NFDC announces their Demolition Awards 2015 winners

On Friday, March 13th, the NFDC held the Demolition Awards 2015. We can now present the list of winners, and we are very glad to see our very own John Woodward on the list.

DEMOLITION OPERATIVE
Central Demolition Ltd - John Carpenter - WINNER
Maylarch Environmental Ltd - Quincy Mofford - Highly Commended

DEMOLITION PLANT OPERATIVE
Tilley & Barrett Ltd - Jason Davey - WINNER

DEMOLITION MANAGER
Connell Brothers Ltd - Kevin Brooks - WINNER
Dem-Master Demolition Ltd - Paul Sharkey - Highly Commended

DEMOLITION INNOVATION – CORPORATE
Erith Group Ltd - WINNER

DEMOLITION INNOVATION – ISP
Komatsu UK Ltd - WINNER
Swanton Consulting Ltd - Highly Commended

DEMOLITION TRAINING
AR Demolition Ltd - WINNER

DEMOLITION INDUSTRY ACHIEVEMENT
John Woodward - WINNER

INVESTING IN SKILLS FOR A NEW GENERATION
Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd - WINNER

ASBESTOS REMOVAL OPERATIVE
Erith Group Ltd - Ade Parreira - WINNER
Maylarch Environmental Ltd - Gary Beach - Highly Commended

MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
NFDC HLVP - William Sinclair MA, MFB, MIDE, MSExpE, MFExpE, MICM, MIQ, MAPS - WINNER

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
David Sinclair FIDE, FFB, MFExpE - WINNER

Source: NFDC

Demolition Award entries exceed expectations

Last Friday saw the closing date for the inaugural Demolition Awards, to be held as part of the first Demolition Summit in Amsterdam in November, although D&Ri will continue to accept entries received over the course of the next few days. A flurry of entries was received over the course of last week, with the response far exceeding initial expectations.

D&Ri editor Lindsay Gale said:

There is always a degree of uncertainty as to whether sufficient companies will be interested in making submissions for a new Awards event, with the event itself being very much an unknown quantity. And then there is the current difficult economic climate. While I was nevertheless confident that the event would be a success, the number of entries that have come from contractors from around the world has been truly gratifying and greatly exceeded our initial expectations.

Lindsay continued:

It is not just the number of entries that has been impressive, but also the highly complex and challenging nature of many of the specific projects that are now in the running for the awards. The entries clearly demonstrate the challenges that face the industry – technical, legislative and environmental – and the skills and capabilities contractors are displaying to overcome these challenges. I do not envy the judging panel. Selecting winners from among these entries is one challenge I would not relish.

The judges will come together, including our very own John Woodward, to select the shortlists for each individual Award category in early September, with the resulting shortlists being posted to The Demolition Summit website immediately after, as well as being published in the next issue of D&RI.

The large number of entries is fantastic news to hear, but unfortunately that will make my job of helping choose the shortlist that much more difficult. Still, I like a challenge and am really looking forward to the Demolition Summit.