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

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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

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Best Place to Work

Winner: Kori Construction

Finalist:

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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
  

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