Best Product Innovation

ARC Building Solutions
TCB Square

The first product of its kind, ARC TCB Square is a truly innovative solution, providing continuous and comprehensive fire protection around pipe penetrations in timber frame construction. Developed through close collaboration with its customers, the product is designed to tackle key on-site issues, offering installers an easier-to-install, safer cavity barrier solution to this unique construction challenge. Its customer-focused development and tangible real-world impact make this a stand-out product, saving lives and protecting buildings in the event of a fire.

Auburn Group with Barking and Dagenham LBC, Rockwool, Fermacell, Haverstocks, and Bond Bryan Architects

Open Source Kit of Parts applied on Greatfields

Open Source Kit of Parts (OSKOP) represents a collaborative paradigm, originally rooted in software development, now embracing broader values like open exchange, transparency, and community-driven development. Our consortium, comprising architects, main contractors, and materials manufacturers, synergizes collective intelligence to optimize Kit of Parts in new school construction. Auburn group were the first main contractor to use this approach on Greatfields primary school in Barking. This new £12m project for BeFirst and the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham has created a 3FE primary school for the Gascgoine estate redevelopment. With completion scheduled for 2024, using this MMC kit of parts. We are a consortium of architects, consultants, main contractors, and manufacturers. Our diverse group leverages collective intelligence to enhance the utilisation of Kit of Parts in new school construction. The main working group is composed of various organizations with unique expertise; Sweco: Focused on delivering compliance obligations, particularly concerning the Building Safety Act, Building Control, and Building Health & Safety, Fire Engineering design; Haverstocks: Specializing in the use of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) to deliver specialist schools, acting as client design advisors and providing technical guidance and design review; Parmarbrook: Engineers with extensive experience in education building projects using MMC for contractors and clients; Sixfoot Studio: Technical advisors for numerous Department for Education (DFE) and local authority schools, supporting education design for main contractors; Better Delivery. MMC advisors and Cost Consultants; Adrian James Acoustics: Acoustic consultants with a background in supporting clients and main contractors; Bond Bryan: Experts in school design with a focus on creating financially and environmentally sustainable learning environments for clients and main contractors.

Balfour Beatty
Bins for Blokes - dispose with dignity

This is a simple low-cost initiative that helps make workplaces truly inclusive. 1 in 25 men over 40 will experience some form of leakage every year. That means on a medium sized construction site with 200-300 operatives you could have 10 men using the bins rather than suffering in silence. By having the means to Dispose with Dignity, they also no longer need to dispose of sanitary products by flushing them down the toilet, carrying with them for the day, or having to use other non-hygiene bins, which has a massive impact on the lives of people and the planet.

Disperse with Canary Wharf Group
Wood Wharf Development

CWG’s implementation of Impulse stands as an award-worthy solution, revolutionizing construction management. Unlike traditional methods prone to delays and rework, Impulse offers real-time, accurate data through 360º image analysis, ensuring precise progress tracking and immediate issue alerts. The AI-generated Spotlights pre-emptively flag potential issues, mitigating costly mistakes. By providing insights at both building and room levels, Impulse enhances project focus and decision-making. Its audience-specific reports not only save time for project teams but also offer comprehensive summaries for executives. This innovative solution bridges the gap between planned and real progress, fostering faster, more efficient construction, and boosting profit margins.

EMR Group
Reusable Steels

By selecting, removing, and refabricating the highest quality steel sections from end-of-life buildings, EMR Reusable Steels has created a steel product with 97.5% less embedded carbon than traditional alternatives. Already in use in major projects, such as Stanhope’s renovation of 76 South Bank, this game-changing material became the world’s first reusable steel product to gain an EPD in 2023. EMR Reusable Steels enables construction firms and developers to build more net zero projects while reducing self-imposed carbon taxes and the impact of any legislation targeting embodied carbon (via the proposed Part Z update to UK building regulations).

Fugro Geoservices
Codling Wind Park geotechnical investigation - excalibur jack-up barge

In 2023, Fugro undertook a geotechnical investigation for the proposed Codling Offshore Wind Farm. Due to the significant operational considerations to deliver the works safely in this section of the Irish Sea, Fugro designed and manufactured additional specialist pieces of equipment including a hostile environment rising case system, sliding drill deck on the jack-up for multi-point locations, specialist casing handling equipment to facilitate rapid drilling, and casing embedment equipment. These innovations were designed and fabricated in-house and utilised on our Excalibur jack-up barge to enable us to save the client time and money without compromising on data quality.

Green Rhino
Improving environmental outcomes on construction sites with EnviroPad

This innovative UK-made spill pad has significantly reduced hydrocarbon contamination on construction sites. EnviroPad employs patented technology to transform hazardous liquids like oils and fuels into a non-hazardous solid, locking them in permanently. It's effectiveness and practicality is a key factor in helping companies to implement lasting pollution prevention strategies.

HBSS
Brick and block bracing

BRICKBUD is a groundbreaking innovation in construction, dedicated to preventing wall collapses and ensuring project success. It significantly reduces the need for rebuilds by 40%, enhancing timelines and cost-efficiency. Its impact on client satisfaction is remarkable, boosting confidence in building integrity and fostering strong industry reputations. This technology optimizes resource allocation, streamlining workflows for improved overall performance. BRICKBUD's focus on safety, cost-effectiveness, and project success marks a transformative leap in construction practices, especially beneficial for new market entrants seeking reliability and innovation.

Niftylift
HeightRider 15 Hydrogen-Electric - mobile elevating work platform

The HeightRider 15 Hydrogen-Electric (HR15 H₂E) is a low-weight, all-electric, 15m boom from Niftylift and the world's first MEWP to integrate Hydrogen fuel cell technology. This revolutionary innovation allows it to operate indefinitely with zero carbon emissions, even on construction sites where charging facilities are unavailable. It addresses the urgent demand in the construction industry for sustainable, high-efficiency work platforms while offering lower running costs, improved ease of use, and enhanced operator safety. By outperforming its competitors and delivering substantial environmental benefits, the HR15 H₂E is a testament to Niftylift's vision for a greener, more efficient future.

RSP
ESE 8 - the first dual-tipping suction excavator in the UK

The ESE 8 is the latest trailblazing suction excavator by RSP, and redefines industry standards with its innovative design and functionality. Key features include dual-sided tipping flexibility, an expanded working range, precision control, advanced information system, weight optimization, clean air filters, and functional design. This state-of-the-art equipment goes even further to enhance efficiency, safety, and reliability, setting a new benchmark for excellence in excavation technology.

Sunbelt Rentals with Balfour Beatty and Balfour Beatty Vinci Joint Venture
UK’s first battery hybrid concrete batching plants

The UK’s First Battery Hybrid Concrete Batching Plants uses a ground-breaking approach, using large-scale battery storage integrated with down-sized generators, is now revolutionising the traditional approach to powering site based batching plants where grid electricity is unavailable. The introduction of enhanced telematics with real time monitoring enables optimum running at all times and minimises any potential for power loss during critical operations. This innovative solution has already reduced BBV’s concrete batching plant fuel consumption by more than 46,398 litres per week, with a corresponding reduction in environmental impacts and contributing to a growing social value for the project.

Vector Homes
Hyper standardised flat pack housing

Vector Homes revolutionises sustainable housing with its hyper standardised, flat-pack model, leveraging cutting-edge material science to significantly cut construction's cost, carbon, and complexity. Our innovation shines in the Vector Model-1, achieving up to an 80% reduction in embodied carbon and setting industry benchmarks for thermal efficiency, designed to Passivhaus standards. By transforming recycled and natural materials into lightweight components, we drastically reduce build times and costs, while surpassing net-zero targets. Our approach exemplifies a sustainable future, making us a leading contender for this award by demonstrating tangible progress towards net-zero housing, accessible to all.