The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has launched a new awards programme to highlight the achievements of housebuilders, small and regional contractors, and projects involving historic buildings, among other categories.
The inaugural Construction Awards of Excellence will cover work carried out between January 2019 and May 2020, with a deadline for entries of 19 February this year.
Separate categories are open to contractors based in Scotland, Wales and England, with the English category split to ensure that small firms with annual turnover below £15m are not outshone by larger rivals. Similarly, a small-housebuilder category encourages entrants producing fewer than 35 units per year.
Construction News editor Lem Bingley will join the judging panel, led by Liberal Democrat construction spokesman Lord Andrew Stunell. Other judges include the chief executives of industry bodies the CIOB, RIBA, RICS and host the NFB, plus the managing directors of the Scottish Building Federati
17 December, 2020 SHARE Cooperation and collaboration, greater worker welfare and a top-to-bottom revolution of the construction sector are all top of the Christmas wishlist for members of the Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum.
With a year of massive and unprecedented upheaval drawing to a close, the unique collective asked its 100-plus members to reveal their wishes for 2021.
While the pandemic undoubtedly brought numerous challenges, it also ushered in a new era of cooperation that saw the group of more than 70 organisations pull together to help Scotland’s building sector get safely back to work.
And as the Forum released a round-up of its accomplishments and achievements in 2020, many members said their biggest wish is for this teamwork and togetherness to continue.