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Fight is on for title of UK’s Construction Manager of the Year

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has revealed the shortlist for the Construction Manager of the Year Awards 2019 (CMYA), in which 80 of the UK’s best construction managers will vie for supremacy in 11 categories.

The finalists will be whittled down to one winner in each category. There will also be an overall Construction Manager of the Year, awarded the prestigious title and trophy at the black-tie event.

The V&A’s new Exhibition Road Quarter, London (pictured), won Wates’ Neil Lock the top title last year.

The CIOB’s Awards, which will be held at the Grosvenor House hotel in London on 18 September this year, celebrate individuals who go above and beyond to deliver buildings that make a positive impact on the lives of the people who use them.

Announcement of the finalists for each category follows a rigorous assessment process which saw the CMYA judges assessing paper applications, as well as conducting site visits and panel interviews.

The finalists are:

Residential under 7 storeys

  • Carl Brierley – John Sisk
  • James Howlett – Telford Homes
  • Ryan McShane – McAleer and Rushe
  • Daren Milne – McCarthy & Stone
  • Rori Williams – WRW Construction

Residential over 7 storeys

  • Anthony Blackledge – Mace
  • Richard Ingram – Watkins-Jones
  • Paul McGibbon – Telford Homes PLC
  • Gerald Ward – Bennett
  • Mark Wolverson – Willmott Dixon

Primary education

  • Peter Adams – Jerram Faulkus Contruction
  • David Boyle – Morgan Sindall
  • Warren Hough – ISG
  • Steve Laughton – ISG
  • Matthew Lewis – Kier
  • Andy Lock – BAM Construct UK
  • Adam Walker – ISG

Schools

  • Rhodri Bowen – Willmott Dixon
  • Jerome Curran – Farrans Construction
  • Kevin Knight – Kier
  • Atholl Mckay – Balfour Beatty
  • Mike O’Dell – Mid Group
  • Andy Pritchard – Willmott Dixon
  • Dwayne Rice – Farrans Construction

Higher education

  • Simon Allen – Mace
  • Rob Cooper – Laing O’Rourke
  • Tony Fitzgerald – Morgan Sindall
  • Nick McQuaid – Bowmer and Kirkland
  • Howard Monsen – Kier
  • Nick White – Wates

Leisure

  • Oliver Caunt – Willmott Dixon
  • Michael Deeming – Galliford Try
  • Mark McCormick – McAleer and Rushe
  • Paul Murray – McAleer and Rushe
  • Stephen Neeson – McAleer and Rushe
  • Nick Preedy – Willmott Dixon
  • Mark Tregelles – Beard

Restoration

  • Jon Allworth – Willmott Dixon
  • Michael Beeching – Brymor Construction
  • Simon Copping – Greendale
  • Anthony Dowling – Willmott Dixon
  • Jason Hartnell – Kier
  • Wil Huisman – PML
  • Patrick Johnson – Morgan Sindall
  • Adrian O’ Shaughnessy – Francis Construction
  • Graham Tuthill – Baxall

Refurbishment and fit-out

  • Rob Brown – Willmott Dixon
  • Joe Hacke – Rise Consulting
  • Graham Leigh – Willmott Dixon
  • Ronan McGrath – mac-group
  • Joseph McNeil – Sir Robert McAlpine
  • Alex Mastroddi – ISG
  • Philip O’Brien – Willmott Dixon Interiors
  • David Packham – BAM Construct UK

Office

  • Daniel Anderson – Structuretone
  • Andy Clark – Brymor
  • Nicholas Donovan – Kier
  • Andrew James – McLaren
  • Graham Mercer – Skanska
  • Nick Moore – Mace
  • Gareth Williams – Willmott Dixon

Public and infrastructure

  • Brian Amos – ISG
  • Jason Bowen – Kier
  • Simon Burkitt – Galliford Try
  • Kenny Hale – Beard
  • Astrit Hoxha – Telford Homes
  • Jason Hunt – Galliford Try
  • Nigel Johnston – Fabrite Engineering Ltd
  • Martin Middleton – Willmott Dixon
  • Dermot Parkinson – BAM Construct UK
  • Tony Richards – BAM Construct UK
  • Colin Tilley – Willmott Dixon
  • Louis Whittington – Morgan Sindall

Healthcare

  • Nadeem Chaudhry – Kier
  • Jonathan Cottrell – Skanska
  • Damon Culter – Wates Construction
  • Matt Davis – Kier
  • Jamie Jackson – Vinci
  • Matthew Littlewood – Willmott Dixon
  • Daniel Marsh – BAM Construct UK

Morgan Sindall Construction has four of its staff shortlisted and Pat Boyle, managing director, said: "I’d like to say congratulations to David, Louis, Patrick and Tony for making the shortlist for the Construction Manager of the Year Awards. The projects represent a variety of what we do across the UK, and are just some of the highlights of our completions in 2018. Good luck to the team for the upcoming awards ceremony."

To find out more about this year’s awards event and book tables, click here.

Image: The V&A’s new Exhibition Road Quarter, London, won Wates’ Neil Lock the top title last year (V&A Museum)

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