Construction sector stars celebrated at ceremony

Stars of the North East’s built environment sector have been celebrated at a special ceremony.

The Constructing Excellence North East Awards 2025 honoured the organisations, projects and individuals delivering great change across the region.

The building project of the year title went to Newcastle University, NORR Consultants, Bowmer+Kirkland, Identity Consult, JH Partners, Shed, One Environments, Apex Acoustics and ELG Planning, for their work on the redevelopment of the university's Stephenson Building.

The university was also named client of the year, with Iain Garfield – former director of estates and facilities – hailed for his outstanding contribution to the construction industry. 

Space Architects picked up the ESG award and the regeneration and conservation accolade, the latter for work at open-air museum Beamish alongside Thornton Firkin, Brims Construction, BGP, Kyoob and Todd Milburn. 

MGL Group also walked away with two awards, across the climate action and innovation categories. 

Other winners included Aptus Construction, which picked up the SME award; Seymour Civil Engineering, which scooped the people and culture honour; and A&N Safety Consultants, which was given a special recognition accolade.

Integrated Health Projects (Sir Robert McAlpine and Vinci), Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust, Identity Consult, P+HS Architects, Stantec, CAD21, Dalkia UK and Summers-Inman secured the integration and collaborative working title for a Hexham General Hospital refurbishment scheme.

The infrastructure project of the year award went to Turner & Townsend, Sunderland City Council, Sir Robert McAlpine, Ryder Architecture, Cundall, One Environments and Tonkin Lui, for work on the Riverside MSCP project at Riverside Sunderland.

The be:ONE Partnership – a combination of RE:GEN Group, Believe Housing, Sendrig Construction, Sunter, Buston & Maughan Group and Prosper – won the delivering value award.

True North Construction, Natalie and Callum Underwood, MawsonKerr and Narro Associates secured the residential project of the year title for work on 15 Bath Terrace.

And the retrofit award went to MGM, Stanley Events, Elvet Chartered Surveyors, MawsonKerr, Jasper Kerr, Desco and Impec UK for work on Beamish Football Centre.

The ceremony also raised more than £10,000 for The Heel and Toe Children’s Charity.

Catriona Lingwood, Constructing Excellence North East chief executive, said: “The standard of entries was nothing short of outstanding.

“Hearing the joy from winners was a real highlight, and everyone should be incredibly proud of their achievements.” 

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