Award Winners

6 August, 2019

Hartlepool Headland Coastal Defences and Whitley Bay Promenade Coastal Protection Works

Although the two schemes are separate from one another, comparisons and similarities were drawn between the needs of both the Hartlepool Headland Coastal Defence Scheme and Whitley Bay Central Promenade Coastal Protection Works. The Headland scheme came first, this project progressed through the detailed design phase in 2014. The scope of works encompassed upgrading 2.5km … Continue reading “Hartlepool Headland Coastal Defences and Whitley Bay Promenade Coastal Protection Works”

6 August, 2019

Faithful+Gould: My Career

Faithful+Gould is at heart a people business – our success hinges on our ability to deliver projects, solutions and services that meet our clients’ needs. To do this, we need to grow and get the best from our people while building a consistently high-performance culture. Our challenge is to create appropriate and sufficient opportunities for … Continue reading “Faithful+Gould: My Career”

6 August, 2019

James Prime – employed by Bowmer+Kirkland

James has continually progressed since joining B+K in 2016, now holding a senior position driving the sustainability agenda throughout the regional business, with focus on improving on-site management, pre-construction assessments and developing relationships with key clients and consultants. He manages Soft Landing processes, leads on Considerate Constructor’s Scheme initiatives and is a regional BIM Champion. … Continue reading “James Prime – employed by Bowmer+Kirkland”

6 August, 2019

Hinkley Point C Sea Wall

770m of Sea Wall completed in 10-months (March to December 2018) delivered to nuclear standards of Safety, Health, Environment & Quality (SHEQ). 50,000m3 of insitu concrete placed in a SSSI marine environment, without environmental incident. 180,000m3 of excavation arisings processed & recycled to be used as backfill behind the wall. Very strict environmental constraints with … Continue reading “Hinkley Point C Sea Wall”

6 August, 2019

Mi-Space – Primrose Park

This flagship development of 72 innovative and affordable homes, which are so eco-friendly they require virtually no heating, has helped reinvigorate a deprived area. Mi-space, part of the Midas Group, delivered Primrose Park, Plymouth, for customer, Plymouth Community Homes (PCH) in partnership with Plymouth City Council (PCC). The development added much needed homes to the … Continue reading “Mi-Space – Primrose Park”

6 August, 2019

Totnes Flood Defence Improvements

Totnes, the consequences of storms and floods can be devastating. But what we have also seen are the benefits of making a place resilient and working with the community to do this. A truly successful scheme is not measured purely on the delivery of scope – it is delivering the scope with the maximum social, … Continue reading “Totnes Flood Defence Improvements”

6 August, 2019

Kresen Kernow

Constructed in the 1790’s, the former Redruth Brewery is a building of historical significance for Cornwall, with its iconic red chimney being visible from across the surrounding country side. Having such a strong heritage to the local area, the derelict building seemed like a fitting substructure to accommodate Kresen Kernow – a modern archive and … Continue reading “Kresen Kernow”

6 August, 2019

SCF

Brief & Compelling Summary By championing a whole-team approach, the SCF Framework enables clients and end-users to achieve value through quality-managed governance and processes. Value delivery is the cornerstone of performance and project data collected continually informs client decisions and provides a collaborative and constant learning culture. An early pioneer of construction frameworks, SCF continually … Continue reading “SCF”

6 August, 2019

Plymouth City Council

PCC and in particular Gareth Simmons should be recognised as the best client for the following top 5 reasons: Their approach to procurement of major projects: Proactive / Understand local market / 2 stage / allow those with expertise to bring benefits the projects. Their approach to Risk management: sensible / manage and share risk … Continue reading “Plymouth City Council”

6 August, 2019

Re-flow

We joined the CESW this year because we very much believe in what the members are trying to achieve in making the local construction community more professional, stronger and collaborative. We want this for our customers too. Looking at how the Built Environment Awards have been over the past few years, we’re probably the first … Continue reading “Re-flow”