BALI Registered
Contractor Ground Control
has been awarded the British Association of Landscape Industries’ (BALI)
prestigious Grand Award at the 43rd BALI National LandscapeAwards 2019, sponsored by BALI Registered Affiliate and Headline Sponsor of
the Awards Green-tech.
Ground Control’s
project, The Children’s Garden, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew was entered into the
Community and Schools Development category.
The annual BALI
National Landscape Awards, held at the iconic JW Marriott Grosvenor House, Park
Lane, London celebrates the skills, hard work, quality, commitment and
successes of BALI Registered members and are the largest landscape Awards in
Europe. They recognise excellence in landscape design, construction and
maintenance both in the UK and overseas, as well as awarding Affiliate customer
service and employer excellence.
Ground Control, a
UK-based multi award-winning grounds maintenance provider specialising in
winter maintenance, took home the top Award for The Children’s Garden at the
Royal Botanic Gardens, the first significant development within the Kew Gardens
estate for over a decade. Ground Control developed the initial design concept,
engaged with Kew’s visitors, local community groups and larger public
organisations before transforming a large under-used area into a unique play
and learning space.
A total of 145
entries were judged by BALI adjudicators over the summer with 91 National
Landscape Awards bestowed on 63 members of the Association in September, with
23 Principal, 8 Special and the coveted Grand Award announced live on stage at
the glittering ceremony.
BALI’s Chief
Executive Wayne Grills said: "Once again I am delighted that the level of
quality and professionalism demonstrated at our 43rd Awards is set at the
highest possible level.
"Our
well-deserved Grand Award winner for 2019, Ground Control, seriously impressed
adjudicators who recognised their outstanding contribution to landscaping with
a flawlessly executed standard of workmanship and professionalism in The
Children’s Garden scheme. This delivered in excess of the expected levels of
quality as a BALI Registered member and also achieved the highest level of
client satisfaction.
"Congratulations
to them and all of our winners this year, and thank you to our sponsors, who
without them, the event would not be possible."
A full list of
award-winners and a description of the winning schemes is available on the BALI Awards website here.
