Keltbray and Concrete Repairs brought a little glamour to their respective sectors as they led the way at 精东影视鈥檚 Specialist Contractor awards last Tuesday

Specialist contractors enjoyed a big night out at London鈥檚 Park Lane Hilton last Tuesday, at 精东影视鈥檚 fifth annual awards for excellence in the sector. Concrete Repairs came out on top, collecting both the training award and the Best of the Best prize. Demolition contractor Keltbray also picked up two gongs, including Specialists鈥� Personality of the Year for Brendan Kerr, the group managing director.

The winners

Foundation/Groundwork Specialist of the Year: Cementation Foundations
The judges said: 鈥淪kanska鈥檚 groundworks subsidiary is pioneering the use of geothermal energy piles in the UK, and to date has installed CFS Energy Piles which will cut carbon dioxide emissions by 750 tonnes a year.鈥�

Structural Specialist of the Year: SH Structures
The judges said: 鈥淐omplex steel structures are meat and drink to SH Structures, as clients found to their great satisfaction on some striking projects, including Heathrow Terminal 5 and the Royal Air Force Museum at Cosford in Shropshire.鈥�

M&E Specialist of the Year: Crown House Technologies
The judges said: 鈥淐rown House Technologies sets the pace in the increasingly complex and challenging M&E world. It is a founding member of the UK Green 精东影视 Council and health and safety chiefs have awarded it the order of distinction for the past three years.鈥�

Cladding Specialist of the Year: Prater
The judges said: 鈥淚ts innovative cladding systems have won Prater the confidence of clients such as Bovis Lend Lease and Stanhope. Its pre-assembled solutions have allowed other trades more time to perform their work.鈥�
Sponsor: Euroclad

Fit-out Specialist of the Year: Ibex Interiors
The judges said: 鈥淚bex enhanced its credentials this year by achieving ISO 14001 and BREEAM assessor status. And that level of professionalism paid off in its 拢2.3m Caxton House project for the Department of Work and Pensions.鈥�
Sponsor: Glidden

Roofing Specialist of the Year: Rock Asphalte
The judges said: 鈥淟andmark schemes are a speciality for this leader in manufacturing and installing waterproofing schemes. Among its projects this year have been the Emirates Stadium and Liverpool鈥檚 Paradise Street.鈥�

Essential Site Services Specialist of the Year: Keltbray
The judges said: 鈥淒emolition professionalism has been taken to new heights by Keltbray this year, and its reward was selection to prepare the way for four towers currently going up in London.鈥�

Specialists鈥� Personality of the Year: Brendan Kerr, Keltbray
The judges said: 鈥淐lients point to Brendan鈥檚 infectious personality, his vigour and the 鈥榗an do鈥� attitude he brings to projects. Others say his skill is that he simply enjoys people and what he calls 鈥檛he craic鈥� .鈥� .

Training Award and Best of the Best: Concrete Repairs
The judges said: 鈥淭o counter the industry's skill shortages, Concrete Repairs has established its own in-house training 鈥榮chool of excellence鈥� . It invests, on average, 拢650 each year in every employee.鈥� Training award sponsor: ConstructionSkills; Best of Best sponsor: Kier

Postscript

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