Guildmore’s Gallions Reach project won the Refurbishment: High Rise – Render / Traditional Finish category at the 2025 INCA Awards.
The INCA Awards celebrate outstanding achievement and innovation across the external wall insulation and cladding sector. This year’s ceremony took place on 6 November at The Queens Hotel in Leeds, recognising the best projects and partnerships in the UK.
Our winning project, Gallions Reach at Royal Albert Wharf in London, was one of the largest cladding remediation projects in the country. Delivered over an 18-month programme, Guildmore completed essential fire safety and compliance works across seven residential blocks, replacing combustible materials and significantly improving the buildings’ thermal performance and aesthetic finish.
Situated directly beneath the flight path of London City Airport, the project required meticulous coordination of scaffold heights and crane operations to comply with strict airspace restrictions. In addition, three of the blocks featured cantilevered sections over the River Thames, so temporary engineered dams were built to safely manage fluctuating tidal levels throughout the works.
Despite these complexities, the project team – working closely with system supplier Soltherm and Employer’s Agent HartDixon – delivered a seamless and resident-focused programme. Our collaborative efforts ensured safety, quality, and communication remained central throughout.
The judges praised Gallions Reach as a “fabulous remediation project – improving design finish, thermal efficiency, fire performance, and kerb appeal. Top class design, highest quality of installation and resident-centric delivery.”
Keith Laing, Guildmore’s Facades & Cladding Business Unit Director said:
“We’re honoured to receive this recognition from INCA. Gallions Reach is a standout project for us – technically challenging, collaborative, and immensely rewarding. We’d like to thank Soltherm and HartDixon for their partnership and shared commitment to quality and safety. This award is much appreciated recognition for the hard work and professionalism of everyone involved.”
