Winners 2024

Allyship Champion of the Year

Winner: Farzana Sarwar, Mothers into Work

Finalist:

Kelly Cartwright
Core Recruiter

James Fleming
The Power Within Training

Dickson Pang
Berkeley Group

Farzana Sarwar
Mothers into Work

Christine Scott
Madison Berkeley

Mariska van der Velden
Eckersley O'Callaghan


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Contribution to a Project

Winner: Fiona Ray, Amey

Highly commended: Claire Sheridan, UK Power Networks

Finalist:

Sarah Bissessar
Willmott Dixon Interiors

Sophie Cannon
Strabag

Katy Hall
SC4 Carpenters

Maria Hartford-Beynon
Structural Soils - RSK Group

Sarah Lack
Skanska

Sara Lovelady
Currie & Brown

Fiona Ray
Amey

Claire Sheridan
UK Power Networks

Georgie Street
City Building Engineering Services

Pam Tippett
Willmott Dixon


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Contribution to Gender Diversity

Winner: Lucy Davies, Tilbury Douglas

Highly commended: Natasha Pinder, Mott MacDonald

Finalist:

Lucy Davies
Tilbury Douglas

Duko Frankhuizen
Berkeley Group

Jayne Little
Skills 4

Natasha Pinder
Mott MacDonald

Rebecca Schwarz
Winvic Construction

Christine Scott
Madison Berkeley

Dawn Williams
Eos Surveyors

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year

Winner: Skills 4, Empower career development programme

Highly commended: NHBC, Women in construction

Finalist:

A&B Engineering

Amey,  Women's PPE survey

Arcadis,  Places Shadow Board UK and Ireland

Mothers into Work

NHBC,  Women in construction

Skills 4,  Empower: career development programme


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Excellence in Mental Health and Wellbeing

Winner: Hochtief-Murphy JV, For the generations ahead – mental health matters initiative

Highly commended: Colas, Period dignity: ending the stigma

Finalist:

Arcadis

Colas, Period dignity: ending the stigma

Heidelberg Materials

Hive Projects

Hochtief-Murphy JV, For the generations ahead – mental health matters initiative

Joseph Gallagher, Mental health

Multiplex Construction Europe

On The Tools, Behind the high-vis: a mental health white paper

RSK Environment, Geosciences - Southampton team

Waterman Aspen, Our commitment to colleague mental health and wellbeing


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Excellence in Outreach

Winner: Mine Environment Management

Highly commended: Winvic Construction

Finalist:

Amey,  Challenge cup

CECA Southern , NextGen Southern Foundations Group

Mine Environment Management

Mott MacDonald,  Sheffield schools engagement forum

On The Tools,  The women on the tools white paper

AFBE- UK,   Making engineering hot

Winvic Construction

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Excellence in Recruitment and Retention

Winner: Amey, Consulting people team

Finalist:

Amey, Consulting people team

Fulkers Bailey Russell

Micim


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Excellence in Senior Leadership

Winner: Willmott Dixon, Diversity steering group

Finalist:

Arcadis

Hive Projects

Useful Simple Trust

Willmott Dixon, Diversity steering group


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Inspirational Leader - Consultant

Winner: Deborah Nutt, Arcadis

Highly commended: Farheen Ahmed, Arcadis

Finalist:

Farheen Ahmed
Arcadis

Sophie Bevington
Mace

Charis Cosmas
Eckersley O'Callaghan

Maria Coulter
Construction Coach 

Joanna De Waal
Arcadis

Emma Greenland
Anderson Acoustics

Ellen Halkon
Fairhurst

Emelye Kenyon
Pick Everard

Louise Lado-Byrnes
IPInitiatives

Deborah Nutt
Arcadis

Kim Smith
Aecom

Judith Sykes
Useful Simple Trust


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Inspirational Leader – Contractor

Winner: Trea Crozier, Farrans Construction

Highly commended: Sonia Murton, Westbury

Finalist:

Danica Chambers
MCS Construction

Trea Crozier
Farrans Construction

Jane Elder
McLaughlin & Harvey

Lucy Fell
Colas

Sarah Frith
Wilmott Dixon

Katy Hall
SC4 Carpenters

Sonia Murton
Westbury

Heather Ratcliffe
Winvic Construction

Alessia Sgattoni
Socotec UK

Elinor Strapp
Multiplex Construction Group


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Inspirational Leader – Supplier

Winner: Irena Stec, Wolffkran

Highly commended: Karen Greenshields, Gap Group

Finalist:

Val Clarke
4PS Construction Solutions

Karen Greenshields
Gap Group

Mandy Messenger
Advanté

Irena Stec
Wolffkran

Karoliina Torttila
Trimble 

Sally Wray
Go Hire Group

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Inspiring Leader – Client

Winner: Lynn Summerfield, British Land

Finalist

Johanne Bridgman
Severn Trent

Iona Davis
Port of Dover

Penny Halliday
Enfield Council

Suzanne Kinley
Heathrow Airport

Caoimhe O'Flaherty
Berkeley Group

Fatema Salat
Ashghal Public Work Authority

Lynn Summerfield
British Land


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Inspiring Women – Company of the Year

Winner: McLaughlin & Harvey

Highly commended: Amey

Finalist:

A&B Engineering

Amey

Hive Projects

McLaughlin & Harvey

Mine Environment Management

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Next Generation Employer of the Year

Winner: Burroughs, Productivity and performance and strengthening our foundations

Finalist:

Build The Way

Burroughs,  Productivity and Performance and strengthening our Foundations

Enigma Industrial Services

Micim

Mott MacDonald,  Foundations and Geotechnics Graduate Programme

Winvic Construction


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Rising Star - Contribution to a Project

Winner: Rebecca Daykin, Jackson Civil Engineering

Highly Commended: 
Bethan Andrew, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Finalist:

Claudia Barr

Wilten Construction

Monica Calinescu
Heidelberg Materials

Mia Chutti
Arup

Rebecca Daykin
Jackson Civil Engineering

Nilema Rahman
Laing O'Rourke & Bylor

Steffani Roberts
Morgan Sindall Infrastructure

Emma Searle
Morgan Sindall Infrastructure

Ellie Shackleton
Barratt Developments

Rebecca Tancock
Fulkers Bailey Russell

Laura Waite
Wilten Construction


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Rising Star - Contribution to Gender Diversity

Winner: Hollie Taylor, Amey

Finalist:

Anya Abraham
WSP

Sam Blanchard
Skanska

Libby Bowers
Colas

Bex Fellows
On The Tools

Rebecca Folwell
Berkeley Group

Renee Preston
Gallaway Construction

Clare Prosser
Jomas Associates

Hollie Taylor
Amey


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Rising Star - Technical Excellence

Winner: Teni Ladipo, Buro Happold

Finalist:

Jennifer Bailey
Dodd Group

Victoria Bukato
Mott MacDonald

Katrina Gresswell
John F Hunt

Anna Ioannidou Kati
Eckersley O'Callaghan

Anna Jackson
Heidelberg Materials

Kaja Kacperska
Hochtief-Murphy JV

Teni Ladipo
Buro Happold

Emma Lampard
Fulkers Bailey Russell

Carys O'Shea
Hochtief-Murphy JV

Jessica Slamaker
RSK Environment


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STEM Champion

Winner: Amy Dilllon, Design ID Consulting

Finalist:

Amy Dillon
Design ID Consulting

Luisa Hendry
Story Contracting

Oliwia Karwatka
Winvic Construction

Jennifer Lee
Mott Macdonald

Laura Macdonald
Arcadis

Paula McMahon
Sir Robert McAlpine

Divannia McMaster
Galliford Try

Nicola Morris
Stomor

Melanie Rogers
Amey

Louisa Venables
Gatwick Airport


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Technical Excellence

Winner: Aneeka Barmi, McGee

Highly commended: Nikki Desborough, Willmott Dixon

Finalist:

Aneeka Barmi
McGee

Miriam Dall'Igna
Eckersley O'Callaghan

Nikki Desborough
Willmott Dixon

Karen Greenshields
Gap Group

Rachelle Mcdade
Currie & Brown

Clotilde Robin
Useful Simple Trust

Fatema Salat
Ashghal Public Work Authority

Afroditi Spanou
Mott Macdonald

Sarah Stone
Remagin

Becky Wood
Write My Manual



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Unsung Hero

Winner: Greta Rusteikaite, 4PS Construction Solutions

Finalist:

Sarah Amores
Useful Simple Trust

Samantha Barratt
Barhale

Alice Brookes
On The Tools

Kate Garland
Selwood

Katy Hall
SC4 Carpenters

Emily Irish
Multiplex Construction Group

Brooke Johnson
Berkeley Group

Tara Kennedy
Patrick Parsons

Helen Mason
Fulkers Bailey Russell

Charlotte Mint
Wilmott Dixon Interiors

Greta Rusteikaite
4PS Construction Solutions

Clair Thomas-Poulton
V3 Group


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Women’s Network of the Year

Winner: UK Women's Network, Multiplex

Finalist:

Women of Colour Network
Arcadis

Gender and Allies Affinity Network
Balfour Beatty

Women in Nuclear
Mott Macdonald

Raise the Roof

Connected Women
Scottish Power

UK Women's Network
Multiplex

Senior Women's Network
Willmott Dixon

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