Innovators from across the UK descended on Manchester last Thursday to celebrate the individuals and organisations transforming the face of the construction industry.
It was a night filled with food, music, and lots of laughter, with local comedian Justin Moorhouse bringing his a-game to a packed-out venue in the heart of Old Trafford.
In total, 20 Building Innovation Awards were up for grabs, spanning everything from modular manufacturing to software development, digital transformation to sustainability.
Not everyone could take home an award, of course; but that didn’t stop the champagne from flowing and the celebrations from continuing into the small hours.
THE WINNERS
Most Innovative Contractor – sponsored by Procore
Winner: Skanska UK
Highly commended: Trustmgt
Most Innovative Consultancy – sponsored by futurebuild
Winner: Waldeck Consulting
Highly commended: Bond Bryan Digital
Most Innovative Supplier – sponsored by Inspired Tax Incentives
Winner: Baxi Heating
Best Offsite/Modular Innovation – sponsored by mpba
Winner: Ultrapanel Building Technologies
Best Asset Management Innovation – sponsored by Structural Timber Association
Winner: Waldeck Consulting
Highly commended: TCW
Best Health & Safety Innovation
Winner: Powertrack, by Novus48
Best Materials Innovation
Winner: Gapotape, by Gapogroup
Most Innovative New Product – sponsored by C-Probe
Winner – Hardware: Beadfix
Winner – Software: ProjectPay
Best Digital Transformation – sponsored by revizto
Winner: Ardent Digital Platform, by Ardent Hire Solutions
Best Use of Emerging Technology
Winner: C-Probe Systems
Best Use of Information Management Using BIM – sponsored by UK BIM ALLIANCE
Winner: The Beckton Depot Maintenance Facility Building, by Arcadis
Best Technology Partner – sponsored by Bricsys
Winner: Revizto
Most Innovative Infrastructure Project
Winner: Transpennine Route Upgrade, by West
Most Innovative Public Sector Project
Winner: The Active Office, by SPECIFIC, Swansea University
Most Innovative Restoration/Refurbishment Project
Winner: Padiham, by Places for People
Most Innovative Commercial Project
Winner: The Duke of York Restaurant, by Nex
Most Innovative Energy Project
Winner: The Energy Station, by EnviroTech Energy Management
Most Innovative Building Project – sponsored by Open ECX
Winner: The Active Office, by SPECIFIC, Swansea University
Young Innovator 2021
Winner: Jagannatha Reddy, Arcadis
Innovation Champion 2021
Winner: Chris Massey, Brilliant Ideas
This year’s awards were delivered in partnership with YouthBuild Ventures UK, a non-profit organisation set up to establish a unified, co-ordinated response to youth unemployment and labour shortages in the skilled trades and the green economy as well as the need for social housing.
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