Awards in 2007

Carillion Group Awards

Carillion received a ‘gold’ performance ranking in the Business in the Community’s Corporate Responsibility (CR) Index for 2006, achieving a score of 92.5%, topping the construction and building materials sector.

Spectrum, the newspaper produced by Carillion for its people, has been voted the top company newspaper in the United Kingdom. Carillion won the top prize at the Communicators in Business Awards – the largest competition of its kind in Europe.

The ‘Two Ticks’ symbol is awarded by Jobcentre Plus to employers who have agreed to take positive action to meet commitments regarding the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees.

Carillion is named one of the Top 20 most ethical firms in the UK by The Observer’s Good Companies Guide.

The company took first place for its ‘My Values campaign’ in the Vision and Values category in the Communicators in Business Strategy Awards 2007.

Carillion wins best CSR strategy title at the Midlands region Pride awards organised by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.

Carillion wins top award for its sustainability communications campaign – Tomorrow in our hands

The company took the title for best CSR (corporate social responsibility) strategy at the CorpComms magazine awards. Judges voted Carillion's Tomorrow in our hands campaign the best - beating off challenges from companies including Barclays Bank.

Carillion Businesses Awards

National Building - CNB received the Construction Firm of the Year Award at the Insider Property Awards. The award was given in recognition of Carillion’s commitment to health and safety and also for its excellent work on Manchester projects such as the Beetham Hilton Tower, Argent Piccadilly Place and the Great Northern Tower for George Wimpey City.

National Building - Won the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents - Gold Medal Award

National Building - Carillion has won a Built in Quality Award from the London District Surveyors Association for its high rise mixed use building project in Wandsworth situated on the banks of the river Thames.

National Building - The Sunday Telegraph named Carillion National Building as the winner of the £50,000 prize for the large company category in the Edge Awards 2007. The Edge Awards reward organisations that provide outstanding learning opportunities for 14-25 year olds. Carillion won the award with the support of Hounslow Education Business Partnership.

Carillion beat numerous blue-chip companies in its category, including such household names as Volkswagen, BT, Vodafone, United Utilities, Microsoft and McDonalds. The prize money will be used to develop and trial new construction and sustainability activities.

Regional Building - Support services and construction company Carillion has scooped a prestigious Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) award for an impressive eco building in York. Carillion was presented with a Highly Commended award from the ICE Yorkshire and Humber Award scheme by ICE President Quentin Leiper, for an eco depot.

Regional Building - Famous botanist David Bellamy applauded an eco building built by support services and construction company Carillion while presenting the company with its third industry award this year. The impressive building was presented with a Gold Award in the category of the Built Environment and Architectural Heritage scheme, run by the Green Organisation.

Regional Building - Considerate Constructors Award 1997-2007 won the Highly Commended Award for the most Considerate Private Constructor of the Year

Regional Building - Considerate Constructors Award 1997-2007 won the Highly Commended Award for the most Considerate Commercial Refurbishment and Maintenance Contractor of the year

Regional Building - Considerate Constructors Award 1997-2007 won the third prize for the most Considerate New Commercial Contractor

Regional Building - has been working since September 2006 on the re-development of Symes Avenue, Hartcliffe, in south Bristol, with clients WM Morrison Supermarket as well as partners Bristol City Council, the Hartcliffe and Withywood Community Partnership (HWCP) and the South West of England Regional Development Agency (RDA).

The development was awarded the regeneration award at the recent South West Commercial Property Awards.

Facilities Management - CFM has been awarded the RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) Gold Medal Award. The award recognises Carillion’s contribution to raising standards across the board to improve health and safety performance.

Facilities Management - won the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents - Gold Medal Award

Carillion Defra London - won the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents - Gold Awards

Carillion Defra North East - won the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents - Gold Awards

Carillion Defra North West - won the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents - Gold Awards

Carillion Integrated Solutions - won the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents - Gold Awards

PME - won the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents - Gold Awards

Pall Mall –has won the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents - Silver Award

Carillion Nuclear Services part of Carillion Integrated Solution - has scooped a prestigious safety award from one of the world’s leading training and advisory bodies. Following gruelling tests by a strict independent adjudicating panel, Carillion Nuclear Services was given the esteemed International Safety Award by the British Safety Council.

Carillion Facilities Services (Middlesborough) - won British Safety Council International Safety Award

Carillion Facilities Services (Birkenhead) - British Safety Council International Safety Award

Carillion Facilities Services - Building Environmental Hygiene Ltd (BEH) has been awarded the British Safety Council award. The award recognises BEH's contribution to raising standards across the board to improve health and safety performance.

Rail - Carillion, SPT and Network Rail scoop team award for rail project. Carillion has scooped an industry award for its highly successful Larkhall-Milngavie Rail Project together with clients Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) and Network Rail.

Main contractor Carillion Rail and project leader SPT collected the Best Achievement Through Teamwork Award at a ceremony in London held recently.

Rail - has won Best Supplier award for its Manchester Metrolink Track Renewals project for clients Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE). The Metrolink team was awarded the accolade at the Tramways & Urban Transit Magazine awards ceremony held in Docklands, London, on 2 November 2007. Judges said the award was given in recognition of the ‘immaculate performance’ from Carillion Rail’s Metrolink team.

Roads - scooped Contractor of the Year at the Highways Magazine Excellence Awards event last night based on its pioneering ECI project which completes the busy motorway network from London to Glasgow.

Roads - has scooped a prestigious industry accolade for its work on the Highways Agency’s £175m M6 extension from Carlisle to Guardsmill Project. Carillion Roads scooped Contractor of the Year at the Highways Magazine Excellence Awards event held on Wednesday night (Oct 31), for the M6 extension project, based on its pioneering ECI project which completes the busy motorway network from London to Glasgow.

A team led by Carillion Roads won the Award for Transportation Structures at the IStructE Awards.

Carillion Roads fought off strong competition including many international finalists: Wadi Abdoun Bridge, in Amman; Southern Cross Station, in Australia; Industrial Ring Road Bridges, in Bangkok and Blackwater Viaduct, in Ireland.

SkyBlue - The Head of Operations at specialist recruitment firm SkyBlue has been crowned Birmingham’s Brite Spark by the judges of the Switched on Business Awards.

Carillion Regional Civil Engineering - Support services and construction company Carillion has scooped a prestigious Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) award for an impressive eco building in York. Carillion was presented with a Highly Commended award from the ICE Yorkshire and Humber Award scheme by ICE President Quentin Leiper, for an eco depot.

Carillion Regional Civil Engineering - Famous botanist David Bellamy applauded an eco building built by support services and construction company Carillion while presenting the company with its third industry award this year. The impressive building was presented with a Gold Award in the category of the Built Environment and Architectural Heritage scheme, run by the Green Organisation.

Carillion Regional Civil Engineering - Carillion collected an award of excellence for a project which was completed more than 30 years ago by recently acquired civil engineering and construction company John Mowlem. Carillion, which acquired Mowlem in February last year, received the Certificate of Excellence award for outstanding merit in the use of concrete, in the Mature Structures Category for Mowlem’s London Bridge project at the Concrete Society Awards held recently.

The new London Bridge, was completed in 1973 replacing John Rennie’s granite bridge of 1831 which was too narrow to cope with growing vehicular and pedestrian traffic. The architect was Sir William Holford, the civil engineer Mott, Hay & Anderson and the contractor was John Mowlem.

Carillion Caribbean - Carillion’s safety team won the inaugural Trinidad and Tobago Occupational Safety and Health Authority (OSHA) National Safety Team Award