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Contact | Sep 12 Regional News

News in Brief

Hampshire dinner bookings The Hampshire Centre and Novus Hampshire’s Annual Construction Industry Dinner takes place at the De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel, Southampton, on Friday 19 October. Radio and TV sports presenter John Inverdale will be attending as the guest speaker. To book contact Paula Hazell on 0845 0706095 or email: phazell@ciob.org.uk

AWARDS

South West winners celebrate and look forward to national finals

On the Yorks grapevine Yorkshire members and guests enjoyed an evening tour of Holmfirth Vineyard in June. Owner Ian Sheveling conducted the tour of the seven-acre site, which includes an eco-friendly visitor centre and vinery featuring an innovative circular design. The site also has seven underground apartments built to Level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes which should be ready for occupation later this year.

Ireland chair achievement Michael Gallagher MCIOB, chair of CIOB in Ireland, has been named 2012’s winner of the Recognition of Achievement Award. Gallagher launched Novus Ireland in late 2009, putting together a strong committee and Novus team. As chair, he introduced new initiatives which have already made a difference within CIOB in Ireland. He was presented with his award by Alan Crane, CIOB President, at the AGM in June.

Celebrating the South West awards

The South West Built Environment Awards Dinner in June was once again a success with 11 awards presented at an evening ceremony at the Bristol Marriott Hotel. The awards, now in their fifth year, are held in

conjunction with Constructing Excellence South West (CESW) and this year continued to attract a high standard of entries with more received than in any other year. A Lifetime Achiever’s Award was presented to

Tom Harper in recognition of significant and long lasting contribution to the construction industry in the South West. Richard David from Willmott Dixon’s

Bristol office picked up a Young Achievers Award and other winners were: the University of Bristol; Kier Construction; Speller Metcalfe; the project team for the Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care; Construction Framework South West; the University of the West of England; Provelio; Haboakus; and Kier Construction Central with Gloucestershire County Council. The 11 winning entries will automatically be put forward for the National CE Awards. CESW and the CIOB would like to extend their

thanks to all of the sponsors, in particular Advantage South West, the main sponsor of the evening. Nearly £2,000 was raised for charity Fragile X.

West Midlands honours the best in construction

Around 650 guests attended the Celebrating Construction 2012 annual awards and dinner in July at the ICC in Birmingham.

The evening was hosted by TV presenter Mark Durden Smith, and guests were welcomed by Peter Jacobs, senior vice president of the CIOB. Other special guests were Councillor John Lines, Lord Mayor of Birmingham; Mark Barrow, strategic director of development t Birmingham City Council; and

David Bucknall, chairman of WMCCE. Celebrating Construction 2012 is jointly

organised by Birmingham City Council, the CIOB West Midlands branch and WMCCE. Two sets of awards are handed out: the Built in Quality Awards in 11 different categories; and the WMCCE Constructing Excellence Awards in another 10 categories. The CIOB West Midlands Branch would

like to extend its thanks to all the sponsors of the event. View the winners at www.wmcce.org/

Belfast firm offers training partnership Donard Homes, the construction division of Belfast-based Wilson Group, has signed a Training Partnership agreement with the CIOB. The firm says it plans to work towards becoming a Chartered Building Company.

Ipswich members visit Willis Members of the Suffolk Centre paid a visit to Ipswich’s iconic Willis building in June. The award-winning, Foster-designed, Grade I listed building was considered to be at the cutting edge of architecture when it was completed in 1975. The smoked glass 220,000ft2

three-

storey construction challenged office design with a community workplace ethos that boasted swimming pool, restaurant, atrium and roof garden.

Mobile skills in Manchester The Construction Youth Trust unveiled its new mobile classroom in Manchester in July. The classroom, supported by the CIOB, is a fully-equipped van with tools and materials to provide practical skill- based learning sessions for young people between 16-30 in areas such as tiling, decorating, plumbing and carpentry.

Apology

In the July/August issue the illustration to accompany the item on Novus in Ireland (p50) only depicted the Republic of Ireland and not Northern Ireland as well. This was an oversight by the editor and CIOB in Ireland is not responsible for this error in any way. Contact apologises for any inconvenience this may have caused.