UK healthcare awards recognising innovation within the healthcare built environment, medical device and technology sectors

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Price per entry: £125+VAT | €156 | $200

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Entry guide for 2025

Winners ceremony: 5 November 2025

Venue: The Brewery, 52 Chiswell Street, London, EC1Y 4SD

The Building Better Healthcare Awards take place in November at the Brewery in central London. With 20 trophies awarded across five categories, winners include major hospitals, community-based facilities, and innovative healthcare technologies. 

A carefully curated panel of judges selects achievements in areas such as facilities management, building design, patient environment, and technology.

With attendees from across the entire industry, the awards ceremony provides the perfect environment for networking and celebrations.

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THE WINNERS CEREMONY

Join us at the BBH Awards for a day of celebration, networking, and industry engagement, where we honour the most outstanding talents in healthcare. This event also offers a valuable chance to connect with peers and meet leading suppliers, all under one roof. 

The ceremony will be held at The Brewery, 52 Chiswell Street, London, EC1Y 4SD – a venue that has proudly hosted the Building Better Healthcare Awards for over 12 years. 

Questions about the winners ceremony? 

Contact Carolina Garcia Porras at carolinagp@hpcimedia.com

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2025 JUDGES

MEET OUR 2024 SPEAKER

We are excited to announce that Helen Sturdy, National Head of Construction and leader of the £9bn ProCure23 framework, will be joining us as a speaker for our 2024 event.

Helen leads the renowned ProCure23 framework, which is pivotal in supporting NHS Trusts through every stage of their projects, from initial concept to completion and beyond. Under her guidance, Procure23 fosters innovation, best practices, and consistency in healthcare construction. Recently, Helen has spearheaded the healthcare sector’s response to the Building Safety Act, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of its implications for healthcare environments.

Conference details: 

– The conference will start at 10am, and space is limited. 

– Attendance will be on a first-come, first-served basis, so be sure to arrive early to secure your spot. 

– There will be a short Q&A session after her talk. 

2025 EXHIBITORS

Brandon Medical is an award-winning British medical technology company with over 70 years of healthcare experience. Our products are in use throughout the world supported by an extensive distributor network.
DarwinGroup
Darwin Group provides outstanding permanent and temporary healthcare facilities for the NHS and independent healthcare sector to enhance staff and patient experience.
Design in Mental Health - the leading UK event focussed on the design, build, refurbishment, management & clinical provision of mental health environments.
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The Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM) is the UK’s largest specialist Institute for the Healthcare Estates Sector; devoted to developing careers, provision of education and training, and registering engineers as Eng Tech, IEng and CEng.
Knightsbridge
Knightsbridge Furniture is one of the UK’s most established and well respected Contract Furniture Manufacturers, having been in the industry since 1939.
McAvoy
McAvoy is one of the UK and Ireland’s market leaders in the precision manufacture and delivery of temporary and permanent modular buildings.
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Improving the care of generations through agile project delivery. MTX are a UK healthcare construction company specialising in the use of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). We undertake projects nationally and work for individual NHS hospitals, in addition to private healthcare providers.
SDS is the UK’s leading designer and manufacturer of specialist doorsets for hospital and clinical environments.
SHJ is a leading supplier of medical gas pipeline systems and services and a market leader in remote AI monitoring and energy-saving technologies. Winner of Healthcare Supplier of the Year 2021, we deliver leading innovations to NHS and private sector healthcare providers across the UK.
Leading UK manufacturer of modern integrated plumbing systems, fire-rated door sets, bed head trunking and more. Healthcare estates expertise.
Vanguard Healthcare
Vanguard Healthcare Solutions offers a range of services to healthcare providers, including additional capacity, emergency response, refurbishment replacement capacity, disaster relief, turnkey packages, project management and community healthcare services, whether as part of planned activity or as a relief effort following a crisis.
Wardray Premise
Wardray Premise Limited is a long established company, specialising in the manufacture of all types of Radiation Shielding for medical and industrial applications.
Willmott Dixon Interiors specialise in breathing new life into buildings through their expert retrofit, refurbishment, and fit-out services. Their mission is to ensure these spaces remain vibrant, functional, and efficient for generations to come.
Healthcare design & management (hdm) and its sister magazine, mental health & dementia facilities (mhdf), are leading titles for the UK’s healthcare estates, and mental health and care facilities sectors, providing essential resources for professionals involved in these industries.
At Dortek, they focus on what they do best: providing innovative, high-end door solutions for hygiene and industrial environments. For over 50 years, Dortek has specialised in delivering access solutions to the world’s leading pharmaceutical, healthcare, food, retail, and industrial companies.
Ultrafabrics
For almost 25 years, Ultrafabrics has set the standard on high-tech performance fabrics. Our mission is to pioneer more sustainable materials that never compromise. Our versatile fabrics combine premium aesthetics, sensorial tactility, and functionality to deliver the highest quality material of its kind.
Specialised in the Health sectors built environment, their approach produces pleasant and functional facilities that improve patient comfort and help healthcare providers attract and retain staff.
We work closely with the mental healthcare sector to design, manufacture and install bespoke anti-ligature windows and anti-climb fencing, rollers and products for a range of settings. We also provide doors and curtain walling in aluminium and timber and a wide choice of fixtures and fittings.
Vistamatic is a world leading designer and manufacturer of privacy glass. Our products are used globally in many sectors including; healthcare, education, high security environments, commercial, and any application where privacy and observation controls are needed.
Zarges Medical
For more than 80 years, the brand name ZARGES has been synonymous with continuous innovations in the fields of access, packaging and transportation and special constructions.
Creative Activity Group is a leading provider of outdoor, sensory & educational equipment, transforming education and community spaces across the globe. With strong family values being at the heart of the company and a forward-thinking business ethos, their team delivers on the core values and exceptionally high levels of customer service.

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2025 SPONSORS & PARTNERS

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To become a sponsor or an event parnter get in touch with Lizzy at lizzy@hpcimedia.com or call +44 207 193 1641.

FAQ

Each entry is £125+VAT | €156 | $200 

The awards are open to all private and public healthcare organisations as well as architects, contractors, designers, and suppliers of products and services. In order to qualify, the project or product must have been completed or launched between July 2023 and July 2025.

Winners are chosen by a panel of industry-leading judges

The judges review the entries during August and meet in September to choose the winners. The winners are not announced until the awards ceremony in November

In order to qualify, the project or product must have been completed or launched between July 2023 and July 2025. For building design and interior design/landscaping entries, the project must be fully operational. The criteria for each category can be found here

The awards list is refreshed every year. Information on the criteria can be found here

Yes! If the product fulfils the criteria for multiple categories then we encourage you to enter all categories that are relevant

Please provide a description of the project or product/service and how it meets the criteria given (maximum 500 words). The title should include the name of your brand/company and product or project. In addition, you should include details of stakeholders where applicable and you can upload image files and pdf documents to support your application (a maximum of nine documents will be accepted for review); including statements, drawings, patient feedback, and testimonials. These do not count towards your 500 words. Please ensure images are of the actual building, project, or product as CGIs will not be judged

BBH offers additional exposure to brands participating in the event through digital, print, social media and sponsorship packages. Please reach out to Lizzy Copues (lizzy@hpcimedia.com) or Carolina Garcia (carolinagp@hpcimedia.com)

This year’s event will be held at The Brewery in central London on Wednesday 5 November 2025

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