Shortlist revealed for North West Regional Construction Awards 2022

Winners will be put forward for the National Constructing Excellence Awards in London this November.

The North West Regional Construction Awards is in its 16th year and celebrates the best in the industry.

This event is a collaboration between Constructing Excellence in the North West, the School of Science, Engineering and Environment at the University of Salford and the Centre for Construction Innovation.

The ceremony for the regional awards will be held on 21 July at the Hilton Manchester Deansgate.

Peter McDermott, head judge for the NWRCA and a professor at the University of Salford, said: “We continue to see an increasing recognition of the positive impact the construction sector contributes to communities across the UK.”

He continued: “With applications to the awards back to pre-pandemic levels – and with a much shorter lead-in time as we coordinate back in line with the National Awards – we offer congratulations to all of those short-listed and wish you the very best of luck!”

The awards are sponsored by Place North West, PlaceTech, A&B Engineering, Tilbury Douglas, Morgan Sindall, Hays Recruitment, Pagabo, Weightmans and Relentless.

The awards are produced and managed by Manchester-based live events and communications agency Clear.

Learn more and purchase tickets at: constructionawardsnw.co.uk

Here is the full shortlist of nominees:

Client of the Year

• Knowsley Council: nominated by Kier Construction
• Lancashire County Council: nominated by Warden Construction
• Merseyside Police: nominated by Wilmott Dixon
• The University of Manchester: nominated by NG Bailey

Conservation & Regeneration Award

• Hermitage & Cloisters Building – Liverpool Hope University: Krol Corlett Construction Ltd, Liverpool Hope University, Bate & Taylor Architects, PSD and ESD
• St Helens Crematorium Restoration and Refurbishment: Seddon Construction Ltd, St Helens Council, North West Construction Hub, Bate & Taylor Architects, Booth King, Tace M&E and Barlows UK
• Walker Art Gallery and Midland Railway Building: Krol Corlett Construction Ltd, National Museums Liverpool, Donald Insall Architects, Baker Malley, Buro Four and Max Fordham

Contractor of the Year

• BES Ltd
• Kier Construction
• Krol Corlett Construction Limited
• Lane End Group
• Morgan Sindall
• Three Sixty
• Tilbury Douglas
• Wilmott Dixon

Digital Construction Award

Sponsored by PlaceTech

• Digital Project Delivery at Circle Square Scheme: John Sisk & Son, Bruntwood, Select Properties, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, Curtins and Crookes Walker
• Four New Bailey: BIMBox, Bowmer + Kirkland, Make Architects, A&B Engineering, Cundall, Billington Structures and Structal (UK) Ltd
• The Christie @ Macclesfield: VINCI Construction UK Ltd, HIVE Projects, Avison Young, AFL Architects, AJP Structures and Bowker
• The Co-op Live Arena, Manchester: VG Group Ltd, BAM Construction, Populous, Turner & Townsend and Buro Happold
• Visual5D: Digital Implementation of V5D Schedule Convertor Software: Visual5D, Morgan Sindall and Knowsley Council

Health, Safety & Wellbeing Award

• A585 – Windy Harbour to Skippool: Kier Highways, National Highways, D Morgan, PHG Contracting, R Betts Construction Ltd and Volker
• Russell WBHO: Accident Reduction by Education & Information Program: Russell WBHO
• Your Housing Group: Planned Investment Programme 18-22: EQUANS and Your Housing Group

Innovation Award

• Cara EPS: SME Retrofit Consortia: Cara EPS, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Procure Plus and IRT Surveys Ltd
• Three Sixty: Profit-for-Purpose model
• Visual5D, Digital Construction and Site Logistics Bid Animations: Visual5D

Integration and Collaborative Working Award

• Asmall Primary School, Arson Refurbishment: Lancashire County Council, Warden Construction and Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service
• Nelson & Colne College Group: Pearson Fraser, Nelson and Colne College and Accrington and Rossendale College
• Paddington Village Hotel: Morgan Sindall Construction, Liverpool City Council, Faithful + Gould, Legacy Hotels and Resorts Ltd and Ryder Architects
• Runcorn Delinking and Station Quarter: Halton Borough Council, Balfour Beatty and Scape Civil Engineering and Infrastructure
• St Helens Crematorium Restoration and Refurbishment: Seddon Construction Ltd, St Helens Council, North West Construction Hub, Bate & Taylor Architects, Booth King, Tace M&E and Barlows UK
• Wharton Green, Verdin and Whitby Hall: Cheshire West & Chester Council, EQUANS and QWEST

Modern Methods of Construction Award

• Modularize: Walking the Talk!: Centrepoint (M-AR Off-site), Modnet and Public Sector PLC (NetZero Buildings)
• The Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant Enabling Works: TATA Chemicals (TATA), Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant and SES Engineering Services

Net Zero Award

Sponsored by Place North West

• A585 – Windy Harbour to Skippool – Building a Sustainable Culture: Kier Highways working on behalf of National Highways
• Chester Community Fire Station – Cheshire Fire Authority: Cheshire Fire Authority, ISG, North West Construction Hub, IKG Consulting, Bradshaw Gass & Hope LLP, Novo and T Clarke
• RHS Garden Bridgewater Welcome Building: Royal Horticultural Society, Hodder & Partners, BAM Construction, Arcadis, ROC Consulting and Hoare Lea

People Development Award

• CE Careers: Pathway to Employment
• Kier Construction: Performance Excellence
• Russell WBHO: Building Student Programme

SME of the Year

• Aspire Construction
• BIMBox
• Hive Projects
• M&Y Maintenance and Construction
• RECOM Solutions
• Visual5D

Value Award

• Rochdale Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme: EQUANS and Rochdale Borough Council
• Russell WBHO Oxygen Towers: Residential Tower: Russell WBHO and Property Alliance Group

Sub-Regional Project of the Year Awards

Cheshire, Wirral and Warrington Sub-Regional Project of the Year

• Chester Community Fire Station – Cheshire Fire Authority: Cheshire Fire Authority, ISG, North West Construction Hub, IKG Consulting, Bradshaw Gass & Hope LLP, Novo and T Clarke
• Park Lane Special School for Cheshire East Council: Cheshire East Council, Manchester & Cheshire, Halliday Meecham, AECOM, Sutcliffe, Currie & Brown and North West Construction Hub
• The Christie @ Macclesfield: VINCI Construction UK Ltd, HIVE Projects, Avison Young, AFL Architects, AJP Structures and Bowker
• The Portal Building, Ellesmere Port: VINCI Construction UK Limited, Cheshire West and Chester Council and North West Construction Hub

Cumbria Sub-Regional Project of the Year

• Yewdale Road: Castles & Coasts Housing Association, Architects Plus, Cubby Construction Ltd and Elliotts Associates

Lancashire Sub-Regional Project of the Year

• Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) North West: Cartwright Pickard, The University of Sheffield and Robertson Construction North West Ltd
• Fraser House: Krol Corlett Construction and Lancashire County Council
• North Cliffe Adult and Children’s Centre: Warden Construction Limited and Lancashire County Council

Liverpool City Region Sub-Regional Project of the Year

• Merseyside Police HQ: Merseyside Police, Willmott Dixon, Ryder Architects, Mace, A&B Engineering and Curtins
• Paddington Village Hotel: Morgan Sindall Construction, Liverpool City Council, Faithful + Gould, Legacy Hotels and Resorts Ltd and Ryder Architects
• Runcorn Delinking and Station Quarter: Halton Borough Council, Balfour Beatty and Scape Civil Engineering and Infrastructure
• Shakespeare North Playhouse: Knowsley Council, Austin Smith Lord, Helm Architecture, Dodd Group, Mott Macdonald, Peter McCurdy Co, AECOM and Kier Construction
• St Helens Crematorium Restoration and Refurbishment: Seddon Construction Ltd, St Helens Council, North West Construction Hub, Bate &Taylor Architects, Booth King, Tace M&E and Barlows UK
• Walker Art Gallery & Midland Railway Building: Krol Corlett Construction Ltd, National Museums Liverpool, Donald Insall Architects, Baker Malley, Buro Four and Max Fordham

Manchester Sub-Regional Project of the Year

• 11 York Street, Manchester: Kier Construction, AHR, Tace, Tier Consult Ltd, Gardiner & Theobald, AEC, Align and Olson
• City Campus Manchester: Willmott Dixon, The Manchester College, LTE Group, Pearson Fraser, Bond Bryan Architects, SimpsonHaugh and AECOM
• Oxygen Towers: Russell WBHO and Property Alliance Group
• RHS Garden Bridgewater Welcome Building: Royal Horticultural Society, Hodder & Partners, BAM Construction, Arcadis, ROC Consulting and Hoare Lea
• Saddleworth School: Tilbury Douglas, Oldham Council, Department for Education, JMA Architects, Arcadis, RPS Group and Tetra Tech
• University of Salford – Energy House 2.0:
• Bowmer + Kirkland, University of Salford (Customer), AECOM, Bond Bryan, NG Bailey and Curtins

All finalists in the Sub-Regional Awards are put forward for the Project of the Year category.