More Focus – Page 109
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Sustainable Project of the Year
A broad portfolio of major projects, bumper financial results and a commitment to staff training and development have given Core Five the entrepreneurial clout to take the top prize
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: BIM Initiative of the Year
This category acknowledges those companies that have gone the extra mile to integrate BIM into the everyday fabric of their business, with the winner ensuring that all staff get hands on with the technology
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Construction Client of the Year
Argent has become synonymous with high-profile city centre regeneration projects, such as London’s King’s Cross, which it pulls off with style - so not surprisingly the best in the industry are lining up to work with this client
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: The Test of Time
These projects employed bold design features that have seen the finished articles flourish, particularly when it comes to meeting their ambitious sustainability targets
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Chief Executive of the Year
Galliford Try’s Greg Fitzgerald has steered the firm through years of mergers and growth, culminating in last’s year’s acquisition of Miller Construction - and all while earning the respect of his peers and colleagues along the way
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Personality of the Year
When it comes to unlocking the potential of complex city centres, Argent partner Tony Giddings is one of the best in the business. You just have to look at scale of change at London’s King’s Cross to appreciate the extent of his achievements as his firm is showing some of ...
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FeaturesInside Westminster: Housing by numbers
In this election’s battle of the building stats, a major focus has been that worryingly few houses have been built in the last five years. But is this the coalition’s fault? Could other parties do better?
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FeaturesTracker: March 2015
While concern about constraints has edged up, the orders index has hit a record high and things are looking up for nearly every region
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Major Contractor of the Year (over £300m)
For those who think you can never win two years running, here’s proof that you can. The competition was tough but Mace’s commitment to safety, to client engagement and to financial success, gave it the edge once again
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Housing Project of the Year
This year’s housing projects have been chosen for exceptional design work and for providing a boost to their local community, with one entry standing out on both these factors
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Manufacturer of the Year
All of these manufacturers have launched pioneering products that have helped to improve building performance and respond to the needs of building users, with one entry proving particularly innovative
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Housebuilder of the Year
In a year that has seen housebuilders as the centre of attention, these four were singled out not just for their strong financial results, but for their work towards the betterment of the sector
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (fewer than 100 staff)
A broad portfolio of major projects, bumper financial results and a commitment to staff training and development have given Core Five the entrepreneurial clout to take the top prize
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (100 staff or over)
Any firm that can help deliver a €1bn stimulus to Greece’s economy deserves an accolade, but Faithful+Gould bags our top prize for the pure scale of its ambition - including a push into commercial property
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Architectural Practice of the Year
The sheer energy at play at PRP this year - developing a range of innovative typologies for housing, sharing its knowledge of housing with the rest of the industry, and pushing for design quality - makes it a worthy winner
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Engineering Consultant of the Year
WSP might well have been awarded the top prize for the sheer number and prestige of its projects over the past 12 months alone, but the energy and intelligence it puts into improving life for its staff clinched the win
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Contractor of the Year (up to £300m)
There were three strong contenders for this category - including last year’s winner - but FM Conway’s consolidation of its reputation for delivering on time and on budget and the testimonials it gets from its clients won the day
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FeaturesArchitecture in a time of austerity
Ike Ijeh assesses the impact the coalition has had on architecture and how design has fared through the years of budget tightening
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Woman of the Year
Building’s Woman of the Year award is a new award designed to recognise and promote the achievements of women working in construction. Seven inspirational women were shortlisted but one of them had the edge
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FeaturesNatalie Bennett’s letter to the construction industry
Leader of the Green party responds to Building’s manifesto aims