And the winner is...
Haden Young

Haden Young makes it two in a row, picking up the Major m&e contractor award again in 2002. “Since winning the award in 2001 we have been inspired to work even harder to build on our

success, share knowledge across our organisation and nurture what we believe is the best workforce in the industry,” says Haden Young’s managing director David Beck.

Highly professional. We liked haden’s six core values for success and iso 14001 accreditation

What the judges said...

   Haden achieved profits of £7.83 million on a turnover of £204.73 million in 2001. Judges noted that while r&d spend across the m&e industry was “worryingly low” they were encouraged by the upward trend among the finalists. Haden stood out for its six core values for success, its ISO 14001 accreditation and its continuing commitment to graduate development.

The runners up

NG Bailey
2001 saw NG Bailey awarded a Grade 1 by the Adult Learning Inspectorate for its training programme, a first for the construction industry. The company has also carried out a review of site productivity, working closely with BSRIA. Turnover was up to £351.4 million, achieving profits of £2.43 million. EMCOR Drake & Scull Group
Emcor has established several initiatives in 2001 under its Respect for the Individual core value: annual employee surveys; a staff liaison board; a staff suggestion scheme; monthly and annual awards for employees; team briefings and appraisals. The company also established customer satisfaction measurement procedures via surveys and KPIs; EMCOR also sits on the BSRIA KPIs steering committee. Profits were up to £4.7 million in 2001, on a turnover of £330 million. Southern Electric Contracting
Southern Electric Contracting views staff development as a key element of its business, which is officially recognised by its Investor in People status. The company has a feedback questionnaire to ensure that its customer service standards are implemented. It achieved profits of £9.06 million on a turnover of £166.25 million.

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Building Sustainable Design