Award Winner

We are delighted to share that not one but TWO Restore London projects have won prestigious Civic Trust Awards 2025 at the 66th annual awards ceremony held at the Concorde Conference Centre last Friday.

⭐️ The National Portrait Gallery – WINNER Civic Trust Award 2025 & ⭐️HIGHLY COMMENDED in the Selwyn Goldsmith Award for Universal Design 2025

⭐️ Arding & Hobbs – WINNER Civic Trust Award 2025

Both projects saw the extensive and thoughtful reimagining of well-loved, pre-existing buildings for contemporary use, providing a new lease of life for the buildings and rejuvenating the communities around them. Prime examples of the successful and sustainable adaption of existing building stock. We are beyond delighted to see the Civic Trust affording these projects the level of award they so richly deserve.

Restore London are proud to have contributed significantly to these projects in our capacity as Specialist Facade and Historic Fabric Contractor. The completed quality of workmanship on these projects speaks for itself.

NPG Team:
Architects Jamie Fobert Architects Purcell
Principal Contractor Gilbert-Ash

Arding & Hobbs Team:
Architects Stiff + Trevillion Architects
Principal Contractor Knight Harwood

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“Restore London provided an outstanding turnkey service. Their professionalism, knowledge and ability to adapt to the tight constraints of the project were key to project success. The team delivered an outstanding final product, that will be admired for years to come. I can’t thank them enough for their exceptional delivery. ”

Jacques Mein MCIOB/MAPM

Associate Project Director, Mace

“Restore London brought a level of quality craftsmanship and skill that is rare in today’s construction market. They worked collaboratively, bringing their wealth of knowledge to every detail. Their contribution to the National Portrait Gallery can be seen wherever you look in the project. ”

Jamie Fobert CBE

Architect, Jamie Fobert Architects

“Restore London demonstrated exceptional technical expertise from the outset of the project, giving us the confidence and insight to make the right decisions for the building. Combined with their personable, proactive approach and highly experienced site management team, they were a pleasure to work with throughout. The quality of the finished work on this heritage building speaks for itself.”

Jason Smith

Client Representative, Pearl & Coutts

“Restore London made our specified repairs so that they are almost invisible when viewing the room as a whole, but are sufficiently different that an educated viewer could see where the mosaic had experienced areas of change when looking in detail. Perfect!” ”

Liz Smith

Chairperson & Regional Partner, Purcell

“It was a pleasure working with the Restore London team. They showed good team spirit coupled by a highly pro-active approach to problem solving & were able to resource the project during unforeseen circumstances, such as the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II. The quality of their workmanship was excellent. ”

Steve Baldock

Divisional Director, Curo Construction

“Restore London’s works were undertaken to the highest standards. The team’s attention to detail has been second to none & we would recommend Restore London to anyone seeking a strong team who can deliver.”

Louise Priestman BA(Hons)

MArch MA PGCert PPA ARB RIBA – Architect, Purcell

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