Victoria Square Project Wins Construction Excellence Award
Updated: 22nd October 2008
The winners of the CEF Specify Construction Excellence Awards 2008 have been announced in Belfast with local firms Farrans Gilbert Ash (FGA) winning the Overall Award for the Victoria Square Regeneration Project.
The Construction Excellence Awards celebrate the very best of the industry and highlight its recent achievements with a total of 16 awards presented to local building companies. The Victoria Square development in Belfast city centre was singled out as the Overall Winner by the panel of prominent judges as the most remarkable construction scheme carried out in Northern Ireland in the last year.
Over 400 guests attended the prestigious ceremony at The Culloden Hotel in County Down hosted by the BBC’s Wendy Austin. Junior Minister Jeffrey Donaldson MP MLA from the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister was the guest of honour and addressed the event in recognition of construction’s central role in Northern Ireland society, the economy and built heritage.
John Armstrong, Managing Director of the Construction Employers Federation said “Congratulations to all winners. Our entire industry should be extremely proud of the construction projects recognised in tonight’s Awards. Despite challenging times, we have produced some of the best construction projects on these islands, on a par with the very finest internationally.”
“The Award-winning projects clearly demonstrate the industry’s commitment to quality and continuous improvement. If the Northern Ireland Executive can move forward on a wide range of major capital projects on its agenda and effectively get the work on the ground, the construction industry is ready to deliver it and deliver it to the highest standards. Such action would provide benefits far beyond the industry, safe-guarding jobs across the entire supply chain and benefiting the community as a whole.”
The impressive shortlist for the overall award also included T&A Kernoghan’s Orchard Mews & Orchard House in Newtownbreda, the new University of Ulster Belfast Campus carried out by Patton Construction, H&J Martin’s innovative approach to Facilities Maintenance for the Northern Ireland Court Service and McCloskey & O’Kane for Glenmachan Church of God.
The joint venture Murphy Lagan won the Achieving Excellence in Partnering Award for its work on the Dunore to Hydepark Trunk Main, a water infrastructure project covering one of Northern Ireland’s most vital water supply systems. The judges felt this entry displayed the best approach to partnering in the delivery of the project and the Award was shared by the client, design and construction team.
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