A CHESTER building firm has scooped a top industry award for transforming a “dull and dark” kitchen in a family home.

ABS Construction Services received a prestigious Master Builder Award, taking the prize for best Small Renovation Project in the Federation of Master Builders’ (FMB) North West region.

The awards are unique in that any project entered by the builder must be backed up by the customer.

ABS Construction Services was crowned the winner for its work on a bungalow just outside Chester city centre.

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Working alongside the client, the company said it transformed a “dull, dark space into light-filled open plan kitchen, living room and dining area, which now leads to a large external patio”.

It was selected by the region’s judges to win the North West award, which was presented at a gala dinner hosted at The Midland Hotel, Manchester on March.

The firm will now go through to compete in the national finals for the chance to win the UK category title. The national ceremony will be held at the Intercontinental Hotel, Park Lane, London on September 20.

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Caroline Meehan, director of FMB North, said: “The Master Builder Awards give the FMB the opportunity to celebrate a job well done and for clients to say thank you to their builders. For the construction industry, it is an opportunity to celebrate all that is good about small local building firms and their contribution to the UK economy.

“Time and time again, we have been impressed with just how far these builders will go to ensure their client is happy. It is this dedication that we want to celebrate.

“ABS Construction Services Ltd should feel justly proud of their achievement in winning and we wish the firm every success in the national competition.”

If ABS Construction Services Ltd wins the overall national Master Builder Awards title, selected from all national category winners, the firm will drive away in a new Isuzu D-Max Utah Pick Up truck worth more than £30,000. Their client will also receive a cheque for £1,000 for their efforts.