Women who define excellence across the construction industry have had their efforts recognised at a high-profile awards ceremony, supported by Construction News.
The Inspiring Women in Construction & Engineering Awards 2024 saw 21 of the brightest and best win accolades for work as individuals and teams in UK companies.
Construction firms including Winvic and Amey also gained recognition for their work in improving diversity and equality.
The event in London last night (17 September) further celebrated initiatives that have helped make a construction or engineering firm – and the industry in general – a better place to work.
Also supported by CN sister titles New Civil Engineer and Ground Engineering, the awards are focused on encouraging the development of women within the sector and improving equality, diversity and inclusion policies.
Categories included Excellence in Senior Leadership and Allyship Champion of the Year.
The sponsors of the awards were Arcardis, Speedy Hire, Heidelberg Materials, Willmott Dixon and Colas.
CN editor Colin Marrs said: “Increasing female representation in the workforce is a key objective for construction firms as they seek to better reflect the broader make-up of society. In this context, it is all the more important to recognise the fantastic efforts to move the needle in the direction of gender equality.”
The 2024 winners in full
- Rising Star – Contribution to Gender Diversity: Hollie Taylor, Amey
- Rising Star – Contribution to a Project: Rebecca Daykin, Jackson Civil Engineering
- Rising Star – Technical Excellence: Teni Ladipo, Buro Happold
- Excellence in Outreach: Mine Environment Management
Highly commended: Winvic Construction - STEM Champion: Amy Dilllon, Design ID Consulting
- Next Generation Employer of the Year: Burroughs
- Excellence in Mental Health and Wellbeing: Hochtief-Murphy JV
Highly commended: Colas - Excellence in Recruitment and Retention: Amey
- Contribution to a Project: Fiona Ray, Amey
Highly commended: Claire Sheridan, UK Power Networks - Technical Excellence: Aneeka Barmi, McGee
Highly commended: Nikki Desborough, Willmott Dixon - Contribution to Gender Diversity: Lucy Davies, Tilbury Douglas
Highly commended: Natasha Pinder, Mott MacDonald - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year: Skills 4
Highly commended: NHBC - Allyship Champion of the Year: Farzana Sarwar, Mothers into Work
- Unsung Hero: Greta Rusteikaite, 4PS Construction Solutions
- Excellence in Senior Leadership: Willmott Dixon
- Inspirational Leader – Supplier: Irena Stec, Wolffkran
Highly commended: Karen Greenshields, Gap Group - Inspirational Leader – Client: Lynn Summerfield, British Land
- Inspirational Leader – Consultant: Deborah Nutt, Arcadis
Highly commended: Farheen Ahmed, Arcadis - Inspirational Leader – Contractor: Trea Crozier, Farrans Construction
Highly commended: Sonia Murton, Westbury - Inspiring Women – Company of the Year: McLaughlin & Harvey
Highly commended: Amey - Women’s Network of the Year: UK Women’s Network, Multiplex
