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2023 awards
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Striking success at The Hammers 2023!
As lively, entertaining and informative as ever, the 17th
Construction Computing Awards have just been held at
The Leonardo City Hotel in London. I have been trying to
recall where the first awards ceremony was held all those years
ago and have narrowed it down to either Lord's Cricket Ground or
Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium!
The construction industry has come a long way since then, and the
changing categories at the 2023 awards reflect that, with finalists
and winners that span the very latest technologies now being used
within the sector. And we have more to look forward to on the
horizon, as the 'Company to Watch' and 'Innovation of the Year'
categories promise to extend current trends well into the future.
The industry is certainly evolving, but we can't afford to lose
sight of the basic requirements, such as the ability to keep track
or manage the huge amount of information that we now produce.
Hence the increasing sophistication of construction, project and
financial management software, integrated within comprehensive
cloud-based solutions that now provide most of the industry with
real-time status, reporting and decision-making possibilities.
Many of the projects being judged by the Hammers panel this
year reflected this trend, as does my decision to award AssetTagz
with the Editor's Choice award. Other worthy winners on the night
included DBM Vircon and AECOM winning Collaboration Project
of the Year for the Hong Kong International Airport mega project,
featured elsewhere in this issue, Graphisoft winning BIM Product
of the Year for Archicad, and Zutec, who won Innovation of the
Year for their platform to support Part L Photographic Evidence.
Alongside the evening's celebrations and entertainment there was
also time to reflect on the challenges facing those working in the
industry too. Bill Hill, CEO of the Lighthouse Club Construction
Industry Charity, spoke to us about the effect the job can have on
many worker's mental health, with an alarming number of
construction workers now struggling with mental health issues.
The focus for the future must now surely be about people -
whether it's skill shortages, recruitment, or health & safety issues -
as much as it is about sustainability and meeting net-zero targets,
and the rapidly changing infrastructure requirements.
Congratulations once again to our 2023 winners and runners-up.
We are extremely grateful to all the companies that nominated
products, put forward projects and supported the awards this year.
Thanks to you all, and we look forward to seeing you next year.
David Chadwick
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November/December 2023