SJ Vuillermin Master Builders P/L and BFN Developments received top honours tonight at the South East Master Builders Regional Building Awards, held at Premiere Function Centre, Traralgon.

SJ Vuillermin Master Builders was named Residential Builder of the Year (South East) for an Inverloch home composed of sand-coloured, multi-textured rectilinear volumes.

The judges found the detail and execution of this project exemplary. Five different materials cover the external walls with each requiring a different specialist trade. Then interior features parquetry flooring throughout the main living areas and marble panelling on the bathroom walls, and a four-piece, book-ended panel of marble located underneath the suspended fireplace.

“The construction of this home draws attention to the varied materials that come together,” Master Builders Victoria CEO Rebecca Casson said. “It is fascinating to see the way it creates the finished product.”

BFN Developments was named Commercial Builder of the Year (South East) for its work on the Dalkeith Hostel extension and refurbishment, in Traralgon.

The facility was designed and constructed to accommodate a new model of care for seniors that helps ensure the residents receive person-centred care. The project includes significant technological innovation to assist staff and provide a safer and more enjoyable environment for residents.

“Good building and construction exemplified by projects like this one can do so much to serve a too-often marginalised demographic,” Ms Casson said. “It helps to underscore the important role the building and construction sector plays in the lives of Victorian seniors.”

SJ Vuillermin Master Builders will now compete in the Victorian Excellence in Housing Awards to be held on 11 October in Melbourne. BFN Developments will compete in the Victorian Excellence in Construction Awards to be held on 16 August at Palladium, Crown.

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ENDS:

Section: South East

37SE

Best Renovation/Addition under $200,000

Latrobe Valley Building Services

Project: Traralgon

38SE

Best Renovation/Addition $200,000-$300,000

Latrobe Valley Building Services

Project: Newborough

13SE

Best Display Home under $250,000

Colmac Homes Pty Ltd

Project: Tennyson 190, Sale

21SE

Best Display Home $250,000-$350,000

Virtue Homes

Project: Vista, Traralgon

22SE

Best Display Home $350,000-$500,000

Virtue Homes

Project: McLaren, Traralgon

23SE

Best Volume Builder Display Home under $250,000

JG King Homes

Project: H8.1 (Brandy Creek), Warragul

10SE

Best Volume Builder Display Home $250,000-350,000

Simonds Homes

Project: Fairfield 201,  Traralgon

11SE

Best Volume Builder Display Home $350,000-500,000

Simonds Homes

Project: Valentina 286, Traralgon

9SE

Best Volume Builder Display Home over $500,000

Simonds Homes

Project: Oklahoma 331, Warragul

16SE

Best Custom Home $200,000-$300,000

Virtue Homes

Project: Traralgon

1SE

Best Custom Home $300,000-$400,000

Allchin Builders

Project: Warragul

25SE

Best Custom Home $400,000-$500,000

Roseleigh Homes

Project: Warragul

42SE

Best Custom Home $500,000-$600,000

Pro Mara Builders Pty Ltd

Project: Traralgon

33SE

Best Custom Home $600,000-$800,000

TS Constructions Pty Ltd

Project: Wonthaggi

20SE

Best Custom Home $800,000-$1M

Virtue Homes

Project: Traralgon

47SE

Best Custom Home $1M-$2M

SJ Vuillermin Master Builders Pty Ltd

Project: Inverloch

19SE

Best Multi Unit Development up to 3 units

Virtue Homes

Project: PJ, Traralgon

30SE

Best Sustainable Home

TS Constructions Pty Ltd

Project: Cape Paterson

15SE

Excellence in Construction of Commercial Buildings under $1M

Colmac Homes Pty Ltd

Project: Sale Show Grounds, Sale

40SE

Excellence in Construction of Commercial Buildings $1M-$3M

LANGDEN Constructions Pty Ltd

Project: Traralgon Ambulance Station, Traralgon

31SE

Excellence in Construction of Commercial Buildings $3M-$6M

TS Constructions Pty Ltd

Project: Phillip Island Medical Hub, Cowes

5SE

Excellence in Construction of Commercial Buildings over $6M

BFN Developments

Project: Dalkeith Hostel Extension & Refurbishment - Stage 1, Traralgon

39SE

Excellence in Construction of Commercial Buildings over $6M (Special Commendation)

DAS Constructions Pty Ltd

Project: Newhaven College Stage 2 Gymnasium, Rhyll

47SE

Regional Residential Builder of the Year

SJ Vuillermin Master Builders Pty Ltd

Project: Inverloch

5SE

Regional Commercial Builder of the Year

BFN Developments

Project: Dalkeith Hostel Extension & Refurbishment - Stage 1, Traralgon