Last Thursday we were finally able to welcome over 370 industry partners, sponsors and supporters to the 2021 Constructing Excellence Yorkshire and Humber Awards, held at New Dock Hall in Leeds. This year’s awards had a mardi gras theme and it was great to see so many people enjoying the carnival atmosphere, vibrant colours and the excellent entertainment provided by our band for the evening, The Sandhouse Stompers.

As always the standard of entries was incredibly high and there were no easy decisions for our judges. It was heartening to see that the challenges of the last eighteen months have not stopped our industry from producing great results and innovating to thrive. It really was another stand out year and we want to congratulate all those companies who made it to the finals. Our winners will now go on to compete at the National Constructing Excellence 2021 awards which will be held in January 2022.

Thanks to your generosity our event also raised over £2300 for this year’s chosen charity, The Lighthouse Club Yorkshire and Humber . This is a charity very close to all our hearts and who have provided much needed support to many in our industry throughout the pandemic. Our thanks to Kirstie Murray from Galliford Try who came and collected the cheque on the charities behalf as well as providing an extremely important & moving presentation on how your donations help them to support our industry.

We would like to thank all our suppliers who work tirelessly to bring our ideas to life; Cherry Venue Dressers, Big Purple Productions, Photogenick, Vibe Music and the team at the Royal Armouries who looked after us so  beautifully on the evening.

Thank you once again to our sponsors, without whose support we simply would not be able to put on an event of this quality and magnitude. Our aim is always to show off what our industry does well, promote positive transformation and set the bar for raising standards; goals we know that our partners share. Thanks in particular to our headline sponsor, Esh Construction, and to Stuart Leslie for his excellent speech on the night where he invited us all to give ourselves a round of applause for keeping going – amen to that!

Finally a massive thank you to you, the industry, for constantly pushing boundaries and delivering transformative work. You ARE our awards!

See you next year!

Tom, Donna and Liz

RESULTS

Building Project of the Year

sponsored by

WINNER

Sir William Henry Bragg Building, BAM Construction Ltd – North East. In association University of Leeds, BAM Construction.

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and the Humber,  BAM Construction – North East. In association with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, BAM Construction.

FINALISTS

• Carnegie School of Sport (CSoS), Galliford Try. In association with Leeds Beckett University, Gardiner & Theobald, SES Engineering Services , Curtins Consulting, Sum Ltd, CAD21.
• Conditioning House, Bradford, Priestley Construction. In association with Priestley Homes.
• Dixon Trinity School, Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd. In association with Department for Education, FaulknerBrowns Architects, Anderson Green,Roscoe Development Management,  Gardiner & Theobald.
• Lady Ida Lodge extra care scheme, Esh Construction. In association with Housing 21, Langtry-Langton Architects, BWA, CIVIC Engineers.
• Leeds School of Arts Building, Faithful+Gould Limited. In association with Leeds Beckett University, Faithful+Gould Limited (University Cost Consultant), Hawkins Brown (Architect), Downing (Developer and Main Contractor), Cushman & Wakefield (External University Project Manager), ARUP (University MEP Consultant)
• The Place, Citu. In Association with Citu Design (Architects), Civic Engineers (Structural & drainage consultant), LEDA (MEP consultant), Browne Civil Engineering (Ground workers), Hybrid Structures (Superstructure supplier and installer), LMES (MEP contractor).
• Tree Care Health Centre Yorkshire Arboretum, Salt Architects. In association with Yorkshire Arboretum, LEDA, R W Tindell Limited, Scott Hughes Design, Hobson and Porter.
• University of York – Eleanor & Guy Dodson Building, Turner & Townsend. In association with University of York, Simpsons of York Ltd, Climatix Group, Atkins, Verisys, Faithful & Gould.

Civils Project of the Year

sponsored by

WINNER

Scarborough Spa Cliff Stabilisation, Scarborough Borough Council and Royal HaskoningDHV. In association with Balfour Beatty, Coffey, Environment Agency.

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Murdoch’s Connection – Princes Quay Bridge, Hull, Faithful+Gould. In association with Highways England, Tilbury Douglas (Previously Interserve Construction Limited), Arup.

FINALISTS

• A6195 Corridor Improvement Works, Barnsley, nmcn PLC & Barnsley MBC.
• Cottingham Flood Scheme Phase 2, Esh Civils. In association with East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Pell Frischmann, Esh Civils.
• DN7 Hatfield Link Road, Balfour Beatty. In association with Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council (DMBC).
• Grey to Green Phase 2, nmcn PLC & Sheffield City Council.
• Humber: Hull Frontage (HHF) Flood Defence Improvements, Mott MacDonald. In association with Environment Agency, BAM Nuttall Mott MacDonald Joint Venture (BMMJV), Arcadis, Jacobs, Arup.
• Leeds Public Transport Investment Programme (LPTIP):- City Centre Gateways, John Sisk & Son Ltd. In association with Leeds City Council, West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA), WSP, Capita, First Group Bus.

Client of the Year

sponsored by  

WINNER

Housing 21, Nominated by Esh Construction

Conservation and Regeneration

Sponsored by  

WINNER

• Lady Ida Lodge extra care scheme, Esh Construction. In association with Housing 21, Langtry-Langton Architects, BWA, CIVIC Engineers.

HIGHLY COMMENDED

The Guildhall, York, IBN Scaffold Access Ltd. In association with Vinci Construction UK.

FINALISTS

• DANUM Gallery, Library, Museum, Bond Bryan Architects Limited. In association with Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Willmott Dixon, Bonsers Restoration, Tier Consult, Redman Design, Opening the Book, Ares Landscape Architects.
• DANUM Gallery, Library and Museum, Willmott Dixon Construction. In association with Doncaster Council, Bond Bryan Architects, Tier Consult, Bonsers Restoration.
• Holmfirth Farmhouse retrofit, Green Building Store. In association with A+DP Architects, Post-planning Architectural Technician – Ashley Bamford.
• The Bike & Boot Hotel, Scarborough, Turner & Townsend Cost Management.  In association with Bike and Boot Inns Limited, Rachel McLane Ltd, Seven Architecture, M Cotton Limited , Turner & Townsend, Lambert Smith Hampton, Infiniti.

Digital Construction

Sponsored by  

WINNER

Leeds FAS2 Natural Flood Management – Woodland Carbon Code web tool, Mott MacDonald. In association with Environment Agency, Leeds City Council,  Forestry Commission.

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Transpennine Route Upgrade (West) – multi-faceted digital transformation driving data integration, true collaboration and optimum project outcomes. Transpennine Route Upgrade Alliance – West. In association with Network Rail, BAM Nuttall, Arup, Amey, Network Rail.

FINALISTS

• Computational Engineering, Arup Digital Engineering | Oasys Software. In association with The Institution of Structural Engineers.
• Murdoch’s Connection Bridge Hull, SH Structures Ltd. In association with Highways England, Arup Leeds, Matter Architecture, Tilbury Douglas, CIG –Architecture, LTP – Integration Products.
• Sir William Henry Bragg Building, BAM Construction Ltd – North East. In association with University of Leeds, BAM Construction.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing

Sponsored by  

WINNER

H&S Innovation – Colas AVA Airsweb safety reporting platform, Colas (Leeds). In association with numerous Local Authorities across Yorkshire.

FINALISTS

• Cottingham Flood Scheme Phase 2, Esh Civils. In association with East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Pell Frischmann, Esh Civils.
• Tilbury Douglas – Health, Safety and Wellbeing – Pandemic Response, Tilbury Douglas Construction.

Innovation

Sponsored by 

WINNER

Application of Evolutionary Algorithms on a near Off-Grid Home, Ollio The Building Performance Consultancy. In association with Client (Mr Paul Kelly), Latham Architects,  GCA Consulting Engineers, Stockdale, John Church Planning Consultancy Limited, Ensims Limited.

FINALISTS

• Tilbury Douglas – Pandemic Working Innovations, Tilbury Douglas Construction.

Integration and Collaborative Working

Sponsored by  

WINNER

Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and the Humber, BAM Construction North East. In association with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, NG Bailey, Silcock Leedham, Roses Medical, Brebur, Harrogate Conference Centre.

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Tilbury Douglas – DfE Schools Framework, Tilbury Douglas Construction. In association with Department for Education.

FINALISTS

• Bridlington Town Centre Sea Front Public Realm, nmcn PLC & East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
• Carnegie School of Sport, Galliford Try. In association with Leeds Beckett University, Gardiner & Theobald, SES Engineering Services, Curtins Consulting, Sum Ltd, CAD21.
• Cottingham Flood Scheme Phase 2, Esh Civils. In association with East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Pell Frischmann, Esh Civils.
• Galliford Try Joint Venture with Syngenta. In association with Syngenta Huddersfield Manufacturing Centre, Leeds Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
• Murdoch’s Connection – Princes Quay Bridge, Hull, Tilbury Douglas Construction. In association with Highways England, Faithful and Gould, Arup, Abnormal Load Engineering (ALE), SH Structures, Mason Street Furniture (MSF), Saferoad VRS, Hoard-it.

People Development

Sponsored by  

WINNER

LEDA Ltd

FINALISTS

• C80 Group
• Simpson (York) Ltd

Sustainability

Sponsored by   

WINNER

Sovereign House, Leeds, Graham Construction. In association with Leeds Building Society.

FINALISTS

• Holmfirth Farmhouse Radical Retrofit, Green Building Store. In association with A+DP Architects, Post-planning Architectural Technician – Ashley Bamford,
• Kirkburton Passivhaus, Green Building Store. In association with Derrie O’Sullivan (Architect).
• University of York Student Accommodation Project, Graham Construction. In association with CIVITAS (End user: University of York), Sheppard Robson (Architect), Cundall (Structural Designers), Landscape Projects (landscape Designers).

SME of Year

Sponsored by   

WINNER

ACWA Services Limited

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Innovation Fire Engineering Ltd – Overcoming adversity and building a stronger business

FINALISTS

• C80 Group – Growth and Success in a Year of Challenges.
• Palmer Landscapes Limited

The Offsite Award

Sponsored by  

WINNER

Foleshill Health Centre, Portakabin Ltd. In association with Community Health Partnerships, Tooley Foster, AECOM, Community Health Partnerships.

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Sir William Henry Bragg Building, BAM Construction Ltd – North East. In association with University of Leeds,  PCE Ltd

FINALISTS

• Stotford Crest Stables Self Build Development, SIP Build UK. In association with Annie & Phil Cowan, A W Cowan Groundworks.
• Tree Health Care Centre Yorkshire Arboretum, Salt Architects. In association with Yorkshire Arboretum, Turner Timber, Hobson and Porter.

Value

Sponsored by  

WINNER

Bridlington Town Centre Sea Front Public Realm, nmcn PLC & East Riding of Yorkshire Council. In association with Sutton Vane Associates, Sweco.

FINALISTS

• Tilbury Douglas – DfE Schools Framework, Tilbury Douglas Construction. In association with the Department for Education.

Best of the Best

Sponsored by  

WINNER

Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and the Humber, BAM Construction North East. In association with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, NG Bailey, Silcock Leedham, Roses Medical, Brebur, Harrogate Conference Centre.

CONSTRUCTING EXCELLENCE YORKSHIRE AND HUMBER AWARDS ARE BACK!

Organised by the School of Built Environment, Engineering and Computing at Leeds Beckett University, the Constructing Excellence Yorkshire and Humber Awards (#CEYH2021) focus attention on some of the most important issues in the construction sector. They recognise the very best companies, collaborations and projects, inspiring others to adopt new and better ways of working that deliver outstanding results.

Join us for our official #ceyh2021 online launch event where we will hear from our panel of esteemed judges what they are looking for in a winning entry.

We will also hear from National Constructing Excellence about the value of entering our awards.

Have you not entered our awards before? Maybe you have but want some extra tips on how to make your entry stand out.

If you are considering entering our awards for the first time or have done in the past but want to improve on your submission style, then our judges will be available to answer all of your key questions providing hints and tips.

COVID 19 – HOW HAVE YOU DEALT WITH 2020’S CHALLENGES?

Covid-19 has created many new challenges for the industry in our region with businesses having to adapt to survive. Our awards have always been about more than a great party, they are about showcasing what our industry does well, driving up standards and ultimately leading positive change in our industry. Off the back of a difficult year, when the sector will look to recovery we think it is more important than ever that businesses make noise about everything they have achieved. Entering our awards can;

• Raise awareness of the work you do and how it contributes to improving the wider reputation and image of the sector.
• Demonstrate excellence in your market, showcasing your organisation to key regional and national influencers and helping you to win more work.
• Show your customers (and your competitors) that you are committed to keeping standards high.
• Gain external validation for your company values.
• Celebrate your team’s success, boost morale and help you to attract and retain the best industry talent.
• Focus your internal strategy to embed a culture of best practice throughout your business.
• Align your business to the Constructing Excellence brand and our key drivers for a better industry.

LAUNCH EVENT REGISTRATION

Date: Thursday 28th January 2021

Time: 10.00 to 11.00

Where: Online via Microsoft Teams, you will be sent a joining link once you have registered for the event.

LINK TO BOOK

Every year we use the evening of our Constructing Excellence awards dinner to raise funds for a regional charity. Unfortunately as we are now moving our ceremony online due to COVID19, we have lost the opportunity to collect much needed funds in the room.

We are therefore launching an online campaign with the hope of raising the same, if not more, for this year’s charity, Wheatfields Hospice.

Many charities are suffering at the moment having had their shops closed and traditional fundraising activities curtailed so it is now even more important to support them to keep going. Hospices have had a signficant role to play in the pandemic, providing dignity, care, compassion and bereavement support to families, all while working under some very challenging conditions.

We have our own personal reasons for choosing Wheatfields, please visit our page to hear our story.

To donate, just click on the button above or at the link below. Donations can be made anonymously if you would prefer. Please add gift aid as it doesn’t cost you anything more and will add to the charity’s overall total.

We know that giving to charity is very much a personal decision but if everyone who has ever attended our dinner donated what they would normally do on the evening then we know we could reach our target. Every year we are always blown away by our network’s generosity. We thank you in advance for your support.

We are sure that many of you are closely monitoring the situation around COVID-19 and are no doubt aware of government restrictions currently in place on gatherings and events.

The safety of our guests is paramount and we have therefore taken the difficult decision to postpone this year’s Constructing Excellence Yorkshire and Humber Awards.

The awards will now take place on the evening of Wednesday 7th October 2020 (put it in the diary folks!). The timings, venue, theme are all the same as before and all current bookings will be transferred over to the new date.

The CEYH team are absolutely committed to delivering these awards which we know are a highlight for many of our network and an opportunity to shine a spotlight on what our industry does well and reward our hard working teams for delivering these often critical build and infrastructure projects. We feel that by October we hope to be through the worst of the impact and will welcome the opportunity to bring our network together for a celebration of the built environment’s contribution.

If for any reason we are unable to deliver a physical ceremony on the 7th, we will still be doing a full judging process and allocating regional winners so please do keep those entries coming in . We have also decided to extend the entry period to give people sufficient time to complete a submission.

The new deadline for entries will be Tuesday 26th May 2020.

THE CATEGORIES (CLICK TO DOWNLOAD FORMS)

Building Project of the Year 2020 (Sponsored by Innovation Fire)

Civil Engineering Project of the Year 2020   (Sponsored by Gosschalks)

Client of the Year 2020 (Sponsored by Addleshaw Goddard)

Conservation & Regeneration 2020   **available to sponsor**

Digital Construction 2020   (Sponsored by Trimble Tekla)

Health, Safety & Wellbeing 2020   **available to sponsor**

Innovation 2020   (Sponsored by Faithful+Gould)

Integration & Collaborative Working 2020   (Sponsored by Turner & Townsend)

Offsite 2020   (Sponsored by Clarion Solicitors)

People Development 2020   (Sponsored by CIOB Yorkshire)

Sustainability 2020   (Sponsored by SFS)

SME of the Year 2020   (Sponsored by YORhub)

Value 2020   (Sponsored by Shulmans)

KEY DATES

Closing Date: Tuesday 26th May 2020

Shortlist Announced: w/c 22nd June 2020

Gala Awards Dinner:  Wednesday 7th October 2020, New Dock, Leeds

Visit our awards pages for further information or download our awards brochure

In January, final year students studying BA Human Geography and BA Human Geography & Planning spent three days in Malham, a small village in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales. Each year staff accompany students on this fieldtrip and although it is known colloquially as the ‘Dissertation Boot Camp’, students always have a great time. The trip is actually an innovative ‘writing retreat’, the only one of its kind in our university. It is run by Dr Bronwen Edwards, who is a trained academic writing retreat facilitator. Indeed, several of the staff are actively engaged in research on student fieldtrips and writing, and we have drawn on this experience to create a writing retreat that really works for our students as they embark on writing up their dissertation research.

We have a busy programme of activities. Students can choose to attend communal writing sessions, dissertation workshops, and specialist group tutorials on ‘troubleshooting your methodology’ or ‘making a start with your content chapters’ and so on. This year’s exciting addition was a new workshop led by Dr Karen Horwood ‘Serious play lego!’ where students were encouraged to explore where they were at with their dissertations and how to move forward, by making lego models. We are really lucky that several of the staff are experienced walkers and lead country walks for all the students in the spectacular countryside. The rural setting is great for relieving stress, clearing the head, and encouraging the creative flow.
Students have lots of opportunities for support and advice In Malham, but the main aim is to create time and space to write, away from the usual distractions of city life. We help students learn strategies for writing productively when they return to normal student life in Leeds, for example how to break through writer’s block and how to establish a routine of regular writing. So many students find this trip game-changing for their dissertations, building their academic confidence and renewing their enthusiasm for their dissertation topics.

Article by Dr Andre Pusey, Course Director, Master of Planning / BA Housing Studies / BA Human Geography

a.pusey@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

More about our Human Geography, Housing and Planning Courses on the School of Built Environment and Engineering Website