At the cHeRries Awards, which took place on June 18th at P&J Live in Aberdeen, Bancon Group was awarded the Culture Transformation Project of the Year category, in recognition of an 18-month programme to boost workforce engagement within its construction, timber frame and housebuilding activity. 

Taking place on the same evening, the Scottish Home Awards, held at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Glasgow Central, Bancon Construction was awarded the Social Housing Development of the Year (over 100 units) category for the Aberdeen Cloverhill development, which is a 536-home affordable housing scheme.

Andrew Tweedie, CEO at Bancon Group said: “The cHeRries win recognises 18 months of genuine commitment from people across every part of the group, and winning at the Scottish Home Awards is further recognition of what our teams deliver. 

“Bancon has been building homes and communities in Scotland for more than 50 years, and awards like these reflect the quality and commitment that runs across the whole business.”

During the last year and a half, Bancon Group has spearheaded a programme for employee engagement and wider staff development. 

As such the firm has set up new wellbeing and engagement programmes, a leadership development programme, and communication channels to aid connection between projects and departments. 

Donna Fraser, HR director at Bancon Group, said: “Winning the cHeRies award means a great deal to everyone at Bancon Group, and recognises the collective effort across our business. 

“Culture change at this scale, across construction, manufacturing and our offices, only works when colleagues at every level commit, and we have been genuinely impressed by the engagement we’ve seen right across our business.”

Fraser added: “The construction sector faces skills shortages and real delivery pressures, but our response has been to invest in our people, to create a more connected and better performing workforce across construction, housebuilding and timber frame manufacturing. The result is a more cohesive business, delivering high-quality projects across Scotland.”

Bancon Construction has also been shortlisted in the Housing Development of the Year (Large Private Sale) category at the Scottish Home Awards for its Queens Gate development on Strathaven’s north-eastern edge.

Queens Gate is part of the East Overton masterplan and has been delivered for Strathaven, providing three, four and five-bedroom homes. Phase three is due to be launched later in 2026.