Highlights of some of the latest award successes:

Top Indian award for safety, health and environment

Top Indian award for safety, health and environmentAt the Sixth Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Mott MacDonald was awarded first place in the Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Award 2009 in its category in the service sector.

The SHE Award celebrates exemplary commitment for environmental responsibility, and the health and safety of employees and society as a whole.

Winning the CII SHE Award acknowledges the fact that safety, health and environment are top priorities for Mott MacDonald and a key part of our corporate culture.

The award ceremony took place at The Taj Mahal Palace and Tower in Mumbai. Harshad Shah, Rajesh N Shah and Pankaj Vora were present to receive the award.

It’s heartening to see the progress in safety, health and environment that our team in India has made. The SHE Award builds on last year’s Gold Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and the Construction News Quality Award and strengthens our reputation for a corporate culture of safety. Our commitment to continual advancement in the area of safety, health and environment is clearly attracting attention and acclaim.

NCE/ACE Awards 2010

Mott MacDonald named International Consultant of the Year For the third year running Mott MacDonald has won the prestigious title International Consultant of the Year

The coveted NCE/ACE Consultants of the Year Awards recognise outstanding business performance by civil engineering consultancies across the UK. NCE commented that we won the International Award “with good reason” as our business is “now truly global: 65% of income comes from outside the UK”.

NCE also highlighted our diversity strategy and our strong ethical stance, saying: “Wherever it works Mott MacDonald is determined to adhere to the highest ethical standards.”

ACE Awards 2010

London's new Darwin Centre Mott MacDonald and Fulcrum celebrated at the Association for Consultancy and Engineering dinner held on 14 April in London. Awards were won for two signature building projects and a commendation received for an infrastructure project.

Newcastle Library won the Building Structures (Large Firm) Award. The Natural History Museum’s Darwin Centre in London won the Building Services Award (Large Firm). Fulcrum, now part of Mott MacDonald, provided building services design. Wing Water Project was commended in the Infrastructure category for a major environmentally-responsible extension to the Rutland water supply.

UK's Sunday Times Best Big Companies 2010

Eighth Best Big Company Mott MacDonald ranks 8th in the Best Big Companies to Work For Survey. It is the third consecutive year that we have made it into the top 10. Mott MacDonald is the only professional services firm of its kind to make it to this tier.

The survey is an established barometer of workplace opinion based on responses of over 230,000 employees from 964 companies, and examines the core components of a happy, engaged and successful workplace.

This top ranking follows news that we have achieved, for the second year running, Best Companies Two Star Accreditation status for 2010 which recognises Mott MacDonald as having outstanding workplace engagement practices, including exceptional motivation, inspiration and staff retention levels.

British Expertise Awards

Fook Hin You and Nick Mace received the commendation for the Kallang-Paya Expressway Mott MacDonald triumphed at this year’s British Expertise International Awards. British Expertise is the leading private sector organisation for UK companies offering professional services internationally. Their awards publicise the successes of these companies and showcase outstanding projects and individuals.

Mbombela Stadium in South Africa was named Sports Leisure Tourism Project of the Year. Mott MacDonald was structural designer for the lightweight, cable stayed roof of the stadium built for the 2010 World Cup. The roof is the visually dominant element – its structural masts are evocative of local giraffes.

Singapore's Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway was highly commended in the Major Consultancy Project of the Year category. We designed and provided risk and environmental assessments for the most complex part of this 12km highway – a 3km under-ground section where major challenges had to be overcome.

Elizabeth Guilford was also present to receive her high commendation award for the Young Consultant of the Year for her work on a Tsunami recovery programme in Indonesia.

Green Mark Gold Awards

Singapore’s visually striking Integrated Cultural, Retail and Entertainment Hub PROJECTS awarded Singapore's Integrated Cultural, Retail and Entertainment Hub The Gale

The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Green Mark Scheme is an initiative to drive Singapore’s construction industry towards more environ-ment friendly buildings.
It promotes sustainability in the built environment and raises environmental awareness among designers and developers.

BCA highlighted the building services of the Hub and measures such as the maximisation of natural daylight and use of environ-mentally friendly materials on The Gale. We are providing mechan-ical and electrical design and project managing building services works for the striking Hub. We are also mechanical and electrical consultants for The Gale, a 329 unit condominium complex.

International Building Press Magazine of the Year Awards 2009

M2 editor Helen Wood, centre, receiving the award from Chartered Institute of Building president Li Shirong, leftM2 – Mott MacDonald’s monthly staff magazine – has won the In-house Magazine Award at the International Building Press (IBP) Magazine of the Year Awards.

M2 was launched back in 1989 as a twice yearly publication. Since 1993 it has been published monthly has also evolved its format over the years.

One thing that has remained consistent is the contributions made by Mott MacDonald’s staff all over the world covering everything from the latest business developments and sustainability news to staff fundraising events and weddings.

The judges praised M2 as being a very modern publication with a wide breadth of coverage and a warm approach to its readers.

Public Private Finance Awards 2009

Best Technical Adviser Award

Our PFI/PPP advisory team collects the prestigious award
For the fourth time in five years – and the third consecutive year – Mott MacDonald’s PFI/PPP advisory team has won the Best Technical Adviser Award

The awards ceremony is the biggest PFI/PPP event of the year for the industry, attended by over 1000 of the sector’s leading figures.

The award confirms our outstanding success and reflects the commanding position highlighted by ‘Infrastructure Journal’, who identified us as the world’s leading PFI technical adviser.

2009 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards

Newcastle High Level Bridge The Newcastle High Level Bridge was named a winner in the 2009 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/ Europa Nostra Awards. At the award ceremony in Sicily on 5 June, the bridge also won a Grand Prize.

Launched by the European Commission and Europa Nostra the scheme celebrates outstanding projects within the field of Europe's cultural heritage. This year 138 entries from 24 countries were received and 28 entrants from 15 countries were awarded.

The fact that the high level bridge was the only project in England to win an award makes it all the more impressive. The Grand Prize jury commented that it was “enormously impressed with the level of engineering professionalism shown.”

CIWEM 2009

World of Difference In November 2008, the park was established under Ukraine law

PROJECT
Lower Dnister River Basin

The Lower Dnister delta ecosystem is one of richest areas of biodiversity in Europe.

The objective of the EU-funded project was to improve river basin management, such as water quality and protection and restoration of ecosystems. Mott MacDonald engaged in extensive research to produce a comprehensive management plan. We also prepared proposals to make the delta a National Park.

CIWEM's World of Difference Award recognises leading experts in the practical application of innovative science and engineering for environmental improvement.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents

Group director, Richard Williams, receives the RoSPA Gold award from RoSPA's Vice-President Lord Brougham and Vaux Mott MacDonald has been awarded the Occupational Health and Safety Gold Award.

The awards recognise the commitment made by a company to good health and safety management which results in reductions in ill health and accidents in the workplace.

David Rawlins, RoSPA awards manager, said, “Mott MacDonald has shown a commitment to protecting the health and well-being of its employees and others. Entering the RoSPA Awards reinforces the message that good health and safety is good for business, and clearly demonstrates an organisation’s dedication.”

ACE Engineering Excellence Awards

Chris Davis and Sati Bhogal of Mott MacDonald receive the trophy for Kaohsiung Metro in London Kaohsiung Metro won the Infrastructure (Large Firm) Award and Thrandeston Bog claimed the Research, Studies and Consulting Award.

Serving three million residents in Taiwan’s second city, Kaohsiung Metro comprises two lines.

We were the quality and safety consultant and supervised the detailed design and construction, and validated and verified the system through to commissioning.

The rail embankment at Thrandeston Bog has been a constant challenge for Network Rail, with tracks and overhead line equipment requiring maintenance. The stabilisation works we undertook represent a UK first in terms of the application of dry soil mixing immediately adjacent to a live rail. Delivered for half of the original cost the project was also more sustainable.

Construction News Quality (CNQ) Awards 2009

The Group's safety team collected the Health and Safety Award Mott MacDonald has won the Health and Safety Award at the CNQ Awards.

Organised by Construction News magazine, the awards celebrate quality and encourage innovation, management best practice and teamwork.

Winning the CNQ Health and Safety Award acknowledges the fact that health and safety is a top priority for Mott MacDonald and a key part of our corporate culture. The judges highlighted the commitment of senior management, engagement with staff, our holistic approach to risk management and the production of the Circles of Protection DVD in 12 languages. The judges concluded that Mott MacDonald displayed, “An impressive approach to a challenging part of the industry.”