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The Hub caps a good year at Constructing Excellence Awards

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 25 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT

A NEW youth centre in Barnard Castle has led the way by collecting three top awards in the Constructing Excellence North East Awards 2011.

Project of the Year

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 25 May 2011 04:59:00 GMT

NOT every 'street corner' has a grass roof, but that's exactly what the young people of Barnard Castle and the Durham Dales are celebrating.

Integration & Collaborative Working

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 25 May 2011 04:58:00 GMT

WHEN Stockton Council took the decision to refurbish the iconic Billingham Forum, an appraisal highlighted that delivering a successful project required collaborative working.

CIBSE North East Building Services - Best Practice Award

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 25 May 2011 04:56:00 GMT

PERSISTENCE and innovation were the hallmarks of BES's efforts to provide a heating solution to its client Hanover Housing Association's Bramble Court Extra Care development in South Tyneside.

Achiever of the Year

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 25 May 2011 04:55:00 GMT

WHEN snow and bad weather threatened to sap the morale of workers building the world-class youth centre The Hub in Barnard Castle, client project manager Keith "Joe" Jones turned up with soup and sandwiches.

Client of the Year

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 25 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT

A HOUSING group's total commitment to the safety of its tenants in the event of a fire has won plaudits from its local fire brigade.

Health & Safety CDM

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 25 May 2011 03:59:00 GMT

TOTAL commitment has put the team undertaking the £36m transformation of homes in Riverside Dene in Newcastle on track to achieve its ambition of becoming health and safety millionaires.

Innovation

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 25 May 2011 03:00:00 GMT

THE collaboration between Gentoo Group and Devereux Architects is paving the way to deliver a low- carbon future for Britain.

SME Award

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 25 May 2011 02:00:00 GMT

IT did not require divine intervention to help tiling contractor P Plunkett to the coveted prize of small and medium-sized enterprise of the year.

Heritage Project of the Year

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 25 May 2011 01:00:00 GMT

HOLDING back the ravages of the North East weather to preserve one of the region’s best-loved buildings proved a challenge for Team Force Restoration which it rose to superbly.

Value

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 25 May 2011 01:00:00 GMT

EVIDENCE that value is not just about reducing cost but also about improving outcomes for stakeholders was amply demonstrated by inspiredplaces STaG.

Student of the Year

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

RISING to the challenges of delivering a desperately needed sports facility in Zambia helped Northumbria University student Natacha Redon to her award.

The Legacy Award - Sustainability

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

THE Hub in Barnard Castle was not only about delivering a world-class facility for young people in the Durham Dales, it was also about ensuring it left a sustainable legacy for future generations.

High school project scoops two awards

nebusiness.co.uk — Fri, 14 May 2010 07:59:00 GMT

THE new £20.3m Monkseaton High School in Whitley Bay won its construction and design team two categories in the prestigious Constructing Excellence in the North East (CENE) Awards 2010.

Project of the Year: Monkseaton High School

nebusiness.co.uk — Fri, 14 May 2010 07:58:00 GMT

THE vision of headteacher Dr Paul Kelly for a school at the leading edge of knowledge about health and learning set interesting challenges for the project team led by Parsons Brinckerhoff.

Student of the Year: Ben Luther and Darush Dodds

nebusiness.co.uk — Fri, 14 May 2010 07:57:00 GMT

DARUSH Dodds's fascination with 3D modelling has helped to introduce a new skill to his employer Esh Group and saved them thousands of pounds in the process.

SME: Elliott Group

nebusiness.co.uk — Fri, 14 May 2010 07:55:00 GMT

FOUNDED in 1988, the construction services consultancy the Elliott Group and its constituent business divisions have had an involvement in many award-winning projects in the North East, including Haven House for Derwentside Homes.

Achiever of the Year: Tina Drury, Managing Director, Castle Morpeth Housing

nebusiness.co.uk — Fri, 14 May 2010 07:54:00 GMT

WHEN the River Wansbeck burst its banks, bringing flooding to Morpeth in September 2008, 158 Castle Morpeth Housing (CMH) homes were extensively damaged and their occupants left homeless.

Heritage: St Michael and All Angels Church, Newburn and Shittleheugh Bastle, near Otterburn

nebusiness.co.uk — Fri, 14 May 2010 07:50:00 GMT

THE ruins of at-risk Shittleheugh Bastle on the Otterburn Ranges had to be wrapped in hessian blankets to protect delicate conservation work during the harsh Northumberland upland winter.

Health & Safety: Interserve Project Services

nebusiness.co.uk — Fri, 14 May 2010 07:45:00 GMT

THE health and safety initiative named Don’t Walk By helped its creator Interserve Project Services to achieve no reportable accidents in the North East in 2009 out of 227,304 man hours worked on site in £30m worth of project builds.