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FeaturesIn Dodds we trust
Mr Kier’s safe pair of hands have just picked up Building’s boss of the year
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NewsConstructionSkills achiever of the year
With an impressive portfolio of work behind them, these contestants look set to change the face of construction – we can only hope they’ll remember this award when they’re running the industry ...
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NewsArchitect of the Year
For the past 40 years or so, PRP has been breaking new ground in the social uses of architecture. No doubt the strength of this tradition helps to explain its splendid, award-winning performance this year
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NewsConstructing Excellence Award
The winner of the best of the best category this year goes to a company that combines the dynamism of the high-tech modern contractor with a clear idea of the values that underpin a construction dynasty
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NewsHard times a’coming …
The world is changing. The traditional A to P Building Regulations have been sidelined by a new body of rules aimed at lessening the impact of the built environment on the natural one.
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NewsClient of the Year
We all know the importance of having a good boss, and this award goes to the best of them: the developers and clients who bring forward the great projects, then work with their teams to make sure they’re successful
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NewsPaying back the overdraft
After five years of tireless campaigning, the barmy rhetoric of the greens is becoming official policy By Paul King, Director of Campaigns, WWF-UK
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NewsConsultant of the Year
Thanks to the strength in depth of the consulting sector, this is always one of the most bitterly contested categories in the Building Awards. This year was no exception – as the following summary makes clear
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NewsContractor of the Year
The cream of Britain’s contractors showed up in this year’s shortlist, and any of them could plausibly have walked away with the trophy. But a mix of innovation, achievement and best practice made it Simons’ year
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Engineer of the Year
One area in which British construction has traditionally led the world is its engineering, so it’s good to see that its reputation is the safe hands of our six finalists, all of whom have been responsible for world-class projects
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NewsEntrepreneur of the Year
This award honours the business brains who are willing to put their own money on the line to create the companies that the rest of us are happy to work in. And this year boasts one of our best ever line-ups
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NewsHousebuilder of the Year
Four firms battled it out in this category, each setting new standards in sustainability, community involvement, growth and regeneration, but the one that clinched it combined all these with aesthetic appeal ...
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NewsChief Executive of the Year
John Dodds’ part in Kier’s success story has won him the coveted boss of the year category
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NewsWater efficiency
Often overshadowed by energy, water efficiency is about to get its own tough rulesJohn Tebbit, industry affairs director of the Construction Products Association
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NewsOutstanding Contribution To The Industry
This award goes to a man who has just left full-time employment after a career spent quietly transforming everything that he’s turned his formidable mind to.
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NewsMajor Contractor of the Year
This is one of the most eagerly awaited categories in the Building Awards, and this year it goes to a contractor that, in a difficult year, has flown the flag for the whole of British construction
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NewsMajor Housebuilder of the Year
These mighty businesses have demonstrated that being big does not necessarily make a company less nimble or less innovative or less close to its customers or less aware of its social responsibilities ...