AWARDS 2020

CONSTRUCTING EXCELLENCE NORTH EAST AWARDS 2020 WELCOME

Welcome to the Constructing Excellence North East Virtual Awards 2020.

Constructing Excellence North East has been delighted by the response to this year’s Awards with an enormous number of high calibre entries. There have certainly been some tough decisions made by the judges.

Constructing Excellence Awards are designed to showcase and It has been a very strange year for everyone, and it has been especially challenging celebrate achievements by projects, organisations and individuals for small organisations like Constructing Excellence North East. We would like to say from the built environment as they continue to set the benchmark an enormous thank you to all our Members for their support as they truly are our for excellence. The quality of the submissions has once again been lifeline and without them, we would not be able to operate. We would especially exceptional, and all the successful shortlisted entrants should like to thank our Awards Headline Sponsor, CDM Recruitment, all the category therefore be congratulated in reaching this final regional stage. sponsors, our dedicated team of judges for their valiant efforts and all of you who submitted entries or nominations, as without you this event wouldn’t be possible. The category winners from each region will go forward to the national final and further details on this will be made available shortly. This will Finally, it just remains for me to say good luck to all those shortlisted. give those worthy winners an opportunity to receive further recognition and acclaim on a truly national level. In November 2019, the North East Catriona Lingwood, Chief Executive region were delighted to scoop four winners, a highly commended and a commended, so many congratulations go to them. Please feel free to follow this evening on Twitter @ConExcellence or #CENE2020 and of course tweet your comments and photographs too. JUDGES

Andrew Thomas – Diligentia Kevin Hunter – CDM Recruitment Roy Casey – Success Train

Andy Ray – Applebridge Building Services Malcolm Shiels – Costain Simon Murray – Northumbria University

Angela Carney – Carney Consultancy Mark Beirne – Extra Space Solutions Simon Lewis – Womble BondDickinson

Barry Errignton – Northumbria University Meryl Levington Stephanie Marshall – Turner & Townsend

David Gardner – Faithful+Gould Nik Turner – Believe Housing Tim Bailey – xsite Architecture

Duncan Reed – TrimbleTekla Paul Robinson – Turner & Townsend Tim Craig – Ward Hadaway

Jackie Casey – Success Train Phil Lloyd – Space Group Tom Oulton – CE Yorkshire & Humber / Turner & Townsend John Nielsen – CIC / CK21 Consultants Rachel Cox – Believe Housing Tony Bellamy – CIOB North East / John Robson – Northumbrian Water Richard Woodhouse – Northumbrian Water Interserve Construction

Kate Lloyd – CENE Rob Hirst – HSE Victoria Beattie – Port of Tyne OUR HEADLINE SPONSOR OUR HEADLINE SPONSOR

Established in 2001, CDM Recruitment provides specialist recruitment services to the Construction, Civil Engineering & related industries. Each year we service thousands of temporary and permanent roles within our core markets.

Our extensive client portfolio is a testament to the quality & diversity of Sponsorship of CENE: our recruitment services and the exceptional relationships we have built with local, regional and national clients. “We are absolutely delighted to be the headline sponsor for the Constructing Excellence North East Awards for the third year running. Through demonstrating the highest professional standards in both our The CENE awards are an opportunity for our region’s construction client & candidate relationships we endeavour to lead by example to industry to showcase excellence in their respective fields. Through promote excellence in recruitment best practice. the CENE awards, winners enjoy widespread recognition for their achievements and I congratulate CENE for providing the region with Our specialist divisions include: this platform to shout about the fantastic projects being delivered across our construction industry. Good luck to all of the 2020 entrants!” • Civil & Structural Engineering • Construction Management • M&E Building Services• Trades & Labour • Housing Facilities Management • Architecture • Surveying www.cdmrecruitment.com

OUR DRINKS SPONSOR

Turner & Townsend is an independent professional services company specialising in programme management, project management, cost and commercial management and advisory across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors.

With 110 offices in 45 countries, we draw on our extensive global and From a single quantity surveying partnership in Darlington founded in industry experience to manage risk while maximising value and 1946, we have grown to become a truly global professional services performance during the construction and operation of our client’s assets. company offering independent advice, safeguarding the commercial interests of clients embarking on investment programmes across real At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. estate, infrastructure and natural resources. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. www.turnerandtownsend.com AWARD SPONSORS

Esh Construction Interserve Knights SES Engineering Services (SES) Esh Construction is the main trading arm Interserve deliver construction services Knights, a legal and professional services SES Engineering Services (SES) provides of Esh Group, one of the region’s leading within both the public and private sector; business with 930 professional advisors market-leading technical solutions for the privately-owned construction, development, our turnover is in excess of £2.9 billion and delivering high-quality services to over 18,000 built environment through the design, and property services businesses. we employ a talented workforce of over clients from 13 office locations across the UK. manufacture and installation of building 53,000 people. Under our new parent- services. With more than 50 years’ Through our sub-divisions we provide company we now have an industry leading Our clients receive the best service in the experience SES provides complex technical contracting services in civil engineering, balance sheet and significant cash reserves sector, combining the flexibility to service solutions for clients across a range of sectors. commercial build, affordable housing, to support further growth. their needs at scale, drawing from our Through its dedicated offsite manufacturing refurbishment, and facilities management. extensive high-quality legal expertise and facility, Prism, SES provides an innovative We have a proven delivery record throughout Named ‘Contractor-of-the-Year’ at the 2019 deep sector specialisms, and the value alternative to labour-intensive, time the region working for a wide range of public North East Property Awards; we are short-list- associated with operating outside London. consuming on-site production and assembly. and private sector clients. ed again in 2020. Recognised for delivering world-class projects locally; providing fantastic With 12 professional advisors, Knights’ The combination of SES’ innovative approach, We are a socially responsible, Queen’s Award- end-user experiences, maximising social- Construction team has extensive knowledge use of the latest technology to deliver great winning business employing over 700 people value outcomes and innovating to deliver of the construction sector and provides buildings, its commitment to reducing its across two regional offices and pride inspirational spaces more efficiently. With practical and strategic advice with impact on the environment and its exemplary ourselves on delivering a quality product offices located in Newcastle and Stockton; commerciality at the fore, to a wide range of HSE record bring benefits not only to SES and while maximising social and economic value our client base includes GlaxoSmithKline, construction and engineering projects on both its clients but also to the wider industry. for our clients and their communities. South Tees Hospital and Durham University; contentious and non-contentious matters. for whom we have recently handed over the high-profile £80m Mount Oswald development. Leaders in collaborative working our frameworks include NEPO, NEUPC, YORbuild, Pagabo, Procure-Partnerships and ProCure22; which we have used extensively to deliver vital facilities to combat Coronavirus. AWARD SPONSORS

Faithful+Gould Muckle Womble Bond Dickinson LLP The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) We at Faithful+Gould aspire to be Muckle is the North East’s leading independent Womble Bond Dickinson LLP is a The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is the leading integrated project and law firm for businesses, with specialists in transatlantic law firm operating on a at the heart of a management and leadership programme management consultancy virtually every area of commercial law including national and international basis across career in the built environment. The Institute within North East region, delivering a team of experts in construction law. the full spectrum of commercial law. believes strongly in collaborative working constructive expertise to clients through A top tier law firm, it has offices across the as the most powerful tool for success in the our ability to integrate our core services We’ve worked on some of the region’s largest United Kingdom, the United States and workplace, and this award recognises the in realising the needs of their business. and most impressive projects over the years, Europe. The Construction and Engineering best and brightest in this discipline. The CIOB We hire and retain the best people in including a number of CENE shortlisted and team in the UK is one of the leading has supported this event for the past few the industry, enabling us to consistently award winning projects such as The Urban national construction law teams dealing years, and in this time, we have seen a score support clients with the construction Sciences Building and the Catalyst at the Helix. with the full spectrum of transactional and of highly impressive nominees and winners, and management of their key assets, dispute resolution services for public and of which this year will be no different. We important projects and programmes. And while the North East is our core focus, private sector clients. The team has been wish the winner the very best and commend we act for many national clients on projects the proud sponsor of the Outstanding them on their impressive contribution to the throughout the UK. Achievement Award for Constructing construction industry. Excellence in the North East since the We recognise how important innovation is to inception of the awards ceremony itself. the construction industry. Technology is also a key part of Muckle LLP’s agile service, so we’re particularly proud to be sponsoring this year’s Digital Construction award. AWARD SPONSORS

Ward Hadaway Seymour Civil Engineering Northumbrian Water Ward Hadaway is a full-service Seymour Civil Engineering delivers civil As the provider of water and sewerage commercial law firm, providing legal engineering and infrastructure services across services across the North East, Northumbrian advice to clients in both the private and the North East and Yorkshire. Founded in Water is a major contributor to the public sectors including individuals. It is 1978, its services include development and construction economy, investing £1.1bn one of the UK’s top 100 law firms with infrastructure, urban renewal projects, in capital projects over the past five years. offices in Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle. environmental improvements, main drainage, We’ve set ourselves a goal to make an clean and wastewater rehabilitation even bigger contribution to building a Our Construction and Engineering team and ports, harbour and sea defence works. stronger economy in our region, by increasing is best known for providing pragmatic As part of our commitment to investing in the amount we spend with suppliers in our commercial advice, not ‘sitting on the fence’ our people and future generations to bridge operating areas to 60p in every pound. and making things simple for our clients. the skills gap, Seymour Civil Engineering has Our drive is to be the national leader in We are known for our varied sector-specific developed a pioneering construction and our industry, and this extends to the really expertise, which includes commercial civil engineering Skills Academy. Delivered important issue of health and safety where property, public sector projects, the hotel, in partnership with Hartlepool FE, our ambition is to get everyone home safe leisure, energy, pharmaceuticals, mining Seymour Skills Academy provides a range every day. and engineering industries, alongside our of construction and civils trade certified significant experience in dispute resolution qualifications and experience within a within the construction industry. unique simulated construction site.

INTEGRATION

The Beam – Tolent Construction, Sunderland GSK – Q Block (Aseptic Manufacturing Future Proofing the Newcastle Royal Victoria The Frederick Douglass Centre – Sir Robert University Hospital of North Tees – Energy & City Council, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, Facility) – Turner & Townsend, Infirmary – Kier Construction Limited, McAlpine, Newcastle University, Newcastle Centre – NG Bailey, NTH Solutions LLP, P+HS Gleeds, Identity Consult, Cundall Johnston GlaxoSmithKline, SES Engineering Services, Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Hospitals Trust, Helix, Newcastle City Council, Faithful+Gould, Architects, RPS, Currie & Brown and Interserve and Partners, Desco and Landscape Projects McLaughlin & Harvey Construction and Geoffrey Robinson, CAD21 Design, Sheppard Robson, Arup, Gillespies, Sandy BakerHicks Billinghurst George & Partners and Brown Associates, BIM Technologies, Desco COLLABORATIVE Groundwork Services and TGA Consulting Engineers

WORKING

South Shields Transport Interchange – The Catalyst – Bowmer+Kirkland, Newcastle Oak Tree Passivhaus – Shawm, MawsonKerr Integration and Collaboration at the NHC, Bowmer+Kirkland, Muse Developments, University, UK National Innovation Centre for Architects, Mr & Mrs Rundle, JC Consulting Teesside University – Wates Construction and South Tyneside Council, Nexus, The Harris Ageing, National Innovation Centre for Data, and Warm Consultancy Teesside University Partnership, Arup, Cundall, Morgan Sindall, Turner & Townsend, GSS Architecture, Design Ward Robinson and Systra North, Gillespies, shed, Desco, NG Bailey, JD Pierce, Charles Henshaw & Sons Ltd, Beal Architectural and BIMBox Carney Consultancy GT3 Architects Mott MacDonald Ltd Esh Group PEOPLE

DEVELOPMENT

Meldrum Construction Services Group Ltd Roberts Environmental Mobile Mini Interserve Construction Commitment to Training & Development The Frederick Douglass Centre – Sir Robert McAlpine, Newcastle University, Newcastle City Council, Faithful+Gould, Sheppard Robson, SUSTAINABILITY Arup, Gillespies, Sandy Brown Associates, BIM Technologies, Desco and TGA Consulting Engineers

The Catalyst - Bowmer+Kirkland, Newcastle University, UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing, National Innovation Centre for Oak Tree Passivhaus - Shawm, MawsonKerr Architects, Mr & Mrs Rundle, JC Consulting and Warm Consultancy Data, Turner & Townsend, GSS Architecture, Design North, Gillespies, shed, Desco, NG Bailey, JD Pierce, Charles Henshaw & Sons Ltd, Beal Architectural and BIMBox CONSERVATION

Hylton Castle – Beaumont Brown Architects, Hylton Castle Trust, William Birch & Sons Ltd, Buro Four, Northern Archaeological West Mural Tower, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland – Doonan Architects Ltd, The Auckland Project, Heritage Consolidation Ltd, & Associates and BDN Ltd, JHPartners, Thornton Firkin, Classic Masonry Structural and Civil Consultants Ltd

REGENERATION

Beddell House – Esh Construction Ltd, Sherburn House Charity Ltd, Edwards Architecture, Stafford Project Management, Ward Life Kitchen at The Lodge – Turner & Townsend, Life Lifton House – SW Architecture, GMB, Kyoob, Jasper Kerr Robinson, J Humphrey & Partners, Portland Consulting, E3 Ecology Ltd, Storm Tempest, McNally & Thompson, Robert Kirkland and Kitchen, Ryder Architecture, Sir Robert McAlpine, Desco, Consulting Engineers Lrd, WYG, AECOM and Northern Bear Elliott Associates Jasper Kerr Consulting Engineers Ltd and One Environments HEALTH,

Shotley Bridge Hospital Compliance Works – Summers-Inman Construction & Property Consultants, NHS Property Services, County GSK – Q Block (Aseptic Manufacturing Facility) – Turner & Townsend, GlaxoSmithKline, McLaughlin & Harvey Construction Limited, SES SAFETY AND Durham & Darlington Services, Pattinson Scientific, Chirmarn and Fire Lining Systems Engineering Services and BakerHicks

WELLBEING

Mobile Mini I-Care and Mental Health First Aid Initiatives Portfolio Reporting allowing interrogation of Stranton Cemetery Flood Alleviation – Hartlepool performance data – Turner & Townsend and Northumbrian Borough Council, Hall Construction Services Ltd and Water Group Groundwater Dynamics

The Catalyst - Bowmer+Kirkland, Newcastle University, UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing, National Innovation Centre for Data, Turner & Townsend, GSS Architecture, Design North, Gillespies, shed, Desco, NG Bailey, JD Pierce, Charles Henshaw & Sons Ltd, Beal INNOVATION Architectural and BIMBox

Gateshead Innovation Village – ENGIE Regeneration, Home Group, Elliott Associates and ID Partnership Oak Tree Passivhaus - Shawm, MawsonKerr Architects, Mr & Mrs Rundle, JC Consulting and Warm Consultancy DIGITAL Ground Engineering in Virtual Reality - Aarsleff Ground Engineering and Luminous Group University Hospital of North Tees – Energy Centre - NG Bailey, NTH Solutions LLP, P+HS Architects, RPS, Currie & Brown and Interserve

CONSTRUCTION

The Catalyst - Bowmer+Kirkland, Newcastle University, UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing, National Innovation Centre for Data, Outpost – secure Internet Access for the digital contractor – Interserve Construction Digital Construction Solutions – Turner & Townsend, GSS Architecture, Design North, Gillespies, Studio Horn, Desco, NG Bailey, JD Pierce, Charles Henshaw & Sons Ltd, Trench Networks Interserve Construction, Durham University, Sablono Gmbh, Beal Architectural and BIMBox Fieldview & Viewpoint Life Kitchen at The Lodge - Turner & Townsend, Life Kitchen, Ryder Architecture, Sir Robert McAlpine, Desco, Jasper Kerr Consulting The Frederick Douglass Centre - Sir Robert McAlpine, Newcastle University, Newcastle City Council, Faithful+Gould, Sheppard Robson, VALUE Engineers Ltd and One Environments Arup, Gillespies, Sandy Brown Associates, BIM Technologies, Desco and TGA Consulting Engineers

University Hospital of North Tees – Energy Centre - NG Bailey, NTH Solutions LLP, P+HS Architects, RPS, Currie & Brown and Interserve South Shields Transport Interchange – Bowmer+Kirkland, Newcastle Helix District Energy Centre – SES Engineering Muse Developments, South Tyneside Council, Nexus, The Services Ltd, Newcastle City Council, ENGIE Regeneration Harris Partnership, Arup, Cundall, Morgan Sindall, Ward Ltd, CAD21, Fairhurst and GRADON Architecture Robinson and Systra Carney Consultancy Identity Consult Port Homes Clark Degnan Consulting Engineers SME OF

THE YEAR

Roberts Environmental 360 Group Applebridge Construction Castle Building Services OUTSTANDING WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER

ACHIEVEMENT OF THIS AWARD ON THE EVENING CLIENT OF

THE YEAR

Newcastle City Council Newcastle University OFFSITE

University Hospital of North Tees – Energy Centre - NG Bailey, NTH Solutions LLP, P+HS Architects, RPS, Currie & Brown and Interserve PROJECT OF

THE YEAR

Home Group Gateshead Innovation Village - ENGIE Regeneration, Home Group, Elliott Associates and ID Partnership Offsite Construction Innovations – Interserve Construction Limited, Durham University, PCE Ltd and Willmore Iles Architects Limited CIVILS

Seahouses Main Pier – Royal HaskoningDHV, Northumberland County Council and Balfour Beatty PROJECT OF

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South Shields Transport Interchange – Bowmer+Kirkland, Muse Developments, South Tyneside Council, Nexus, The Harris Partner- Stranton Cemetery Flood Alleviation – Hartlepool Borough Council, Hall Construction Services Ltd and Groundwater Dynamics ship, Arup, Cundall, Morgan Sindall, Ward Robinson and Systra BUILDING Hylton Castle - Beaumont Brown Architects, Life Kitchen at The Lodge – Turner & Student Life Building – Willmott Dixon The Helix District Energy Centre – SES The Beam - Tolent Construction, Sunderland Hylton Castle Trust, William Birch & Sons Ltd, Townsend, Life Kitchen, Ryder Architecture, Sir Construction, Teesside University, Engineering Services Ltd, Newcastle City City Council, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, Buro Four, Northern Archaeological Associates Robert McAlpine, Desco, Jasper Kerr Consulting FaulknerBrown Architects, Summers Inman Council, ENGIE Regeneration Ltd, CAD21, Gleeds, Identity Consult, Cundall Johnston PROJECT OF and BDN Ltd Engineers Ltd and One Environments and Fairhurst Fairhurst and GRADON Architecture and Partners, Desco and Landscape Projects

THE YEAR

Centre Square – Clark Degnan Consulting The Frederick Douglass Centre - Sir Robert The Catalyst - Bowmer+Kirkland, Newcastle Oak Tree Passivhaus - Shawm, MawsonKerr Lower Mountjoy Teaching and Learning Engineers, Ashall Projects Limited, Seymour McAlpine, Newcastle University, Newcastle City University, UK National Innovation Centre for Architects, Mr & Mrs Rundle, JC Consulting and Centre – FaulknerBrowns Architects, Durham Architecture, 3E Consulting Engineers, Edmond Council, Faithful+Gould, Sheppard Robson, Ageing, National Innovation Centre for Data, Warm Consultancy University, Galliford Try, Turner & Townsend, Shipway, Bowmer+Kirkland and Castle Building Arup, Gillespies, Sandy Brown Associates, BIM Turner & Townsend, GSS Architecture, Design Space Architects, BuroHappold and Cundall Services Technologies, Desco and TGA Consulting North, Gillespies, Studio Horn, Desco, NG Engineers Bailey, JD Pierce, Charles Henshaw & Sons Ltd, Beal Architectural and BIMBox