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Winner: Lucas UK Group Lucas stood out with its passion and boldness for digital innovation, the judges said, setting an example for bigger companies of what can be achieved with imagination, focus and skill. Over the past few years the fit-out and finishing company has introduced a suite of four…

Winner: Mabey Hire – STEM Education Programme Yorkshire-based engineering specialist Mabey Hire aims to get children interested and engaged with construction by making it fun. Its STEM education programme uses Lego in nine challenges to get pupils thinking about engineering. They then get to explore some of the planet’s biggest…

Winner: Aaron Hyde, Nationwide Platforms Nationwide Platforms engineer Aaron Hyde was the standout winner in the category. After just five months of working as an apprentice at Nationwide Platform’s tracked boom lift department at its Luton depot, he was chosen to manage the engineering and servicing functions of its entire Luton…

Winner: O’Donovan Waste Disposal Family run business O’Donovan Waste Disposal offers vehicles for hire, including tippers, recycling plant and road sweepers. The London-based company, which has been operating for 60 years, employs 165 staff and runs 95 HGVs, impressed the judges with its wide-ranging and thorough staff-training programme. The innovative scheme…

Winner: Lucas UK Group Fit-out and finishing contractor Lucas said a culture of safe and innovative working is rooted in everything that it does, and the judging panel agreed, naming it as clear winner in the category. The firm makes use of two apps to remotely help embed health, safety and…