Structura UK, the carbon-neutral architectural glazing specialist whose work spans some of Britain’s best-known buildings, has been named a finalist in The Inclusion Award at the 2026 Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards.
For 35 years the business has designed, fabricated and installed commercial glazing solutions across the UK and Ireland, trusted by leading architects, surveyors, building owners and facilities managers to extend the serviceable lifespan and transform the energy efficiency of high-profile commercial buildings and landmarks. Its portfolio of complex retrofit projects includes iconic sites such as The National Gallery, The Royal Academy of Arts and Heathrow Airport.
Made inside the M25
What sets the firm apart, it says, is a holistic commitment to sustainable development combined with an industry-leading inclusive culture. Structura designs and fabricates all of its work in a custom-built facility within the M25, allowing it to manage complex logistics and maintain the highest safety standards while installing in busy central city locations. The company’s website also notes that it works almost exclusively as a retrofit specialist and is a London Living Wage employer.
The company reports that it pioneers sustainability practices in its sector, implementing innovative processes to recycle and enable low carbon glass and aluminium, targeting and reducing embodied carbon, and holding Certified Carbon Neutral status for more than five years. Its commitment to the circular economy includes the National Gallery Sainsbury Wing project, which featured innovative glass recycling and enables future low carbon glass products.
An inclusive culture recognised at gold standard
Following a transformational five-year roadmap focused on People, Planet and Prosperity, the business reports significant commercial success, placing it in the top tiers of its industry. Its key achievements include fostering an outstanding workplace culture, evidenced by a multi-year neurodiversity initiative that earned Gold status in the Neurodiversity Employers Index run by the autism research and campaigning charity Autistica, described by the charity as an evidence-based benchmark for workplace neuroinclusion.
The company also reports doubling its female representation, which now stands at almost twice the industry average, and it completed a transition to an Employee Ownership Trust in 2026, giving employees a stake in the business they help to build. These are the credentials that earned its place on the shortlist for The Inclusion Award, which recognises organisations proving the commercial case for diversity, equity and inclusion.
Inclusion driving commercial results
That commitment appears to be paying off with customers too: the business reports that 100 per cent of its clients agree its service was a good investment and that they would recommend the firm.
The winner of The Inclusion Award will be announced at the Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards ceremony at Grosvenor House, London, on 10 November 2026.
