Its always been the people who make the Trades Awards, and this year’s first ever live, online awards ceremony was no different. We couldn’t celebrate in the same room this year due to the Coronavirus and government restrictions on meeting indoors, but the live digital Trades Awards 2020 gave us the unique and almost magical opportunity to get to know the people behind the award categories. Over 40 finalists tuned in from their living rooms, bedrooms and boardrooms around the North East, after waiting more than six months to find out who would be crowned this year’s winners.
Over 400 people joined us for the celebrations, which were sponsored by Stewart Milne Group and jointly hosted by Pauline Fraser and Chris Harvey from STV. 14 awards were given out across the evening, with finalists and winners being joined on screen with their children, their pets, and even their Grandparents which made the night even more memorable.
Dressed to Impress
The dress code for the evening was ‘dress to impress, but anything goes’ and our finalists did just that. There were more bow ties and cocktail dresses than we could ever have hoped for, along with some incredible fancy dress outfits that helped to set the scene for the evening (note – look out for the hotdog in the highlights video).
The full list of winners is below, and you can see for yourself what winning meant to each of them in the Trades Awards 2020 highlights video.
- Best New Business sponsored by STV – Trade Secrets
- Excellence in Health and Safety sponsored by Safety Scotland – Nicol of Skene
- Sustainability in Construction sponsored by Ledingham Chalmers – KR Group
- Home/Building Improvement sponsored by Flexistore – Dontay Contracts
- Outstanding Customer Service sponsored by Barratt Homes – Kore Technology Solutions
- Apprentice of the Year sponsored by Nicol of Skene – Ryan MacIsaac, Stewart Milne Homes
- Rising Star sponsored by Glulam Solutions – Victoria Gray, Barratt Homes
- Tradesperson of the Year – Phil Kerr, Stewart Milne Homes
- Above and Beyond – Grant McAllister, Barratt Homes
- Site Manager of the Year – Ryan Fenton, Stewart Milne Homes
- Small Trades Business of the Year – KR Group
- Large Trades Business of the Year – Barratt Homes
- Construction Project of the Year – CMB Building Contractors
A special award was also presented to Kevin Urquhart, Construction Director of Barratt Homes for his outstanding contribution to the construction during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Congratulations to all this year’s finalists and winners. You all bring so much to the North East Construction Industry and you should all be very proud!
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