Contract Journal Awards 2006 shortlist announced

This year’s Contract Journal Construction Industry Awards attracted more entries than ever before, proving that more companies in construction are keen to prove that they are the best. After a preliminary judging round, 66 of those entries have made it on to the shortlist (shown below), and now stand a chance of winning one of the most prestigious awards in the construction industry.

There are again 14 categories in this year’s CJ Awards, with two new Awards – Major Contractor of the Year and Regional Contractor of the Year. The number of finalists in each category varies, reflecting the overall number of entries in that section and the closeness of judges’ marking among the main contenders.

All shortlisted entries will now be sent to our Awards auditor, Grant Thornton, which will contact referees given in each entry to verify each company’s claims. Once this is complete, the final judging will take place in early autumn to identify the winner of each category.

Well done to all the shortlisted firms – and good luck at the Contract Journal Construction Industry Awards evening on 5 October at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel. If you’d like more details on the Awards, call event organiser Sharon Hart (020 8652 8036), or e-mail sharon.hart@rbi.co.uk.

The shortlist

Major Contractor of the Year

• Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering
• Kier Group Construction Division
• Taylor Woodrow
• Sir Robert McAlpine

Regional Contractor of the Year

• Clugston Construction
• Dean & Dyball Construction
• Durkan
• Leadbitter Construction
• Pearce Group

Client of the Year

• Arlington
• Network Rail
• Sheffield City Council
• Welsh Assembly Government

Construction Product Manufacturer of the Year

• ACO Technology
• Kingspan Insulation
• Naylor Drainage
• Tarmac

Demolition Contractor of the Year

• Coleman & Company
• Cuddy Group
• Erith Contractors
• General Demolition
• Walter Forshaw

Diversity Award

• GE Equipment Services Plant Hire
• Higgins Construction
• Keepmoat
• Kier Building Maintenance
• Mears Group

IT Award

• A-Plant
• BAA T5
• Clyde Valley Drilling
• Dean & Dyball Construction
• Taylor Woodrow

Long-term Partnering Award

• Birse Civils and Blackpool Council
• Kier Sheffield and Sheffield City Council
• Southern Region Construction Partnership, Edmund Nuttall and Network Rail
• The Birmingham Construction Partnership and GF Tomlinson, Wates Group, Thomas Vale Construction

Plant Hirer of the Year

• A-Plant
• GE Equipment Services Plant Hire
• Speedy Hire

PPP/PFI Award

• Doncaster Community Solutions (Liftco)
• Durham Villages Regeneration Company
• Transform Schools (Rotherham)

Specialist Contractor of the Year

• Billington Structures
• Cementation Foundations Skanska
• Hall Fire Protection
• Hills Electrical & Mechanical
• Mitie Engineering Services
• Roy Hankinson

Contract Journal Silver Helmet Award for Safety

• Banner Holdings
• Birse Civils
• Clugston Construction
• Coleman & Company
• Kier Group
• Taylor Woodrow
• Warings Construction Group

SME Contractor of the Year

• Dovehouse Interiors
• Garside & Laycock
• Herbert T Forrest
• Lengard
• Richardson Projects
• Shaylor

Training Award

• Clugston Construction
• Keepmoat
• Kier Group
• RCS
• Thomas Vale Construction