Babcock Rail win Achieving Excellence in Partnering category at CEF Excellence Awards
20 October 2023 CEF Excellence Awards
Babcock Rail have taken the ‘Achieving Excellence in Partnering Award’ for Lagan Junction to Yorkgate track renewal, Belfast at the 2023 CEF Excellence Awards.
This year’s Awards, the 24th edition since they commenced in 1999, represented the biggest to date with some 26 Award winners on the evening and nearly 600 in attendance at the Crowne Plaza in Belfast. The event was this year hosted by Sarah Travers and George Clarke and also saw a keynote address from the Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, Dr Jayne Brady.
In a highly competitive field, Babcock Rail was selected by the panel of judges as this year’s project winner for Achieving Excellence in Partnering as they demonstrated the benefits created by teams working together to achieve sustainable outcomes.
Collaboration took place with many statutory authorities, the public, landowners, business owners and Translink to gain track procession and yet had little perception of taking place to the passing public.
Congratulations to everyone who took part in this project!
Full list of winners
Overall Winner Award
Heron Brothers – Templemore Baths, Belfast
Achieving Excellence in Partnering Award
Babcock Rail – Lagan Junction to Yorkgate Track renewal project, Belfast
General Construction
Commercial Construction Project of the Year
Felix O’Hare & Company – One Elmwood, Queen’s University, Belfast
Social/Community Construction Project of the Year, below £2.5m
McKelvey Construction – Bloomfield Walkway Community Centre, Belfast
Social/Community Construction Project of the Year, above £2.5m
Ganson UK – Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council Crematorium
Restoration Project of the Year
Heron Brothers – Templemore Baths, Belfast
Fit-Out Project of the Year
Tracey Brothers - Cardinal Newman Library Refurbishment, St Mary’s University College, Belfast
Infrastructure Project of the Year
Babcock Rail – Lagan Junction to Yorkgate Track renewal project, Belfast
Health Project of the Year
Cleary Contracting - Kingsbridge Hospital Block B - Theatre 4 and Wards 4&5, Belfast
Education Project of the Year
Felix O’Hare – One Elmwood, Queen’s University, Belfast
Housing
Private Housing Project of the Year
DB Building Contracts – Moira Gate, Moira
Social Housing Project of the Year
Kelly Brothers – Moylinney, Newtownabbey
Multiple Occupancy Housing Project of the Year
Farrans Construction – Aster House, Belfast
GB & RoI Construction Projects
GB & RoI Construction Project of the Year, below £2.5m
McKelvey Construction – Grange Primary Care Centre, Sligo
GB & RoI New Build Project of the Year, above £2.5m
GRAHAM – University of York Student Accommodation
GB & RoI Infrastructure/Civil Engineering Project of the Year, above £2.5m
GRAHAM – Marsh Barton Railway Station, Exeter
GB & RoI Refurbishment Project of the Year, above £2.5m
Farrans Construction – Signature at Hendon Hall, London
Quality Performance
Excellence in Sustainability
Woodvale Construction
Excellence in Training
Farrans Construction
Excellence in Health & Safety
Breedon Group
Excellence in the Use of Construction Software
GRAHAM
Social Value Project of the Year
GRAHAM - Grand Central Station Busway Bridge & Ramps Project
Social Value Project of the Year – Highly Commended
Connect Transform Sustain (CTS) - Housing Executive Maintenance Contract, Newry Mourne & Down Council
Construction Person of the Year Award
Lifetime Achievement
Jim Henry – Henry Brothers
Apprentice of the Year Award
David Reid – Charles Brand
Outstanding Contributor Award
Maria Bradley – Gilbert-Ash
