HEALTHCARE ESTATES IHEEM AWARDS 2023


Luke Sturgeon from Troup Bywaters + Anders presented the Apprentice of the Year Award to Olivia Hawke of North Tees and Hartlepool Solutions LLP.


began, Andy Powell presided over the ‘traditional’ (for the event) ‘Heads and Tails’ game, where guests are asked to put their hand either on their head or their bottom to guess whether ‘heads’ or ‘tails’ will come up at a repeated toss of a coin. Each time those that have guessed the wrong ‘face’ of the coin sit down until there is only one person standing – the winner. This winner went up to the stage to collect their prize – a magnum of champagne.


Professional opera singer and TV star Next, Andy Powell introduced the evening’s guest speaker, Wynne Evans B.E.M, explaining that the Welshman is a professionally trained opera singer with over 25 years’ experience, has had a Number 1 album in the classical charts, was made a Member of the Order of Saint John by Queen Elizabeth II in 2008, and was later awarded the British Empire Medal. Many guests would, he said, know him best, however, from his regular television appearances as TV ‘spoof’ opera star, Gio Compario, and also – more recently – as the winner of Celebrity Master Chef. Wynne Evans then spoke amusingly, discussing his career as an opera singer and his involvement with the long-running GoCompare television advertisements, and his winning of a recent series of Celebrity Master Chef. He closed with a rousing rendition of ‘The Impossible Dream’ by Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion. It now came to the formal part of the


evening, and Andy Powell told guests – as the opera-singer completed his stint – he was delighted that Wynne Evans would remain at the dinner to be photographed with the evening’s winners. By way of brief introduction to the


awards, Andy Powell said that all those who had attended the Healthcare Estates exhibition and conference earlier in the day would have seen ‘countless examples of the innovative products and services, forward-thinking solutions, and high-quality service that characterise this great sector that you all are part of’. He told those assembled: “Tonight, we recognise and celebrate the outstanding organisations and individuals that deliver


The team from P+HS Architects collected the award for Architectural Practice of the Year from Mahesh Mistry (far left) and Louise Clarke from GPT Consult.


the very best the sector has to offer,” explaining that awards would now be presented in 12 categories. There had, he noted, been a record number of entries to the 2023 Awards, with the standard this year having been higher than ever. Thus even making the shortlist in each category was a considerable achievement.


Lifetime Achievement Award He began: “Before we announce the category winners, we are going to start by presenting an extra-special award, which is the IHEEM Lifetime Achievement Award. This award was presented to the Dr PL Yuen, of IHEEM’s Hong Kong Branch, by IHEEM CEO, Pete Sellars, who said: “Tonight, it is my utmost privilege and honour to present this year’s IHEEM Lifetime Achievement Award, which is given this year to an individual who – since I first met him many years ago – has consistently demonstrated an unwavering commitment to our profession and our Institute. I’m proud to say that this individual is not just a respected colleague, but also a personal friend. “Tonight’s recipient of the IHEEM


Lifetime Achievement Award is a long- standing member and Fellow of IHEEM. A professional engineer of international renown, whose career has spanned over three decades in and around the public hospital engineering sector, he has worked at the highest level of his government, contributing to, and leading, many national programmes – including construction, SARS, and energy and sustainability. “In addition to his national contributions,”


Pete Sellars continued, “Dr Yuen has been recognised globally for his engineering expertise, acting as an advisor to both WHO and the United Nations, tasked with constructing isolation facilities across the Republic of Indonesia. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, he has dedicated himself to providing his professional experience and knowledge in engineering-related matters of public interest, particularly in the field of ventilation control in isolation facilities aimed at controlling and combating the spread of airborne viruses. “In February 2020, he pioneered the


invention and the innovative design of the first high standard negative-pressure isolation facility (Isolation using Modular Methods of Construction). This ground- breaking achievement has been shared globally, demonstrating his commitment to advancing healthcare engineering not only through practice, but also through sharing of knowledge. Closer to home, our awardee is a current member of IHEEM’s National Council, and serves as Chairman of the Institute’s Hong Kong Branch, where through his leadership and tireless efforts he was instrumental in providing the foundations for establishing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese Health Authority when I was IHEEM President, further strengthening IHEEM international collaborations.”


Apprentice of the Year After this presentation, and having congratulated the Lifetime Achievement Award winner on receiving the award, Andy Powell explained that the first of the category awards to be presented on this gala evening would be for Apprentice of the Year, sponsored by Troup Bywaters + Anders and IHEEM. Andy Powell explained that entry to this award category is open to apprentices at intermediate, advanced, higher, and degree level. He announced that this year’s shortlisted entrants were: Louis Audain, Alesia Bloor, Agnieszka Brzostek, Olivia Hawke, James McLeod, and Harvey Smith. The award was presented by Luke Sturgeon from Troup Bywaters + Anders to Olivia Hawke of North Tees and Hartlepool Solutions LLP.


The Architectural Practice of the Year The next award to be presented – for Architectural Practice of the Year, sponsored for 2023 by GPT Consult – is always hotly contested – and goes to an architectural practice that has demonstrated outstanding work in the healthcare sector over the past 12 months. The 2023 nominees for this award were as follows: n Arcadis: Healthcare Practice Group. n BDP. n LSI Architects.


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