47 becomes 16 – the regional award winners shortlisted for Site Manager of the Year 2019
After nine nail-biting weeks, 15 fabulous awards events, and nearly 50 hopeful contenders, we now know who is vying to be crowned Site Manager of the Year at the LABC Building Excellence Awards 2019.
The final 16 are:
With the series of regional awards complete in Bristol on July 12, the winning 16 will have Friday 8 November penciled into their diaries when the overall winner will be announced at a glitzy annual awards ceremony in London.
The regional winners and grand final site manager contenders are:
|
Name |
Site |
Region |
Developer |
|
Jason Oakley |
Ampthill Chase |
Central |
Bloor Homes |
|
Aaron Nevill |
Tilkey Road |
East Anglia |
Nevill Developments LTD |
|
David MacDonald |
Woodthorpe and Winchester |
East Midlands |
Willmott Dixon Construction |
|
Chris Hayden |
West End Gate |
London |
Berkeley St. Edward |
|
Jonathan Gray |
Holly Tree Court |
North & East Yorkshire |
Gray & Sons Ltd |
|
Radoslav Ivanchev |
The Oaks |
North Wales |
Persimmon Homes |
|
Mark Bailey |
The Broadway |
North West |
M H Stainton Ltd |
|
Martin Hunt |
Wynyard Rise |
Northern |
Dere Street Homes Ltd |
|
Chris Banfield |
Archery Road |
South East |
Gemselect LTD |
|
Brian Thomas James |
Albert Town |
South Wales |
Hale Construction Ltd |
|
Kevin McKernon |
15 Alton Road |
South West |
Whitelock Group Ltd |
|
Daniel Royce |
Old Road Conisbrough |
South Yorkshire & Humber |
Willmott Dixon |
|
Mick Rose & Peter Hurst |
The Brambles |
West Midlands |
Bloor Homes Limted |
|
Simon Kay |
Preston Leigh |
West of England |
Ashford Homes |
|
Sandy Young |
Harley Green |
West Yorkshire |
Esh Construction Ltd |
Across England and Wales, a total of 47 site managers were highly commended for their work. Many have spoken about the challenges they face, including logistics, access and even nature adding to an already complex role.
In South Wales, Hale Construction’s Brian James had to wait while hundreds of slow worms on his site were safely relocated before work could commence. In Doncaster, Willmott Dixon’s Dan Royce had to contend with shallower than expected bedrock, yet still earned praise from the local authority on the quality of his site. While over in Morecambe, Mark Bailey from M H Stainton successfully managed the pressure of building a landmark seafront development as well as an on-site team of 50.
LABC Warranty Risk Management Surveyors nominate site managers. Through our partnership with LABC, the Site Manager Award is presented at the regional LABC Building Excellence Award ceremonies where each award winner secures a place at the national finals later this year.
LABC Warranty works with over 3,000 sites nationally and is only able to recognise a small number of site managers through these awards, so being shortlisted for the regional finals and then winning to go through to the grand final is a great achievement.
Mike Swatton, LABC Warranty Business Development Director and Head Judge, said: “The standard of qualifiers across the board has been exceptional, once again raising the bar for construction standards.”
The LABC Warranty Site Manager of the Year award is announced as part of the LABC’s Building Excellence Awards Grand Finals 2019, which take place on Friday 8 November 2019 at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge in London. Ticket details are available on the LABC website.
Please Note: Every care was taken to ensure the information in this article was correct at the time of publication. Any written guidance provided does not replace the reader’s professional judgement and any construction project should comply with the relevant Building Regulations or applicable technical standards. However, for the most up to date LABC Warranty technical guidance please refer to your Risk Management Surveyor and the latest version of the LABC Warranty technical manual.
