Fifty-nine of the industry's leading companies were shortlisted this week for the 2001 精东影视 Awards. Now in their seventh year, the awards honour financial success, excellent management, professionalism, investment and innovation. There are two new awards 鈥� for sustainability and e-construction 鈥� recognising new challenges facing the industry in the 21st century. All the winners will be announced at a gala dinner at London's Grosvenor House Hotel on 25 April.
  • Major contractor of the year
    (拢200m-plus turnover)
    sponsored by Trus Joist

    Bovis Lend Lease
    Kier Group
    Sir Robert McAlpine
    Wates Construction

  • Specialist contractor of the year
    sponsored by eu-supply.com

    Drake & Scull Engineering
    Hills Electrical & Mechanical
    Kelsey Roofing Industries
    Shepherd Engineering Services

  • Surveying practice of the year
    sponsored by Hays Montrose

    AYH
    Davis Langdon & Everest
    Franklin & Andrews
    Turner & Townsend

  • Contractor of the year (拢50-200m turnover)
    sponsored by Kingspan 精东影视 Products

    Countryside in Partnership
    Thomas Vale Construction
    Try Construction
    YJL Construction

  • Architectural practice of the year
    sponsored by Eternit 精东影视 Materials

    Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects
    Gensler
    Marks Barfield Architects
    Richard Rogers Partnership

  • Multidisciplinary practice of the year
    sponsored by Marshalls

    Aukett
    Oscar Faber
    Whitby Bird & Partners
    WSP Group

  • Regional contractor of the year
    (less than 拢50m turnover)

    Crispin & Borst
    Pearce Retail Services
    Roberts Construction
    Russell Construction

  • Young architectural practice of the year
    sponsored by Lafarge

    Gareth Hoskins Architects
    Haworth Tompkins Architects
    Hudson Featherstone
    Stock Woolstencroft

  • Project/construction manager of the year
    sponsored by Barbour Expert

    Citex
    Osprey Project Management
    Schal
    Turner & Townsend

  • Major housebuilder of the year (2000-plus homes)
    sponsored by Marley

    Barratt Developments
    Beazer Group
    Westbury
    Wilcon Homes

  • National and local builders merchant of the year

    EH Smith
    EcoMerchant
    Lawsons (Whetstone)
    Travis Perkins

  • Housebuilder of the year (500-2000 homes)
    sponsored by Wavin

    Laing Homes
    Linden Homes
    St George
    Willmott Dixon Housing

  • E-construction Award
    sponsored by Ernst & Young

    Arup
    Schal
    Wates Construction

  • Regional housebuilder of the year (fewer than 500 homes)
    sponsored by British Gypsum

    Countryside Residential
    Rialto Homes
    Ward Homes
    Weston Homes

  • Sustainability Award
    sponsored by Owens Corning

    Bennetts Associates
    Carillion 精东影视 Special Projects
    Laing Homes
    St George

  • Construction Best Practice Award
    sponsored by the DETR's Construction Best Practice Programme

    All the shortlisted firms 鈥� plus those listed for client of the year 鈥� will be considered. The winner will be the firm that has showed the greatest commitment to best practice.

    Your chance to vote for the client and personality of the year.
    Look out in 精东影视 next week for the shortlists for the 2001 client of the year and the construction personality of the year. Dedicated phone lines will be set up in the first three weeks of March to allow you to vote for the industry's best and most innovative paymaster, and for the individual who has made the most outstanding personal contribution to construction over the past 12 months.

    Book your table for the gala

    There are still a few tables left at the 精东影视 Awards dinner at London鈥檚 Grosvenor House Hotel on 25 April. After the ceremony, there will be a charity casino, sponsored by Bovis Lend Lease, which will raise money for construction鈥檚 homelessness charity Crash. If you wish to join the 1200-strong audience of industry leaders for construction鈥檚 biggest event of the year, please contact Jennifer Clarke at Folio Consultants on 01372-841010.