2021 Winners
Congratulations to all of our winners at the Inspire Awards 2021
WATCH THE SHOW
The live event took place online on Thursday 8th July at 3pm you can watch the entire show again here.
Most Inspiring Awareness Campaign
Winner: Invisible Disabilities Blue Heart Campaign - N&C Phlexicare
SHORTLIST
Balfour Beatty and Autism Unravelled
– Sunbelt Rentals
Fuel Poverty
– Dudley MBC & Switchee Ltd
Invisible Disabilities Blue Heart Campaign
– N&C Phlexicare
LGBT+ History Month
– Orbit Group
RedrowEquality, Diversity & Inclusion Awareness Workshops
– Redrow
Respect at Work
– Aggregate Industries UK
The equalisation of maternity and paternity leave for all new parents
– NHBC
The Proud to Promote Roofing Campaign
– Yorkshire Independent Roof Training Group
Most Inspiring Employment Initiative
Winner: Go Beyond the Gates - VGC Group
SHORTLIST
Accelerate and YES
– Acis Group
Creating Futures
– Creating Enterprise
Go Beyond the Gates
– VGC Group
The Building Block
– ENGIE
Most Inspiring Apprenticeship Programme
Sponsored by
Winner: ENGIE
Highly Commended: VolkerFitzpatrick
SHORTLIST
Acis Group
ENGIE
Fortem
High Speed 2 Ltd
Langley Waterproofing Systems
VolkerFitzpatrick
Most Inspiring Training Programme
Winner: Building Futures Programme - SPV Road Carpet
SHORTLIST
Building Futures Programme
– SPV Road Carpet
Leadership 2025
Learning in Lockdown
– SCAPE
Most Inspiring Building Project
Winner: Old Mill Court – Rural Housing Association
SHORTLIST
The judges decided not to reveal a shortlist for this category.
Most Inspiring Community Project
Sponsored by
Winner: Luton DART - VolkerFitzpatrick-Kier
SHORTLIST
#Iwill Community Ambassador Programme
– Acis
Community Legacy Project
– The Community Impact Initiative C.I.C
Hinkley Connection Project
– National Grid
Housing for All
– Rural Housing Association
Luton DART
– VolkerFitzpatrick-Kier
Mobile Mini Meals
– Mobile Mini UK
Ravensbury Live
– ebrik & Clarion Housing
Wash and Squash
– Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation
Most Inspiring Mental Wellbeing Initiative
Winner: Story Contracting
Highly Commended: Healthy You - Aggregate Industries UK
SHORTLIST
Broadway to Wellness
– Multiplex
Civils & Lintels
Healthy You
– Aggregate Industries UK
Occupational Health and Wellbeing (OH&W) strategy
– Morgan Sindall Construction
Story Contracting
Wellbeing strategy
– NHBC
Most Inspiring Supplier
Winner: Fortel
SHORTLIST
Fortel
Langley Waterproofing Systems
Sovini Trade Supplies
Most Inspiring Consultancy
Winner: Curtins
SHORTLIST
Cundall
Curtins
Positive About Inclusion CIC
SJR Architecture
Most Inspiring Contractor
Winner: Higgins Partnerships
SHORTLIST
Carnell
Fortem
Higgins Partnerships
Taylor Woodrow
Most Inspiring Housing Provider
Winner: Blackpool Coastal Housing
SHORTLIST
The judges decided not to reveal a shortlist for this category.
Most Inspiring Employer
Winner: VGC Group
Highly Commended: Cundall
SHORTLIST
Aggregate Industries UK limited
Cundall
ENGIE
Morgan Sindall Construction
– Cambridge Office
VGC Group
Most Inspiring Rising Star
Winner: Georgia-Rose Noden - VolkerFitzpatrick
SHORTLIST
Boryana Valeva
– Farrow Walsh Consulting
Dan Johnson
– Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation
Georgia-Rose Noden
– VolkerFitzpatrick
Giulia Pustorino
– Women in BIM
Jennifer Kinsella
– SPV Group
Maddie Bishop
– Eurovia Contracting
Sarah Roos
– Skanska UK
Tia Mantack
– MSV Housing Group
Most Inspiring Role Model
Winner: Emma Nicholson - SLC Rail
Highly Commended: Siu Mun Li - Multiplex
SHORTLIST
Emma Nicholson – SLC Rail
Gillian Woodcock – Civils and Lintels
Helen Clements – Morgan Sindall
Jackie Biswell – Apex Roofing
Jo Tripney – MSV Housing Group
Joanna Clarke – SPECIFIC at Swansea University
Julie Cartwright – Eurovia Contracting
Shaynesia Byfield – Homes for Haringey
Siu Mun Li – Multiplex
Umer Mansoor – Construction Helpline
Most Inspiring Mentor
Winner: Emma Porter - Story Contracting
Highly Commended: Rozalind Richardson - Proteus Waterproofing
SHORTLIST
Abie Hearn
– Eurovia Contracting
Emma Porter
– Story Contracting
Gillian Woodcock
– Civils & Lintels
Kate Whatley
– SPV Road Carpet
Marianne McCallum
– STEER support & mentoring CIC
Paul Brewer
– Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation
Rozalind Richardson
– Proteus Waterproofing
Most Inspiring Diversity Champion
Winner: Emma Porter - Story Contracting
SHORTLIST
The 2020/21 Diversity & Inclusion Champion is selected by the judges from the candidates shortlisted in the Rising Star, Role Model and Mentor categories.
