Bancon Group has won two national awards at the Scottish Home Awards and The cHeRries Awards, in recognition of excellence across its affordable housing and people development across the business.
At the cHeRries Awards, held last night (18 June) at P&J Live in Aberdeen, Bancon Group won the Culture Transformation Project of the Year category, recognising an 18-month programme to strengthen workforce engagement across its construction, timber frame and housebuilding operations.
At the Scottish Home Awards, held the same evening at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Glasgow Central, Bancon Construction won the Social Housing Development of the Year (over 100 units) category for the Cloverhill development in Aberdeen, a 536-home affordable housing scheme.
Andrew Tweedie, CEO at Bancon Group said: “To win two national awards in a single evening is a tremendous achievement. The cHeRries win recognises 18 months of genuine commitment from people across every part of the group, and winning at the Scottish Home Awards is further recognition of what our teams deliver. Bancon has been building homes and communities in Scotland for more than 50 years, and awards like these reflect the quality and commitment that runs across the whole business.”
Over the past 18 months, Bancon Group has delivered a wide-ranging programme to improve employee engagement, collaboration and long-term workforce development, reinforcing its core values of One Team, We Care, We Trust, Sustainability and Development.
As part of the transformation, Bancon has set up new wellbeing and engagement initiatives, a leadership development programme spanning site and office teams, and communication channels to ensure projects and departments are better connected. Working groups, mental health first aiders, mentors, managers and colleagues with decades of experience have all contributed, producing a culture that is inclusive, supportive and built to perform.
Donna Fraser, HR Director at Bancon Group, said: ‘Winning the cHeRies award means a great deal to everyone at Bancon Group, and recognises the collective effort across our business. Culture change at this scale, across construction, manufacturing and our offices, only works when colleagues at every level commit, and we have been genuinely impressed by the engagement we’ve seen right across our business.
‘The construction sector faces skills shortages and real delivery pressures, but our response has been to invest in our people, to create a more connected and better performing workforce across construction, housebuilding and timber frame manufacturing. The result is a more cohesive business, delivering high-quality projects across Scotland.”
With more than 50 years of experience, Bancon Group has built its reputation on quality, craftsmanship and community-focused development. This double recognition highlights the contribution of Bancon Group’s people and reflects its ongoing commitment to developing talent, maintaining strong leadership and investing in the business for the long term.
Bancon Construction was also shortlisted in the Housing Development of the Year (Large Private Sale) category at the Scottish Home Awards for its Queens Gate development on the north-eastern edge of Strathaven. Queens Gate forms part of the East Overton masterplan and has been designed and delivered to create a major new community for Strathaven, offering three, four and five-bedroom homes, with Phase 3 due to launch later this year.
