Finalists for 2022 CIOB Awards revealed
The Chartered Institute of Building has announced the finalists for its prestigious annual awards
In total more than 70 construction managers and organisations have been shortlisted for 14 awards including Rising Star, Team of the Year and the coveted Construction Manager of the Year.
This is the first year CIOB will also present awards specifically for sustainability and equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I), reflecting two of the biggest challenges currently faced by the construction industry.
The CIOB Awards winners will be revealed at a glittering black-tie ceremony in London on September 28 sponsored by S&P Global Engineering and Elecosoft. The event will be hosted by radio and television presenter Anita Rani, who is best known for her work on BBC Countryfile, The One Show and BBC Radio 4.
Caroline Gumble, CEO at CIOB, added: “We have received lots of high-quality entries for this year’s CIOB Awards, which showcase the very best leadership and talent in the built environment sector. Our congratulations go to all the finalists, and we hope they will join us at the awards ceremony in September, which is always such an inspirational event. It will be exciting to discover who the winners are.”
In 2021 the Construction Manager of Year Award was presented to Marc Burton for his project to build a 180-bed Nightingale hospital on the island of Jersey during the covid-19 pandemic. Marc and his team of locally based workers delivered the project under budget and in only 25 days.
Almost a year on from winning the award Marc said: “It was an incredible honour to win CMYA last year particularly given the extremely strong entrants across the various categories. To receive the award at the gala evening in front of your peers was truly humbling, a fantastic experience and a career defining accolade. Promoting careers in construction and the built environment has been a real passion and focus of mine for several years and the award has really helped in highlighting the fantastic opportunities that exist in our industry using the experience of the Jersey Nightingale as an example. The Jersey Nightingale was a very special project and I’ve really enjoyed sharing the story, events and lessons learnt with a whole host of people including those from other industries, highlighting the contribution the built environment makes to our communities.”
The announcement of the 2022 finalists for each category follows a rigorous assessment process which sees judges assess written applications, as well as conducting site visits and panel interviews.
The full list of category finalists is given below and can be found on the dedicated CIOB Awards website
Healthcare
- Matthew Adams - Willmott Dixon Construction
- Matt Davis - Kier Construction
- Kieran Legg - Willmott Dixon Interiors
- Colin McCullogh - McLaughlin & Harvey
- Daryl Parker - Kier Construction
- Bob Swindle - MPMH Construction Limited
- Daron Walker - Sir Robert McAlpine
- Andrew Witnall - BAM Construction Ltd
- Paul Barrowcliffe - Sir Robert McAlpine
- Matthew Friedmann - Eric Wright Construction
- Kevin O’Brien - Galliford Try Construction Ltd
- Christian Parton - BAM Construction Ltd
- Christopher Purchase - Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd
- Martin Roberts - Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd
- Paul Southgate - Willmott Dixon interiors
Junior and Primary Schools
- Neil Branchflower - ISG
- Amy Griffiths - Kier Construction
- Blake Lennan - Greendale Construction Ltd
- Adrian Mills - ISG
- Tom Arkley - Willmott Dixon Interiors
- William Chambers - ISG Ltd
- Andrew Hill - ISG Ltd
- John McCarthy - BAM Construction Limited
- Conor O’Keeffe - Kier Construction
- Colin Patterson - Henry Brothers Midlands
- Stephen Rafferty - McAleer and Rushe
Public & Leisure
- Nigel Griffiths - Jenner Contractors LTD, Century House
- Nick Hamersley - Kier Construction – Western and Wales
- Martin Keys - Heathfield House, Phoenix Crescent
- Mark McCormick - McAleer & Rushe Contracts UK Ltd
- Stephen McDermott - Willmott Dixon Construction
- Steve Morris - McAleer & Rushe Contracts UK Ltd
- Joe O Connell - Kier Construction
- Mital Patel - Willmott Dixon Interiors
- Jessica Spain - Mace
- Colin Tilley - Willmott Dixon Construction
- Azir Ali - Wates Construction
- Thomas Biggins - Conamar Building Services
- Robert Brazier - Pexhurst
- Patrick Coyle - McAleer & Rushe
- Javier Fernandez Nuevo - Knightharwood
- Ruslan Khisamutdinov - 4, Elstree Gate
- Bill Taylor - Beard Construction
- Martin Bennett - Willmott Dixon Construction
- Jon Kelly - Storey Homes
- Robert Lanson - Eric Wright Construction
- Kevin Larkin - JJ Rhatigan
- John O’Neill - Drewsmith
- Stephen Pedro - Telford Homes
- Stephen Sidebotham - Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd
- Jason Sims - Caddick Construction Ltd
Secondary Schools
- Jess Barrett - Inside Out Developments Ltd
- James Cooper - Willmott Dixon Construction
- Ed (Edward) Dwight - Kier Construction – London South and Strategic Projects
- Ernestas Kupcikevicius - 1st Floor 1 Falcon Gate
- Ryan McGreevy - Farrans Construction
- Thomas Prince - Willmott Dixon Construction
- Mark Turner - Willmott Dixon Construction
CIOB Rising Star Award
- Jack Bennion - Redrow
- Gary Dearden - Willmott Dixon
- Reef Hillary - Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd
- Sophie Leake - Speller Metcalfe
- Suzie McNicholas - Consilium Academies
- Stephen Martin - In House Services and Estates
- Cameron Sanghera - AECOM
- Dylan Harvey - CMF Ltd
- Tracey McGovern - Tracey Brothers Ltd
- Joe O’Connell - Kier
- David Rowsell - University of Hertfordshire
- Toby Ward - Sheffield Hallam University
- Annabelle Young - Quintain
CIOB Sustainability Award
- Sean Connelly - Aquascapes Ltd
- Prof. Steve Goodhew - CobBauge Project – University of Plymouth
- Caron Johnson MCIOB CEnv - Ministry of Justice
- Saul Humphrey - Saul D Humphrey LLP
CIOB EDI Individual Award
- Saheb Dhesi - DGP Logistics
- Rebecca Lovelace - Building People
- Amos Simbo - BPIC (Black Professionals in Construction)
- Fortel Group
- St. Modwen
- Skanska UK
This article originally appeared on the CIOB news and blog site under the same title dated August 10 2022.
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