Balfour Beatty's Roger Frost named CMYA 2011 overall winner
Roger Frost, Project Director at Balfour Beatty, was announced as the CIOB's Construction Manager of the Year 2011, for his stirling work on the new Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham- the 2nd largest PFI health building in the country.
He received his overall award from TV presenter Claudia Winkleman, at last night's CMYA awards at London's Grosvenor House Hotel, being selected from the 12 gold medal sector winners, as winner of the PFI sector.
In a rare event, two golds were awarded in the 'New Build/ Refurbishment over £60M' category, when the judges couldn't decide between Lend Lease's Philip Clarke for his work on the One New Change retail/ commercial development in London's City, and Nick Mann of Kier's role in building the Sainsbury research laboratories at Cambridge.
The £600M, 137,000sq.m Queen Elizabeth Hospital, which opened at the end of last year, is Birmingham's first new hospital for over 70 years and boasts a 100-bed critical care unit- the largest in Europe, as well as the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, specialising in the treatment of military casualties.
Frost, who was worked on health sector projects for the last 15 years- the last 7 of which were spent building the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, declared himself surprised by the result. 'It's fabulous- I didn't think I'd win at all,' he said talking to Construction Manager at the event. 'As you see here, the industry is full of good people who put a huge amount of effort into what they do, and I'd never be so arrogant to assume that I would win it.'
Frost, who is now Director and General Manager of Balfour Beatty's Midlands Division said that he remained emotionally attached to the QEH. 'The nice thing about building hospitals is that you're building something for the good of people and that makes me feel really good from the heart,' he said, 'you're building something that people can get better in now, and well into the future.'
THE WINNERS IN FULL
Construction Manager of the Year 2011
Roger Frost MCIOB, Balfour Beatty
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
New Build / Refurbishment Projects Over £60M
GOLD: Phillip Clarke MCIOB, Lend Lease
One New Change, London, EC4
GOLD: Nick Mann MCIOB, Kier Build
Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge University
New Build / Refurbishment Projects £30M to £60M
Watford Campus, West Herts College
SILVER: Mark Chamberlain FCIOB, Willmott Dixon
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, Bucks
New Build / Refurbishment Projects £22M to £30M
GOLD: Duncan Mitchell, Sir Robert McAlpine
Horizon House, Bristol
SILVER: Richard David MCIOB, Willmott Dixon
City Centre Campus, University of Wales, Newport
New Build / Refurbishment Projects £17M to £22M
GOLD: Matt Heshmati MCIOB, Wates Group
Kentish Town Sports Centre, London, NW5
SILVER: Shane Benson, Wates Group
Dame Joan Bakewell & James Whitworth Buildings, Stockport College
New Build / Refurbishment Projects £11M to £17M
Carnegie Pavilion, Headingly Stadium, Leeds
SILVER: Wes Day, Dawnus Construction
One Guildhall Square, Southampton
New Build / Refurbishment Projects £7M to £11M
GOLD: Paul Galloway, Morgan Sindall
The Point, Lancashire County Cricket Club, Manchester
SILVER: Glyn Jones, Willmott Dixon
Gateshead Leisure Centre
New Build / Refurbishment Projects £4M to £7M
GOLD: Gary Gibson MCIOB, Colorado Group
Starlaw Distillery, West Lothian
SILVER: Andrew Bowns, Leadbitter Group
Henderson Centre, St George's College, Addlestone
New Build / Refurbishment Projects £4M & Below
GOLD: Neil Molloy ICIOB, Wates Group
Arts,Tech,Maths Block, Parkstone Grammar School, Poole
SILVER: Simon Harewood, Kier Southern
Bristow-Clavell Science Centre, Portsmouth Grammar School
GOLD: Roger Frost MCIOB, Balfour Beatty
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
SILVER: Andrew Pilling ICIOB, Lend Lease
Marsden Heights Community College, Nelson, Lancs
Housing / Accommodation Projects Over £6M
GOLD: Ian Randall, Leadbitter Group
St Oswalds Park, Gloucester
SILVER: Michael Poole-Sutherland ICIOB, Lend Lease
Project Slam, Vimy Barracks, Yorks
Housing / Accommodation Projects Under £6M
GOLD: John Baggley, CCG (Scotland)
Pearce Street Residential Development, Glasgow
SILVER: Steve Malmquist, Lovell Partnerships
Watton Housing, Carbrooke, Thetford
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