Construction industry Finishes and Interiors Sector Awards 2018, winners of the FIS Gold Award for Heritage Plastering for the Oldham Town Hall Redevelopment, which also gained the ultimate accolade as FIS Project of the Year.
Ornate Interiors was delighted to receive the Heritage Plastering Award and the overall Project of the Year Award at the Finishes and Interiors Sector’s Contractors Awards for its work on The Bradford Live project, which involved the restoration of the old Odeon building in Bradford.
The ceremony was held at London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel and honoured the remarkable craftsmanship, exceptional collaboration and exemplary adherence to best practices within the finishes and interiors community.
Guest judge Mike Hayes said: “Selecting one winner from an outstanding and diverse range of projects made the job of final selection extremely difficult. This project not only represents an exceptional technical achievement but revitalised an historic building which had stood derelict for two decades.”
Ronnie Clifford, managing director and founder of Ornate Interiors, said: “Winning the Project of the Year Award for our work at Bradford Live is a tremendous honour for our company and a testament to the skill, passion and craftsmanship of our team.
“This recognition celebrates not just the quality of our work but our commitment to preserving history through traditional methods and attention to detail. For our team it reaffirms the pride we take in our craft and the value to cultural heritage.”
The company also received an award in the GRG and Fibrous Plastering category for their work on the Re-making Beamish project.
He added: “Over the last four decades I have had the pleasure to lead a team of dedicated craftsmen, working alongside them on the restoration of some of the most magnificent buildings in the country.
“Most of our team have spent their lives in the industry accounting for a few hundred years’ worth of experience between us with many of our apprentices having gone on to become valuable members of our core team.”
The awards were announced by double Olympic gold-medallist James Cracknell OBE.
The FIS Contractors Awards are held annually to encourage and promote high levels of craftsmanship and design.
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Construction industry Finishes and Interiors Sector Awards 2018
Winners of the FIS Gold Award for Heritage Plastering for the Oldham Town Hall Redevelopment, which also gained the ultimate accolade as FIS Project of the Year.
The high quality of work produced by Ornate Interior’s staff has won wide recognition by the leading industry awarding bodies, which continue to uphold a long and auspicious tradition of fine craftsmanship.
Although plaster was often used by the Romans, the recorded history of the craft dates from the 12th century. Several centuries later various trades associations in the City of London had grown to be influential in improving standards. In 1501 The Worshipful Company of Plaisterers was incorporated under royal charter by Henry VII. In 1877 the Company was one of the eight original bodies who conceived the founding of the City and Guilds of London Institute. It has continued to foster the training, development and accreditation of plasterers and to recognise outstanding achievement through its awards.
The Plaisterers Trophy is organised by the Federation of Plasterers and Drywall Contractors with the support of the Royal Institute of British Architects and The Worshipful Company of Plaisterers. Ornate Interiors were adjudged overall winners of the Plaisterers Trophy Award in 2006 and have continued to feature prominently in award ceremonies.
In 2018 the contribution Ornate Interiors made to the redevelopment of Oldham Town Hall won the Construction Industry’s Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) Gold Award for Heritage Plastering. The project was also judged to be the Project of the Year. The FIS has led the way in promoting the highest standards in project management and delivery through their Product, Process and People initiative, which requires contractors to show evidence of competence and compliance at every stage of a project. This insistence on excellence in all respects makes winning FIS awards particularly prestigious.
In 2012 The National Federation of Builders recognised the plastering expertise demonstrated in the restoration of the Plaza Super Cinema in Stockport with a Special Award for Craftsmanship.
In 2009 Ornate Interiors received a “Highly Commended” award by the judges of The Federation of Plasterers and Drywall Contractors (FPDC) in the Fibrous and GRG Heritage category for their restoration work on a Georgian private residence in Cheshire.
In the same year the display of innovative approaches to the challenging Haymarket Hub project won the Humber Salver Award for Internal Plastering at the Plaisterers Awards – the highest accolade achievable in the industry.
In 2006 Ornate Interiors were honoured to win the Humber Salver Award for Fibrous and GRG work on a Private Chapel.
These awards are testimony to the superior craftsmanship Ornate Interior’s staff demonstrate in every project they undertake, and to their ability to master a wide range of challenges.