Women in Construction 2010

Event Details
Location: 
Palace Hotel, Manchester
Dates: 
11 March 2010
Jennifer Taylor – Bolton at Home
Leila Williams – Willmott Dixon
Women and Work Sector Pathways Initiative: ConstructionSkills & The Centre for Construction Innovation
City West Housing Trust
Sharon Ayles – Willmott  Dixon
Helen Spencer (Great Places Housing Group)
Bramall Construction
Kate Hall – ARUP
Professor Li Shirong

The annual Women in Construction awards celebrate the achievements of women and companies actively working to include women in a traditionally male dominated industry.
Held jointly by Northern, Midland and Southern Housing magazines, and Builder and Engineer magazine, the event was again a huge success and recommended by all the guests.
We were delighted that we wer joined on the evening by our guest speakers - Professor Li Shirong, President CIOB and Colette McKune, City West Housing Trust.

Drinks Reception Sponsor: Fusion21
Main Event Sponsor: Wates Living Space
Charity: Construction Youth Trust

THE WINNERS!!

Apprentice Under 25 (Sponsored by Thomas Vale Construction)
Winner: Jennifer Taylor – Bolton at Home
Katie Houghton – Great Places Housing Group
Katie Reddon – DG First
Vikki Mangan – PH Jones / City West Housing Trust
Liz Laughton – Willmott Dixon
Laura Thorpe - G&J Seddon

Apprentice Over 25
Angela Reay – Dale & Valley Homes
Sarah Hall – Great Places Housing Group
Winner: Leila Williams – Willmott Dixon
Lyn Connelly – Connaught
Malkash Lal – Breyer Group

Best Training Scheme (Sponsored by The Murphy Group)
Winner: Women and Work Sector Pathways Initiative: ConstructionSkills & The Centre for Construction Innovation
Dave Luck Ltd

Most Innovative Development Programme (Sponsored by Centre for Construction Innovation)
Cosmopolitan Housing Group
Jackson and Jackson
JC Construction
Winner: City West Housing Trust

Breakthrough in Culture
Bev Sexton – Jackson and Jackson
Winner: Sharon Ayles – Willmott Dixon

Personal Achievement on Site
Eleanor Binns (Buro Four)
Gemma Pickard (Connaught)
Fiona Gateley (Bramall Construction)
Debra Parr (Liverpool Mutual Homes)
Winner: Helen Spencer (Great Places Housing Group)
Sue Warwick (Miller Homes)

Developing Women In the Industry
Keira Burns – Great Places Housing Group
Lisa Worrall – Women and Work Sector Pathways Initiative: ConstructionSkills & The Centre for Construction Innovation
Breyer Group
Winner: Bramall Construction

Professional/Consultant of the year (Sponsored by Willmott Dixon)
Caroline Byford – Harris Associates
Claire Das Bhaumik – Scott Wilson
Debra Parr –Liverpool Mutual Homes
Ivy Hughes – City West Housing Trust
Karen Temple – Barnsley Council
Winner: Kate Hall – ARUP
Rebecca Best - Rider Levett Bucknall
Sally O’Donnell – QHS Solutions

Lifetime Achievement (Sponsored by Wates Living Space)
No shortlist – judges decision
Winner: Professor Li Shirong

Galleries of images from the event