PRESS RELEASE

20 December 2010

Multiple awards presented as CEEQUAL assessment scheme gathers pace and influence

Five CEEQUAL Awards were presented at a lunch event at CIRIA’s offices in London, following the CEEQUAL Board meeting on 14th December. Representatives from Aecom, Atkins, Buro Happold, Connect Plus/Skanska Balfour Beatty JV, Costain, Gifford WSP, Jacobs, Highways Agency, London Borough of Newham, Network Rail, Pascall+Watson, TGP, VINCI Construction and Waterman received their Awards certificates for the Blackfriars Bridge & Station Refurbishment, Stratford High Street (both ‘Excellent’ Interim Awards), A2/A282 Dartford Improvement Scheme & M25 Rapid Widening and Kings Cross Package 4 (two ‘Excellent’ Whole Project Awards), and the M25 DBFO, which was assessed in several sections achieving ‘Very Good’ and ‘Excellent’ in the Interim Award.

CEEQUAL’s Chief Executive Roger Venables presented the Awards to the project teams, saying: “We are particularly pleased to be presenting these Awards with the Board and CEEQUAL team present, and congratulate the teams warmly on their achievements. They demonstrate that excellent practice represents better outcomes and value for society.”

Chairman Eric Hughes added: “With the launch of CEEQUAL International in the new year and of the Term Contracts version of CEEQUAL in March, we can look forward to an exciting year for CEEQUAL and for our objective of improving sustainability in construction.”

Two further CEEQUAL Awards are due to be presented this week: the Derry Public Realm project is receiving its ‘Excellent’ Whole Project Award at a ceremony attended by the Northern Ireland Minister for Social Development on Monday, 20th December, and British Waterways’ Chesterfield Canal Kiveton Retaining Wall (Cutting 8) project will receive its Whole Project ‘Excellent’ Award on Tuesday, 21st December, in an on-site presentation.

For further details about these projects see:

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Note to Editors

About CEEQUAL

CEEQUAL is the assessment and awards scheme for improving sustainability in civil engineering and public realm projects. It celebrates the achievement of high environmental and social performance and demonstrates the commitment of the civil engineering industry to environmental quality. CEEQUAL is being promoted by the ICE, CIRIA and a group of committed industry organisations such as CECA and ACE.

The scheme rigorously assesses performance across 12 areas of environmental and social concern, rewarding projects on which clients, designers and constructors go beyond the legal and environmental minima to achieve distinctive environmental standards in their work.

Applicants for a CEEQUAL Award report a range of benefits from using CEEQUAL as a driver for improvement and having their project assessed. These include:

Reputation-building and good PR – including delivery of the applicant’s environmental, sustainability and/or corporate social responsibility policies.
Improvements to projects and best practice – ranging from whole-life costing, waste minimisation, resource efficiency (materials, water, energy), to reducing complaints and environmental incidents.
Demonstrating commitment to the environmental agenda – to clients, within the team and the organisations involved, and to the industry as a whole.
Enhanced team spirit – developing a positive “we must score well here” attitude and rewarding teams that have gone the extra mile.

Since the Scheme’s launch in 2003, more than eighty CEEQUAL Awards have been made. Projects that have achieved an Award are listed on the CEEQUAL website. Currently about 180 further projects are being assessed and the total value of projects that have been or are being assessed now exceeds £15 billion.

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PRESS RELEASE 20 December 2010 Multiple awards presented as CEEQUAL assessment scheme gathers pace and influence Five CEEQUAL Awards were presented at a lunch event at CIRIA’s offices in London, following the CEEQUAL Board meeting on 14th December. Representatives from Aecom, Atkins, Buro Happold, Connect Plus/Skanska Balfour Beatty JV, Costain, Gifford WSP, Jacobs, Highways Agency, London Borough of Newham, Network Rail, Pascall+Watson, TGP, VINCI Construction and Waterman received their Awards certificates for the Blackfriars Bridge & Station Refurbishment, Stratford High Street (both ‘Excellent’ Interim Awards), A2/A282 Dartford Improvement Scheme & M25 Rapid Widening and Kings Cross Package 4 (two ‘Excellent’ Whole Project Awards), and the M25 DBFO, which was assessed in several sections achieving ‘Very Good’ and ‘Excellent’ in the Interim Award. CEEQUAL’s Chief Executive Roger Venables presented the Awards to the project teams, saying: “We are particularly pleased to be presenting these Awards with the Board and CEEQUAL team present, and congratulate the teams warmly on their achievements. They demonstrate that excellent practice represents better outcomes and value for society.” Chairman Eric Hughes added: “With the launch of CEEQUAL International in the new year and of the Term Contracts version of CEEQUAL in March, we can look forward to an exciting year for CEEQUAL and for our objective of improving sustainability in construction.” Two further CEEQUAL Awards are due to be presented this week: the Derry Public Realm project is receiving its ‘Excellent’ Whole Project Award at a ceremony attended by the Northern Ireland Minister for Social Development on Monday, 20th December, and British Waterways’ Chesterfield Canal Kiveton Retaining Wall (Cutting 8) project will receive its Whole Project ‘Excellent’ Award on Tuesday, 21st December, in an on-site presentation. For further details about these projects see: Blackfriars Bridge & Station refurbishment Stratford High Street public realm improvements Kings Cross Redevelopment, Package 4 M25 DBFO widening works Derry City Centre public realm Kiveton Retaining Wall, Chesterfield Canal - ENDS - Note to Editors About CEEQUAL CEEQUAL is the assessment and awards scheme for improving sustainability in civil engineering and public realm projects. It celebrates the achievement of high environmental and social performance and demonstrates the commitment of the civil engineering industry to environmental quality. CEEQUAL is being promoted by the ICE, CIRIA and a group of committed industry organisations such as CECA and ACE. The scheme rigorously assesses performance across 12 areas of environmental and social concern, rewarding projects on which clients, designers and constructors go beyond the legal and environmental minima to achieve distinctive environmental standards in their work. Applicants for a CEEQUAL Award report a range of benefits from using CEEQUAL as a driver for improvement and having their project assessed. These include: Reputation-building and good PR – including delivery of the applicant’s environmental, sustainability and/or corporate social responsibility policies. Improvements to projects and best practice – ranging from whole-life costing, waste minimisation, resource efficiency (materials, water, energy), to reducing complaints and environmental incidents. Demonstrating commitment to the environmental agenda – to clients, within the team and the organisations involved, and to the industry as a whole. Enhanced team spirit – developing a positive “we must score well here” attitude and rewarding teams that have gone the extra mile. Since the Scheme’s launch in 2003, more than eighty CEEQUAL Awards have been made. Projects that have achieved an Award are listed on the CEEQUAL website. Currently about 180 further projects are being assessed and the total value of projects that have been or are being assessed now exceeds £15 billion. For press enquiries, contact: Betti Moser Marketing & PR Team Coordinator [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1242 523 884 Mobile: +44 (0)7802 322127 Dana Carouba [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)20 72549 3302


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