‘Best of the best’: CN Specialists Awards 2013 winners revealed

Cantillon picked up the development News Special Award during a night of success and celebrations on the Construction News Specialists Awards 2013.

Nearly 700 of the UK’s leading specialist contractors gathered on the London Hilton, Park Lane to celebrate their excellent achievements during the last year.

Cantillon was named “best in class”, winning the CN Special Award in addition to the award for Health & Safety Excellence and receiving a highly commended in its specialist area, demolition.

Construction News editor Rebecca Evans praised the achievements of all who were shortlisted, highlighting the standard of the finalists and their passion for what they do.

“We have had a huge choice of entries this year. Making the shortlist, being here within the Hilton tonight, is a big achievement in itself,” she said.

“Being a finalist tonight puts you well and really at the map – and you’ll highlight that achievement locally and nationally that will help you win work, as such a lot of of our shortlisted companies have done before. 

“Winning your category means you’ve not just written an amazing submission, but that you’ve conveyed your achievements – and convinced a panel of the folks that actually matter – that you simply truly are the highest of the simplest,” she said.

Winners, finalists and judges celebrated late into the evening on an evening that highlighted the suitable the industry has to present.

Our event supplement (see link, right) contains full details of the successful companies and their winning entries, judges’ comments plus an entire breakdown of the shortlisted companies and award categories.

Access & Scaffolding Specialist of the Year

• Winner: WEB Rigging Services
• Highly Commended: Network Scaffolding Contractors

Apprentice of the Year

• Winner: Shane McHugh, J Murphy & Sons
• Highly Commended: Richard Withers, Admiral Scaffolding Group

Business Growth            

• Winner: Hughes and Salvidge
• Highly Commended: Premier Electrics

Concrete Specialist of the Year

Demolition Specialist of theYear            

• Winner: Erith Contractors
• Highly Commended: Cantillon
• Highly Commended: Safedem

Finishing & Fit Out Specialist of the Year            

Fire Protection Specialist of the year

• Winner: Fire Design Solutions
• Highly Commended: SCS Group

Ground Engineering Specialist of the Year

• Winner: Hydrock
• Highly Commended: Aspin Group
• Highly Commended: Bauer Technologies

Health & Safety Excellence

• Winner: Cantillon 
• Highly Commended: Concrete Repairs

Low Carbon Excellence

• Winner: Skanska Rashleigh Weatherfoil

Project of the Year (subcontract as much as £500k)    

• Winner: Wolverhampton Wanderers New North (Stan Cullis) Stand, Garners Food Service Equipment
• Highly Commended: Grand Bouet for Guernsey Housing Association, Sidey

Project of the Year (subcontract over £500k)                     

• Winner: Featherstone 2 Category B Prison now renamed HMP Oakwood, PCE
• Highly Commended: Outokumpu – Decommissioning of Cold Rolling Plant, Sheffield, Hughes and Salvidge

Roofing Specialist of the Year   

• Winner: BBS Green Roofing
• Highly Commended: Liquid Roofing

Site Preparation & Services Specialist of the Year           

Steelwork Specialist of the Year              

• Winner: S H Structures
• Highly Commended: W A Browne (Building Services)

Training Excellence       

Construction News Special Award          

Congratulations and thanks again to all our winners, shortlisted projects, attendees, judges and sponsors for establishing and contributing to what was a terrific and really successful event.