General Demolition is proud to announce that four of its projects, including Fitzroy House, 7 Ridgmount Street, James Riley Point, and The Cottons Centre, have been shortlisted for the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) National Site Awards 2026.
The CCS National Site Awards celebrate projects that set the standard for considerate construction, recognising contractors who go beyond compliance to create positive value for local communities while showing respect for the public, the workforce, and the environment.
This announcement follows the company being named UK Climate Champion 2025 at the CCS Grand Gala in November, a recognition of the company’s commitment to environmental responsibility and circular-economy thinking.
“These nominations are a credit to our site teams’ dedication to delivering the highest quality projects, making community engagement and sustainable practices a centre point of successful delivery,” shares Tom Ogden, Operations Director at General Demolition.
Standout sites
The shortlisted projects underscore General Demolition’s ability to deliver complex works in sensitive environments while maintaining exceptional standards for community, workforce, and environmental performance.
The projects shortlisted for a National Site Award include Fitzroy House: a 12-week internal soft strip and enabling works of three floors in an office building near Moorgate and Old Street stations, which achieved a total average CCS score of 45, outperforming the sector average of 41.82, with perfect marks for community respect, environmental care, and workforce value. Meanwhile, 7 Ridgmount Street, a five-storey commercial office building in the Bloomsbury Conservation Area, and The Cottons Centre, a five-floor soft strip-out supporting wider structural alterations of an occupied office building near London Bridge, both scored 46, demonstrating meticulous planning, strong technical controls, and careful engagement with stakeholders and supply-chain partners. The fourth GD project shortlisted by CCS is James Riley Point, a 21-week soft strip leading to sensitive demolition works of a residential tower block on the Carpenters Estate in Stratford, which achieved a total average of 45, showing how sensitive urban demolition can be delivered safely and sustainably.
On every project, General Demolition combines technical expertise with thoughtful engagement, ensuring minimal disruption to neighbours, precise handling of complex materials, and strong workforce welfare. At Fitzroy House, for example, General Demolition successfully salvaged and reused high-quality office FF&E, reinstalling it within the site welfare areas to improve comfort and enhance staff wellbeing throughout the project.
A considerate commitment
Across General Demolition’s portfolio, demolition is being transformed into an opportunity for measurable environmental progress. Waste is kept out of landfill, emissions are minimised through careful planning, and hundreds of tonnes of materials are salvaged and reused in the community.
Being shortlisted for four CCS National Site Awards is a testament to General Demolition’s ongoing commitment to considerate deconstruction. It also reflects how each project, while involving soft strip works, contributes to wider enabling, structural, or demolition activities, highlighting the full scope of our expertise. The recognition reflects the company’s focus on delivering projects safely and sustainably, while maintaining strong relationships with clients and the local community
To find out more about the CCS National Site Awards, click here.
