More than 1,200 people attended construction’s biggest event of the year 

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Graham Construction, NG Bailey, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris and the Education & Skills Funding Agency were the big winners at the annual Building Awards last night. 

The ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London last night, hosted by comedians Katherine Ryan and Rory Bremner, was attended by more than 1,400 people from the UK construction industry. 

Graham Construction was named Major Contractor of the Year for firms with turnover of £300m, beating, among others Lendlease, McLaren Construction and Wates to the prestigious prize. 

The Specialist Contractor gong went to NG Bailey while Allford Hall Monaghan Morris picked up the Building Magazine Project of the Year prize for its work on New Scotland Yard in central London. 

Other winners included Ridge & Partners, Alinea, WSP and Berkeley Group.

Turner & Townsend chief executive Vincent Clancy and Gleeds chairman Richard Steer scooped the respective CEO and Personality of the Year awards.

The full list of winners:

Building Magazine Personality of the Year

Sponsored by Hays

Winner: Richard Steer, Gleeds

Building Magazine Woman of the Year

Sponsored by AECOM

Winner: Dervilla Mitchell - Arup

Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (fewer than 100 staff)

Winner: alinea consulting

Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (100 staff or over)

Sponsored by Elecosoft

Winner: Ridge and Partners 

Architectural Practice of the Year

Sponsored by Comar

Winner: JTP

Highly Commended: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

Engineering Consultant of the Year

Sponsored by Hadley Group

Winner: WSP

Highly Commended: Webb Yates

Contractor of the Year (up to £300m)

Sponsored by Fenwick Elliott

Winner: Speller Metcalfe

Major Contractor of the Year (over £300m)

Sponsored by Stannah Lifts

Winner: GRAHAM Construction

Housing Project of the Year

Winner: Carrowbreck Meadow - Hamson Barron Smith

Highly Commended: Oval Quarter / Myatts Field North - PRP & Higgins

Product Innovation of the Year

Winner: Leica Geosystems

Housebuilder of the Year

Sponsored by Payapps.com

Winner: Berkeley Group

Specialist Contractor of the Year

Winner: NG Bailey

Small Project of the Year (up to £5m)

Sponsored by Clement Windows Group

Winner: New Ground Cohousing, Pollard Thomas Edwards

International Project of the Year

Winner: Oslo Airport Extension - AKT II / Nordic

Skills Initiative of the Year

Winner: Plan BEE, Ryder Architecture

Highly Commended: Developing Careers in Building Control - Aedis Training & Development

Digital Efficiency of the Year

Sponsored by Topcon

Winner: The Square Construction App

Refurbishment Project of the Year

Sponsored by AET Flexible Space

Winner: Storyhouse - Bennetts Associates

Offsite Project of the Year

Winner: Garden Halls - Maccreanor Lavington & TP Bennett

Sustainability Project of the Year

Winner: The GlaxoSmithKline Centre for Sustainability - Morgan Sindall & Fairhursts Design Group

BIM Initiative of the Year

Winner: BIMHawk, NG Bailey

Building Magazine Project of the Year

Sponsored by Schueco

Winner: New Scotland Yard - Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

Construction Client of the Year

Sponsored by Mott MacDonald

Winner: Education & Skills Funding Agency

CEO of the Year

Sponsored by DGP Logistics

Winner: Vincent Clancy, Turner & Townsend