Shorlist of finalists
Achieving Excellence in Partnering Award Gilbert-Ash Giant’s Causeway Visitors Centre Graham Construction Torbank Special School Lagan Construction A2 Bangor to Belfast Watermain Rehabilitation Scheme QMAC Construction Ashleywood House Housing Social Housing Award T & A Kernoghan/Collen Construction INBEV Regeneration Project, Caffrey Hill TAL Rathcoole Gardens QMAC Construction Ashleywood House Donaghmore Construction Church Bay, Rathlin Island Private Housing Award (6+ Units) DB Building Contracts Ballantine Garden Village Phase II Graham Construction QUB Postgraduate Accommodation Elms Village Phase II McGinnis Developments Coopers Mill Beshouse Residential Properties Corran Mews Infrastructure Health Infrastructure Award Cunningham Contracts The Heathers Care Home Fireglass Direct Ireland Isolation & Critical Care Suites Royal Victoria Hospital Belfast Maurice Flynn & Sons SESHCT Bangor Community Hospital Utilities Infrastructure Award Farrans Construction Newcastle Hydro Scheme Lagan Construction A2 Bangor to Belfast Watermain Rehabilitation Scheme Lagan Construction Keady Wastewater Treatment Works Lowry Brothers Milltown Street Sewer Replacement
John Armstrong, CEF Managing Director; Derek Martin, CEF President; and Stephen Peover, Permanent Secretary of the Department of Finance and Personnel at the Showcase of Finalists for the Construction Excellence Awards 2013 at The MAC in the centre of Belfast. The world class arts venue, built by Mascott Construction, was the winner of the Overall Award in 2012.
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he very best new building and civil engineering projects completed in Northern Ireland over the last year were recently celebrated at the Showcase of Finalists for the Construction Excellence Awards 2013. The Awards, which are run by the Construction Employers Federation (CEF) with the support of SPECIFY magazine and in association with Ulster Business, are now in their 14th year and continue to go from strength to strength. Speaking at the event, John Armstrong, CEF Managing Director said, “The MAC, as the winning project from 2012, provided the perfect setting for this Showcase of Finalists. The world class arts venue, at the heart of Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter, is a prime example of how excellence in construction can help to transform an area and inject it with new life.” “This year’s competition has attracted over 100 entries and the distinguished panel of independent judges have once again had some very tough shortlisting decisions to make. The quality of the works on show today is all the more impressive considering the extremely challenging economic environment in which the construction has taken place.” “A very broad array of construction and civil engineering companies have made this year’s shortlist. Some companies have featured in the shortlist for many years in a row but there are others appearing for the first time. Farrans Construction stands out for having six entries making it through to the final stages with Maurice Flynn and Sons not far behind with four.” The Showcase of Finalists event was also addressed by Stephen Peover, Permanent Secretary of the Department of Finance and Personnel, who congratulated the finalists and expressed his hope that conditions for industry would start to improve over the next year. The winners of the Construction Excellence Awards will be revealed at a Gala Dinner on the 26 September 2013 in the Culloden hotel. For further information contact Joelene Poole on jpoole@cefni.co.uk
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Transport Infrastructure Award McCann Bam JV Coleraine to Derry~Londonderry Track Renewal Project Farrans Construction D1 Belfast Harbour Graham Construction New Trains 2 - Adelaide Maintenance Depot McLaughlin & Harvey Ballymoney Railway Station Footbridge Education Infrastructure Award Glasgiven Contracts Magherafelt Primary School Dixons Contractors Bloomfield Primary School Farrans Construction Bangor Grammar School Graham Construction Torbank Special School Quality Performance Exporting Award Alternative Heat Lagan Construction McAleer & Rushe Windell Environmental Sustainability Award Farrans Construction H & J Martin Donaghmore Construction Newtownstewart Construction Health & Safety Award Adman Civil Projects Deane Public Works Henry Bros (Magherafelt) Maurice Flynn & Sons Training Award David Jameson Roofing Services H & J Martin Maurice Flynn & Sons McLaughlin & Harvey/W H Alexander JV (Gael Force Renewables) General Construction Social/Community Construction Award Farrans Construction Skainos Maurice Flynn & Sons PSNI Memorial Garden MSM Contracts Lurgan YMCA Youth Centre Gilbert-Ash Giant’s Causeway Visitors Centre Restoration Award Tracey Brothers McGarel Town Hall, Larne John McAleenan Building Contractor Tullymurry House O’Hare & McGovern Downpatrick Civic Centre QMAC Construction Dromore Town Hall H & J Martin Guildhall Phase II Commercial Construction Award Farrans Construction Bangor Aurora Aquatics & Leisure Complex John Sisk & Son (Holdings) Bombardier C Series Manufacturing Facility Martin & Hamilton Ballyrashane A/D Plant Henry Bros (Magherafelt) HMP Maghaberry