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Finalists announced in the 2016 Construction Excellence Awards This year’s Showcase will take place at the Wellcome- Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine at Queen’s University Belfast, the 2015 Overall Winner, on 7 September and will give finalists the opportunity to demonstrate the excellence of their project to customers, suppliers and industry professionals. The winners will be announced at a Gala Evening on 6 October at the Culloden Hotel. General Construction Commercial Construction Award Heron Brothers Forthriver Innovation Factory Martin & Hamilton Galgorm Resort & Spa O’Hare & McGovern IFA National Football Stadium P & K McKaigue Causeway Rural & Urban Network (CRUN) Building Fit-Out Award Dixons Contractors 16 College Street, Belfast Gilbert-Ash PwC / Google Innovation Lab Woodvale Construction Company Stranmillis Refectory Restoration Award Gilbert-Ash The Crown Bar and Dining Rooms Martin & Hamilton St. Bernadette’s Church, Belfast QMAC Construction St. Patrick’s Church, Donaghmore TAL Restoration of Portaferry Presbyterian Church Social/Community Construction Award Maurice Flynn & Sons Waterfront Hall Refurbishment QMAC Construction The Junction TAL Schomberg House Woodvale Construction Company Queens Boat Club GB & Republic of Ireland Construction Award Gilbert-Ash Institution of Engineering & Technology Tracey Brothers Eolas Building at NUI Maynooth Heron Brothers Stevenson Hive Project Farrans Construction Ellon Academy Community Campus Housing Private Housing Award Carr Brothers Bannview Court Retirement Village Dixons Contractors Redbridge Development Donaghmore Construction Fairfields J W & J Porter & Company Saddlers Hall Social Housing Award Donaghmore Construction Ballymister Supported Housing Hagan Homes Fort Hall Lowry Construction Manse Court P & K McKaigue Holly Lane Infrastructure Health Infrastructure Award Felix O’Hare & Company Banbridge CTCC Glasgiven Contracts Ballymena Ambulance Station H & J Martin Northern Ireland Adult Hospice O’Hare & McGovern Ballymena Health & Care Centre Education Infrastructure Award Mascott Construction MENCAP Building Belfast Maurice Flynn & Sons St Joseph’s Carnacaville O’Hare & McGovern SERC Space Campus Tracey Brothers New Dromore Central Primary School Transport Infrastructure Award Fox Building & Engineering Valley Park Fox Building & Engineering Strabane Pedestrian Bridge John Graham Construction A2 Shore Road, Carrickfergus McLaughlin and Harvey Glynn River Bridge Utilities Infrastructure Award Adman Civil Projects Eglish Wind Farm DAWSON-WAM Newcastle Wastewater Treatment Works Lagan Construction Group Castor Bay to Belfast Strategic Trunk Main Terra Solutions York Street Interchange Storm Chamber Quality Performance Health & Safety Award Farrans Construction Heron Brothers Maurice Flynn & Sons McAleer & Teague Training Award David Jameson Roofing Services Donaghmore Construction Farrans Construction Maurice Flynn & Sons Environmental Sustainability Award Adman Civil Projects David Jameson Roofing Services Tracey Brothers Principal Sponsor: Sponsors:
Comments|03 PAT BURNS Editor Paul Bradwell Sales Manager Construction sector still suffering – but things will get better! SUBSCRIPTIONS: (UK £18.00 Outside UK £27.50) PUBLISHERS: James & Gladys Greer Specify is published by Greer Publications, 5B Edgewater Business Park, Belfast Harbour Estate, Belfast, BT3 9JQ Tel: (028) 9078 3200 Fax: (028) 9078 3210 Email: Sales paulbradwell@greerpublications.com Editorial patburns@greerpublications.com Subscriptions info@greerpublications.com DESIGNED & PRODUCED BY Shaun Byrne, Design Stics Tel: (44) 7955745731 PRINTED BY W & G Baird, Antrim Tel: (028) 9446 3911 www.specifymagazine.co.uk All rights reserved. This Magazine is Copyright © GREERS PUBLICATIONS 2016. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photcopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of Greer Publications. The latest State of Trade survey from the Construction Employers Federation and PwC show that around a fifth of Northern Ireland’s construction companies are operating at less than half capacity, with demand in GB and the Republic of Ireland (RoI) also down. The EU Referendum is thought to have created uncertainty in the economy but now that is out of the way, many construction companies expect business to improve later this year. The latest CEF assessment for the first three months (Q1) of 2016 shows that close to a quarter (22%) of companies were operating in survival mode, while the percentage of companies confident of growth and profitability fell slightly from 50% in Q1 2015 to 48% in Q1 2016. The proportion of firms reporting that their current workload had increased rose slightly to 33% in Q1 2016, from 27.5% in Q1 2015 but remained well below on the first three months of 2014 when half of companies surveyed reported increased demand and workload. Northern Ireland (almost entirely Great Britain and RoI). That fell to 17% in Q1 2015 and then again in Q1 2016, when only 13% of work was in GB and/or RoI markets. The decline was largely driven by a reduction in work in GB – down from 15% in Q1 2014 to about 10% throughout 2015 and falling to 6% in Q1 2016, the survey found. Commenting on the survey results CEF Managing Director John Armstrong, said the industry was not showing any real signs of sustainable recovery: “This is another survey which suggests that the construction sector is not sharing in Northern Ireland’s modest economic recovery, let alone the significant growth that is being exhibited elsewhere in the UK and Ireland. “The proportion of companies in survival mode is up, those anticipating growth and profitability are down and the percentage of work in Great Britain and Ireland has fallen. We are operating in an environment where growth in housebuilding is broadly flat and where output in infrastructure and roads has actually declined. “The one glimmer of light is that over a third of our members say they expect things to get better – I sincerely hope they are right. “Construction and infrastructure accounts for around 6% of UK GDP. But it also delivers instant results – direct employment, high wages, indirect jobs, and greater community cohesion. The new Executive therefore needs to work with the industry to develop and deliver a significant pipeline of projects which will be crucial to the long term sustainability and success of the construction industry in Northern Ireland.” Two years ago, in Q1 2014, almost a quarter of CEF members’ work done was in construction activity outside Fold Housing announces a £40m investment in new homes in 2016 • Fire Detection & Alarm • IP Video Surveillance • Intruder Detection & Alarm • Emergency Communication • Physical Access Control “PROTECTING PEOPLE AND PROPERTY FOR OVER 25 YEARS” Tel: 02890 207 207 • Email: info@diamondsystems.co.uk • www.diamondsystems.co.uk
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