Highways Annual Considerate Contractor Awards Ceremony
Birmingham City Council celebrate partnership working in street works.
Set up in 1998, Birmingham’s Considerate Contractor Streetworks Scheme is designed to encourage all those working on the Birmingham highway to carry out work in a safe, considerate and consistent manner, with the public at the heart of their decision making.
Contractors and utilities that are responsible for carrying out street works volunteer to join the scheme. Those who sign up are expected to follow a code of practice. An important part of that code is to ensure the public are informed and consulted about any potential disruption and congestion caused due to works carried out on the highway.
The success of the scheme is very much dependent on partnership working .
The Considerate Contractor Streetworks Scheme’s 12th Annual Awards Ceremony was held at the beautiful banqueting suite at the Council House, on Thursday 15th December 2011. Over 300 guests attended the event. Our entertainment was the fabulously animated speaker and supporter of Birmingham, Carl Chinn.
The awards are an important part of the scheme because they recognises excellence in street works encourage good working practice, help build partnerships and place the customer, the citizens of Birmingham, at the heart of service delivery.
Winners of this year’s award ceremony are as follows:
- Cabinet Member Award – Alistair Campbell and Andy Hart
- Lay Assessor Achievement – Peter Whitehouse, Irene Wright and Anne Wheatley
- Lay Assessor of the Year – Aubrey Longe
- Highways Merit Award – Barhale Construction Ltd
- Utility Merit Award – BT and Carilion Telent
- Highways Gold Award – Amey and Erris Builders Ltd
- Utility Gold Award – West Coalition National Grid and Enterprise
- Special Achievement Award – Birse Civils ltd
- Special Achievement Award – Simon Cornwall, Traffix
Those who sponsored this year’s award ceremony include:
- Amey
- Tarmac
- Enterprise
- Severn Trent
- Birse Civils
- Atkins
- Barhale Construction plc
The CC Scheme continues to develop and in February 2012 we will be training some new volunteers to be assessors. If you would like more information about the scheme please get in touch with Nicky Esquilant tel 0121 303 7872