COUNTY building company Matthews City & Country Homes has two more certificates for the sideboard.

The firm based in the village of Broadwas on Teme once again reached the south west regional finals of the Local Authority Building Control Awards after being nominated in two categories, best individual new home and best small housing development for its projects at Horseshoe Cottage, Kinnersley, and The Meadows at Fladbury.

Managing director Chris Matthews said: "Reaching the finals of these prestigious awards is a great achievement. We are very proud of our workforce and feel that this is a testimony to the way we are developing as a company. We pride ourselves on the level of service we provide. Our success in the building and construction industry is generated by inspiring confidence and working closely with our clients to satisfy their building requirements."

The awards event took place at Bristol Marriot Hotel and were attended by more than 400 construction industry professionals. The awards are all about the essence of good buildings, with finalists judged not on architectural beauty, but on the “excellence” shown from a construction and technical building control point of view. They celebrate the design and construction teams that, having tussled with technical issues and difficult sites, found innovative and creative solutions.

Award categories cover the whole range of construction, rewarding everything from the best extension, local builder or traditional craftsperson and conversion through to the best new housing development, public service building, inclusive building and partnership with a local authority building control team.

West region chairman Andy Clark said: “Local authorities in the West of England believe in working in partnership with our building industry colleagues and many of the nominations come from strong partnership arrangements. The awards are an opportunity for us all to celebrate the very best construction in the region, recognising the high level of skill and professionalism the building industry is capable of reaching.”