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07 PROJECT OF THE YEAR

09 MAJOR PROJECT OF THE YEAR

11 INNOVATION OF THE YEAR

12 BEST USE OF IT AWARD

13 ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

15 TRAINING INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

17 HEALTH AND SAFETY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

19 NEW ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR

21 M&E CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR

23 MAJOR M&E CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR

24 INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR

25 CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR

26 LARGE CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR

2009 BUILDING SERVICES AWARDSCONTENTS

Events have moved on since last years

Building Services Awards. This year the

talk is is of economic recession and

business survival.

Yet, for all these concerns the industry

has much to celebrate. These awards are

about highlighting spectacular feats of

design, construction and engineering,

not to mention the highest standards ofsustainability, best practice and business

acumen. All of which are more vital now

than they have ever been and are were

pleased to say in great evidence. And

thats not only the opinion of our judges;

its what clients told us in the

testimonies supporting entries.

There is no room for complacency, of

course, which is why the judges were

looking at both business expertise and

each entrants emphasis on R&D and

training. We hope these awards are acatalyst for change. Thank you to all

those firms that entered this year.

Andy Pearson, Editor

Building Sustainable Design

Andrew Brister, Editor

Electrical & Mechanical Contractor

Editors

Andy Pearson and Andrew Brister

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2009 BUILDING SERVICES AWARDSTHE WINNERS

PROJECT

OF THE YEARHaden Young and AECOM Zebra @ Lion HouseRunners-up: AECOM Jubilee Campus, University

of Nottingham; Arup Jessop West, University of

Sheffield; BDP Lighting at Liverpool One; Buro

Happold Carrochan, Scotland; Hoare Lea

Health, Exercise and Biological Sciences Building,

Loughborough University; Hoare Lea Warwick

Digital laboratory; Hulley & Kirkwood Consulting

Engineers Penryn College

MAJOR PROJECT

OF THE YEARCundall and Sir Robert McAlpine

New Street Square, LondonRunners-up: BDP Victoria Square, Belfast; Bovis

Lend Lease The Bexley Wing, St James Institute

of Oncology, Leeds; Hoare Lea Cabot Circus,

Bristol; Rotary North West Manchester Joint

Hospitals; WSP Group Liverpool One

INNOVATION

OF THE YEARCundall and UCI Task AirRunners-up: Buro Happold Stockport Academy;

E-Stack; King Shaw Associates Tank Museum,

Dorset; Max Fordham Freemans Quay Leisure

Centre, Durham; McBains Cooper B&Q New

Malden

BEST USE OF IT

AWARDHoare LeaRunners-up: Haden Young, Norman Disney &

Young, Wolseley Pipe Centre Modular Engineering

ENVIRONMENTAL

INITIATIVE

OF THE YEARHaden Young and AECOM Zebra @ Lion HouseHighly commended: Arup and Carbon TrustRunners-up: Arup Associates Citi Data Centre,

Frankfurt; Buro Happold Elmswell Affordable

Housing, Suffolk; Max Fordham Watford Central

Leisure Centre; Transport for London

Behavioural Change Campaigns; Waterman Group

Workplace6, Darling Island, Australia

TRAINING INITIATIVE

OF THE YEATRHoare LeaRunners-up: Buro Happold, Fulcro Engineering

Services, Haden Young, Maleon, NG Bailey, White

Young Green

HEALTH AND

SAFETY INITIATIVEOF THE YEARHaden YoungRunners-up: Balfour Kilpatrick, JTL

NEW ACHIEVER

OF THE YEARLaura Bayliss, BDPRunners-up: Morwenna Wilson, Arup; Marlon

Kobacker, Cundall; Farah Naz, Gifford; Hayley

Maxwell, Gifford; Edward Garrod, PHA Consult

M&E CONTRACTOR

OF THE YEARJ S Wright & CoRunners-up: Airedale Mechanical & Electrical,

Cavendish Engineers, Grainger Electrical Services,

Rotary North West

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THE JUDGESNigel AndersonBSRIA

Andrew BristerElectrical & Mechanical Contractor

Hywel DaviesCIBSE

Tim DwyerLondon South Bank University

Stuart FarmerCarbon Trust

Jim HartEC Harris

Stuart HendersonConstruction Industry Council

Andrew HightonStanhope

Andy PearsonBuilding Sustainable Design

Neil PennellLand Securities

Martin Ricketts,Avatar Management

David WarrinerBRE

Matthew WhiteBritish Land

Bill WrightJohn Lewis Partnership

MAJOR M&ECONTRACTOROF THE YEARDodd GroupRunners-up: Balfour Kilpatrick, NG Bailey,

Shepherd Engineering Services

INTERNATIONALACHIEVEMENT

OF THE YEARCundallHighly commended: PHA ConsultRunners-up: Arup, BDP, Buro Happold, Halcrow

Yolles, Red Engineering Design

CONSULTANCYOF THE YEARBeattie FlaniganRunners-up: CBG Consultants, King Shaw

Associates, Long & Partners, RHB Partnership,

Semple & McKillop

LARGE CONSULTANCYOF THE YEARArupHighly commended: Buro HappoldRunners-up: BDP, Hoare Lea, Hulley & Kirkwood

Consulting Engineers, Red Engineering Design,

WSP Group


HOW THE WINNERSWERE CHOSENEntrants were required to complete a

questionnaire covering everything from

their financial performance and safety

record to investment in training. They also

had to provide details of one project,

completed during 2008, which

demonstrated their skills. Three panels of

senior industry figures shared the judging

of the submissions.


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In achieving the highest BREEAM rating in the UK in 2008

(80.72%), Lion House, Alnwick is proof that government can

embrace sustainability in its building stock. The building uses

photovoltaic panels integrating them into the design as brise

soleil; its biomass boiler uses locally produced woodchips; while,

wind turbines contribute around 63,000 kWh to the buildings

annual electricity requirements.

The judges said: With the UKs highest BREEAM rating and anA+ Energy Performance Certificate, Lion House is one of the few

government buildings that can lay claim to being sustainable.

This joint entry shows how an integrated team can make

effective use of natural light and ventilation on a building whose

energy requirements are met almost entirely by renewable

technologies.

WINNER

HADEN YOUNG ANDAECOM

OF THE YEARPROJECT

AECOMCentral to the design of the extension to

the University of Nottinghams Jubilee

campus were the use of high

performance faades and a geothermal

heating/cooling system, submerged in a

man made lake.

AECOM designed the building

services, fire engineering, acoustics,

security and lighting for the three

buildings that now have CO2 emissions

of less than 50% of the Part L 2006

notional building.

ArupJessop West in Sheffield demonstrates

how to achieve a naturally ventilatedbuilding in noisy surroundings. The

buildings west faade is the first

example of a double skin acoustic

faade in the UK.

Passive design produced a building

with CO2 emissions of 60% less than a

conventional air conditioned building.

BDPLiverpool One includes 36 buildings so a

well planned lighting strategy was

essential to unite the development.

BDPs approach centred on the

phototropic effect: people are drawn to

light, so the lighting design illuminates

routes and spaces while various colours

and lux levels create different moods.

Buro HappoldCarrochan is the central headquarters

for the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

National Park. The building embraces

passive environmental design. Glazing is

concentrated on the north elevation,

while a central street has an openingroof light to increase light ingress and

aid ventilation. Carbon emissions are

reduced to 7 kgCO2/m2/yr.

Hoare LeaBuilt for the University of Warwicks

Manufacturing Group, the 13 million

Digital Laboratory uses an underground

air intake labyrinth to cool the ground

floor areas, while the building draws its

other cooling and heating requirements

from the campus-wide systems.

Hoare LeaThe Health, Exercise and Biological

Sciences Building at Loughborough

University had to keep energy use to a

minimum, while ensuring occupant

comfort in classrooms and sports halls.

A semi-transparent composite wall

increases natural light penetration.

Hulley & Kirkwood Consulting

EngineersPenryn College is Cornwalls first BSF

project. Classrooms in the building

branch off a central top-lit street. They

have manual and automatic windows,

plus roof-mounted vents, while larger

spaces are ventilated by roof-mounted

wind catchers.

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New Street Square, a 100,000m2 office development and

public square in the heart of London, is an example of how

collaborative working can produce sustainable solutions. The

project includes four buildings of up to 19 storeys high. Clever

use of passive measures including high performance facades

and thermal mass cooling, plus active technologies such as

mixed mode ventilation and chilled ceilings to create a group

of buildings that together have achieved a BREEAM Excellent

rating with annual emissions of just 30-35 kg/CO2/m2.

The judges said: This joint entry not only shows excellent

environmental criteria on a design and build scheme but

equally importantly demonstrates how teamwork can produce

a quality design, to budget and a challenging timescale.

WINNER

CUNDALL AND SIRROBERT MCALPINE

OF THE YEARMAJOR PROJECT

BDPCrowned by a giant glazed dome,

Belfasts Victoria Square is a retail-led

mixed-use city-centre regeneration

project that includes retail space, a

cinema, food court and 106 apartments.

Covered streets reduce the schemes

carbon footprint; they open at their ends

to provide good ventilation. The

electrical infrastructure allows the

developer to bulk-buy electrcity for the

development and to sell it on to the

tenants at a competitive rate.

Bovis Lend LeaseThe Bexley Wing, St James Institute of

Oncology, Leeds was completed in just38 months, on time and to budget. It

has a range of low carbon design

solutions including using waste steam

for cooling, which alone has resulted in

30% lower energy demand and reduced

the running costs by 150,000 per year.

Bovis Lend Lease worked with Rotary

Yorkshire as building services contractor.

The project team overcame significant

barriers including getting the absorption

chillers and chilled beams to balance

across the massive installation.

Hoare LeaBristols Cabot Circus is one of the

largest retail-led city-centre

regeneration projects in the UK. It

includes 93,000 m2 of shopping and

leisure and over 300 residential units.

Hoare Lea encountered many challenges

including instigating the largest trench

share contract in the country. Twelve

service providers agreed to share a

common duct on the site, in whichinfrastructure relocation works alone

topped 30 million.

Rotary North WestManchester Joint Hospitals is the

largest hospital under construction in

Europe. The sheer scale of the project -

a 140,000 m2 multi-department hospital

built in 18 phases has made it a

considerable challenge for all parties

involved. The value of the mechanical

services is 65 million and Rotary North

Wests work included building services

to the rehabilitation block and

mechanical services for the enabling

works, energy centre, facilities

management centre and main hospital.

WSP GroupLiverpool One is a 1 billion shopping

centre development, in which WSP was

appointed to undertake the master plan,

infrastructure, underground car park

ventilation, ICT systems, microclimateand sustainability planning. The project

incorporates existing buildings and adds

new facilities to create 150,000 m2 of

shops for the scheme. The project

includes an 1875 space underground car

park, which features one of the largest

ventilation systems in Europe.

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The office is either too hot or too cold for someones liking

but how do you rectify it? The answer allow the radiant

temperature to rise by a couple of degrees but give occupants

control of their local environment. Cundall and UCIs Task Air

is a desk controlled conditioned air supply that is delivered

direct via existing cable voids in the workstation partition. The

system can be connected to existing ceiling duct networks or

a separate 100% tempered outside air supply.

Nine fit outs have been completed in Australia, in new and

existing buildings. The judges of this category were pleased to

see the concept being put into practice. They said: It will be

interesting to see if giving staff a level of control over their

working environment might increase their productivity.

WINNER

CUNDALL AND UCI TASK AIR

OF THE YEARINNOVATION

Buro HappoldStockport Academy, a secondary school

and sixth form college sits under the

flight path of Manchester Airport; as

such it was essential to design an

acoustically sealed building. This meant

that conventional natural ventilation and

cooling was out of the question and so

Buro Happold has used a 360 kW

ground source heat pump system.

Compared to conventional gas-fired

heating/electric chillers, savings are

predicted at 20,000, with annual

carbon dioxide savings of 67,000 kg.

E-Stack

Over the past year, E-Stack hasdeveloped a low energy classroom

ventilation design, which exploits heat

recycling in atria in order to minimise

energy consumption. The concept was

inspired by a 14-classroom block at Port

Regis School, designed by Philip Proctor

Associates. It involves natural upflow

displacement ventilation in the summer.

In winter there is mixed ventilation

through the top of the atrium and

exchange ventilation between the

classrooms and atrium.

King Shaw AssociatesKing Shaw Associates has developed a

master plan for conservation and

improvement at the 20 million Tank

Museum refurbishment project in

Dorset. In the new display hall, King

Shaw has devised an environmental

strategy specifically aimed at preventing

condensation and subsequent

oxidisation of metal surfaces to stop

the tanks going rusty.

Max FordhamMax Fordham has designed one of the

countrys lowest energy leisure centres

by minimising the energy requirements

for all aspects of the environmental

design. The result is Freemans Quay,

with a CO2 footprint some 30% lower

than current good practice and 60%

lower than conventional leisure centres.

The buildings water, gas and power

consumption are being continually

monitored to ensure smooth and

economic running into the future.

McBains CooperMcBains Cooper has designed a new

concept B&Q store to meet the

BREEAM Excellent rating. The mixed use

development includes a raft of

environmental measures such as the

UKs largest building mounted wind

turbine, a green roof, geothermal heat

pumps, PVs and north lights in the roof.The development will achieve a 50%

reduction in CO2 emissions compared to

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A decade ago, when Bristols Cabot Circus scheme was

conceived, the client wanted a state-of-the-art fully

integrated network infrastructure. Hoare Lea brought together

20 disparate electronic systems including CCTV, billing, energy

metering and fault reporting to create a converged network

infrastructure (CNI). Key to the successful design was

developing a scheme that was cost comparable to traditional

disparate systems.

The common network IP infrastructure is a true

integration of building automation and information

technology systems and signifies a step change in the

evolution of intelligent buildings in the retail sector, says Neil

Pennell, head of sustainability and engineering at developer

Land Securities.

WINNER

HOARE LEA

AWARDBEST USE OF IT

Haden YoungThe Virtual Classroom is an in-house

training programme that ensures that all

new employees and promoted team

members at Haden Young are up-to-

date with the firms contract control

systems (CCS). Haden Youngs IT team

have developed a training programme

that combines video conferencing and

the collaborative conferencing

programme NetMeeting, to create

virtual classrooms without having to

purchase special software.

Norman Disney & YoungNorman Disney & Young has developed

a building information modellingpackage called NDY Cube, which

delivers an advanced 3D model and is

integrated into the design process to

reduce the time and cost involved in

delivering high quality product

documentation. The software can merge

multiple CAD sources including Revit,

ArchiCAD and MEP into a single model

and incorporates clash detection, task

allocation and scheduling.

Wolseley Pipe Centre ModularEngineeringWolseleys Pipe Centre Modular

Engineering division has developed 3D

modular engineering software. It is a

platform for the design and offsite

manufacture of modularised building

services solutions. The process is said to

achieve an 80% reduction in

conventional CAD time.

The product reduces waste and the

impact of building services on the

environment by removing inefficienciesin the drawing, manufacturing and

tendering processes; it improves site

efficiencies and, through the use of

modules, reduces waste to zero.

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Project Zebra (Zero Emissions Building Renewing Alnwick) is

the project to replace Defras office in Northumbria with a

new ultra-low emissions building known as Lion House. The

building is simple in plan and straightforward operationally. It

uses green technologies including PVs and wind turbines and

has achieved the highest BREEAM rating in 2008 80.72%.

The judges said: Although this project isnt rocket science,

Haden Young and AECOM have managed to get all the little

touches right. They have done all of the obvious things but

done them so well. They never lost sight of what they wanted

to achieve. All their processes and ideas are straightforward

and could be seen as a benchmark for other companies in the

industry.

WINNER

HADEN YOUNG ANDAECOM

OF THE YEARENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE

Highly commendedArupArups decode project (Determining

Carbon Opportunities in the Non-

Domestic Market) was spawned by the

Carbon Trust asking Arup how to reach

the goal of a low carbon non-domestic

building stock by 2050. The engineer

has developed a tool that takes a long-

term vision of buildings, enabling users

to define different scenarios and

describes costs and carbon impacts.

Arup AssociatesCiti Data Centre in Frankfurt is set to

bring about dramatic changes in the

way data centres are designed in thefuture. It is the first data centre in

Germany to be LEED accredited and the

first in the world to achieve LEED

Platinum. The design uses only 30% of

the power required for a conventional

data centre and only 40% of the heating

energy.

Buro HappoldElmswell Affordable Housing in Suffolk

has been designed to meet a strategy of

saving 30,000 kg of CO2 per year, 60%

compared to a Building Regulations

compliant development. Buro Happold

has included woodpellet fired biomass

heating, whole house ventilation with

heat recovery and rainwater harvesting

systems. Monitoring will give insight

into the design choices.

Max FordhamLeisure centres with pools are energy

guzzlers so Max Fordham reduced the

demand at Watford Central Leisure

Centre through a variety of passivemeasures, then provided energy through

low/zero carbon sources. Solar thermal

collectors are used, pool water is used

as a thermal buffer and a heat pump

has been bored into a chalk aquifer. The

building is expected to outperform

Building Regulations by at least 35%.

Transport for LondonTfL Group Property and Facilities is

responsible for managing the operation

of 50 buildings throughout London. It

has been reducing energy use and

carbon emissions over the last three

years by instigating behavioural change

campaigns, which it estimates account

for 25% of potential savings. This

initiative includes developing a network

of environmental champions who roll

out campaigns across the portfolio.

Waterman Group

Workplace6 is the first Six Star Green

Star rated project in New South Wales.

It utilises its harbourside location andinnovative techniques such as sewer

mining. Black water from the building

and adjacent sewer is recycled for

irrigation and toilet flushing, while 10

million litres of water is saved annually

with the seawater heat rejection system

in lieu of cooling towers.

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2009 Training Award

finalists

Our six strategic objectives

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Hoare Leas training spans numerous initiatives. Its graduate

conference, Creativity for Sustainability, was attended by 80

delegates in 2008. A graduate exchange programme with

architect Broadway Malyan saw 40 secondments take place

across 14 offices in the two organisations. Each two week

secondment is based on exercises that give graduates an

understanding of issues from another perspective.

Four sustainability workshops were held in 2008, as part of

the CPD technical update programme, covering passive

design, heating and hot water systems, electrical systems and

low energy cooling. Finally, a management development

programme offers support and advice on strategy,

communication and mentoring for all levels of management.

WINNER

HOARE LEA

OF THE YEARTRAINING INITIATIVE

Buro HappoldThe Job Leader training programme has

been created by Buro Happold to

prepare its less experienced engineers

for delivering quality solutions for

clients. The course includes a host of

modules including project delivery,

understanding design and getting the

most from meetings. Feedback from

participants and clients proves it is

making a difference.

Fulcro Engineering ServicesThe Fulcro training programme is

designed to enable individuals from

education and non-construction based

backgrounds to develop into first-classdesign coordinators.

As such, it encompasses diverse

topics from design tools AutoCad,

Revit etc through to effective

communication and time management

techniques. Some 72% of staff have

taken the course.

Haden YoungHaden Youngs student training

programme was developed in

partnership with Liverpool Community

College in 1993. The company currently

has 65 students on the programme and

last year saw ten students graduate with

full BScs, accredited by CIBSE. However,

not resting on its laurels, in 2008 Haden

Young reviewed the course and new

measures have been put in place to

further improve it.

MaleonMaleon currently employs 25 engineers

and five trainees. All trainees attend day

release courses and every engineer isrequired to be a training mentor for at

east three months each year. All staff

are encouraged to further their

education and Maleon offers day release

opportunities. This has been beneficial

in retraining older engineers in aspects

such as computers and CAD.

NG BaileyThe Site Supervisor Development

Programme has been created by NG

Bailey to address the lack of training

that site managers often have. Elements

such as basic management skills,

leading and building your team, setting

objectives and dealing with poor

performance are covered and employees

can work towards Chartered

Management Institute qualifications.

White Young Green

In 2008 White Young Green launched

People First to provide employees with

access to learning and career

development opportunities. Theseinclude the WYG Manager Essentials

Programme, an induction for all newly

promoted managers, and the WYG

Leadership Development Programme, a

course for experienced managers to

help them develop broader operational

and strategic leadership skills.

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Aligning its Make Safety Personal with the Balfour Beatty

Groups Zero Harm campaign, Haden Young realised that its

message had to reach all stakeholders, from direct operatives

to people including suppliers who could be working on sites

with Haden Young. The company attacked the issue with a

variety of methods including web-based technology, videos,

print media and face-to-face talks. These were backed up by

regular site inspections, performance monitoring and external

audits. The results include an all-time low accident frequency

rate (AFR) of 0.14, and a highly commended in the RoSPA

awards. The judges said: We were impressed not only by the

AFR but also by the gusto with which Haden Young went

about educating its employees and partners.

WINNER

HADEN YOUNG - MAKESAFETY PERSONAL

OF THE YEARHEALTH AND SAFETY INITIATIVE

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Balfour KilpatrickBalfour Kilpatricks Safety, Health,

Environmental and Quality Board is

responsible for the companys strategic

objectives and in 2008 it oversaw the

latest in its behavioural safety initiatives.

This included a letter from the MD to

all staff, point of work risk assessments

and a zero harm strategy, which has

been developed and rolled out at the

start of 2009.

JTLJTLs Safe Learner DVD has been

developed to reduce avoidable work

based accidents and to support and aid

employers in developing the rightmindset and behaviours to foster safe

working amongst staff. Industry has

received it well and the Institution of

Occupational Safety and Health referred

to the DVD in its business case for the

Health and Safety Bill.

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Laura leads the Manchester lighting studio of BDP. She began

her career as an assistant lighting designer in 2002 after

graduating with a first class honours degree in fine art. I

became fascinated by light as an artistic medium in relation

to the built environment and left university wanting to be a

lighting designer, she says. Laura has gone on to become the

youngest associate in BDP and in 2008, aged 29, she was

promoted to lighting director. She won the Inspire Award for

Women in Architecture in 2007.

In a particularly close-fought category, Laura impressed the

judges by being a director at such an early age and for her

balance of her arts background with engineering. Her entry

stood out from the others as being exciting and different.

WINNER

LAURA BAYLISSBDP

OF THE YEARNEW ACHIEVER

Morwenna Wilson, ArupMorwenna has worked in Arups multi-

discipline building engineering team

since graduating and has rapidly shown

that she is a highly capable engineer.

Her computational fluid dynamic

analyses of Zaha Hadids bridge pavilion

for the Expo Zaragoza 2008 were an

early highlight in her career.

She is a member of the CIBSE Young

Engineers Network Committee and has

been involved in two CITB campaigns to

encourage young people into the

engineering profession.

Marlon Kobacker, Cundall

At 29, Marlon is one of the youngestsenior sustainability consultants in

Australia. He has contributed to over 35

projects since joining Cundall, including

the first Six Star Green Star building in

Australia.

Marlon is an active member of the

Green Building Council of Australia and

one of the first consultants to become

both a LEED and a Green Star

accredited professional.

Farah Naz, GiffordAfter completing her education and

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architect Shatotto. Studying the effects

of improving living conditions of the

lowest paid workers she revealed that

adequate housing improves health and

energy efficiency, as well as affecting

childrens school grades.

At Gifford, Farah is currently

monitoring building performance and

carrying out post-occupancy evaluations.She is also a member of BSDs Next

Generation editorial panel.

Hayley Maxwell, GiffordAlready a licensed BREEAM EcoHome,

Offices and Code for Sustainable Homes

assessor, Hayley works as a project

manager on commercial, education and

public projects at Gifford. She has been

influential in developing a sustainability

agenda for Hertfordshire County

Councils 107 school BSF programme.

Hayley is also on the Engineers

Without Borders professional network

committee and has set up Giffords

International Development Network.

Edward Garrod, PHA ConsultAfter working for Battle McCarthy,

Edward founded PHA Consult in 2005.

He, and partner Piers Heath, have grown

the company from three to 40 staff,

with a turnover of 3.7 million in just

three years.Edward is studying to become a LEED

accredited professional and is working

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Last year saw J S Wright successfully complete its 1.2

million contract to fit out the Watford Woodside leisure

centre, following on from a similar contract at the Next

Generation Club in Leicester. However, the economic

downturn has spurred the company to target growth areas

including student accommodation and care homes. Its order

book has since been boosted by the Aston Student Village

contract, worth 4.5 million and a 10 million London hotel

project. Currently employing 90 operatives and in-house staff,

the company is also seeking new trainees and it holds regular

team building days for technical and craft apprentices. One of

J S Wrights apprentices won the West Midlands Plumbing

Apprentice of the Year Award in 2008.

WINNER

J S WRIGHT & CO

OF THE YEARM&E CONTRACTOR

Airedale Mechanical &ElectricalNow in its 25th year, Airedale has

posted a five-fold increase in profits in

2008, on a turnover that has risen by

14.5%. This is partly due to a change of

business strategy that has seen the

company market itself highly

successfully for publically funded

projects.

A 4.2 million services contract for

the Bridlington Spa Refurbishment was

reward for previous good work with

Wates Construction and East Riding of

Yorkshire Council.

Cavendish EngineersAlthough smaller in size than some of

its rivals for this award, Cavendish

Engineers has a big reputation within

the maintenance and improvement

sector for listed government building

stock. The value of its UK projects has

risen by 20% in the last year, partly due

to the company regaining the

maintenance and projects contract for

Nine Millbank for a further seven years.

Grainger Electrical ServicesFormed in 2004 to service the

commercial, industrial and residential

sectors, Grainger Electrical Services has

increased its turnover by 47% in the last

year and profits have risen by 71%.

However, a large proportion of profits

have been ploughed back into the

business over the last four years to

ensure a sound financial base for the

future: the companys investment in

R&D went up by 200% in 2008.

Rotary North WestRotary posted an increase of 84% in

profits for 2008, partly due to the

largest project it has ever worked on,

Manchester Joint Hospitals, where the

mechanical services package is valued

at 65 million. Operations director on

the Manchester project, Graham Hiley of

Bovis Lend Lease, says: Throughout a

difficult and demanding project Rotary

North West have conducted themselves

in a professional and pro-active manner.

There are few firms with the capability

to deliver in this environment to this

scale.

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The Dodd Group has posted good figures for 2008 an 18%

increase in turnover, a 24% rise in profit and a 20% rise in

value of projects built.

However, it is its dedication to the greener future that make

it a winner. The firm has achieved accreditation on the

Microgeneration Certification Scheme for heat pumps, solar

thermal and solar photovoltaic installations; it has created DG

EcoGen, a new division that focuses on the design,

specification, installation and maintenance of sustainable

solutions; and, it ensures that 90-100% of on-site waste is

recycled. The judges said: This privately owned business has

taken sustainability to heart and instigated initiatives that

benefit not only the company but also its customers and the

environment as a whole.

WINNER

DODD GROUP

OF THE YEARMAJOR M&E CONTRACTOR

Balfour KilpatrickThis firm of over 2300 direct employees

has seen turnover rise by almost 19% in

2008 and profits increase by 28%. In-

house supervisor training and customer

focussed staff training programmes have

been developed and the firm has rolled

out third party accreditation of its

supply chain. Balfour Kilpatricks

workload looks stable for the

foreseeable future, with over 87% of

turnover coming from repeat business.

NG BaileyNG Baileys turnover passed through the

500 million mark for the first time in

2008. The company continues to devotetime and money into training its

workforce, currently investing 1000 per

staff member per annum. Its 5.5

million Solais House Scottish hq project

was awarded a BREEAM Excellent rating

and shows how sustainability can be

applied to a standard office building.

Shepherd Engineering ServicesInvestment in the future is paramount

at Shepherd Engineering Services; it

upped its training budget by 66% on the

previous year in 2008 and earmarked

75% more in funds for R&D too. The

company launched a careers website in

July 2008 to offer new ways of getting

to work for SES, and, in the last three

years it has inducted 125 people onto its

award winning Advanced Modern

Apprentice Programme.

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Since 2003, Cundall has evolved from a mid-sized practice

with three UK offices into a worldwide organisation with 15

offices in eight countries. The practice now operates as far

afield as Australia, Hong Kong and the UAE.

This international growth, 300% in the last two years, has

enabled Cundall to become actively involved with established

and emerging Green Building Councils in each of its

geographical markets. It has recently become a founding

member of the Romanian Green Building Council.

The judges said: Cundall has shown an impressive rate of

growth and has been involved in a wide range of projects,

spread across many locations and dealing with numerous

different cultures.

WINNER

CUNDALL

OF THE YEARINTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

Highly commendedPHA ConsultPHA Consult is a young company that

has grown from three to 40 employees

since its formation in September 2005.

Between 2007 and 2008 fees increased

by 165% to 3.7 million. The practice

now has projects in 16 countries: two

highlights are the Masdar Institute of

Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi

and the terminal hangar for Virgin

Galactics Spaceport in New Mexico.

ArupArup now has over 10,000 employees

working in 37 countries. In the last year

new bases were opened in Guangzhou,Wuhan, Mumbai, St Petersburg, Rome,

Abu Dhabi and New Jersey. Projects of

particular note include the Beijing

Olympics; the LEED Platinum rated

California Academy of Sciences; and Citi

Data Centre, Frankfurt Citis largest

data centre outside of the US.

BDPBDPs international work has increased

by over 250% in the last year. This

phenomenal growth includes such

challenging projects as university

complexes in Libya, where innovative

design has to tackle extremely high

external temperatures and the Ghibli

sandstorms. While, in Prague, BDP is

working with local partners to develop a

sustainable master plan for a 27 hectare

disused railway depot.

Buro Happold

The Curtis R Priem Experimental Media

and Performing Arts Center in Troy, New

York, is the worlds largest scientificresearch, technology and performing

arts space. Buro Happold provided

performance spaces engineered to the

RC15 acoustic standard. The completed

building performs 17% better than the

ASHRAE energy code and is expected to

gain a LEED Silver certification.

Halcrow YollesVillaggio Vista, in Accra, Ghana is three

blocks of high-end apartments, plus

office space in a development that will

include West Africas tallest building.

Halcrow Yolles has designed the

building services to provide highly

efficient buildings that will become a

front runner in green building

technology and carbon savings in

Ghana, where there are currently no

incentives to build sustainably.

Red Engineering Design

The Middle East has been a profitable

hunting ground for Red since 2007. High

profile projects currently in progressinclude the six star Marina Hotel at the

new Abu Dhabi F1 race track, Torch

Tower in Dubai and the worlds tallest

building, the proposed Nakheel Tower.

Hence, turnover is up fourfold in the last

year and Red has opened new offices in

Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

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The judges extolled the virtues of Beattie Flanigan, saying:

An outstanding business performance was the highlight of a

great entry. This firm is determined to succeed; it understands

its market and its clients and is clearly focused on delivering

great projects. High praise, which is backed up by figures

showing a 91% increase in global turnover, coupled with a

rise of 75% in profits. The Northern Ireland-based consultant

has recently started a 40 million healthcare PRP framework,

while its work at Craigavon Hospital in Portadown has been

rated as excellent by the Health Estates Agency.

The firms commitment to its staff is also recognised: it was

the first m&e firm in Northern Island to obtain Investors in

People recognition. Beattie Flanigan was reassessed in 2008

and is now held as the exemplar standard.

WINNER

BEATTIE FLANIGAN

OF THE YEARCONSULTANCY

CBG ConsultantsA 21% increase in the number of staff at

CBG Consultants is indicative of the

firms growth and ambition, so is a 13%

rise in its investment in training. The

firm also ranked as one of Building

magazines good employers too. Based

in Oxford since the mid 1990s, CBG

opened a London office last year.

I found CBG approachable, flexible

and consistently enthusiastic, said

Michael Bonnick of Cherwell District

council. They made my job easier,

which was very welcome indeed.

King Shaw Associates

While UK turnover was up by only 2%,King Shaws investment in R&D went up

by 150%, illustrating the firms

commitment to providing novel and new

operational concepts. Its engineers have

been trained as low carbon consultants

and energy assessors during the year.

Projects included overhauling the

services at the Royal Albert Hall,

completing the design for an eco-office

for the United Nations in Montenegro

and the start of construction on a King

Shaw designed sustainable hq for relief

agency Cafod.

Long & PartnersThe value of UK projects built by Long

& Partners has risen by 71% and its UK

profits are up by 75%. This buoyant

account of work in 2008 bodes well for

the 12 year-old consultancy that has

recently expanded to provide

commissioning management and

sustainability services. Projects recently

completed include the officedevelopment Dashwood House in the

City of London and Park House, a mixed

use scheme in Oxford Street, London.

RHB PartnershipI would have no hesitation in

recommending RHB Partnership. They

have a very good work ethic, attention

to detail and understanding of what a

client requires, says Liam Presley of

Hampshire County Council, client on the

recently completed Wellstead Primary

School. The practice is currently

involved on a number of sustainable

engineering projects with on-site

renewable energy.

Semple & McKillopIn 2008 Semple & McKillop established

a leadership and strategic management

team. Time will tell of its full benefits to

the firm but a 72% increase in global

profits, 14% rise in staff numbers and

80% increase in investment in trainingindicate that the business is doing well.

Notable projects during 2008 include

floodlighting Premier Division football

grounds across Northern Ireland, a 2

million printing press hall for Johnson-

Press/Morton Newspaper Group and

new performing arts centre.

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Arup took 2008 by storm: the Olympics in Beijing showcased

the consultancys innovative designs in the Water Cube and

Birds Nest Stadium; the California Academy of Sciences

museum opened in San Francisco; and closer to home

Leicesters Curve arts complex opened to critical acclaim.

In difficult times global revenue grew by 27% and

profitability increased; good news for Arup staff, who own the

company and benefit from profit sharing schemes. Not

surprisingly, Arup featured in The Sunday Times 100 Best

Companies To Work For survey, coming in 41st on the list.

But, it isnt all about profit margins. The Arup Cause, an

initiative to benefit developing countries, saw staff working

on projects in Uganda, Bangladesh, the Republic of Congo

and South Africa.

WINNER

ARUP

OF THE YEARLARGE CONSULTANCY

Highly commendedBuro HappoldNew Buro Happold offices have sprung

up in the Indian city of Pune, Moscow

and Abu Dhabi and the firm is

developing its BIM computer skills in

anticipation of future trends. This

forward thinking has seen Buro Happold

minimise the impact of the economic

downturn. Judges commended the

consultancys substantial commitment

to R&D and training.

BDPThe Victoria Square Centre in Belfast is

indicative of BDPs commitment to

environmental engineering; its reducedcarbon footprint is now a model for

shopping centre development. A major

graduate conference stimulated

innovation and collaboration between

disciplines; while the firms young

engineers triumphed at the national

design competition, TeamBuild.

Hoare LeaHoare Lea saw a small drop in turnover

in 2008, however, profitability remains

strong and commitment to sustainability

is underlined by the award of BREEAM

Excellent to the Cabot Circus scheme in

Bristol. The year also saw Hoare Lea

introduce the Adopt a School scheme,

which sees staff visit schools to promote

engineering. The firm has some of the

lowest staff turnover figures in the

sector, at just 14%.

Hulley & Kirkwood ConsultingEngineers2008 was a good year for Hulley &

Kirkwood: turnover increased 20%,profits soared and with 85% of targeted

earnings secured for this year it expects

the trend to continue. The firms work

on Quartermile One contributed towards

the Edinburgh office development

winning the BCO Best Commercial

Workplace (Scotland) 2008 award.

Red Engineering DesignEstablished just two years earlier, Red

Engineering Designs portfolio for 2008

includes a luxury hotel in Abu Dhabi and

energy monitoring work on the worlds

tallest tower. The year saw the firms

turnover double and international profit

treble. It is a scenario Red expects to

continue with repeat business from all

of Reds major clients and new public

sector clients including Transport for

London and East London University.

WSP Group

WSP moved into WSP House, a new

global headquarters in 2008. The same

year the company posted half yearprofits up 51% and an order book of

over 1 billion. Innovation also featured

highly, with the WSP Online Solutions

team developing Greenfly, an online

product using eco-design strategies and

live life-cycle assessment modelling to

help designers create greener buildings.

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