SAPCA Awards 2025 Finalists Announced

The Sports and Play Construction Association (SAPCA) is delighted to announce the finalists for the SAPCA Awards 2025.

From an extremely strong field of more than 40 entries, the judges have chosen a total of 13 finalists across the six categories.

The finalists are:

SAPCA Person of the Year

• Louis Keeley, Senior Consultant, Labosport
• Adam Collier, Head of Sales, Fordingbridge

SAPCA Young Person of the Year

• Teddy Edwards, Project Co‑ordinator, JHP Electrical Services
• Ryan Latto, Field Technician, Sports Labs
• Lewis Turnbull, Apprentice Electrician, Halliday Lighting

Large Sports or Play Project of the Year (over £350k)

• Portico Sport: Club de Padel – a four‑court padel club development in Deansgate in the centre of Manchester
• Jupiter Play and Leisure: Stanway Community Centre – an inclusive play area for Colchester Borough Council

Small Sports or Play Project of the Year (under £350k)

• Jupiter Play and Leisure: Minehead Butlins – Interactive play area
• Total‑Play: Bradford Park Avenue Cricket Ground – a 10‑lane “cricket shield”
• Dynamik Sport Surfaces: Coronation Square – Largest multi‑sport sports flooring and acoustic walling project in the UK

Product of the Year

• Herculan: A new, 100% recycled indoor polyurethane sports floor solution
• Polytan Sports UK / McArdle Sport Tec: Rekortan Gel GT – a non‑porous athletics track surface

Sustainability Award

• Polytan Sports UK / McArdle Sport Tec: Rekortan Gel GT – a non‑porous athletics track surface
• Carbon8 Lighting / JB Corrie: Retractable Sports Play Lighting Tower

Commenting on the finalists, Colin Corline, SAPCA’s Technical Lead (and member of the judging panel), said: “We want to thank all member companies that submitted entries for the SAPCA Awards 2025. We received more than 40 submissions and the panel had a tough task in picking the finalists from a very strong field. This is evident in two of the categories having three finalists.”

The winners will be announced at the SAPCA Awards Dinner on Thursday 27th February 2025 at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester.

SAPCA chief executive, Richard Shaw, added: “We want to thank all member companies that submitted entries for the SAPCA Awards 2025. There was a large number of submissions and I want to thank the judging panel for shifting through, assessing and ultimately deciding on the finalists.

“As in 2024, the SAPCA Awards 2025 will highlight the social value generated by the facilities our members create. This is important because, to make the case for increased funding for facilities, we need to show how our projects deliver outcomes in health, education and social cohesion.

“The move to highlight the social value is part of a long‑term strategy to grow the impact and recognition of the SAPCA Awards. While SAPCA’s core mission is focused on the technical standards and quality of construction projects, we also want to celebrate the positive impact that the facilities created by SAPCA members make in communities across the UK.”