Press Release

ACE Engineering Excellence Awards winners announced

15 May 2009

Leading construction industry business association, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), announced the winners of the second ACE Engineering Excellence Awards at a packed gala dinner event at the Victoria Park Plaza hotel in London on Wednesday 13 May 2009.

Hosted by broadcaster and journalist Nicky Campbell, the awards showcased consultancy and engineering firms who had demonstrated a high degree of achievement, value and engineering excellence over the last 12 months. Speaking after the event, ACE chairman Geoff French proclaimed the awards as a boost to the sector, and paid tribute to the number of pioneering projects that had been honoured.

"The current recession has set consultancy and engineering firms a certain kind of challenge," he said. "It's abundantly clear from both the quality and quantity at this year's awards that they have responded in kind by producing work of the highest calibre – it's hard to think of another country where the standard of engineering is so high. Under difficult conditions, with more restrictions and more obstacles, our member firms are sending out a message that this sector is worth investing in and will justify any faith shown in it. Each of the firms shortlisted, not only the winners, can be immensely proud of what they have achieved over the last twelve months."

The winners, highly commended and commended projects in all 11 categories are listed below.

Building Structures (Small firm)

WINNER - Michael Barclay Partnership, for Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

HIGHLY COMMENDED - Scott White and Hookins, for Vincent Building, Cranfield University

COMMENDED - Thomasons, for The Emms Centre, Cranleigh School

Building Structures (Medium firm), sponsored by Heath Lambert Group

WINNER - Alan Baxter, for London School of Economics New Academic Building

HIGHLY COMMENDED - Curtins Consulting, for Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury

COMMENDED - Royal Haskoning, for Lakeside Energy from Waste Plant, Colnbrook, Slough

Building Structures (Large firm), sponsored by BST Global

WINNER - BDP, for Bridge Academy, Hackney

HIGHLY COMMENDED - Buro Happold, for The O2, Dublin

COMMENDED - Pell Frischmann, for 7-10 Old Bailey Office Development

Infrastructure (Small firm)

WINNER - Flint & Neill, for Fabian Way Bridge

HIGHLY COMMENDED - LECS UK, for Refurbishment of Babbacombe Cliff Railway

COMMENDED - GHA Livigunn, for Ashton-under-Lyne Wastewater Treatment Works

Infrastructure (Medium firm)

WINNER - Alan Baxter, for Castleford Bridge

HIGHLY COMMENDED - Price & Myers, for Meads Reach Bridge, Bristol

COMMENDED - Sinclair Knight Merz, for DLR Langdon Park

Infrastructure (Large firm)

WINNER - Mott MacDonald, for Kaohsiung Metro, Taiwan

HIGHLY COMMENDED - Buro Happold, for M8 Harthill Footbridge Replacement

COMMENDED - Waterman, for Brierley Hill Sustainable Access Network

Building Services (Small firm)

WINNER - Delap & Waller, for Ballymena Museum and Arts Centre

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Rybka, for Dumfries and Galloway Leisure Centre

COMMENDED - Rolton Group, for Hatchcroft: New teaching Facility at Middlesex University

Building Services (Medium firm)

WINNER - Hulley & Kirkwood, for Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff Bay

HIGHLY COMMENDED - Cundall, for New Street Square, London

COMMENDED - Hulley & Kirkwood, for Hull Oncology & Haematology Unit

Building Services (Large firm)

WINNER - Buro Happold, for Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Headquarters

HIGHLY COMMENDED - WSP, for Liverpool ONE

COMMENDED - AECOM, for Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham

Research, Studies and Consulting, sponsored by Halcrow

WINNER - Mott MacDonald, for Thrandeston Bog Embankment Stabilisation: The Application of Applied Research and Development

HIGHLY COMMENDED - BDP, for AUDE Research Project: The Legacy of 1960s University Buildings

COMMENDED - WSP, for Network ATM Supervisory System

Engineering Ambassador, sponsored by ACE

Neil Currie - Halcrow Yolles