2007 - an award-winning year
2007 was a truly amazing year on the Awards front - with no fewer than 27 major wins and commendations. Let' take a quick look back at some of the highlights.
February - IPO of the Year
We won 'The Simcocks M&A AIM IPO of the Year' award in recognition of our successful transformation from private to public company in June 2006. The award was presented to David Sterry, CEO and Mike Dunn, Group FD - at the awards ceremony on 28 February.
March - South Staffs Water Supplier Awards
We picked up the top accolade - Best Supplier Partner - at the climax of the South Staffs Water Supplier Awards ceremony on 23 March. Jenny Marshall, South Staffs Water's head of procurement, commended us for our 'continued willingness to support South Staffs Water in all its requirements'.
April - UKSTT Awards
Our work for National Grid to make Chester one of the first cities in the UK with an 'all plastic' gas mains network won the Small New Installation Project category at the UK Society of Trenchless Technology (UKSTT) Awards in Birmingham.
 June - AIM Investment Awards
We won the 'Float of the Year' category at the prestigious FT and Investors Chronicle AIM Investment Awards, which were voted for by a panel of fund managers assembled by the FT Group.
June - IHT Health & Safety at Work Award
Our MAD (Making a Difference) behavioural change programme beat off stiff competition from Amey and Balfour Beatty to scoop this award.
 July - National Construction College Awards
Trainee Kirk Carmen won two of the prestigious National Construction College Awards - including the top award 'Construction Apprentice of the Year'.
September - National Training Awards
Our HR team won the highest accolade in the world of training - a National Training Award - for the TIPS for Good Management programme. Former 110m hurdles world champion Colin Jackson, who hosted the regional awards ceremony in Cambridge, described TIPS as 'inspiring, innovative and exciting'.
October - BCI Awards
The River Witham Flood Defence Scheme won the Best Practice Award at the prestigious BCI Awards, which were presented on 10 October at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London's Park Lane. The BCI Awards are regarded as the construction industry's 'Oscars', and short listed projects in all categories were eligible for the Best Practice Award.
October - East of England Construction Training Awards
We enjoyed double success at the East Of England Construction Training awards, which were hosted by Sir Ranulph Feinnes. The MAD programme picked up the Construction Health & Safety Best Practice Award - and Construction Graduate of the Year, was presented to Jason Brooks (now a site agent).
November - Historic Bridge & Infrastructure Award
In partnership with Mott Macdonald, we were awarded the Historic Bridge & Infrastructure Award for cast iron fatigue testing carried out as part of an extensive refurbishment of the High Level Bridge (HLB) in Newcastle. The judges said the project 'demonstrates that cutting-edge research can pay dividends - an extremely cost effective solution involving a very high profile structure'.
 November - Green Apple Awards
For the second year running, we were successful at the annual Green Apple Awards, which recognise and reward environmental best practice around the world. We received an award in the Building and Construction category for our consideration of environmental issues during the design and construction for 9km of pipeline connecting the Pynnes and Tottiford Water Treatment Works in Devon.
November - Ifs Proshare Awards
Our Share Save scheme, which was successfully launched earlier this year, received a commendation at the 2007 ifs ProShare Awards, which recognise best practice and innovation in design, communication and delivery of employee share plans. The judges commented on our 'enthusiastic approach to launching Share Save' and the 'uncomplicated plan with a clear rationale of making employees feel valued and recognising their dedication, while instilling a sense of belonging and commitment to the company'.
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