, to achieve
the excellence in workmanship displayed in this residence was the
deciding factor in it winning the Best Country Home.”Built By S also won Supervisor of the Year, Residential Best
Framed Construction, Excellence in Cabinet Making, Excellence
in Carpentry (Finishing), Excellence in Plastering/Drywall
Gyprocking, Framed Construction Over $750,000, Contract
Homes $1,500,000-$2,000,000 and Contract Home $750,000-
$1,000,000.The awards were presented to Built By S at the awards night in
March at the Lighthouse Beach Resort in Bunbury.Perkins Builders was the other major winner on the night
taking out the South West region’s Bankwest Best Commercial
Building for its Department of Fire and Emergency Services State
Emergency Service Rescue Helicopter Facility project.The $5.7 million dollar facility at the Bunbury Airport houses
WA’s second rescue helicopter and will service the South
West, Great Southern, Peel and Wheatbelt areas. Mr Baggetta
said the building was well designed to meet the needs of the
emergency services.“It ticked all the boxes as far as the criteria are concerned –
form and function, innovation and site management,” he said.
“Most importantly, the quality of construction across all trades
was fantastic to see.”It was a memorable night for Perkins Builders which also won the
Most Liveable Home Award, Excellence in Brick and Block Paving,
Multi Residential Developments Over $2,000,000, Commercial
Alterations and Additions $2,000,000-$6,000,000, Commercial
Alterations and Additions Over $6,000,000, Commercial Industrial
Buildings Over $2,000,000, and Excellence in Building Practice.Two other big winners on the night were Home Group WA for
medium builder Best Customer Service, Excellence in Roofi ng
(Tile), Contract Home $200,000-$230,000, Contract Home
$230,000-$270,000, and Contract Home $270,000-$300,000;
and Dale Alcock Homes South West for Employer Trainer,
Excellence in Painting, Project Builder of the Year, Supervisor of
the Year Project Homes, Display Home of the Year, Contract Home
$330,000-$370,000, Contract Home $500,000-$750,000, Display
Home $260,000-$320,000 and Display Home $320,000-$400,000.Master Builders South West regional manager Geoff Bosustow
said the awards, hosted for the eleventh year by Claudia
Bertorello-Kell, were a great success. The venue again proved
popular and tickets sold out quickly.“We had some standout projects this year with the quality of
workmanship and construction demonstrating the talent of
builders and tradesman the South West has to offer,” he said. “It
was another fantastic year of construction activity in the region.”Perkins Builders will go up against the best commercial projects
by regional counterparts at the Master Builders-Bankwest
Excellence in Construction Awards in Perth in July. Built By S also
will compete against other regional winners but will have to bide
its time until the 2018 Housing Excellence Awards in February
next year.A list of the 2017 South West award winners can be accessed via
http://www.mbawa.com/awards-winners.Built By S wins
Best South West Home
22 AWARDS south west building awards
MAY–JUNE 2017