MediaCity:UK wins North West construction award

LEND Lease’s construction of MediaCity:UK at Salford Quays won Project of the Year at the Centre for Construction Innovation’s (CCI) North West Construction awards last night.

Willmott Dixon claimed the Contractor of the Year prize, Jackson Jackson & Sons won SME of the Year and Manchester City Council was named as best client at the ceremony, which took place at Chester Racecourse last night.

The Workington River Crossing project also picked up a special judges’ award. In total, CCI presented 17 awards (listed below) which were whittled down from more than 100 nominations.

Roy Stewart, chief executive at CCI, said: “I would like to thank all those who came out to show their support. To have received such a large number of entries is testament to the resilience and forward thinking mentality of the North West’s construction sector.

“The submissions raise the bar each year and I would like to praise both the winners and finalists in making the region a pioneer for sustainability in construction.”

The award winners were:-

Leadership and People Development / Equality and Diversity in Construction Award

Winner: Manchester People into Construction – Manchester City Council

Finalists: John Moores University/ Mount Pleasant Development – Atom Community Regeneration
Salford Shared Apprenticeship Programme – Salford City Council
Wates Living Space

Sustainability – Our Legacy Award

Winner: Heyhouse Estate, Lytham St Annes – Southdale

Finalists: Brockholes – The Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Recipro (formerly known as BuilderScrap)
Park View Community School – Bramall Construction

Resource Efficiency Award

Winner: Wates Target Zero

Integration and Collaborative Working Award

Winner: A34 Alderley Edge and Nether Alderley Bypass – Cheshire East Council

Finalists: BCH Supply Chain – Blackpool Coastal Housing
Building Schools for the Future Programme – Manchester City Council
M53 Bidston Moss Viaduct – Costain

Business Innovation Award

Winner: Recipro

Finalists: Blackpool’s Partnership Working – Blackpool Coastal Housing
Bury Divisional Headquarters – Mansell Build
Workington Temporary River Crossing – Morgan Sindall

Heritage Award

Winner: Chester City Walls – Maysand

Finalists: Gaskell House, Manchester – Bernard Taylor Partnership
Neptune Theatre Refurbishment – Nobles Construction
Refurbishment of Bascule Bridge – Manchester & Cheshire Construction

Contractor of the Year Award

Winner: Willmott Dixon Construction

Finalists: Bramall Construction
Kier Northern
Wates Living Space

SME of the Year Award

Winner: Jackson, Jackson & Sons

Finalists: Claremont Group Interiors
Mitchell’s Scaffolding
Parkinson Building Contractors

Client of the Year Award

Winner: Manchester City Council

Finalists: Blackpool Coastal Housing
Lancashire Wildlife Trust
People’s History Museum

Project of the Year Award

Winner: MediaCityUK – Lend Lease

Faith Primary School, Everton – Conlon Construction
Heyhouse Estate, Lytham St Annes – Southdale

Judges’ Award for Special Achievement

Workington Temporary River Crossing – Morgan Sindall

Local Economic Awards
Cheshire, Warrington & Wirral Economic Award
Woodchurch High School (Kier Northern, Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, Building Design Partnership, NG Bailey)

Cumbria Economic Award
Workington Temporary River Crossing

Lancashire Local Economic Award
Blackpool’s Partnership Working

Liverpool Local Economic Award
Faith Primary School, Everton (Conlon Construction, Cunliffes, The Alan Johnston Partnership)

Manchester Local Economic Award
Manchester People into Construction