Chief executive of the year

Sponsored by KPMG

Paul Drechsler

Building magazine project of the year

sponsored by Schüco International

Winner Liverpool One, Paradise Street

Runners-up

  • Colchester Garrison
  • Highcross, Leicester
  • New Street Square, London
  • Heathrow Terminal 5
  • The Curve, Leicester
  • The Yellow Building, London
  • Paul O'Gorman Building, University College London

Personality of the year

Sir John Sorrell

Major contractor of the year

Winner Wates Group

Runners-up

  • Balfour Beatty
  • ISG
  • Kier Group
  • Sir Robert McAlpine
  • Willmott Dixon Construction

Housing project of the year

Sponsored by British Gypsum

Winner Adelaide Wharf, London

Highly commended Block3: Tarling Estate, London

Runners-up

  • City Point, Brighton
  • City Quarter, London
  • Geoff Marsh Court, London
  • Rotunda, Birmingham
  • Stonebridge Hillside Hub, London
  • The Glass House, Maidenhead

Architect of the year

Sponsored by Comar

Winner Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

Runners-up

  • Chapman Taylor
  • Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
  • Foster + Partners
  • Jestico & Whiles
  • Pascall + Watson

Consultant/surveyor of the year

Sponsored by Hays Construction & Property

Winner Davis Langdon

Highly commended Turner & Townsend

Runners-up

  • Cyril Sweett
  • Faithful + Gould
  • Franklin + Andrews
  • Rider Levett Bucknall
  • Tuffin Ferraby Taylor

Contractor of the year

Winner Leadbitter Group

Runners-up

  • 8build
  • A&S Enterprises
  • Linford Group
  • RW Armstrong + Sons
  • Shaylor Construction
  • Thomas Vale

Specialist contractor of the year

Winner Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering

Highly commended Keltbray

Runners-up

  • B&K Timber Structures
  • Balfour Kilpatrick
  • Lakesmere
  • Lindner
  • Swift Horsman
  • Wilson James

Integrated supply team of the year

Sponsored by DHL Supply Chain

Winner Interserve Project Services

Runners-up

  • Babcock Dyncorp
  • Skanska

Engineering consultant of the year

Sponsored by Mace

Winner Arup

Runners-up


  • Atkins
  • Cundall
  • Faber Maunsell
  • Mott MacDonald
  • WSP Group

Project or construction manager of the year

Winner Turner & Townsend

Highly commended Arup

Runners-up

  • Capita Symonds
  • Entec UK
  • Mace

Construction client of the year

Winner Grosvenor

Runners-up

  • Stanhope
  • BSkyB
  • John Lewis Partnership
  • Partnerships for Schools
  • Imperial College

Public project of the year

Winner Westminster Academy, London

Runners-up

  • Falmouth School Design Block
  • Project Zebra, Northumberland
  • Runnymede Civic Offices, Surrey
  • St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
  • The Bexley Wing, St James' Hospital, Leeds
  • The Eltham Centre, London
  • Thomas Deacon Academy, Peterborough

Major housebuilder of the year

Winner Bellway

Runners-up

  • Countryside Properties
  • Galliford Try Homes
  • Miller Homes

Best new firm of the year

Winner Gentoo Construction

Runners-up

  • A&S Enterprises
  • GB Building Solutions
  • Savant
  • Skelly & Couch
  • VincentStokes

Housebuilder of the year

Winner Firstbase

Runner-up

  • Midas Homes

WRAP award for sustainable construction

Sponsored by WRAP

Winner Birmingham Construction Partnership

Runners-up


  • ISG
  • Sainsbury's
  • Sir Robert McAlpine
  • Wates Group
  • Willmott Dixon

Manufacturer of the year

Winner Kingspan Insulated Panels

Runners-up

  • Alumet Systems
  • British Gypsum
  • Corus
  • JELD-WEN
  • Kingspan Insulation

Building Awards 2009