Awards: Orchard Energy, BW Legal, Grontmij
THE operations director at West Yorkshire energy management company Orchard Energy has been shortlisted in a national women in business awards.
Colette Costello has been placed in two categories at the national Network She Awards in Llandudno on 4 March.
She has been shortlisted for ‘Business Woman of the Year’ and for the ‘Leadership’ award.
Ms Costello has been with Elland-based Orchard Energy since 2009.
She joined the board of directors in October 2015 when she was promoted to operations director.
Gareth Henderson, managing director at Orchard Energy: “Colette deserves recognition for the way in which she has served Orchard Energy diligently and reliably over the years. She exemplifies what can be achieved through commitment and hard work.
“Her loyalty to her team and the company combined with her desire to go over and above her duty has been recognised in her recent promotion and I wish her the best of luck in both of the categories she has been shortlisted for.”
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LEGAL recoveries firm BW Legal has been awarded an accolade at the Chartered Institute of Credit Management British Credit Awards 2016.
It has been awarded the prize for Legal Team of the Year
Last year the company was named Third Party Debt Collector of the Year.
Sean Barton, chief executive at BW Legal, said: “Our aspirations for 2016 are that BW Legal will position itself as the leading provider of debt recovery legal services to the SME/Corporate market.
“Our co-founder and COO, Rachael Withers, started her career as a credit manager and we therefore fully understand and empathise with CICM members in the challenges they face on a day to day basis.”
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TWO projects by engineering and environmental consultancy Gronmij has been shortlisted for international awards by BREEAM, the sustainability assessment method for projects and infrastructure.
BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology) has recognised Grontmij’s work on the South Bank Tower, London, and Camden Council’s 13-storey community building, Five Pancras Square, which is adjacent to King’s Cross station.
Leeds-based Grontmij was acquired last October by Sweco, a Stockholm-based architecture and engineering consultancy.
Grontmij will discover if it has won the awards at a ceremony being held on March 8 at the London Marriott attended by hundreds of industry professionals.
Jeff Davitt, interim managing director, Grontmij UK, said: “The shortlists for the BREEAM Awards 2016 represent some of the most outstanding examples of sustainable buildings in the world.
‘We are very proud that two of our projects have been recognised amongst this elite group. It is testimony to our clients’ commitment to sustainability and Grontmij’s ability to apply innovative design principles that deliver better buildings.”
