Polypipe : Celebrating Construction in South Yorkshire Awards 2018

Winners celebrate & charity delighted at CCISY annual awards

Representatives from housing providers and construction firms across South Yorkshire came together on Friday 12^th October to attend the 11^th Celebrating Construction in South Yorkshire Awards.

The awards, held at the Cutlers' Hall, Sheffield, were endorsed by the Chartered Institute of Building working in collaboration with Little Spark. The CCISY awards promoted a range of different sectors essential to the delivery of innovative construction, from empowering communities through corporate social responsibility and investing in skills, to creating low carbon developments and being environmentally pro-active.

The awards celebrate the region's commitment to building communities and highlight the broad spectrum of construction excellence delivered by businesses working in the area. They demonstrate what can be achieved through strong partnerships, a clear vision and delivery through high quality implementation.

Since inception eleven years ago, the CCISY awards have been attended by over 150 companies with 3500 guests who have raised over £22,000 for Sheffield Children's Hospital. Hosted by Seth Bennett, the eight winners were presented with their awards by representatives from the category sponsors.

Winners include:

Collaborative Working Award sponsored by Polypipe

Henry Boot Construction - The Glass Works

Contractor of the Year Award sponsored by NPS Barnsley

Interserve Construction

Social Value Award sponsored by Isle Consult Ltd

Kier Construction Northern

Team of the Year Award sponsored by Yorkshire Builders Federation

Engie (Central) Learning and Development Team

Training Award sponsored by Kier Construction Northern

NPS Barnsley

Young Trainee of the Year Award sponsored by Sheffield Hallam University

Casey Turner - Fortem

Project of the Year Under £5M Award sponsored by Henry Boot Construction

NPS Barnsley - Elsecar Heritage Centre

Project of the Year Over £5M Award sponsored by Linear Recruitment

Wildgoose Construction - Square Chapel Arts Centre

The chosen charity for CCISY this year was The Sheffield Children's Hospital Charity and over £2000 was raised on the night to support themtheir work at Sheffield Children's Hospital. David Vernon-Edwards, director of The Children's Hospital Charity, said:

'The support of the CIOB and the Celebrating Construction in South Yorkshire Awards ceremony guests means we can transform the hospital, with world class facilities to match the world class care received by children on our wards. Over £22,000 has now been raised by the CCISY Awards over the past ten years and we are so grateful for their continued efforts and generous contribution to our appeal.'

CCISY is organised by event specialists, Little Spark Management Ltd. For more information check them out on Twitter @CCISYAwards.