Landscape & Urban Design Issue 42 2020 | Page 12

LANDSCAPING SERVICES ENTERING THE BALI NATIONAL LANDSCAPE AWARDS 2020 Now in its 44th year, Europe’s largest landscaping awards, the BALI National Landscape Awards, has not only raised the bar for quality, skill and professional excellence in garden design, soft and hard landscaping and employer excellence over the last four decades, it has helped define the awarding standard within the £24bn ornamental horticultural sector. With over 1,000 people attending each year, including industry VIPs representing government, media and charities, as well as BALI members and their guests, the annual ceremony is the pinnacle of the UK landscaping events calendar. Winning a National Landscape Award is a sign that the recipient has achieved a high standard for the project or entry submitted. It awards exceptional standards of workmanship and professionalism in excess of the expected levels of quality as a BALI Registered member. Entries for the #BALIAwards2020 are now open. Available categories can be found at baliawards.co.uk. The BALI Awards Adjudication Panel, represented by some of the finest landscaping professionals in the UK, with over 200 years of combined experience between them, will personally judge each scheme submitted by visiting all of the sites throughout the summer months. Following a 3-day adjudicator’s deliberation meeting at the end of August, where the panel jointly deliberate each decision to ensure consensus that the winners represent the very best in landscape construction and design, the winners are announced on the BALI Awards website in September. 12 www.landud.co.uk On the day of the ceremony, Friday 4 December 2020, Principal, Special and the prestigious Grand Award will be bestowed on several BALI Registered members who won a National Award in September. There is always only ever one Grand Award winner, which a company or individual receives for their outstanding contribution to landscaping, with a flawlessly executed standard of workmanship and professionalism and a high level of customer satisfaction obtained. “WINNING A BALI NATIONAL LANDSCAPE AWARD PROMISES TO CHANGE THE WAY YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS ARE PERCEIVED; SUCH IS THE KUDOS AND RESPECT THESE INDUSTRY AWARDS COMMAND.” How do I get involved? In order to enter one or more of this year’s categories at baliawards. co.uk you must be a BALI Registered member. If you are already a member, you can start your entry today. Full details on the early bird entry deadline and final deadline for each category can be found at baliawards.co.uk/enter. If you are not a BALI Registered member, please contact Alex Newberry +44(0)24 7669 8650 or contact [email protected] who can help discuss your options to joining the British Association of Landscape Industries. Alternatively, visit bali.org.uk/members/join-bali to make an enquiry online. Follow us @ludmagazine