All Building articles in Building Awards 2008
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NewsPFI/PPP project of the year
The winner is the Grove Village consortium, which is pulling off a model renewal of a busted estate in Manchester
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NewsPersonality of the Year
A man with the reputation as ‘the best political friend the industry has had in recent history’ has scooped this award in 2008
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NewsNewcomer of the Year
A mechanical engineer with huge management potential and a warm personality has pulled ahead of the pack this year
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NewsManufacturer of the Year
Kingspan got the nod this year thanks to the range of its innovations, and the benefits they are bringing to the environment
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NewsProject manager/construction manager of the Year
Mace is the first winner of this new category, thanks to its continuing evolution into a superconsultant able to handle any project you care to throw it
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NewsMajor project of the Year
These projects are the cream of the construction crop for 2007. They are also a triumph for the project team at a certain scheme in Manchester
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NewsMajor Housing project of the Year
Berkeley’s long matured Tabard development has been judged the very model of a modern high-density brownfield development Sponsored by British Gypsum
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NewsMajor housebuilder of the Year
Miller Homes has been one of the unstoppable forces among British housebuilders in recent years: certainly, nobody could stop it winning this prize
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NewsHousebuilder of the Year
Linden Homes, a company with a turbulent history, dynamic management and a superb product, has taken this prize
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NewsEntrepreneur of the Year
A firm that is aiming to turn around the commercial fortunes of the solar panel market has scooped this award
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NewsMajor Contractor of the Year
This most highly sought-after of Building’s awards attracted very strong field out of which Mansell emerged as the winner
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NewsSpecialist Contractor of the Year
Concrete contractor Byrne Brothers was the stand-out firm in a shortlist that demonstrated the range and quality of today’s subcontractors
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NewsContractor of the Year
One of the most closely fought of Building’s awards was carried by a firm that put courage and commitment at the heart of its strategy
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NewsConsultant of the Year
Davis Langdon scooped this award thanks to its range of high-value projects and visionary approach to sustainability
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NewsEngineering Consultant of the Year
The mighty Atkins has taken this category thanks to its pioneering work on three of the world’s largest eco-developments
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NewsClient of the Year
The sheer scale and engineering grandeur of London & Continental Railways’ Channel Tunnel Rail Link carried the day in this category
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NewsChief executive of the Year
Ian Tyler has been named the best boss in British construction, thanks to a barnstorming year in charge of its biggest contractor
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NewsIntegrated supply chain of the year
Turning a bunch of firms with a contract in common into a true team is the test of a good contractor. Here are the three that passed it this year