Builder and Engineer - Builder & Engineer Awards 2008

Builder & Engineer Awards 2008

The 5th Annual Builder & Engineer Awards Dinner were held on Thursday 9th October 2008 at the Palace Hotel, Manchester.

Photos from the event are now available in our slideshow - this page may take a while to load due the the number of images.

This event has rapidly become one of the construction industries must attend dinners, with a vibrant mix of people from across the construction industry, fabulous food, great networking oportunities and a fantastic atmosphere.

We are delighted to welcome Michael Ankers, chief executive of The Construction Products Association as our guest speaker, wiho will address such issues as how the CPA is ensuring construction products innovate and meet the government's drive towards sustainability.

The Construction Products Association represents 85% by value, of all manufacturers and suppliers of construction products in the UK, including 24 of the largest companies in the industry, as well as 43 sector trade associations. Collectively, the industry provides 20% of goods manufactured in this country. http://www.constructionproducts.org.uk/

CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION SPONSORED BY LANDPAC GROUND ENGINEERING LTD

WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

1. Commercial/Retail Project of the Year. Sponsored by Butler & Young Group Ltd

The Nominees are:
1) Capitol Retail Park- Rider Levett Bucknall - WINNER
2) The Loughborough Courthouse, Loughborough- William Davis Properties
3) Liverpool ONE
4) The o2 Arena- Sir Robert McAlpine

2. Public Project of the Year Sponsored by Charcon

The Nominees are:
1) Castleford Weir Fish Pass- Arup - WINNER
2) Duloch Park Community School, Fife- 3DReid
3) Small Animal Teaching Hospital, Wirral- Sheppard Robson
4) The Alan Turing Building, Manchester- Sheppard Robson

3. Housing Project of the Year. Sponsored by Timber in Construction

The Nominees are:
1) Shorter’s Avenue, Kingsheath- Waterloo Housing Association
2) Mixed use Former Battle Hospital site scheme - Tesco & Kier Partnership Homes - WINNER
3) Richmond Hill, Salford- Irwell Valley Housing Association

4. Energy Efficient Project of the Year. Sponsored by Hill McGlynn

The Nominees are:
1) Marks and Spencer Store, Silverburn- 3DReid - WINNER
2) Eco-offices at Chetwynd Business Park, Chilwell- William Davis Properties
3) Pembrokeshire College- Faber Maunsell

5. Environmental and Sustainable Company of the Year. Sponsored by Speedy Hire

The Nominees are:
1) HBG Construction North West
2) Dcarbon8
3) Birse Civils
4) Faber Maunsell - WINNER
5) Black Mountain Insulation

6. Architectural Practice of the Year. Sponsored by Colas

The Nominees are:
1) Sheppard Robson - WINNER
2) 3DReid
3) PRP Architects
4) Grimshaw

7. Consulting Engineer of the Year. Sponsored by Roevin Management Services

The Nominees are:

1) Faber Maunsell - WINNER
2) Atkins
3) White Young Green
4) Buro Happold

8. Product of the Year.

The Nominees are:
1) Westframe- Westleigh Developments
2) Road-Pod- Charcon
3) HIPPOBAG- Hippowaste
4) Bardon Superflex- Bardon Contracting
5) Floormate 300-A- Dow Building Solutions - WINNER

9. Safety on Site Award. Sponsored by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance

The Nominees are:
1) DOKA- Windshield system
2) Cementation SKANSKA- What IIF
3) Alumet systems (UK)- Company health and safety programme
4) Easi-Edge- Core-Safe System
5) BAM Construction North (formerly HBG Construction) - Company health and safety programme - WINNER

10. Civil Engineering Contractor of the Year. Sponsored by MPS

The Nominees are:
1) Birse Civils
2) BAM Nuttall (formerly known as Edmund Nuttall) - WINNER
3) Costain

11. Civil Engineering Project of the Year. Sponsored by Institution of Civil Engineers

The Nominees are:
1) Stratford Station Platform Extension- Hochtief ( UK ) Construction
2) Loftsome Bridge Water treatment works- Arup
3) Eaves Green Link Road, Chorley- Lancashire County Council & Birse Civils - WINNER
4) Stadium Development, London- LANDPAC Ground Engineering

12. Sub Contractor of the Year. Sponsored by Doka UK