Build Warranty® backs excellence in housebuilding industry awards through new headline sponsorship
Build Warranty Group has been confirmed as the new headline sponsor of the WhatHouse? Awards, signing a multi-year deal that ties the structural warranty specialist to one of the housebuilding sector’s most prestigious awards.
The agreement, announced this month, will see Build Warranty® take top billing at the 46th WhatHouse? Awards on Friday 20 November at the Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane, London, and continue across the wider WhatHouse? programme in the years that follow. Nominations for the 2026 awards are open until 17 July and span 21 categories covering housebuilders, developers, housing associations and suppliers.
Organised by Globespan Media, publisher of trade title Show House, the WhatHouse? Awards typically draw more than 1,300 industry guests to the Grosvenor House ballroom and are widely described as the “Oscars of the housebuilding industry”. The headline slot has historically been used by sponsors to signal a long-term commitment to the new-build sector rather than a single brand activation.
Build Warranty® takes centre stage at the 2026 WhatHouse? Awards
Andrew Dyson, chief executive of Build Warranty Group, framed the deal as an extension of the company’s positioning around technical assurance and build quality. “The WhatHouse? Awards celebrate excellence in UK housebuilding, recognising the organisations and individuals delivering outstanding quality, innovation and customer service,” he said. “This partnership will strengthen that mission by bringing added focus to the technical assurance, risk management and build-quality standards that underpin great homes.”
Dyson added that the company expected the relationship to run well beyond the awards luncheon itself: “We look forward to working together to champion the achievements of UK housebuilders and to help drive continued improvements in quality and confidence for the industry and homebuyers alike.”
For the organiser, the appointment fills the most visible commercial slot on the awards calendar. Daniel Hill, director at Globespan Media, said Build Warranty Group’s profile had been a central consideration. “Build Warranty® is a recognised industry leader and a highly respected brand, so we are pleased to welcome them as our new headline sponsor,” he said. “Throughout our conversations, it was clear that increasing visibility and presence at the awards was a priority for their team. With that in mind, we are confident this long-term partnership will support the continued growth of the WhatHouse? Awards audience, and further strengthen the event, while also amplifying Build Warranty Group’s profile by association.”
Supporting excellence across the UK housebuilding sector
As headline sponsor, Build Warranty® will receive premium branding throughout the build-up, the ceremony and the post-event programme, alongside an active role in the wider WhatHouse? community events. The structure of the deal mirrors a broader trend among warranty and inspection providers, which have increasingly sought visibility at industry recognition events as questions over new-build quality, remediation and consumer confidence remain prominent across the sector.
Build Warranty® provides structural warranty cover to housebuilders and developers across the UK, with a stated focus on inspection regimes and transparent processes. Tables for the 2026 ceremony can be booked via the WhatHouse? Awards website.
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