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DEADLINE LOOMING TO ENTER THIS YEARS RICS AWARDS

Entries for the South West‘s “Property Oscars” close in two weeks.

The deadline for entering this year‘s RICS Awards - which celebrate new projects in the built and natural environment - is Friday 18th January.

Projects will be entered into regional heats in May, before the International awards take place in London in October.  The South West has seen a number of projects succeed on the international stage with past winners including the Eden Project in Cornwall, The Campus, Locking Castle, Weston-super-Mare and Wilbury Park, Newton Tony, Wiltshire.

Matthew McKaig, Director RICS West said: “The South West has had a long line of projects which have taken the honours at the international awards and this year‘s ceremony saw St Paul‘s Church, Bristol win the Community Benefit Award 2007.

“With the deadline closing in on us it is important that anyone wishing to enter this year‘s competition should make their entry in the next couple of weeks.”

The awards are just one of the ways RICS promotes best practice in the built and natural environment and consists of four categories:

• Building Conservation
•  Regeneration
• Sustainability
• Community Benefit

For further information about the awards and details on how to enter please visit www.rics.org/awards

ENDS             4th January 2008

For further information please contact Violet Ridge, Sturgess Van Damme, on 01275 349011 or email violet@sturgessvandamme.co.uk

Notes to editors:

RICS is the mark of property professionalism worldwide. It covers all aspects of real estate, property, construction and associated environmental issues. RICS has 115,000 members globally and represents, regulates and promotes the work of property professionals throughout 120 countries.  www.rics.org

The RICS Awards scheme was set up in 1990 to reward a diversity of projects that impact on the built and natural environment.  Categories include: Building Conservation; Regeneration; Sustainability and Community Benefit.  These categories ensure that every aspect of urban and rural regeneration is recognised.  Value for money is fundamental to the success of every winning project, regardless of scale, in respect of both capital expenditure and lifetime running costs.

Previous South West Winners Include

St Paul‘s Church, Bristol (2007)- Winner Community Benefit

The Campus, Locking Castle, Weston-super-Mare (2006)- Winner Community Benefit

Wilbury Park Estate, Newton Tony, Wiltshire (2006)- Joint Winner Building Conservation

Robin Hood‘s Hut, Halswell Park, Bridgwater (2005)- Commended Building Conservation

 Llanlivery Community Primary School Classroom, Cornwall (2004)- Winner Sustainability

West Banqueting House and Almonry, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire (2004)- Commended Building Conservation

 Old Chapel Hall, Hartpury, Gloucestershire (2003)- Highly Commended Regeneration

Wessex Water Operations Centre, Bath (2001)- Building of the Year

Eden Project, Cornwall (2001)- Joint Winner Regeneration