Downwell bags BCLive award…

Company wins sub contractor of the year at glittering event.

The great and the good of the UK construction industry gathered yesterday at the world-famous Savoy Hotel for The Builders’ Conference Christmas Luncheon and the BCLive Awards.

And Downwell Demolition represented the demolition sector to great effect, picking up the sub contractor of the year award against stiff competition.

According to The Builders Conference CEO Neil Edwards, Downwell Demolition demonstrated “strong client, consultant and supply chain relationships and/or collaboration leading to improved project outcome; excellent project delivery including value for money and reliability; and an exemplary attitude towards their people and workforce including training and development whilst prioritising health and safety.”

The award was collected by Downwell Demolition’s Steve Padmore and Alan Knight.

Other winners ont eh day included equipment manufacturer JCB whose Hydradig wheeled excavator piked up the Innovation Award; and Kier Group which – with £2.2 billion in new contract awards during 2017 – walked away with the coveted Contractor of the Year Award.