Construction News Specialist Awards 2016 shortlist announcement

John has been a judge of the Construction News Specialist Awards for the last three years but this year the judging panel has been changed and John is not required.

Here is the list of the shortlisted companies that will require judging by the new panel.

Access & Scaffolding Specialist of the Year

• AFI group
• Chris Sedgeman Scaffolding
• Everlast Scaffolding
• GKR Scaffolding
• SafeTime
• St Helens Plant
• TIGER Scaffolding
• UK Platforms

Apprentice of the Year

• Aaron Barrett : Breyer Group
• Conor Divilly : FK Group
• David Miles : NG Bailey
• Dean Fry : Chris Sedgeman Scaffolding
• James Symon : Jones Bros. Civil Engineering
• Tom Morris : Severfield UK

BIM Excellence

• FK Group
• Furrer+Frey GB
• Mabey Hire
• Metek UK
• Prater
• SES (Engineering Services)

Building Services Specialist of the Year

• CBES
• Dodd Group
SPIE

Business Innovation of the Year

• APEM and the AWPR Construction Joint Venture : AWPR Aerial Surveys for Earthworks Calculation
• Atlas Cloud : Atlas Cloud BIM Enablement Platform
• D-Drill : D-Drill invents new D-Kerb machine
• dorsaVi Europe : Wearing it Well - Wearable Tech Helps to Reduce Risk
• F-Board
• Garic : Garic Revolutionises the Welfare Market with Industry First
• Morrison Utility Services : Drone Technology Leads the Way for Yorkshire Water Pipeline Project
• Pinsafe

Demolition Specialist of the Year

• AR Demolition
• Cantillon
• Carey Group
• Coleman & Company
• Cuddy Group
• Erith Contractors
• PP O'Connor
• Thompsons of Prudhoe

Equipment Supplier of the Year

• Advanté
• Fast-Form Systems
• GAP Hire Solutions
• Garic
• Hilti
• Hird
• JCB
• UK Platforms
• Western Global

Ground Engineering Specialist of the Year

• Bachy Soletanche
• Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering
• Erith Contractors
• Hydrock
• Keller
• PP O'Connor
• Van Elle

Health & Safety Excellence

• Abbey Pynford Geo Structures
• AR Demolition
• Cantillon
• CEMEX
• Mabey Hire
• Morrison Utility Services
• Novus Property Solutions
• STIHL GB

Materials Supplier of the Year

• Aggregate Industries
• Elite Architectural Ironmongery
• Hanson UK
• Jewson
• MAGSCAPES
• Plumbase Industrial

Project of the Year (subcontract over £2m)

• Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering : 100 Bishopsgate, London
• Cantillon : 69-89 Oxford Street
• Coleman & Company : Birmingham Gateway Project
• Freyssinet : Hammersmith Flyover - Post Tensioning Replacement
• Keltbray : One Angel Court
• MAC Roofing & Contracting : MoD Lyneham, Wiltshire
• Severfield UK : Etihad Stadium Expansion
• Structural Systems UK : Hammersmith Flyover Bearing Replacement
• T. A. Colbourne : Land Rover BAR Team H.Q
• VolkerLaser : Woodhouse Tunnel A58(M), Leeds - Refurbishment and Strengthening

Project of the Year (subcontract up to £2m)

• AR Demolition : Centrica Storage Easington – Tier 1 facility Project
• Arkoni : Forbury Place, Reading
• Avondale Construction : Bloomberg London - South Building Welfare Facility
• Chris Sedgeman Scaffolding : Chris Sedgeman Scaffolding - Lloyds Maintenance Contract on Penzance and Bristol
• EIC : M&E installation at the University of Exeter's new Science and Engineering Research Support Facility (SERSF)
• Knights Construction : Vantage Farm
• PTSG and Cofely : Fixed Wire Testing at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
• SRW Engineering Services : Birmingham New Street Station
• T.P Aspinall & Sons : Whitworth Art Gallery
• Tudor Stonework : Burlington Arcade Walkway

Roofing Specialist of the Year

• B and C Roofing
• BriggsAmasco
• CA Roofing Services
• Claude N Smith
• David Jameson Roofing Services
• Greenough & Sons Roofing Contractors
• MAC Roofing & Contracting
• Organic Roofs

Specialist Contractor of the Year (turnover over £25m)

• EIC
• FK Group
• Keltbray Group
• Mackley
• O'Brien Contractors?
• Oktra
• Van Elle

Specialist Contractor of the Year (turnover up to £25m)

• Britplas Commercial Windows
• Cranbrook Basements
• Deconstruct
• Dragon Infrastructure Solutions
• Fire Design Solutions
• JLES Group
• Littlewood Fencing
• Premier Technical Services Group (PTSG)
• Speedclad

Structural Specialist of the Year

• Bourne Construction Engineering
• Carey Group
• Metek UK
• Precast Concrete Structures
• Taziker Industrial

Sustainable Project of the Year

• AR Demolition: Brackley Saw Mills
• Erith Contractors: Shoe Lane
• Skanska Rashleigh Weatherfoil: Bentley Works Redevelopment

Training Excellence

• Abbey Pynford Geo Structures
• AFI group
• AR Demolition
• CEMEX
• Chevron Traffic Management
• Hilti GB
• Jones Bros Civil Engineering
• Subscan Technology

Source: Construction News

Construction News Specialist Awards 2015 winners announced

Readers of the site will know that John was one of the judges for the Construction News Specialist Awards 2015, and we can now announce the winners for each of the 19 available awards.

• Health & Safety Initiative of the Year - AR Demolition
• Materials Supplier of the Year - CEMEX
• Equipment Supplier of the Year - AFI
• Business Innovation of the Year - British Power International
• Demolition Specialist of the Year - Dem-Master Demolition
• Ground Engineering Specialist of the Year - Keltbray
• Access & Scaffolding Specialist of the Year - Chris Sedgeman Scaffolding
• Structural Specialist of the Year - Metek UK
• Roofing Specialist of the Year - BriggsAmasco
• Building Services Specialist of the Year - Dodd Group
• BIM Project Excellence - Metek UK
• Sustainable Project of the Year - Balfour Beatty and SPI Appleton
• Project of the Year (subcontract up to £2M) - Carney Construction
• Project of the Year (subcontract over £2M) - Land and Water Group
• Apprentice of the Year - Ashley Craig
• Training Excellence - AR Demolition
• Specialist Contractor of the Year (turnover up to £25m) - O'Brien Contractors
• Specialist Contractor of the Year (turnover over £25m) - FK Group
• Special Award - FK Group

Congratulations to all those who took part!

Source: Construction News

Are you the next Demolition Specialist of the Year?

Readers of this site will know that John was a judge of the Demolition category in the Construction News Specialist Awards for 2013 and he has retained that honour for 2014.

The Construction News edition dated 20 September contains a six page feature on the 2014 judges with John on page 5 of that feature (magazine page 36).

The bio about John is incorrect in that it states he is the President of IDE when in fact he is now the Immediate Past President of IDE, but it is still nice to see it included alongside Mark Tant of Shepherd Construction, Graham Watts of CIC, and David Smith of Vinci to name just three.

If you are a demolition contractor then why not enter the demolition category? You may get to sit in front of John and his fellow judges to tell them why you should win.

John Woodward is confirmed as a judge for the World Demolition Awards 2013

Regular readers of this site will know that John has been a judge of the World Demolition Awards since their inception and we are delighted to announce that he has, once again, been selected for the judging panel this time around.

The prestigious award ceremony will take place in Amsterdam again this year on Thursday 31st October and tickets will sell quickly. Below is the article that ran in the D&Ri newsletter, which contains details of the Awards:

The closing date for submissions for the 2013 World Demolition Awards of Friday 26 July 2013 is fast approaching. As was the case in previous years and due to the success of the event, now in its fifth year, and the resulting number of entries that are expected, no entries received at the KHL office after that date will put before the judges for assessment. Full details of how to enter are available at www.demolitionsummit.com or www.khl.com/events.

As always, the judging panel who will determine the final winners is made up of leading industry figures from around the world. Full details on these individuals are also available on the website. In line with the cooperative agreement between D&Ri/KHL and the European Demolition Association, the only new face on the panel this year results from forthcoming changes of the latter’s office bearers. Outgoing EDA president Giuseppe Panseri steps down and is replaced by incoming EDA vice president William Sinclair, who also currently holds the office of National Federation of Demolition Contractors president. D&Ri would like to express our thanks to these individuals who once again are willing to take on the challenge of determining the best the demolition industry has to offer. In fact, four of the eight judges have served on the panel from the first year of the event – dedication to the industry indeed!

Should you have any questions concerning the event, whether to do with the entry procedure, the judging process or any other matter, please contact D&Ri’s editor Lindsay Gale on +44 (0)1892 786210 or by email to lindsay.gale@khl.com.

John to help judge the Contruction News Specialist Awards 2013

Following on from the hard work of judging the World Demolition Awards, John will be putting on his judging glasses again in the next few weeks as he has been appointed as a judge for the Demolition Category in the Contruction News Specialist Awards 2013.

John is honoured to be asked to assist with the judging at these prestige awards, which are one of the highlights of the Construction year.

Judging will commence shortly to produce the awards shortlist in all categories with the shortlisted companies interviewed by the whole of the judging panel in February with the results announced at the Gala Black Tie Evening on Tuesday 26 March at the London Hilton on Park Lane.

World Demolition Awards gets new judge

The World Demolition Awards are presented alongside the Demolition Summit 2012 held in Amsterdam this coming November. Our own John Woodward, IDE President is once again on the panel of judges for the awards, but this year he is joined by a new judge.

Patrick Frye, pictured above, will also have a hand in picking the winners. He has been in the demolition industry since 1986 and currently focuses on challenging demolition contracts where a novel technical solution is required.

We hope being a judge doesn't pose as much of a challenge as one of his demolition projects, but if the competition is as high as previous years it's going to be tough to pick the winners.

Source: KHL