With the East Midlands Bricks Awards 2025 drawing nearer, the time is now to make your nominations.
Celebrating the outstanding work of those shaping the landscape of our region, this year’s highly-anticipated awards ceremony will take place on Thursday 2nd October at the Trent Bridge Cricket Ground in the Derek Randall Suite.
Here are 5 top tips for a successful entry:
- Make your nomination compelling – focus on what sets your entry apart, highlighting a business or project’s unique impact and innovative aspects, detailing how it pushed boundaries, overcame problems or challenges, and achieved significant results.
- Less is more – as often judges have to read a large number of nomination forms, no one wants to read “waffle” or an excessive use of jargon in an award entry, so be concise and specific with what you write.
- Use facts, statistics and key examples that support why a project, person or business should win an award, as they will make any statement you make much stronger. Including supporting pictures, video or documents where appropriate is also welcome and can provide additional context and evidence of your achievements.
- Make sure to read the criteria carefully to be sure that your nomination does in fact fit what is being looked for. Why not reflect on last year’s winners to get an idea of whether your nomination reflects a certain category’s requirements.
- Finally, proofread your nomination and submit it in plenty of time!
If you haven’t submitted your entries for the East Midlands Bricks Awards 2025 yet, now is the prime time to take this opportunity to showcase your business, team and projects.
Nomination forms can be found here and entry is free – with finalists also winning free tickets to the awards ceremony. Alternatively, click on an individual link below to go straight to a specific category’s nomination form.
Categories include:
- Contractor of the Year
- Developer of the Year
- Architects of the Year
- Most Active Agent
- Deal of the Year
- Residential Development of the Year
- Sustainable Development of the Year
- Commercial Development of the Year
- Excellence in Design
- Responsible Business of the Year
- Overall Winner (this award cannot be entered, with the Overall Winner selected from those nominated for the occasion’s 10 other categories and receiving a grand prize of a year of marketing/publicity worth £20,000, with the opportunity to split or gift the marketing to a charity of your choice).
Nominations will close on Friday 15th August.
A highlight in the business calendar, winners will be revealed at the East Midlands Bricks Awards’ 10th annual awards ceremony on Thursday 2nd October, at the Trent Bridge Cricket Ground – an evening of celebration and networking with property and construction professionals from across the East Midlands.
Attendees will also hear from Councillor Nadine Peatfield – Leader of Derby City Council, Cabinet Member for City Centre, Regeneration, Strategy and Policy, and Deputy Mayor of the East Midlands – our keynote speaker.
Tickets can now be booked for the East Midlands Bricks Awards 2025, click here to secure yours.
Connect with local decision makers over nibbles and complimentary drinks while applauding the exceptional companies and projects in our region.
New for this year, all entrants will also have the opportunity to be featured on our dedicated nominee showcase on the East Midlands Business Link website, providing space for marketing your achievements.
The East Midlands Bricks Awards 2025
What: The East Midlands Bricks Awards 2025
When: Thursday 2nd October (4.30pm – 7.30pm)
Where: Derek Randall Suite, Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, Nottingham
Keynote speaker: Councillor Nadine Peatfield – Leader of Derby City Council, Cabinet Member for City Centre, Regeneration, Strategy and Policy, and Deputy Mayor of the East Midlands
Tickets: Available here
Dress code: Standard business attire
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