Awards

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  2012 BALI Principal Award & 40th Anniversary Commemorative Award - Olympics

  Soft Landscaping over £1.5 million

  Project: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

  Landscape Architect: LDA Design with Hargreaves Associates (LDAH), Arup & Atkins

  A joint submission between: Frosts Landscape Construction Ltd, Gavin Jones Ltd, White Horse Contractors Ltd & Willerby Landscapes Ltd.
  
  The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, one of the largest to be built of its kind in the UK this century, is over 100 hectares of much needed new parklands in East London. BALI contractors worked in close collaboration with Landscape Architects and the Olympic Development Authority to transform this once derelict and polluted site into a ‘Green Legacy’ park for future generations.
  
  The landscaping of the main Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park played a vital role, creating a natural parkland setting with stunning wild flower meadows, wetland habitats, gardens and spectator lawn areas. Approximately 50% of the park provides diverse new areas of wildlife habitat including reedbeds, grasslands, ponds and woodlands along with artificial kingfisher and sand martin nesting banks, two otter holts and many bird and bat boxes that have been incorporated within bridges, retaining walls and venues.

  The judges' commented:

  “As a nation, we have celebrated the achievements of Team GB Olympic and Paralympic athletes and recognised the superb organisation of professionals and volunteers to stage the London 2012 Olympic Games.  The landscaping of the main Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park played a vital role, creating a natural parkland setting with stunning wild flower meadows, wetland habitats, gardens and spectator lawn areas.  BALI contractors worked in close collaboration with Landscape Architects and the Olympic Development Authority to transform this once derelict and polluted site into a ‘Green Legacy’ park for future generations.  The vast scale and challenging environment of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park was approached with confidence and professionalism by BALI contractors whilst working closely with leading industry specialists in meadow plantation from Sheffield University to trial and perfect this relatively new and exciting naturalistic landscape technique.”

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  2012 BALI Principal Award - Peacehaven

  Green Roof Installations & Roof Gardens

  Project: Peacehaven

  Landscape Architect: Montgomery Watson Harza

  Peacehaven is the largest grass roof of its kind in Britain sited near Brighton. The green roof project for Southern Water at its Wastewater Treatment Works (WTW) is also probably one of the largest green roofs installed in Europe with a 200mm depth of substrate. The 17,800m2 development (equivalent to 4½ full sized football pitches) has been designed to blend the works into the surrounding landscape.

  The judges' commented:

  “This is a fine example of a successful contract and research programme. The treatment plant is not visible from the neighbouring housing except for the green roof which blends naturally within the surrounding Sussex Downs.”

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  2012 BALI Award - Jubilee Gardens

  Hard Landscaping over £1.5 million

  Project: Jubilee Gardens

  Landscape Architect: West 8

  Frosts Landscape Construction Ltd were appointed as the main contractor in September 2011 to transform Jubilee Gardens riverside park on the South Bank in time for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations and the Olympic Games. The regeneration of the public space restored the flat and featureless space into a new lush green landscape (1.6 hectares), which will included a playground, trees, flowerbeds, lawns, paths, seating, lighting and granite edging. The new gardens continue to afford open views between Riverside Walk and the base of the London Eye across to Shell centre with its prominent tower. The topography will permit improved views of the river and of the phase of Westminster through the London Eye.

  The judges' commented:

  “A high profile scheme with high specifications and a high level of build and craftsmanship.  Good detail in the granite setts.  All levels 1st class and working well in heavy rainfall.  Good height construction all around the scheme to allow for sitting and the joints between the granite setts are perfect.”

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  2012 BALI Award - Parkway

  Hard Landscaping £300,000 - £1.5 million

  Project: Parkway

  Landscape Architect: Building Design Partnership

  Newbury in Berkshire is being transformed with a new vibrant ‘streetscape’ retail scheme. The scheme is being developed by the Shearer Property Group, backed by Standard Life Investments. As the Landscape contractor we have already added value to this £3m package by essential value engineering, which was required in order to get the scheme within budget. In order not to lose the initial design intent we worked closely with the Landscape Architect (BDP) and the Project Team to keep things on track. High quality materials were chosen for the scheme to knit the existing historic areas of the town with the proposed new buildings.
  

  The judges' commented:

  “Very sharp workmanship, good execution.  An eye to detail has delivered good straight paving lines with excellent cuts to match in with existing and detail to manhole covers. The degree of difficulty was high as many trades were working all at once in same area.”

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  2011 BALI Principal Award

  Green Roofs/Living Walls

  Project: Mint Hotel

  Landscape Architect: Bennetts Associates

  A quality project of real endeavour, challenging and yet sustainable, with positive environmental and biodiversity benefits for London. 1025 sqm of green vertical walls over 11 floors of the hotel viewed by guests staying on floors facing inwards to the central atrium. Further living wall wraps around the building on all four elevations between floors 9-11. The rooftop terrace restaurant has green roofs of Sedum matting mixed with wild flower seed. Containers of herbs cut fresh by the chefs for use in the restaurant. Bee activity was very noticeable on plants. An outstanding achievement by the contractor.

  The judges' commented:

  “This is an absolutely brilliant scheme. The 12th floor boasts a sedum roof with wildflowers, beehives, and planters with fresh herbs used regularly by the hotel’s restaurant chefs. The north and south walls have been covered with plants selected specifically for the living wall environment and kept alive successfully using a triple feed irrigation system. This is a quite unbelievable scheme and an amazing feat by the contractor. Vast and brilliant.”

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  2009 BALI Principal Award

  Soft Landscaping Construction: Under 1 hectare

  Project: Ropemaker Place

  Landscape Architect: Townshend Landscape Architects

  Plants: Robin Tacchi Plants

  A series of staggered terraces on a 20-storey development in the City of London provided more than its fair share of challenges for contractor Frosts Landscape Construction.
  
  The planting is modified over the floors to reflect light levels, temperature and wind variation. The density of planting allows for the removal of plants not suited to their new environment, while retaining the overall effect conceived by the designers.
  
  Permeable paving allows rainfall to be channelled into grey water storage for reuse in the building and on the soft landscape elements. This aspect of the project helped Frosts pick up the BALI Rainwater Harvesting award as well.

  The judges' commented:

  “The degree of difficulty presented by this project has to be seen to be believed. The contractor was given a concept to turn into reality and achieved this by combining outsourced expertise with its in-house landscaping professionalism. It was a privilege to see the reality created by experts in their field.”

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  2009 BALI Award

  Soft Landscaping Construction: Under 1 hectare

  Project: Abbeygate Vizion

  Landscape Architect: Quartet Design

  The judges' commented:

  ”This was a technically challenging contract, with access to the whole site by suppliers and labour requiring precise coordination by the contractor. It was interesting to see both soft fruit bushes and fruit trees included in an urban commercial scheme. The result is superb and says much about the capability and professionalism of the contractor.”

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  2009 BALI Special Award

  Implementation of Rainwater Harvesting Systems

  Project: Ropemaker Place

  Landscape Architect: Townshend Landscape Architects

  Plants: Robin Tacchi Plants

  The judges' commented:

  ”A truly innovative landscape engineered to fine tolerances of 4mm between paving stones and +/- 2mm for depth. The paving stones and planters are superbly laid and built to reflect the innovative design of the building. Permeable paving in the form of stones with open un-grouted joints allows rainfall to be channeled into grey water storage for reuse in the building and on the soft landscape elements. Frosts have created meditative areas affording relaxation and re-invigoration for those privileged to work in an iconic building on the edge of the Square Mile.”

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  2009 BALI Award

  Land Renewal and Regeneration Scheme

  Project: Frank Banfield Park

  Project: Frank Banfield Park, Hammersmith

  The judges' commented:

  “The contractor worked closely with residents groups to regenerate this park whilst keeping it open throughout the construction phase. The land profile has been changed to improve the views as people walk through the park to shops and trains, and fresh planting has been very well received and appreciated. The site is now well looked after and is a major improvement to the urban landscape in this part of London.”

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  2008 BALI Award

  Hard Landscaping - construction cost under £300,000

  Project: EBI Wellcome Trust, Genome Capmus, Hinxton, Cambridge

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  2006 Horticulture Week Award

  Landscape Contractor of the Year

  Frosts were delighted to win “Landscape Contractor of the Year” in the 2006 Horticulture Week Awards ceremony held at the prestigious Hurlingham Club in Fulham. The awards are in association with the Horticultural Trades Association.
  
  This is the second major industry award that Frosts have received in 2006 after winning the Specialist in Construction award earlier in the year. Frosts also received 6 BALI (British Association of Landscape Industries) awards in 2005 for individual projects. This was the highest number of awards won by a single contractor since the awards began.
  
  The Horticulture Week Award was presented by TV presenter Jeremy Vine to Frosts for demonstrating excellence in all areas of landscape construction.

  The judges' commented:

  “Frosts has had a consistently strong project history that has earned it many awards in recent years.”

  
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  2006 Construction News Award

  Specialist Contractor of the Year - Landscaping & Sports Contracting

  The Awards ceremony was held at the Hilton Hotel in Park Lane London on Thursday 11th May 2006 and was attended by over 650 construction industry professionals. This was the first time that Landscaping & Sports Contracting has been included in these prestigious awards.
  
  James Frost, MD of Frosts Landscape Construction commented: ”We are very proud to have won the specialist contractor of the year award. It is amazing considering the amount of competition there is within the industry. The award will encourage us to maintain the high standards that have been recognised in winning this award.”
  
  The Awards which were presented by Chris Barrie (Brittas Empire & Red Dwarf) are sponsored by Construction News and supported by both the National Specialist Contractors' Council and the Specialist Engineering Contractors' Group.

  The judges' commented:

  “An impressive, well-managed company and, for the size of the business, one of the best entries we’ve seen this year.”