2025 Winners


Apprentice of the Year

Winners: Haydetou Gandega-Soumare, Tilbury Douglas

Finalist:

  • Zafeerah Bagas, William Hare
  • Tommy Bordicott, McLaren Construction
  • Thifani da Silva Paiva, BAM UK & I
  • Ryan Egan, Balfour Beatty VINCI
  • Charlotte Gibberson, Balfour Beatty VINCI
  • Morgan Rees, VINCI Building
  • Sophie Rice, BAM Nuttall
  • Dawood Shoaib, AtkinsRealis
  • Harry Whale, VINCI Building
  • Peter Williams, Enable
  • Sam Woodward, Measom Dryline


Apprenticeship Initiative of the Year

Winners: BAM UK & I, Apprentice Programme

Highly Commended: Wallace Whittle, Apprenticeship Programme

Finalist:

  • Balfour Beatty VINCI, Creating Apprenticeship Opportunities Through T-Level Pathways
  • Group Metropolitan, Apprenticeship Week
  • Keepmoat, Sterling Plastering Academy
  • Lorclon Civil Engineering, Labourer to Safety Warden to Safety Advisor Apprenticeship Initiative


Best Place to Work – Large Firm

Winners: Spencer Group

Finalist:

  • Galliford Try 
  • Hercules 
  • Pick Everard


Best Place to Work – SME Firm

Winners: GMI Construction Group

Highly Commended: Trust Electric Heating

Finalist:

  • Axter , 
  • J Carney Construction
  • Knights Brown
  • Longworth Group
  • Templant Hire
  • We Are Bau Group
  • Winway Group


Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year

Winners: Skanska,  Your Lived Experience

Highly Commended: RSS Infrastructure,  Design a Railway Station 2030” Competition

Finalist:

  • Bouygues Energies & Services Contracting UK,  Building Belonging: Inclusive Futures in Construction
  • Enable,  Unite & Thrive: Inclusive Futures & Equality in Action
  • Gallaway Construction,  Construction For Women
  • Heathrow Airport,  Women in Engineering and Baggage
  • Konnect&Co,  Together we Build
  • Skills 4,  THRIVE Programme
  • VGC Group,  EDI ... not just a programme but a culture that is in every interaction, process and activity that we deliver
  • VINCI Construction,  Early Careers Woman Network


Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Leader of the Year

Winners: Gallaway Construction,  Renee Preston

Finalist:

  • Ns Nordics,  Sultan Qureshi


Excellence in Learning & Development

Winners: Scape Group , Manager Insights

Highly Commended: Bouygues Energies & Services Contracting UK,  Engineering Futures: Investing in Skills, Growing Our People

Finalist:

  • Keepmoat ,  Dare to Lead
  • Tilbury Douglas ,  My Competence


Graduate of the Year

Winners: Eliza Butter ,  Balfour Beatty

High Commended: Suzy Martin ,  Ringway

Finalist:

  • Hamza Bin Iftikhar ,  Mott MacDonald
  • Lucy Butcher,   Canary Wharf Group
  • Joseph Caulfield ,  Lorclon Civil Engineering
  • Tom Lacey ,  Tilbury Douglas
  • Suzy Martin ,  Ringway
  • Indra Peachey ,  Taylor Woodrow
  • Pooja Prakash ,  Mott MacDonald Bentley
  • Ellie Spry ,  Group Metropolitan


Health & Safety Initiative of the Year

Winners: Balfour Beatty VINCI ,  HS2 IPT Area North

Finalist:

  • Bouygues Energies & Services Contracting UK  ,  Safety Lens: Real-Time Reporting, Real-World Safety
  • Canary Wharf Contractors ,  Skilled Worker, Safer Workplace
  • EKFB ,   Health Stand Up Sessions
  • Lorclon Civil Engineering ,  Edge Protection System
  • Lorclon Civil Engineering ,  Lorclon Behavioural Safety Program
  • Lorclon Civil Engineering ,  Spotlights reporting App
  • McLaughlin & Harvey ,  Get on Board – Health, Safety and Wellbeing Roadshow
  • Schueco UK ,  Enhancing Health & Safety Across the Supply Chain
  • Scott Risk Management ,  SRM Genie
  • VGC Group ,  Utilising data and technology to improve our health and safety strategy


Health & Safety Leader of the Year

Winners: David Grew, Balfour Beatty VINCI

Finalist:

  • Caitlin Bingham ,  Jamieson Contracting
  • Sarah Burke, Longworth Group
  • Liam Glendon, JN Bentley
  • Kieran Mcmahon, J Carney Construction
  • Steve Murray, Schueco UK
  • Sultan Qureshi, Ns Nordics


Innovation in Workplace Culture

Winners: Pick Everard, Do the Right Thing

Finalist:

  • Axter, Partnership with Suffolk Mind
  • Lorclon Civil Engineering, Lorclon Safety Culture Survey


Mental Health & Wellbeing Initiative of the Year

Winners: Workforce Wellness,  RenewYou

Highly Commended: BAM UK & I, Breaking the Silence - Suicide Awareness and Prevention

Finalist:

  • Amey & Samaritans ,  Amey & Samaritans - Recognising and Managing Trauma Training for Amey frontline staff
  • Canary Wharf Contractors ,  Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters
  • GMI Construction Group ,  You Matter: Building a Trauma-Informed Culture in Construction
  • Lorclon Civil Engineering ,  Mental Health Matters: Personal Journeys from Lorclon Leadership
  • People Asset Management ,  MSK Conservation Programmes
  • Staticus , Mental Health Campaign
  • The Ardmore Group , From Stigma to Support


Mental Health & Wellbeing Leader of the Year

Winners: Scott Ferguson ,  Lorclon Civil Engineering

Finalist:

  • Dr Luke Hands ,  The Ardmore Group
  • Sultan Qureshi,  Ns Nordics
  • Lois Scanes, People Asset Management


Mentor of the Year

Winners: Stephen Gray, BAM UK & I

Finalist:

  • Zoe Bassett, JN Bentley
  • David D'Andrea, Balfour Beatty VINCI
  • Aline Daoud, Konnect&Co
  • Mark Holehouse, People Asset Management
  • Grace Pennyfather, Group Metropolitan
  • Sultan Qureshi, Ns Nordics


Outreach Initiative of the Year

Winners: Gallaway Construction, Outreach Programmes

Highly Commended: Class Of Your Own, Design Engineer Construct!

Finalist:

  • Adept,  Find Your Path
  • Built Environment Schools Trust ,  My Environment My Future
  • Constructionarium
  • Design ID ,  The Big Bridge STEM Outreach Programme
  • Graham,  Constructive Voices Programme
  • Mott MacDonald Bentley ,  Spittal P Removal scheme and apprenticeship programmes
  • William Hare ,  Making a Difference


Project Team of the Year

Winners: VolkerStevin ,  Southsea Coastal Defence Scheme

Finalist:

  • Chisholm and Winch Contracts ,   Heathrow Cargo Tunnel
  • GMI Construction Group ,  Urban 8 Logistics Park, Birmingham
  • GMI Construction Group , Pershore Junction
  • Lorclon Civil Engineering ,  High Furlong Viaduct - HS2
  • Mott MacDonald Bentley ,  Garnswllt WwTW
  • Mott MacDonald Bentley ,  Llyn Celyn
  • National Highways, A417 Missing Link
  • Templant Hire ,  3000kVA Power Solution for Heathrow Terminal 3


Social Value Initiative of the Year

Winners: Mott MacDonald and Kori Partnership,  Blooming Minds

Highly Commended: Gallaway Construction, Gallaway Social Programmes

Finalist:

  • Clipfine, 200 Toys
  • Galliford Try, LA North Charity Walk
  • GMI Construction Group, Construction Cares
  • Morro Partnerships, Better Tomorrow Makers
  • Taylor Woodrow, Social Value excellence at Meridian Water
  • William Hare, Making a Difference


Sustainability Team of the Year

Winners: Equans Regeneration, Retrofit Technical Solutions Team

Finalist:

  • Bellway, Better with Bellway: Sustainability and Innovation Team
  • CCS Facades, Capital Interchange Way Brentford
  • Colas, Green Up Colas
  • Littlewood Group & National Highways, M20 Junction 5 - VRS Carbon Saving Scheme
  • Lorclon Civil Engineering, Innovative Travelling System – Sustainable Culvert Construction
  • William Hare, Sustainability Team of the Year


Technology Team of the Year

Winners: Canary Wharf Group, Wood Wharf Development

Highly Commended: Colas, Digital Academy

Finalist:

  • BAM UK & I, Digital Project Solutions
  • Ebrik, Resident Engagement Hub for Regeneration & Planned Investment
  • Mott MacDonald, Information Management Team


Workforce Team of the Year

Winners: BAM UK & I, Early Careers

Finalist:

  • GMI Construction Group, Elevate – Mastering Talent. Soaring to New Heights.