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Meet the Constructing Excellence SECBE Awards 2025 Sponsors
Construction relies on teamwork, the awards are no different – this is our 2025 team!

Our sponsors help us make the London and South East Constructing Excellence Awards a reality.

Headline Sponsor

Galliford Try is passionate about its role in providing vital buildings and infrastructure across the country, committed to the idea that what they do makes a real difference to people’s lives. The company’s purpose, vision and values shape its culture, proactively guiding its day-to-day activities and keeping them focused on what’s important to them.

Willmott Dixon is a privately-owned contracting and fit-out company. Founded in 1852, we have a purpose beyond profit to leave a positive legacy by delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment; so our world is fit for future generations.
Sustainability and social value are at the heart of our business and underpin our sustainability strategy, Now or Never – the decisive decade, with a series of ambitious targets we are set to achieve by 2030.
In 2018, we were one of only six companies to receive a Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in the promoting opportunity through social mobility category and followed this in 2019 by winning another Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for sustainable development.

Baxall Construction are a long-standing, successful regional construction company delivering design and build, refurbishment and project management services to private and public sector clients across Kent, Sussex, Surrey and London. Established in 1964, Baxall have grown organically over time to become the reputable firm they are today, with a solid ongoing order book of both new and repeat business.
A financially sound company, Baxall is wholly owned by its employees as part of an Employee Ownership Trust and is led by Malcolm Clarke (Chairman and Managing Director), along with Chris Tompsett and Steve Turner (Contracts Directors). All directors are hands-on with no other outside business interests and are supported by a loyal and experienced Senior Management Team. A long-standing member of the National Federation of Builders (NFB), the company is also registered with the NFB Continuous Improvement Club, Constructing Excellence (Kent), CHAS (Contractors Health & Safety Assessment Scheme), Constructionline, BSRIA and the National House Building Council (NHBC).
Baxall Construction place a strong emphasis on quality – both in the services they provide and how they deliver them. Accredited to the ISO:9001 Quality, ISO:14001 Environmental and ISO 45001 Health & Safety Standards, the company operates within the strict parameters of its Quality Management System and associated policies to deliver their buildings safely, sustainably, on time and to budget, with minimal disruption and to exceptional standards. This is strongly reflected in Baxall’s well below-average accident statistics, registration of all staff to the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) and achievement of numerous awards. 

Heathrow is the UK’s busiest airport, serving over 80 million passengers and handling 1.4 million metric tonnes of cargo via 460,000 air traffic movements over the last year. Heathrow’s Solutions team delivers transformation across the airport safely, efficiently and sustainably with an expert team to keep Heathrow’s complex multi-site operation up to scratch.
Heathrow’s Solutions team is proud to sponsor the G4C Future Leader Award, as nurturing young professionals is at the heart of the company’s People Development activity. Within its Solutions Infrastructure team of project managers, project engineers, and asset integrators, the company supports young professionals throughout their careers, offering a wide range of construction experience, training, and opportunities in a unique aviation environment.
Heathrow team is looking forward to hearing about and meeting this year’s Award nominees.

Galliford Try is passionate about its role in providing vital buildings and infrastructure across the country, committed to the idea that what they do makes a real difference to people’s lives. The company’s purpose, vision and values shape its culture, proactively guiding its day-to-day activities and keeping them focused on what’s important to them.

Southern Construction Framework (SCF) is a leading construction procurement framework delivered by the public sector for the public sector in the South of England. It has delivered £8.2 billion worth of combined construction schemes since it began in 2006 and is the market leader in Two Stage Open Book tendering.

Established in 1932, Knauf has evolved from a family business into a global force, operating in 90 countries with 40,000 employees. As a leading building products manufacturer, Knauf UK and Ireland started in 1988 with a state-of-the-art plasterboard factory in Sittingbourne, Kent, producing top-quality plasterboards and laminates.
Following success, the Immingham Plasterboard Plant was built in 1990, to the same modern technical specification and has the capability to produce the complete range of Knauf plasterboards, thermal laminates and foil-backed plasterboards. In 1993, the Sittingbourne facility expanded with the UK Powder Plant, adding diverse products like Knauf Plasterboard Adhesive. In 2006, the Immingham plant expanded with energy-efficient technologies. The whole plant insulated, and two huge heat exchangers added, saving 10% of the plant’s energy requirements
In 2013, Knauf unveiled The Cube, a modernist hub and training centre at the Sittingbourne site. The UK expansion continued in 2022 with the acquisition of a Newport, South Wales plasterboard plant, set to increase production by 20%. The facility, developed by Gypfor, prioritises sustainability, with direct gypsum offloading, green power sources, and on-site recycling, aligning with Knauf’s commitment to a circular economy and carbon emissions reduction.

HNW Architects is a RIBA Chartered Architecture Practice recognised for its collaborative approach and award-winning team of experienced, highly skilled and dedicated professionals.
HNW was established over three decades ago in Chichester. Since then they have steadily grown and diversified their people, expertise and presence. With further studios opening a second studio in Brighton & Hove and London. Their skilled team has developed particular sector expertise across a range of project types and scales.
HNW began with a mission: To design buildings that leave a positive social legacy. Today, this is even more vital. They always set out to create beautiful, appropriate and sustainable architecture.
HNW Architects hold the following ethos:
Our work goes beyond what we make.
It is about what we make possible.
Rosie Mitchell, Director, said:
“We are excited to further align ourselves with the highly respected SECBE awards, our journey has been a very rewarding one. From winning ‘Project of the Year’ in 2022 & 2024, to ‘SME of the Year’ in 2023, to now be sponsors and judges of the ‘Retrofit’ awards feels like a very natural progression.”
Lee Davies, Director, said:
“We are delighted to be supporting the Constructing Excellence SECBE Awards 2025 and sponsoring the ‘Retrofit’ category. The principles to deliver better outcomes for an existing asset align very closely with our own reuse and sustainability values. We are looking forward to seeing the submissions and eager to meet the teams and hearing their inspiring stories.”

VolkerWessels UK is a leading multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.
The company employs over 3,300 staff across the country and brings together best practice through five business units: VolkerFitzpatrick, VolkerRail, VolkerStevin, VolkerHighways and VolkerLaser. These business units each have a long and successful heritage built on delivering quality and bespoke projects as well as providing specialist skills, plant and equipment. Their success is founded on their ability to deliver in challenging environments and regularly winning repeat business from established clients.
Collaboration is also at the heart of what they do as we share best practice and draw on the specialist skills of each business unit to deliver a truly integrated service to their clients. By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, they are able to provide development to ensure their staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to their clients.

Hill Dickinson is a leading commercial law firm, which includes a national construction team specialising in many areas of property and construction law.
Ruth Wilkinson, Legal Director and Professional Support Lawyer at Hill Dickinson said:
“We are proud to sponsor for the third year in a row the Constructing Excellence SECBE Awards for the Building Project of the Year category. It is my second time judging this event and I cannot wait to find out more about the many wonderful projects that will be showcased in 2025.
As a recent participant in SECBE’s Innovative Future Leader’s programme, I am particularly keen to gain insight into the various ways that challenges were overcome, and innovation was embraced. I also look forward to celebrating and recognising the achievements of the finalists at the awards dinner in June.”

Could this be you? As a sponsor of the Constructing Excellence Awards, you’ll gain high-profile visibility, engage with industry leaders, and showcase your commitment to driving positive change. Our sponsors play a crucial role in celebrating and inspiring groundbreaking achievements – join us and make your mark as a leader in shaping the future of our industry. Download our Sponsorship Brochure here.

Could this be you? As a sponsor of the Constructing Excellence Awards, you’ll gain high-profile visibility, engage with industry leaders, and showcase your commitment to driving positive change. Our sponsors play a crucial role in celebrating and inspiring groundbreaking achievements – join us and make your mark as a leader in shaping the future of our industry. Download our Sponsorship Brochure here.

Could this be you? As a sponsor of the Constructing Excellence Awards, you’ll gain high-profile visibility, engage with industry leaders, and showcase your commitment to driving positive change. Our sponsors play a crucial role in celebrating and inspiring groundbreaking achievements – join us and make your mark as a leader in shaping the future of our industry. Download our Sponsorship Brochure here.

Could this be you? As a sponsor of the Constructing Excellence Awards, you’ll gain high-profile visibility, engage with industry leaders, and showcase your commitment to driving positive change. Our sponsors play a crucial role in celebrating and inspiring groundbreaking achievements – join us and make your mark as a leader in shaping the future of our industry. Download our Sponsorship Brochure here.

Could this be you? As a sponsor of the Constructing Excellence Awards, you’ll gain high-profile visibility, engage with industry leaders, and showcase your commitment to driving positive change. Our sponsors play a crucial role in celebrating and inspiring groundbreaking achievements – join us and make your mark as a leader in shaping the future of our industry. Download our Sponsorship Brochure here.

Could this be you? As a sponsor of the Constructing Excellence Awards, you’ll gain high-profile visibility, engage with industry leaders, and showcase your commitment to driving positive change. Our sponsors play a crucial role in celebrating and inspiring groundbreaking achievements – join us and make your mark as a leader in shaping the future of our industry. Download our Sponsorship Brochure here.

Could this be you? As a sponsor of the Constructing Excellence Awards, you’ll gain high-profile visibility, engage with industry leaders, and showcase your commitment to driving positive change. Our sponsors play a crucial role in celebrating and inspiring groundbreaking achievements – join us and make your mark as a leader in shaping the future of our industry. Download our Sponsorship Brochure here.

Could this be you? As a sponsor of the Constructing Excellence Awards, you’ll gain high-profile visibility, engage with industry leaders, and showcase your commitment to driving positive change. Our sponsors play a crucial role in celebrating and inspiring groundbreaking achievements – join us and make your mark as a leader in shaping the future of our industry. Download our Sponsorship Brochure here.

Have you considered sponsoring the Constructing Excellence SECBE Awards?

You’ll receive fantastic brand exposure (26k+ website users and 116K impressions on social media in 2023) and networking opportunities at one of the biggest Awards Ceremonies in the country. As a sponsor, you’ll have powerful insights into best behaviours, projects and companies in the industry by chairing the judging panel of your sponsored category. You’ll have an inside edge on best practices that you can implement in your own organisation to accelerate own improvements.

Download our Sponsorship Brochure

Learn more about our sponsorship, get in touch with Will Hunter 0118 920 7200

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