2024 Winners

Apprentice of the Year

Winner: Zak Scarborough, Galliford Try

Highly Commended: Jake Astell, Vinci Building

Finalist:

• Jake Astell, Vinci Building
• Max Bambury, Tyto Contracting
• Dan Baston, William Hare Group
• Sam Blanchard, Skanska
• Max Bullock, Pantera Carpentry
• Michael Dillon, OCL Facades
• Evan Price, Mott MacDonald Bentley
• James Russell, Tekbuild
• Zak Scarborough, Galliford Try
• Rekiya Shodunke, Berkeley Group
• Oliver Webster, William Hare Group

Click the 'find out more' button to view 100 word summaries of all entries. Winners will be announced at the Awards on Thursday 14 November. Book to attend here.

Apprenticeship Initiative of the Year

Winner: William Hare Group, Early careers programme

Finalist:

• Enigma Industrial Services
• On The Tools, Skills shortage campaign
• Reds10, Sustainable career options
• William Hare Group, Early careers programme

Click the 'find out more' button to view 100 word summaries of all entries. Winners will be announced at the Awards on Thursday 14 November. Book to attend here.

Best Place to Work

Winner: Kori Construction

Finalist:

• ATM
• Cahill Design Consultants
• Genuit Group
• GMI Construction Group
• Kori Construction
• Myco 
  

Click the 'find out more' button to view 100 word summaries of all entries. Winners will be announced at the Awards on Thursday 14 November. Book to attend here.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year

Winner: Colas, Period dignity: Ending the stigma

Finalist:

• Berkeley Group, EMbrace network
• Cahill Design Consultants
• Colas, Period dignity: Ending the stigma
• Colas in partnership with ADEPT , Campaigning for a diverse and inclusive workforce across place
• Genuit Group , D&I strategy
• Houses of Parliament , CLEAR Pathways
• Building Equality and  Mott MacDonald , Driving LGBTQ+ inclusion across the industry

Click the 'find out more' button to view 100 word summaries of all entries. Winners will be announced at the Awards on Thursday 14 November. Book to attend here.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Leader of the Year

Winner: Millie Deare, Berkeley Group

Highly Commended: Debola Ojo, Berkeley Group

Finalist:

• Colin Buckle, Arcadis
• Nina Cardinal, Heidelberg Materials
• Carole Connor, Blanchard Wells
• Millie Deare, Berkeley Group
• Lucy Fell, Colas
• Fofo Kalfa, Linesight
• Debola Ojo, Berkeley Group

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Excellence in Learning & Development

Winner: Flannery Plant Hire, Operator Skills Hub

Finalist:

• Acivico Group, Nurturing talent and expertise in the built environment
• ATM, Empowering futures through tailored career development
• Balfour Beatty Vinci, Supervisor Development Programme
• Flannery Plant Hire, Operator Skills Hub
• Huber Parking, Expand
• LABC, Building control: People development programme
• McGee, Upskilling: Our workforce journey
• Myco,  SEED programme: Skills enhancement and employee development
• Pasquill, Designer progression pathway
• Reds10 , Finding superpowers
• Ringway, Multiply: Road to success
• Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Workforce optimisation programme

Click the 'find out more' button to view 100 word summaries of all entries. Winners will be announced at the Awards on Thursday 14 November. Book to attend here.

Graduate of the Year

Winner: Emma Rhodes, Eurovia

Highly Commended: Ella Cudmore, AtkinsRéalis

Finalist:

• Ella Cudmore, AtkinsRéalis  
• Jordan Darr, William Hare Group
• Sam Pym, McGee
• Emma Rhodes, Eurovia

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Graduate Programme of the Year

Winner: Canary Wharf Contractors, Graduate Programme 2023

Finalist:

• Canary Wharf Contractors, Graduate Programme 2023
• Kilnbridge, Graduate Programme

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Health & Safety Initiative of the Year

Winner: Bowmer and Kirkland, The Rapid Post

Finalist:

• Balfour Beatty Vinci, Health risk guidance campaign
• Bowmer and Kirkland, The Rapid Post
• EKFB, Health videos
• Selwood, Think Safe. Work Safe. Home Safe.

Click the 'find out more' button to view 100 word summaries of all entries. Winners will be announced at the Awards on Thursday 14 November. Book to attend here.

Health, Safety & Wellbeing Leader of the Year

Winner: Sarah Duffy, MV Kelly

Finalist:

• John Cregan, Bowmer and Kirkland
• Sarah Duffy, MV Kelly
• Ste Lord, Pearl Window Systems

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Innovation in Workplace Culture

Winner: Houses of Parliament, CLEAR Pathways

Highly Commended: Colas in partnership with ADEPT, A great practice guide for staff retention

Finalist:

• Canary Wharf Contractors, Run, row, or ride for National Mental Health Awareness Week
• Colas in partnership with ADEPT, A great practice guide for staff retention
• Earl and Calam Design and Build, Brand new builders
• Genuit Group, Workplace culture
• Houses of Parliament, CLEAR Pathways
• Huber Parking, Expand

Click the 'find out more' button to view 100 word summaries of all entries. Winners will be announced at the Awards on Thursday 14 November. Book to attend here.

Inspiring Women in Construction

Winner: Libby Bowers, Colas

Finalist:

• Libby Bowers, Colas
• Nina Cardinal, Heidelberg Materials
• Kelly Cartwright, Core Recruiter
• Fofo Kalfa, Linesight
• Amena Khan, Mott MacDonald
• Nicola Morris, Stomor

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Mental Health & Wellbeing Initiative of the Year

Winner: EKFB, On-site counsellor support

Finalist:

• Canary Wharf Contractors, Run row, or ride for National Mental Health Awareness Week
• Colas, Perios dignity: ending the stigma
• EKFB, On-site counsellor support
• Hays Recruitment and Band of Builders, Building wellbeing
• Myco, Myco's Mycathlon
• On The Tools, Behind the high-vis: A mental health white paper

Click the 'find out more' button to view 100 word summaries of all entries. Winners will be announced at the Awards on Thursday 14 November. Book to attend here.

Mentor of the Year

Winner: Molly Webster, Core Recruiter

Finalist:

• Marzia Bolpagni, Mace
• Colin Buckle, Arcadis
• Carole Connor, Blanchard Wells
• Aaron Davis, Flannery Plant Hire
• Amena Khan, Mott MacDonald
• Olusegun Femisola Otegbeye, Mott MacDonald
• Sultan Qureshi, NS Nordic AS
• Steve Russell, Reds10
• Molly Webster, Core Recruiter

Click the 'find out more' button to view 100 word summaries of all entries. Winners will be announced at the Awards on Thursday 14 November. Book to attend here.

Outreach Initiative of the Year

Winner: GMI Construction Group, Construction Cares

Highly Commended: OCL Facades, Girls can Build programme

Finalist:

• CECA, Children's book: Sammi On Site
• GMI Construction Group, Construction Cares
• Graham, Beacon programme
• Heidelberg Materials, Reading Program with Chapter One
• LABC, People development programme
• OCL Facades, Girls can Build programme
• On The Tools, Skills shortage campaign

Click the 'find out more' button to view 100 word summaries of all entries. Winners will be announced at the Awards on Thursday 14 November. Book to attend here.

Project Team of the Year

Winner: McLaren Construction, Aldgate Place

Finalist:

• Balfour Beatty, M25 J10/ A3 wisley interchange project
• McLaren Construction, Aldgate Place

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Recruitment Initiative of the Year

Winner: Flannery Plant Hire, Skills bootcamp in plant operations

Finalist:

• Flannery Plant Hire , Skills bootcamp in plant operations
• LABC , People development programme
• On The Tools , Skills shortage campaign
• Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks - Southern Electric Power Distribution Operations , Workforce optimisation programme
• Wernick Group , Recruitment and retention campaign

Click the 'find out more' button to view 100 word summaries of all entries. Winners will be announced at the Awards on Thursday 14 November. Book to attend here.

Social Value Initiative of the Year

Winner: GMI Construction Group, Construction Cares

Highly Commended: Reds10, Breaking down barriers

Finalist:

• Gallaway Construction, Construction for women
• GMI Construction Group, Construction Cares
• Graham, CRE8
• Graham, South Bank Quay
• Heidelberg Materials, Reading Program with Chapter One
• Myco, Myco's Mycathlon
• Reds10, Breaking down barriers
• United Living Property Services, Damp and mould awareness Minecraft module

Click the 'find out more' button to view 100 word summaries of all entries. Winners will be announced at the Awards on Thursday 14 November. Book to attend here.

Sustainability Team of the Year

Winner: Wernick Group, Sustainability champions

Finalist:

• Genuit Group, Sustainability team
• ODGroup, ESG strategy
• Wernick Group, Sustainability champions
  

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Technology Team of the Year

Winner: McLaren Construction, Digital information management team

Highly Commended: ODGroup, Digital transformation team

Finalist:

• Fyld and Ferrovial, Digital transformation group
• McLaren Construction, Digital information management team
• ODGroup, Digital transformation team
• Pearl Window Systems, Bespoke QR coded windows and The Vault
• Weston Analytics, ConstructAI development team

Click the 'find out more' button to view 100 word summaries of all entries. Winners will be announced at the Awards on Thursday 14 November. Book to attend here.

Workforce Team of the Year

Winner: McGee, Upskilling: Our workforce journey

Finalist:

• Cahill Design Consultants
• Genuit Group, Culture team
• GMI Construction Group, Construction Cares
• Hays Recruitment and Band of Builders, Building wellbeing
• Heidelberg Materials, Reading Program with Chapter One
• Houses of Parliament, CLEAR Pathways
• McGee, Upskilling: Our workforce journey
• Myco, SEED programme: Skills enhancement and employee development
• Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks – Southern Electric Power Distribution Operations, Workforce optimisation programme
  

Click the 'find out more' button to view 100 word summaries of all entries. Winners will be announced at the Awards on Thursday 14 November. Book to attend here.