Congratulations to the winners and all those involved.
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Construction Sector Accord Beacons Awards 2023
19 Sept 2023
Congratulations to the winners and all those involved.
The inaugural Beacons awards were run in 2021 as an online option at the Building Nations event, due to the Covid restrictions at the time.
This year the Construction Sector Accord was fortunate to be able to run this event live, due to the support of Waihanga Ara Rau, Workforce Development Council for construction and infrastructure.
The awards were held in the evening of the sold-out workforce leadership development summit, Thriving people, Thriving industry, on September 6, 2023. The audiences for both events were strategically aligned, which encouraged many attendees for the summit to register for both events.
Watch the short event highlights video for the summit
With the opportunity to run these awards live as an evening gala style event, the organising team were inspired to offer a wider opportunity for the sector to participate through a new open nominations category.
Adding an open category to these awards gave more organisations the chance to share the good mahi going on in their businesses, alongside the Accord’s existing Beacons case studies. Ten open category finalists were identified from over forty open nominations, taking the total finalist pool to nineteen.
Judging was tough, as there were so many examples of good practice in the sector through both categories. Choosing the winners came down to the wire in some cases.
“It was a privilege to be part of the Beacon Awards, which celebrated the great work being done in the construction and infrastructure sector. The Beacons Awards have come of age and truly represent the passion and determination to move the sector from good to great, reflected in the broad range of businesses and organisations who made it to be finalists and the many others who also submitted amazing projects. Congratulations to our winners, finalists and all our entrants, you are all beacons shining brightly to show the way forward.”
Graham Burke, Transformation Lead (People) – Construction Sector Accord
Congratulations again to all the finalists across the categories this year; nine in the supreme award category and ten in the open nominations category.
Supreme winner, Kāinga Ora, Bader Ventura project
“This award gives us both the recognition and encouragement to continue with the many improvements in our delivery programme that support the Construction Sector Accord’s vision for the industry.”
Patrick Dougherty, General Manager Construction and Innovation, Kāinga Ora.
Highly commended, Naylor Love, waste diversion project
“Documenting our journey with a Beacon case study and being able to share it with the entire industry seemed like a natural next step. We all have so much to gain by working together."
Annie Day, Group Environmental Manager, Naylor Love.
Open nominations category winners
People winner, John Fillmore Contracting Ltd
“John Filmore Contracting are thrilled to receive the Construction Accord, People award. We set the bar for our industry partners, and collectively implemented best practice Mana Whenua business engagement, targeted recruitment, local expenditure, and community involvement.”
Adam Brown, General Manager New Business, John Filmore Contracting
“We are proud to be here accepting this award on behalf of our talented team of designers, engineers and everyone who contributed to the project. It was the team’s collective commitment to sustainability that enabled us to make the significant carbon savings we achieved and that brought us here tonight.”
Mike Bonnette - McConnell Dowell Project Manager.
Environment winner, Spaceworks Interior Architecture
“It has been overwhelmingly rewarding to receive such great recognition for the innovation and impact we are making with carbon reduction for the interior design & fitout sector. We are hoping to show others that positive change making is not just for large corporates or businesses with deep pockets.”
Lizzi Whaley, CEO, Spaceworks Interior Architecture
Client leadership winner, Summerset Management Group
“We are honoured to receive this award it is a great recognition of the work and initiative of our waste champions across our seventeen constructions sites. The initiative has been a real game changer, not just in waste avoidance but prompting the review of the entire building life cycle from design, procurement, pre-construction through to waste treatment.”
Debbie Summers, Head of Sustainability, Summerset Group Holdings Limited.
With a diverse crowd of over 240 people in attendance, the atmosphere was one of celebration, and recognition, with plenty of collaboration, sharing ideas and networking. The bar has certainly been set for future awards.
“The idea behind Beacons is simple, we believe that businesses and organisations can learn most effectively from their peers.
The high calibre of finalists and winners participating in the Beacons Awards 2023 shows that there is plenty of great work happening going on in the construction sector. All entrants showcased various forms of industry best practice and a contribution towards the continuous improvement to help lift the performance of the industry – that is the vision of the accord. The more we come together to collaborate, the better it is for all."Tracey Ryan, Managing Director – New Zealand Aurecon, Accord Steering Group Co-Chair.
The Accord Transformation Unit are looking forward to planning next year’s Beacons Awards. Watch this space.
