Billington and Taywood head CJ Awards winners

A thousand guests witnessed Billington Structures and Taylor Woodrow collecting a pair of trophies each at the Contract Journal Construction Industry Awards 2004 at London's Grosvenor House Hotel last night.

Billington was named Specialist Contractor of the Year and picked up the IT Award as well. Taywood won the Marketing & Business Development Award and also scooped the Long-Term Partnership Award as part of the Strategic Alliance Partnership, which includes NG Bailey, Staveley Services and Rotary Group.

Taywood was also highly commended for the prestigious Silver Helmet Award for Safety, which was won by Clugston Construction.

Building Contractor of the Year went to Carillion Building, while Sir Robert McAlpine was highly commended.

The full list of winners and commended entries appears below.

Building Contractor of the Year
Winner: Carillion Building
Highly commended: Sir Robert McAlpine

Civil Engineering Contractor of the Year
Winner: Edmund Nuttall

Client of the Year
Winner: Blackpool Borough Council

Construction Product Manufacturer of the Year
Winner: Alumet Systems (UK)

Demolition Contractor of the Year
Winner: Cantillon Demolition

SME Contractor of the Year
Winner: The Lord Group

Long-Term Partnering Award
Winner: Strategic Alliance Partnership

Marketing & Business Development Award
Winner: Taylor Woodrow

Plant Hirer of the Year
Winner: Pochin Concrete Pumping

PPP/PFI Award
Winner: Costain Skanska UK JV for the Met Office relocation

Specialist Contractor of the Year
Winner: Billington Structures

Silver Helmet Award for Safety
Winner: Clugston Construction
Highly commended: Taylor Woodrow

Training Award
Winner: Carpentry Management Contracting
Highly commended: HBG Construction

IT Award
Billington Structures