2026 Winners

Hilti

Headline Sponsor and Sponsor of the Project of the Year - Commercial category

At Hilti, façades are more than a product – they are systems of safety, performance, and innovation. From cast-in anchor channels to passive firestop solutions and ventilated sub framing systems, we partner with architects, engineers, and contractors to shape skylines with confidence. Our international façade teams bring expertise that bridges design and execution, ensuring structures are built faster and smarter without compromising safety. With a focus on sustainability, digital design integration, and tested performance, Hilti Façade is proud to support the future of building envelopes and the Society of Façade Engineering who make it possible.

Arup

Sponsor of the Project of the Year - Residential Category

Arup is a global collective of designers, engineers, architects, and consultants dedicated to shaping a better world. Arup established a façade consultancy team over 30 years ago with façade work dating back to the Sydney Opera House. With a legacy of façade innovation spanning decades, Arup has delivered transformative projects such as 8 Bishopsgate and the Google HQ in Kings Cross. Our multidisciplinary teams combine technical excellence with creative vision to deliver sustainable, high-performance façades that respond to climate, context, and community. As proud sponsors of the SFE Awards 2026, we celebrate the ingenuity and collaboration that define façade engineering. 

Buro Happold

Sponsor of the Project of the Year - Retrofit Heritage category

Buro Happold is an international, integrated consultancy of engineers, consultants and advisers, with a presence in 31 locations worldwide, over 70 partners and 2,200 employees. For over 45 years Buro Happold has built a world-class reputation for delivering creative, value-led solutions for an ever-challenging world. Always driven by guiding principles of mutual respect and working collaboratively with clients, Buro Happold values sustainability and equity above all else, creating better outcomes for clients and communities. Follow us @burohappold and find out more at www.burohappold.com.

Hilti

Headline Sponsor and Sponsor of the Project of the Year - Commercial category

At Hilti, façades are more than a product – they are systems of safety, performance, and innovation. From cast-in anchor channels to passive firestop solutions and ventilated sub framing systems, we partner with architects, engineers, and contractors to shape skylines with confidence. Our international façade teams bring expertise that bridges design and execution, ensuring structures are built faster and smarter without compromising safety. With a focus on sustainability, digital design integration, and tested performance, Hilti Façade is proud to support the future of building envelopes and the Society of Façade Engineering who make it possible.

Meinhardt

Sponsor of the Project of the Year - Little Gems category

Meinhardt UK and Ireland is a global engineering consultancy delivering engineering, planning and project management services worldwide.

Our façade engineering team, based in central London, draws on backgrounds from both consultancy and contracting and spans façade engineering, BIM and energy modelling capabilities. We approach design with buildability and supply chain constraints in mind, while working across a diverse portfolio of building types and scales, from heritage to new-build.

We believe in a collaborative and inclusive approach and value continuous learning and development to deliver greater value to our clients and projects, while supporting personal growth and enjoyment in our work.

Structura UK

Category Sponsor: Young Facade Engineer of the Year

Tyréns AKT

Sponsor of Project of the Year - Arena, Stadia and Infrastructure

WSP

Category sponsor - Project of the Year - Refurbishment Retrofit

We develop creative, comprehensive and sustainable engineering solutions for a future where society can thrive. Equipped with an intimate understanding of local intricacies, world-class talent and proactive leadership, we plan, design, manage and engineer long lasting and impactful solutions to uniquely complex problems.

Architect's Datafile

ADF (Architects’ Datafile) is well-regarded in the sector for bringing architects the broadest range of coverage on current UK and international projects, as well as thought leadership on key issues, and stories on innovative products and materials. Distributed 10 times a year to a fully audited circulation of architects, the magazine, plus special supplements, digital platforms, and sponsored research, provides a trusted media offering for ADF's discerning audience. Project Reports form the centrepiece of the magazine, presenting key international buildings from across all sectors in detail. Our daily updated website keeps readers fully informed on the latest on their industry.