Best Places to Work in 2008 - The Shortlist

The shortlist for this year’s Contract Journal Best Places to Work in Construction is out – and if you are on it, many congratulations.

The Awards, sponsored by ConstructionSkills and Hays Construction, are designed to recognise and reward forward-thinking companies who run great businesses with happy, productive and enthusiastic staff.

This year, we have had more entries than ever, from a wider range of companies, and so any firm making the shortlist has done extremely well to become a finalist.

Now, all shortlisted firms will be invited to attend the Contract Journal Best Places to Work in Construction Awards on 18 June at Lord’s Cricket Ground in St Johns Wood, London.

The final results are a closely guarded secret, and are only revealed at the Contract Journal Best Places to Work in Construction Awards.

Winning one of these Awards is a huge achievement, and that’s why we make our annual Awards lunch a day to remember.

The lunchtime event starts with a drinks reception, followed by a fantastic three course lunch and an entertaining after-lunch speaker, and then onto the Awards ceremony itself – with the added option of a guided tour of Lords at the end of the event.

All finalists will be sent full details about how you and your colleagues, friends and clients can join us for the Awards ceremony on Wednesday 18 June.

All shortlisted firms will also receive a Contract Journal Best Places to Work in Construction 2008 finalist logo, which can
be used on company stationery, recruitment advertising or any company material.

More details on the Awards – including the judging process, Awards ceremony, sponsors and previous winners – can be found on www.cjbestplacestowork.co.uk

Best Places to Work in Construction Awards 2008 - The Finalists

Building contractor with 501 or more staff:

• Bardon Contracting
• Fitzpatrick Contractors
• G & J Seddon
• Shepherd Construction
• Thomas Vale Construction

Building contractor with 201-500 staff:

• Inspace Partnerships
• Patton Group

Building contractor with 101-200 staff:

• Conlon Construction
• Galliford Try Partnerships
• Holloway White Allom
• Pochin Contractors
• Southdale Homes
• Strategic Team Maintenance

Building contractor with 51-100 staff:

• Cavanna Group Man Services
• Jehu Project Services
• Mount Anvil
• Strata Construction

Building contractor with 11-50 staff:

• Stone BCI
• WJ Butcher (Romford)
• Xircon

Civil engineering contractor:

• Alpha Construction
• Hewlett Civil Engineering
• JN Bentley
• Norwest Holst Civil Engineering
• Tamdown

Specialist contractor:

• Cementation Foundations Skanska
• Concrete Repairs
• Grainger Building Services
• Ploughcroft Building Services
• SE Controls
• Skansen Interiors

Professional services:

• Hallam Land Management
• Henry Boot Developments
• HLM Architects
• JLES Group
• Walker Sime
• Walsh Group

Supplier:

• ABC Contract Services
• Arc-Gen
• SkyBlue
• TH Associates

Best year-on-year improvement:

• Conlon Construction
• Hewlett Civil Engineering
• Holloway White Allom
• Linford Group
• Patton Group
• WJ Butcher (Romford)