Tag: CIOB
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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…
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How is construction addressing the mental health crisis?
“When I was at the [workplace mental health and wellbeing] Make a Difference (MAD) conference, we talked a lot about mental health in infrastructure,” says Catling, who has worked with infrastructure contractors and now has her own consultancy, ThinkOTB. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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How developers can use incentives to build water-efficient homes
“The second point, which links closely to this, is customer demand, or a lack of. Home buyers have long been wise to the benefits of buying a home that is energy efficient, as energy saving is far more widely talked about than water saving, so buyers demand developers have this high on their agendas. They…