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The 2025 entries are yet further testament
that the world of offices is transforming
and how the experts that design and deliver
those buildings are adapting, evolving and
innovating.
The level of quality exhibited, be that through
design, fit out, sustainability standards or
operation, was exceptional, with standards
growing year-on-year.
The BCO Awards are that standard. To be
shortlisted is acknowledgement that your
project excels. To win is the gold seal of
approval. It is the definition of quality. Quality
design, quality fit out, quality care around the
things that matter, and quality operation.
what you have achieved and to inspire others
to follow in your footsteps.
This is why we don’t just encourage, but
implore you to enter the 2026 BCO Awards.
Take a look at the winners from 2025, see
what they have done, take ideas, lessons and
innovations from past winners and show us
how you’re taking that to the next lesson.
The future of the workspace is you. Isn’t it
time you showed the world what excellence
looks like?
See you on stage, trophy aloft, at the 2026
BCO Awards.
This is one of the few industry awards
where the judges - experts from across the
workspace sector - visit each shortlisted
entry, getting to see and feel the work done
by clients, consultants and contractors to
deliver best-in-class. Our buildings are there
to be experienced. To truly understand what
good looks like, you need more than just
a description on a piece of paper, you need
to live it, breath it and feel it.
The office today is so much more than an
office. It is a hub for innovation, it is a place
where dreams are made and where problems
are solved. The office is a place where people
connect, where relationships grow, where we
learn, we collaborate and where we change
the world.
The workspace couldn’t be a more valuable
asset to the planet, to people and to UK plc.
The sector has never been more exciting, more
relevant and more in need of us showcasing
how to deliver for human beings.
SAMANTHA MCCLARY
BCO chief executive
NICOLA GILLEN
BCO national
judging
chair 2026
And you are the ones leading this evolution.
You are creating the places where
extraordinary things happen. You have a
responsibility – if you really care about the
future of the workplace – to show the industry
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