PEFC & MTC sponsor Wood Awards 2014

30 April 2014 Sustainable construction

The Wood Awards is the UK's premier award scheme with over 40 years of supporting excellence in the use of timber in architecture, building design and furniture. It recognizes, encourages and promotes outstanding design, craftsmanship and installation using wood throughout the UK and has an ever-growing credibility within the design community.

An independent judging panel of professional experts and specialists judge the submitted entries and also visit the shortlisted projects in person, making the Wood Awards a meaningful and rigorous competition. PEFC and MTC are proud to be associated with these prestigious awards which will recognize a wide range of projects and products using certified and responsibly-sourced timber.

The main categories for the Wood Awards 2014 are Commercial & Public Access, Private, Small Project, Structural, Existing Buildings, Bespoke Furniture and Production Made Furniture. The Wood Awards top accolade, the Arnold Laver Gold Award, goes to the overall winner of winners. Previous Gold Award winners include the Savill Building by Glenn Howell Architects, David Morley's Hurlingham Club Outdoor Pool, Rothschild Foundation by Stephen Marshall Architects and in 2013, the Bishop Edward King Chapel by Niall McLaughlin Architects.

In order to recognize the high caliber of British building and furniture projects which use local and international wood species and products, the Wood Awards will feature all entries received on its social media, including Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest. This online exhibition of all entries gives entrants the opportunity to inspire others and receive exposure before the shortlist is even considered.

The Wood Awards is made possible by the major sponsorship of the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), the Carpenters' Company, TRADA and Wood for Good. Other sponsors include American Softwoods, BRE and the Forestry Commission, PEFC and the Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) and the British Woodworking Federation (BWF) as a supporter.

The Awards are free to enter and entries can be submitted until 16th May 2014. More details including criteria, details on each of the categories and the online entry form are available on www.woodawards.com.