The 2002 Building Services Awards ceremony, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel on 1 July, proved to be the biggest and brightest yet. Nearly 1000 people turned out to celebrate the best of the building services and mechanical & electrical contracting sectors.
Our winners are listed below, and don't forget to check out our picture gallery from the ceremony. Click here to view.

  • Large consultancy of the year: WSP
    Runners up: Fulcrum Consulting, Curona Design, Waterman Gore, FaberMaunsell
    Sponsored by: Daikin Europe

  • Consultancy of the year: SVM Group
    Runners up: Steensen Varming, Beattie Flanigan & Partners, Sure Foundation Building Services, Henderson Warnock
    Sponsored by: Toshiba Air Conditioning

  • Major m&e contractor of the year: Haden Young
    Runners up: NG Bailey, EMCOR Drake & Scull, Southern Electric Contracting
    Sponsored by: Andrews Water Heaters

  • M&E contractor of the year: Farebrother Group
    Runners up: Dodd Group, E&B Engineering Services Group, Eastern Contracting, Powerminster
    Sponsored by: Electrical Contractors' Association

  • Specialist contractor of the year: Smoke Control Services
    Runners up: Hall Fire Protection, Pearl Fire & Security, Titan Fire & Security, Wilson James
    Sponsored by: Uniflair Air Conditioning

  • Major project of the year: Eden Project
    Runners up: Wessex Water headquarters, GSK House, Magna Science Adventure Centre
    Sponsored by: Hill McGlynn

  • Project of the year: Cancer Services Facility at Craigavon Area Hospital
    Runners up: Arup Campus, Building Crafts College, Fountain House, Barbican Concert Hall
    Sponsored by: Sanyo Air Conditioners Europe

  • International achievement award: ABB
    Runners up: Arup, FaberMaunsell, Flack & Kurtz (UK), Hurley Palmer Flatt
    Sponsored by: Lennox Industries

  • Innovation of the year: Ove Arup & Partners, Zimbabwe
    runners up: Babtie group, Field Systems Designs, Baltimore Aircoil, Waterloo Air Management
    Sponsored by: Dalkia Energy & Technical Services

  • IT in building services award: Estimation
    Runners up: WSP, Roberts & Partners (two entries), BuildOnline
    Sponsored by: TAC(UK)

  • Environmental initiative of the year: Arup
    Runners up: Powerminster, Hoare Lea Consulting Engineers, Building Design Partnership, Max Fordham LLP
    Sponsored by: Wilo Salmson Pumps

  • Health & safety initiative of the year: SKILLcard
    Runners up: EMCOR Drake & Scull, Haden Young, Eastern Contracting
    Sponsored by: Heating & Ventilating Contractors' Association

  • Training award: Cooper-Bussmann
    Runners up: Haden Young, Powerminster, Parsons Brinckerhoff
    Sponsored by: Carrier Air Conditioning

  • Building services best practice: Smoke Control Services
    Runners up: Waterloo Air Management, Beattie Flanigan & Partners, FaberMaunsell
    Sponsored by: Construction Best Practice Programme

  • Engineers taking the lead: Hoare Lea Consulting Engineers
    Runners up: Electrical Contractors' Association, Whitby Bird & Partners, FaberMaunsell
    Sponsored by: Frenger Systems

  • Lighting project of the year: Gateshead Millennium Bridge
    Runners up: Magna Science Adventure Centre, Hoare Lea's offices, Canterbury Castle, Four Brindley Place
    Sponsored by: RIBA Journal

  • Apprentice of the year: Mark Stewart
    Runners up: Simon Barker, Denis Mulcahy
    Sponsored by: MK Electric