2020 Winners

Eighteen medallists across nine categories, the Rising Star award, the President’s award and one Construction Manager of the Year

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2020 construction manager of the year

Frank Connolly MCIOB

Mace

Centre Building, Holborn, London

Done badly, value engineering turns into a succession of easy cost wins at the expense of the architectural integrity and aspiration. On this project for a 12-storey block, Frank Connolly showed how to do VE well. His deployment of alternative methodologies, products and sequences realised savings while maintaining the spirit of the design.

On this 12-storey block, Frank Connolly’s leadership, passion and commitment delivered quality. He aced the city centre logistics of a land-locked site accessible only from a single-file lane by suspending part of the ground-floor slab over the basement to support a gantry for plant and delivery movements.

Gold winners

Residential under 10 storeys

Residential over 10 storeys

Primary Education

Michael Saunders MCIOB

Michael Saunders MCIOB

Lovell Partnerships

Orchard Place, King’s Lynn

Patrick Phillips MCIOB

Patrick Phillips MCIOB

Durkan

Atkins House/Benjamin House/Concert House/Orchestra House, Ilford

Massimiliano Crea MCIOB

Massimiliano Crea MCIOB

MID Group

Stonebridge Primary School, London NW10

Schools

Andrew Miles MCIOB

Andrew Miles MCIOB

Kier Construction

Croesyceiliog School, Cwmbran, Wales

Higher Education

Frank Connolly MCIOB

Frank Connolly MCIOB

Mace

Centre Building, Holborn, London

Leisure

Jamie Beard MCIOB

Jamie Beard MCIOB

Willmott Dixon

Tameside Wellness Centre, Denton

Office

Kevin English MCIOB

Kevin English MCIOB

Lendlease

2 Redman Place, Stratford, London

Public & Infrastructure

Kristian Cartwright MCIOB

Kristian Cartwright MCIOB

Willmott Dixon

The Box, Plymouth History Centre

Healthcare

Matt Gavin MCIOB

Matt Gavin MCIOB

Kier Construction

MRI Building, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff

SILVER winners

Residential under 10 storeys

Residential over 10 storeys

Primary Education

Dominic Jankowski MCIOB

Dominic Jankowski MCIOB

Hill Group

Fish Island Village, Stratford, London

Alistair MacPartlin MCIOB

Alistair MacPartlin MCIOB

JJ Rhatigan Building Contractors

No.26 Dingwall Road, Croydon

Thomas Prince MCIOB

Thomas Prince MCIOB

Willmott Dixon

Water Orton Primary School, Birmingham

Schools

Graham Thompson MCIOB

Graham Thompson MCIOB

Willmott Dixon

Harris Academy Sutton, Surrey

Higher Education

Richard White MCIOB

Richard White MCIOB

ISG Construction

The Richmond Building, Twickenham

Leisure

Nick Stoyles

Nick Stoyles

Willmott Dixon

New Addington Leisure and Community Centre, Croydon

Office

Richard Kirkpatrick MCIOB

Richard Kirkpatrick MCIOB

Skanska

The Marq, 32 Duke Street, St James’s, London

Public & Infrastructure

Russ Parks MCIOB

Russ Parks MCIOB

Willmott Dixon

The Futurist, Demolition and Stabilisation, Scarborough

Healthcare

Lewis Blake MCIOB

Lewis Blake MCIOB

Willmott Dixon Interiors

Nursing and Midwifery Council Headquarters, Stratford, London

Highly Commended

Brian Hanlon MCIOB

Willmott Dixon

Gold

Kelly Attwood

Kelly Attwood

Morgan Sindall

Gold

Vasiliki Bowler

Vasiliki Bowler

Faithful+Gould

Silver

Annabel Clark

Annabel Clark

Faithful+Gould

CIOB PRESIDENT’S AWARD

Under Sir James’ stewardship the Wates Group are setting new standards for what can be achieved in terms of health and safety. Their Zero Harm Strategy is a success story in its own right, with the ambition to make their construction sites as safe as their offices. While placing an equal focus on occupational health and work-related illnesses, like mental health.

We are seeing more construction business open up to the challenge of diversity and inclusion. Sir James’ bold leadership has committed Wates to reflect society more fully by 2025. Making fairness and openness not just phrases but corporate objectives that are reported upon.

It is perhaps unsurprising that when UK government looked for a chairperson to develop corporate governance principles for large privately-owned companies, they asked Sir James to lead the work. The resulting Wates Principles encourage high standards of corporate governance, and crucially reflect the impact that large privately-owned companies have on society and the economy.

Professor Charles Egbu FCIOB
CIOB Past President 2019/20

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