Considerate Constructors Scheme crowns Most Considerate Companies and Most Considerate Supplier at 2016 National Awards The Considerate Constructors Scheme – the national scheme established by the construction industry to improve its image – has recognised the Most Considerate Companies and Suppliers at this year’s National Awards. Four companies were presented with the coveted top award of ‘Most Considerate Company 2016’, they are: Connect Plus Services (annual turnover: £10m and over); Rydon Maintenance – Islington (annual turnover: £3.5m to <£10m); Linfoot Country Homes Ltd (annual turnover: £250k to <£3.5m) and Solent Industrial Roofing Systems (annual turnover: Under £250k). HSS Hire Service Group Ltd triumphed as the ‘Most Considerate Supplier 2016’, making them the first registered supplier to win this prestigious title since Supplier Registration was introduced in 2014. The Considerate Constructors Scheme’s National Awards are one of the most respected accolades in UK construction. By registering with the Scheme, companies and suppliers demonstrate a strong commitment to improving the image of the industry. The awards recognise the highest performing companies and suppliers which have demonstrated excellence in relation to the community, the environment and their workforce. The prestigious awards ceremony took place on 10 and 11 November at the Four Seasons hotel in London. In total 21 Gold, 32 Silver and 43 Bronze Awards were presented to registered companies, and two Gold, one Silver and four Bronze Awards to registered suppliers. Of the Gold Award winners, seven companies were shortlisted and received the ‘Most Considerate Company Runner-up’ and one supplier the ‘Most Considerate Supplier Runner-up’. Connect Plus Services undertakes planned and reactive highway maintenance works to sections of the M25 motorway and its arterial link roads through a 30-year contract with Highways England. This enthusiastic and safety-conscious team was applauded for its constant refinement of depot and site safety, and consideration of its workforce. Linfoot Country Homes Ltd is a family-owned business located near Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, specialising in high quality new and converted homes in the South Midlands for over 20 years. In constantly striving to achieve yet higher standards, this company projected an image which was a credit to all those involved. Rydon Maintenance (North London Region) is in the 13th year of a long-term contract with Islington Council for the repair and maintenance of more than 6000 properties. This potentially intrusive work demands a high degree of care and consideration and this was clearly demonstrated by Rydon through its community work. Based in Portsmouth, Hampshire, Solent Industrial Roofing Systems specialises in providing roofing services industry-wide. One recent project was for a storage building on a military base in Wiltshire and the company spared no effort in ensuring the development was sensitive to the client’s operations security standards. Undertaking inner London deliveries is no easy task, but HSS Hire Service Group Ltd, whose head office is based in Mitcham, south west London, has robust policies and procedures in place to ensure professional, safe and efficient operations. Proud to honour the great achievements Considerate Constructors Scheme Executive Chairman Isabel Martinson said: “Congratulations to all award winners. The Scheme is hugely proud to honour the great achievements of top performing registered companies and suppliers. Over 900 companies and suppliers registered with the Scheme in the past 12 months, representing significant growth on the previous year, and making competition even tougher. With such high demand for construction activity across the UK, it is essential that the industry works collaboratively and continues to raise standards.” Click here to see each of the winners in the categories of Runners-up to the Most Considerate Company Award, and Runner-up to Most Considerate Supplier Award, as well as each Gold, Silver and Bronze Award winner. Visit Twitter @CCScheme #ccsawards and the Scheme’s LinkedIn company page to see more from the awards ceremonies.

BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE [gdlr_video url=”https://youtu.be/MY6yrBk4MNg” ]   The BALI National Landscape Awards, in association with Horticulture Week, are the premier landscaping awards. Celebrating their 40th year, the Awards return for 2016! Use this website to see the categories available for entry and entry deadlines. The Awards will be open for entry in March. To receive a BALI National Landscape Award is one of the landscape industries’ highest accolades. Recognition of a high level of achievement, from within the industry, has a positive motivational effect on staff. Winning one of these awards offers a company great marketing opportunities, with the benefits lasting long beyond the ceremony and the Awards’ association with Horticulture Week will enhance a winner’s profile even further. To learn more about BALI itself, please visit the association’s main site: www.bali.org.uk  

The Considerate Constructors Scheme – the national Scheme to improve the image of construction – has made appointments with a new Statutory Board of Directors. The new board includes four independent non-executive Directors: Roma Agrawal, a distinguished structural engineer; Richard Byrne, a prominent Health and Safety Director; Nick Coley, a successful entrepreneur within civil engineering and contracting; and Simon Harvey, a renowned strategy and marketing director with a wealth of experience of launching consumer products to younger generations. They were appointed at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Scheme in London on 2 November. Scheme Executive Chairman Isabel Martinson leads the new Statutory Board of Directors, which also comprises representatives from the Schemes owners, Dr Diana Montgomery, Chief Executive of the Construction Products Association (CPA), Professor John Nolan, Chairman of the Construction Industry Council (CIC) and Chief Executive of CIC, Graham Watts OBE. Mike Petter joins the Board as Chairman of the new standing Service and Performance Committee. I am delighted to announce the newly formed Statutory Board of Directors Isabel Martinson, Executive Chairman of the Considerate Constructors Scheme, said: “I am delighted to announce the newly formed Statutory Board of Directors. The new directors bring experience and expertise across a wide spectrum of disciplines and industries, as well as a passion for the construction industry and the built environment.  They are all fully committed to the ethos of the Scheme’s vision to further improve the reputation and image of the industry and to change perceptions held by Government, the general public, educators, careers advisors, parents and individuals, including the next generation and career changers.” The new standing Service and Performance Committee, led by Mike Petter, will oversee the operational management of the Scheme and will report in to the Statutory Board of Directors. Click here to find out more about each of the new appointments.

A RISING star from leading independent management, design and construction consultancy Pick Everard has won the Young Achiever of the Year award at this year’s Constructing Excellence National awards. 31-year-old Mike Reader said he was thrilled to win the Young Achiever award, which recognises the very best emerging talent in the construction industry across the UK.   Held at the Marriott Grosvenor Square on 4 November, Mike said: “I am very honoured to receive the award. The support and development opportunities I’ve been given at Pick Everard over the last nine years has been amazing. “It was humbling to have initially won the regional award in the East Midlands, so to be selected for the national award is a huge personal achievement.”   Pick Everard has 11 offices across the UK in London, Birmingham, Inverness, Derby, Bury St Edmunds, Cardiff, Nottingham, Leicester, Glasgow, Manchester and Taunton. We’re immensely proud of Mike’s achievement Alastair Hamilton, partner at Pick Everard, said:  “We’re immensely proud of Mike’s achievement. In our 150th anniversary year as a business, it’s fantastic to see our staff being recognised in this way. It’s a testament to the hard work and determination Mike shows on a daily basis that he’s achieved this award.”   Mike has flourished during his career at Pick Everard and was appointed as national director of strategic development, last year.   His career progression has seen him develop from a graduate civil engineer to national director level within just nine years. During this time, he has helped to propel Pick Everard forward, helping to take the firm into new sectors and areas of work, consistently challenging traditional ways of working and offering more effective solutions.   Mike is the youngest director ever appointed at Pick Everard and is already establishing himself within the national built environment sector. He is a tenacious and hardworking individual who is passionate about the industry and promoting the successes not only of Pick Everard, but the industry as a whole, and regularly goes over and above what is expected of him to achieve that.   He has built a specialist strategic development team within Pick Everard, which has helped to transform the traditional marketing, business development, bidding and client care functions of the firm.   Mike is also committed to upskilling the construction industry as a whole and works hard to engage with schools, colleges and universities to help to encourage the next generation of talent. This will help with more students becoming the Young Achiever.   The annual Constructing Excellence awards recognise the very best achievements by construction industry firms, individuals and clients across the region.   Pick Everard, which is today one of the UK’s top 30 multi-professional consultancies, operates regionally and nationally across a broad range of sectors including education, blue light, healthcare, defence, custodial, industrial & manufacturing and workplace. Its services include project management, cost management, architecture, building surveying, building services engineering, civil engineering, structural engineering and management advice

Taking the next leap to tackle the digital skills gap, The Juice Academy has relaunched its graduate scheme to help place talented graduates, passionate about social media, into creative industry positions. The course follows a hugely successful pilot graduate programme in November 2015, in which 19 roles in businesses were created in the area at leading companies such as BJL, Manchester Science Partnerships, Forever Manchester and Smoking Gun PR. Graduates will have the chance to work with top companies throughout the North West while training concurrently at The Juice Academy, based right here at Tangerine HQ. The six month long programme, starting this December, will equip graduates with the practical experience and knowledge required to step onto the career ladder and secure a full time position. Sandy Lindsay MBE, founder and chair of Tangerine and The Juice Academy said: “The Juice Academy’s social media graduate programme is a unique training opportunity for both North West based businesses and graduates. To date we’ve trained over 180 apprentices through The Academy and now we will be providing even more highly trained young professionals to businesses in the region. “It can be difficult getting that first foot on the career ladder, but I have every confidence that the programme will provide invaluable training and practical experience for digitally talented young people from across the region so they can get their start in the creative industry.” Graduates will earn while they learn throughout the course, gaining six months work experience in a top North West company. Those holding a Foundation diploma or Higher National Diploma will also be considered. If you think you have what it takes, please apply at www.juiceacademy.co.uk or email carly.phillips@juiceacademy.co.uk before the deadline on 25th November.  Shortlisted applicants will be invited to the ‘boot camp’ selection day on 29th November. If you would like to take on a Graduate for your business, please email amy.coney@thejuiceacademy.co.uk. To apply for the boot camp selection day at The Juice Academy, Manchester, please visit www.juiceacademy.co.uk or email carly.phillips@juiceacademy.co.uk.