Building Awards 2016: The winners revealed

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Wates boss wins first ever CEO’s CEO of the year, plus full list of Building Awards winners

Andrew Davies was crowned winner of the first ever CEOs’ CEO of the Year gong at the Building Awards.

The Wates chief executive was recognised by his peers for his contribution to the construction industry, among a host of winners at construction’s biggest celebration of the year.

Hosted by Cold Feet actor James Nesbitt, the ceremony at the Grosvenor House hotel in London’s Mayfair this evening was attended by 1,400 of the great and good of the industry.

Since joining Wates from BAE Systems in 2014, Davies has embarked on an ambitious plan to double the family-owned contractor’s turnover to £2bn, and is well on the way to achieving this after acquiring the bulk of rival Shepherd’s construction business.

The judges said Davies has placed a commitment to social value at the heart of Wates’ business, and the company was awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise for sustainable development in April.

Sadie Morgan, founder of architecture practice dRMM and chair of the HS2 design panel, was named Building Magazine personality of the year.

Tamsin Tweddell, senior partner at Max Fordham, took Building Magazine’s woman of the year award, while Nora Taylor of Arcadis was highly commended in the same category by the judges.

Project of the year was scooped by Mace’s work on Birmingham New Street train station, in partnership with Network Rail and Atkins.

Building Magazine Personality of the Year

Sponsored by Hays

Winner: Sadie Morgan, dRMM

Building Magazine Woman of the Year

Sponsored by AECOM

Winner: Tamsin Tweddell - Max Fordham

Highly Commended: Nora Taylor - Arcadis

Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (fewer than 100 staff)

Winner: Core Five

Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (100 staff or over)

Winner: Gleeds

Architectural Practice of the Year

Sponsored by Comar

Winner: Bennetts Associates

Engineering Consultant of the Year

Winner: Eckersley O’Callaghan

Contractor of the Year (up to £300m)

Sponsored by Kawneer

Winner: Walter Lilly

Major Contractor of the Year (over £300m)

Winner: Wates Group

Housing Project of the Year

Winner: Bacton Low Rise Phase 1 - Karakusevic Carson Architects

Product Innovation of the Year

Winner: Innofix Clip - Redland

Housebuilder of the Year

Sponsored by AluK

Winner: Places for People

Specialist Contractor of the Year

Sponsored by Lakesmere

Winner: Keltbray Group

Small Project of the Year (up to £5m)

Sponsored by Clement Windows Group

Winner: Shaftesbury Theatre - Bennetts Associates

Highly Commended: Mellor Primary School - Sarah Wigglesworth Architects

International Project of the Year

Sponsored by Gowling WLG

Winner: The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center - Arup, British Library , Expedition Engineering & Faithful + Gould

Skills Initiative of the Year

Winner: John Rowan and Partners - Classroom to Chartership Initiative

Refurbishment Project of the Year

Winner: The Whitworth, Manchester - ISG

Sustainability Project of the Year

Sponsored by Fenwick Elliott

Winner: 7 Air Street - AECOM

BIM Initiative of the Year

Sponsored by Asite

Winner: BIMspace - Cullinan Studio

Building Magazine Project of the Year

Sponsored by Schueco