Balmond and Terry receive OBEs

Andrew Wyllie

The chief executives of BAM Nuttall and Costain have been awarded a CBE and an OBE respectively in the New Year’s Honours list.

The list, which was announced today, shows that both Stephen Fox and Andrew Wyllie received their awards for services to civil engineering and construction.

There was also a CBE for Paul Sheffield, managing director of Laing O’Rourke’s European operations, who was recognised for charity work as well as his contribution to the industry.

Jane Wernick, engineer and founder of Jane Wernick Associates, received a CBE for services to structural and civil engineering.

In the architecture world, classicist and Prince Charles favourite Quinlan Terry received an OBE, as did former Arup deputy chairman Cecil Balmond.

Rodney Bennion, former chair of trustees at the Construction Youth Trust, was given an OBE. Liz Male, a leading industry PR and non-executive chair of TrustMark, was honoured with an MBE.

Former City of London chief planning officer Peter Rees and the government’s chief planner Steve Quartermain both received CBEs.