Tag: Awards
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CIOB Awards 2025: Low Rise Accommodation
Gold Award Winner: Graham Potts, Kier Construction Project: Marylebone Square, London W1Scope: Construction of 79 apartments in nine-storey block, completed in 158 weeks Client: Concord London Value: £124m A constrained site in central London, the entire footprint taken up by the building itself, and surrounded by busy roads, schools and commercial premises, posed a tough construction challenge. This…
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CIOB Awards 2025: Education
Gold Award Winner: Michael Braiden MCIOB, Morgan Sindall Construction Project: Maybole Community Campus, South AyrshireScope: Construction of school campus and community hub, completed in 151 weeks Client: Hub South West Scotland for South Ayrshire Council Value: £59m A succession of storms badly damaged a crucial 100m retaining wall and backfill, on which this project’s structural frame was dependent,…
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CIOB Awards 2025: Public – Construction Management
Gold Award Winner: Steve Fennell MCIOB, Bovis Construction Project: HMP Fosse Way, LeicesterScope: Construction of new prison with eight four-storey house blocks, completed in 149 weeks Client: Ministry of Justice Value: £303m On this mammoth project around 13,000 factory-made concrete components were brought in, alongside 50,000 cast-in elements for the M&E, and the doors and the windows. These…
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CIOB Awards 2025: Rising Star
Winner: Rohit Malhotra MCIOB, AtkinsRéalis Rohit Malhotra’s special quality was evident right from the start, impressing both his employers as well as the judges. In his first permanent role as a planning engineer at McLaren Construction on a project in the UAE, unforeseen delays threatened the schedule. Malhotra swiftly identified the issues and recommended strategies…
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CIOB Awards 2025: Team – Construction Management
The British Land and Skanska team working on the Norton Folgate project Winner: Norton Folgate project execution team, British Land/Skanska This complex project delivered 12 buildings across six plots in a conservation area, which generated considerable acrimony in planning. Some 500 protestors joined hands around the area in 2015, and Tower Hamlets Council rejected the…
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CIOB Awards 2025: Client
Winner: Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority The new Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service Training and Development Academy in Aintree will be used to help fire and rescue teams up and down the country prepare for emerging risks. The state-of-the-art development houses a four-bay operational fire station, the National Resilience Centre of Excellence, and canine training…
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CIOB Awards 2025: EDI Individual
Winner: Gary Jones MCIOB, Houses of Parliament As joint lead for the Clear Pathways culture change programme, Gary Jones has had remarkable success in addressing the ethnicity pay gap within the Houses of Parliament. Clear Pathways provides learning and development support for the career aspirations of Black, Asian and minority ethnic colleagues. Other finalists Martin…
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CIOB Awards 2025: EDI Team
Gold Award Winner: Dobuild A specialist in high-end residential and commercial projects in London, Dobuild is no paper tiger, and has a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusivity that goes well beyond policy documents. Over a third of its staff come from minority ethnic backgrounds, bringing new business opportunities and expanding the client base. Other…
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CIOB Awards 2025: Sustainability
Gold Award Winner: Ian Pritchett, Greencore Homes Ian Pritchett is a visionary entrepreneur with a relentless commitment to sustainable construction. A physics graduate from Durham University, Pritchett has more than 35 years of experience in specialist construction and a 20-year track record championing low-carbon buildings. He shares his expertise and inspires others through workshops and…
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CIOB Awards 2025: President’s Award
Under her guidance, CIOB underwent a significant brand refresh in 2021, modernising its image, strengthening its identity and reinforcing its position as a leading global professional body. She also played a key role in refocusing CIOB’s efforts on delivering public benefit, aligning its work with the needs of both industry and society. View the original…