best practice – Constructing Excellence Yorkshire & Humber

Many thanks to everyone who tuned into our online awards ceremony.

Congratulations to all the finalists, highly commended and the winners of the #CEYH2020 awards. The regional winners of each award category now go on to represent Yorkshire and Humber at the National Constructing Excellence Awards in early 2021 (See details below for individual category winners).

However once again, the real winner of the awards is the industry itself. The shear diversity of projects and organisations making up this year’s shortlist proves that the sector is responding positively and proactively to economic uncertainty, committing to high standards and striving to change the way that it builds for the better.

We look forward to seeing what you submit next year!

The Awards

Client of the Year (Sponsored by Addleshaw Goddard)

Winner: Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Limited

Also shortlisted:

Outwood Grange Academies Trust – submitted by Triton Construction

University of York – submitted by Faithful+Gould

Conservation and Regeneration (available to sponsor for 2021 – contact us to discuss options)

Winner: Whitby Piers Coast Protection Scheme – Submitted by Royal HaskoningDHV

Highly Commended: Leeds Town Hall Project – Submitted by Ibn Scaffold Access Ltd

Also shortlisted:

Doncaster Wool Market – submitted by Willmott Dixon

Anglesey Building, Birkby Junior School – submitted by Farrell and Clark

University of Sheffield Engineering Heartspace – submitted by Interserve

Bridlington Town Hall – submitted by East Riding of Yorkshire Council

The remodelling and refurbishment of a Grade II Listed Methodist Chapel – submitted by Fitzwilliam Malton Estate

Digital Construction (Sponsored by Trimble Solutions UK)

Winner: Area 12 GIS Integrated Area Programme – submitted by A-One+

Also shortlisted:

Yorkshire Water Digital Project Management Plan – submitted by BIM-UK

Project Cavendish – submitted by Turner & Townsend

Health, Safety and Wellbeing (Sponsored by East Riding Facilities and Infrastructure)

Winner: I-care and mental health initiatives – submitted by Interserve Construction

Highly Commended: Henry Boot Construction

Also shortlisted:

Springfield Healthcare, Harrogate Phase 1 – submitted by Simpson (York) Ltd

Innovation (Sponsored by Faithful+Gould)

Winner: Agile in Buildings – submitted by Ollio – The Building Performance Consultancy

Also shortlisted:

Smart Asset Management Ecosystem – submitted by 1st Horizon

Integration and Collaborative Working (Sponsored by Turner & Townsend)

Winner: British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) – submitted by WYG

Highly Commended: Hull York Medical School , York Campus – submitted by Faithful + Gould

Also shortlisted:

Outwood Primary Academy, Kirkhamgate – submitted by Triton Construction

Grantley Hall Hotel & Wellness Retreat, Ripon – Submitted by Lucas Lee Limited

Offsite Award (Sponsored by Clarion Solicitors)

Winner: University Hospital of North Tees Energy Centre – submitted by NG Bailey

Also shortlisted:

Keadby 2 SSE Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Power Station – submitted by Exyte Hargreaves Ltd

People Development (Sponsored by The CIOB)

Winner: M.B.Roche & Sons Ltd

Highly Commended: ENGIE Learning and Development

Also shortlisted:

East Leeds Orbital Route – submitted by Balfour Beatty

Interserve Yorkshire

Hobson & Porter

Project of the Year (Buildings) (Sponsored by Innovation Fire)

Winner: Moxy Hotel, York – submitted by Simpson (York) Ltd

Highly Commended: Leeds Playhouse – submitted by BAM Construction

Also shortlisted:

The OEC Sheffield, Owlerton Events & Conferencing Centre – submitted by Harris CM

The Glass Works Phase 1 – submitted by Henry Boot Construction

University of Sheffield Engineering Heartspace – submitted by Interserve

Grantley Hall Hotel & Wellness Retreat, Ripon – submitted by Lucas Lee Ltd

ERL Hornsea Redevelopment – submitted by East Riding Yorkshire Council

Project of the Year (Civils) (Sponsored by Gosschalks)

Winner: Anlaby and East Ella Flood Aleviation Scheme- submitted by East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Highly Commended: Whitby Piers Coast Protection Scheme – Submitted by Royal HaskoningDHV

Also shortlisted:

Humber Bridge Hanger Replacement & Testing – submitted by Spencer Group

East Leeds Orbital Route – submitted by Balfour Beatty

EN:Able Futures CIC and M.B.Roche & Sons Ltd

SME of the Year (Sponsored by YORhub)

Winner: ARC Building Solutions

Also shortlisted:

McLeod + Aitken Ltd

Sustainability (Sponsored by SFS)

Winner: University of Sheffield Heartspace – submitted by Interserve

Value (Sponsored by Knights)

Winner: Hull York Medical School, York Campus – submitted by Interserve

Also shortlisted: ERL Hornsea Redevelopment – submitted by East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Best of the Best (Sponsored by Yorkshire and Humber Best Practice Club)

Winner: Anlaby and East Ella Flood Aleviation Scheme- submitted by East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Last Friday saw the culmination of six months of meticulous planning by the Constructing Excellence Yorkshire and Humber team based at Leeds Beckett University to bring you this year’s #CEYH2017 awards and what an incredible night it was! Held at the Queen’s Hotel in central Leeds, we welcomed over 350 of the region’s construction and property professionals to our 10^th Anniversary celebration of the best examples of industry achievement in the last twelve months.

Sponsored by Galliford Try and once again hosted by Danni Hewson, BBC Look North’s business correspondent and industry champion, attendees were treated to networking drinks and a three course summer themed meal, set against our spectacular Yorkshire and Humber AV backdrop of Burnsall Village. We also welcomed Rosie Millard, Chair of Hull City of Culture as our keynote speaker for the evening who gave a captivating presentation on everything Hull has been up to this year so far and a taster of what is still to come. Rosie’s speech definitely went down a storm with our Humber contingent who are rightly proud of their home city! Continuing the Yorkshire theme was our awards playlist featuring only bands from the region; Def Leppard, the Cult and Chumbawumba to name a few; and our Yorkshire coast themed fun photobooth where attendees posed with hats, ice creams and even an inflatable seagull against a picture of Scarborough.

Our host for the evening, Danni Hewson from BBC Look North with an opening address on security

However the real regional stars were the outstanding projects, schemes and organisations who made up the CEYH2017 finalists. Fourteen awards were handed out in total covering the key best practice themes of Constructing Excellence as well as the much coveted and fiercely contested “Selfie of the night”. A special Chair’s award was also handed out posthumously to Dr Andrew Platten, former Associate Dean of Arts, Environment and Technology at Leeds Beckett University who was tragically killed in a cycling incident last July. In honour of Andrew, this year’s chosen charity was Brake and the team were thrilled to raise over £2500 through donations and raffle entries. Many thanks to Keelham Farm Shop, Queen’s Hotel, Snap Recipe Box and East 59th for their generous prize donations.

(Left: Lisa Kendall from Brake UK collecting their cheque, Right: Our lit up bike in tribute to Dr Andrew Platten who sadly passed away in a cycle incident in July 2016)

However the real winner on the evening was the industry itself. The sheer diversity of projects from local regeneration schemes to multi-million facilities demonstrates once again that the Yorkshire and Humber region is at the forefront of pushing boundaries, driving up standards and finding new ways to work collaboratively to achieve mutual cross sector benefit. So all we have left to do is extend a huge THANK YOU to all our sponsors, supporters, entrants, judges and participants. We look forward to seeing you again in 2018!

If you are interested in being involved in #CEYH2018 (sponsoring, entering or assisting) please contact Liz or Donna on 0113 812 1902 or via email to ckeevents@leedsbeckett.ac.uk. We look forward to hearing from you!