News: Bramall shortlisted for two sustainability awards

Rotherham social housing contractor, Bramall Construction, has been shortlisted for two prestigious national sustainability awards.

The Manvers company has been named as a finalist in the Sustainable Social Housing Contractor of the Year category of The Sustainable Housing Awards 2011.

The awards focus on the best "green" social housing projects constructed in the UK and the organisations responsible for them. Bramall's work on one of the first rural Passivhaus accredited homes in the UK at Wimbish, Essex has also been recognised. Bramall were finalists at the same awards last year.

Bramall has also been shortlisted in the Housebuilder Awards, now in their seventh year, in the Sustainable Housebuilder of the Year category. The awards celebrate the very best of the industry and recognise the achievements of those leading the way in innovation.

The winners of both awards will be announced later in the year at ceremonies in London.

Mark Whitley, technical manager at Bramall Construction, said: "Being shortlisted for these two prestigious awards is testament to our commitment to the environment and best practice in green construction.

"Sustainability is at the core of our company's agenda and we are leading the way in utilising state-of-the-art eco technology to deliver high level Code for Sustainable Homes developments across the UK."

Bramall is already building zero carbon homes to Level 6 of the Code for less than £130,000. They also completed one of the UK's largest zero carbon developments in Slough, Berkshire.

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