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Major contractors and suppliers are “monitoring” the nationwide fuel-supply crisis but have not yet experienced significant disruption. A number of top-20 contractors Construction News spoke to on Monday said they were operating as normal amid reports of empty fuel stations across the country. A spokesperson from Wates said: “We are…

Innovation drives better outputs and productivity in projects. Contracts need to support these goals, but how can they be used to support change and encourage collaboration? These are some of the themes that will be discussed at a Construction News webinar on 14 October. The event will explore the role…

The last 18 months have seen huge changes in the industry, and the world of temporary works has been no exception. Construction News and the National Access & Scaffolding Confederation are hosting a free webinar to examine those changes and ask some of the biggest questions of today. The event,…

Winner: Mace Mace said the trials of the pandemic over the past 18 months had seen it emerge as a more confident, resilient company, driven by purpose and with clear plans to shape its future. “Our response to a changing world has been to redefine ourselves, to reflect on the…

Winner: Tilbury Douglas Construction – Yorkshire and North East Tilbury Douglas, formerly Interserve Construction, reported annual revenue of £485m in 2020. This entry focused on the work of its Yorkshire and North East division. “Impressive net-promoter scores demonstrate the strength of client experiences and indicates the positive culture embedded in…

Winner: Lucas Since its founding in 1968, fit-out and finish specialist Lucas has aimed to be at the forefront of its trade. It was among the industry’s early adopters of the ISO 9001 quality standard, achieving compliance in 1994 – the same year it launched one of the sector’s first…

Winner: Zed Pods Our winner describes itself as “an environmentally led modular housing developer with a passion for creating 100 per cent affordable, net-zero-carbon housing solutions in difficult-to-develop, constrained sites like infills, flood zones, garages and hardstanding”. “A fantastic SME, punching above its weight and driving the net-zero carbon agenda…

Winner: Willmott Dixon – The Pears Building, Immunity & Transplantation Research Facility The Pears Building provides a new home for the UCL Institute of Immunity and Transplantation (IIT), allowing researchers to collaborate with clinicians at the neighbouring Royal Free Hospital. Willmott Dixon’s client for the design-and-build contract, the Royal Free…

Winner: Willmott Dixon – Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building, University of Warwick The University of Warwick’s new Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building (IBRB) is a six-storey, 7,000 square-metre facility for up to 300 biomedical researchers. It comprises five floors of labs, plus social and collaborative spaces and a 400-seat lecture theatre. It…

Winner: Speller Metcalfe, Bauman Lyons Architects, GCA Consulting Engineers, IPInitiatives, Preston Barber, Derry Building Services, Core – Museum of Making, Derby Silk Mill This £18m project saw the sympathetic restoration of a heritage site from a state of degradation, retaining nearly all the fabric of the original mill building, and…