Highlights of some of the latest award successes:
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
Award won
Best Technical Adviser
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.”
NCE/ACE Consultants of the Year Awards 2009
International Consultant of the Year
Chairman Peter Wickens received the award at the
ceremony in London’s Claridges Hotel
For the second year running we have won the title award scheme run
by New Civil Engineer and the Association for Consultancy and
Engineering.
“Mott MacDonald had a stunning year in the international market,”
said the judges, “for the first time earning more overseas than in
the UK and underlying its role as a genuinely global player.”
Chairman Peter Wickens received the award on Mott MacDonald's
behalf at the ceremony in London’s Claridges Hotel which was hosted
by NCE editor Antony Oliver who commended Mott MacDonald for our
“unswerving commitment to the global market.”
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.
UK's Sunday Times 20 Best Big Companies 2009
Fifth Best Big Company Mott MacDonald ranks
fifth in the Sunday Times 20 Best Big Companies to Work For survey.
This is the third year running that we have made the top 20,
impro-ving our position year by year.
The competition becomes stiffer every year as more companies enter
the Survey, which has been described as being the employers’
Oscars.
The review involved asking our employees for their views on working
at Mott MacDonald. In addition, our employment policies, procedures
and critical performance statistics were evaluated to rate in terms
of performance, opportunities and work-life balance.
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.”