29 November 2024
Queensland has once again taken out the highest number of gongs in the country with 13 wins at Master Builders Australia’s National Excellence in Building & Construction Awards 2024.
Gold Coast builders Havendeen rounded out a spectacular awards season at state level, named National Residential Master Builder of the Year at the event in Hobart on Saturday 23 November.
Their stunning family home PALA also earned them National Contract Home – Over $6 Million, after being named Colorbond House of the Year at the Queensland 2024 Housing & Construction Awards in October. Inspired by its owners’ beloved vintage Impala, PALA boasts five bedrooms, six bathrooms and two powder rooms, a ‘man cave’ including golf simulator, resort-style pool, and a 12-metre void in the kitchen.
Fellow Queensland major award winners John Holland earned the prestigious National Health Facility Award for their exceptionally detailed planning and delivery of the vital community project, Logan Hospital Expansion Project - Stage 1.
AMD Quality Constructions also made it a double, winning National Contract Home - $1 Million to $2 Million for grand acreage home Four Barns, and National Contract Home - $2 Million to $4 Million for canal-side stunner Sternlight, which was named Brisbane’s Xact Accounting House of the Year.
Queensland also boasts the two top trade contractors of 2024. iFab Steel was named National Specialist Contractor of the Year – Residential for their work on the Triple Helical Staircase project in Brisbane, while C.D. Projects won National Specialist Contractor of the Year – Construction for the JCU Technology Innovation Complex in North Queensland.
Queensland’s other winners included:
- National Education Facility Award – BESIX Watpac for Brisbane Grammar School STEAM Building
- National Renovations/Extensions Award – under $300,000 – Lamper Constructions for Vue de Lumiéres 1.0
- National Renovations/Extensions Award – $600,000 to $750,000 – McIntosh Builders for Dalrymple
- National Renovations/Extensions Award – $750,000 to $1 Million – Tim Smith Constructions Queensland for Dunmore
- National Contract Home – $500,000 to $750,000 – The Renew Company for Callista
- National Contract Home – $4 Million to $6 Million – Graya Construction for Casa Espri
Master Builders Deputy CEO Sue-Ann Fresneda was at the ceremony in Hobart to applaud the winners first-hand.
"I was so proud to be there in person as 13 of our Housing & Construction Awards winners were honoured on the national stage. I congratulate each of them on their achievements,” Sue-Ann said.
“This recognition of their talent and tenacity proves what we already know: our state is home to the very best in the business.
“Despite being faced with ongoing challenges including red tape, increased construction costs, and labour shortages, our industry continues to shine in the face of adversity.
“What a stellar way to round out the 2024 awards season. We can’t wait to see how the next crop of Queensland winners will top this in 2025.”
Entries for the 2025 Master Builders Queensland Housing & Construction Awards will open in December 2024. Visit the website to find out more.
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