Entries are now
open for the 43rd BALI National
Landscape Awards supported by Headline Sponsor Green-tech.
The largest
landscape industry awards in Europe returns on Friday 6 December at the JW
Marriott, Grosvenor House, Park Lane London and BALI Registered members can now
download the 2019 Entry Guidelines at baliawards.co.uk
and enter their scheme(s).
BALI Registered
members can take advantage of this year’s Early Bird discounted rates, with the
first deadline for Registered Contractor, Registered Designer and Group members
set for 24 April 2019. The Early Bird deadline for International, Affiliate Exceptional
Service and Employer Excellence categories is 5 June 2019.
For 2019, one new
category has been introduced, International Award – UK-Based Registered Member,
which is for BALI Registered members who are registered in the UK but have
delivered a landscaping scheme overseas. Along with a number of band changes in
other pre-existing categories, the exciting introduction and revisions were
based on feedback from members and the BALI Awards adjudication panel.
The 2019 BALI
National Landscape Awards is expected to be as big and as grand as previous
years with over 1,000 members, guests and VIPs attending the 2017 and 2018
ceremonies.
Adjudicators, led
by the Chair of the Adjudication Panel John Melmoe, will be visiting eligible
schemes between June and August and the 2019 BALI National Landscape Award
winners will be announced in September. Final adjudication to determine this
year’s Principal, Special and Grand Awards will take place at BALI Landscape
House at the end of August.
Commenting on this
year’s Awards, former Managing Director of six-time Grand Award winner Willerby
Landscapes, John Melmoe, said: “The BALI Awards ceremony in 2018 was a runaway
success and now the team at BALI Landscape House are turning their focus to 2019.
It is credit to the members of BALI who have made the Awards into the most
prestigious event in the industry calendar.
"A key way to
showcase your company’s capabilities is to submit an entry into this year’s
Awards. The entrants should be fully focused on submitting flawless projects,
highlighting the significant contribution of your staff and the underlying
desire for your company to excel. It would give me and my fellow adjudicators
great pleasure to see you at this year’s Awards in December. Good luck with
your entries.”
BALI Chief
Executive Wayne Grills is also looking forward to seeing if the high bar
already set on quality can be raised even higher in 2019: "Ever since the
Awards were first launched over 40 years ago the standard of entry has improved
tenfold. This is testament to the quality of work delivered by our BALI
Registered members, and, the overall quality of judging which helps BALI
identify which individual or company is deserving of a prestigious BALI
National Landscape Award.”
To view and/or
download this year’s Entry Guidelines, check all Early Bird deadlines and enter
a scheme visit baliawards.co.uk.
