Newbiggin Bay project in running for prestigious industry awards - 18 June 2008
Newbiggin Bay coastal protection scheme – for which Atkins was lead consultant – has been shortlisted for two British Construction Industry Awards 2008
The project – shortlisted in the Civil Engineering Project and the Prime Minister’s Better Public Buildings categories – restored the town’s beach both as a coastal protection structure and a tourist destination, and was central to the wider regeneration of Newbiggin Bay. Its success demonstrates the impact civil engineering can have on a local community.
The scheme not only brought together the skills and disciplines of several organisations, led by Atkins, it also captured the imagination of everyone in the town and helped put Newbiggin on the map with its offshore artwork attracting national news coverage.
The BCI Awards are widely regarded as the industry's 'Oscars'. They are the most rigorously judged awards in the construction sector with all short listed projects visited by members of the judging panel.
The winner will be announced on the 8th October at a gala dinner attended by around 900 senior members of the construction industry.
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NOTES TO EDITORS:
Atkins is a multinational engineering and design consultancy, providing expertise to help resolve complex challenges presented by the built and natural environment. Atkins is the largest multidisciplinary consultancy in Europe; the largest engineering consultancy in the UK; and the world’s fifth largest design firm.
Atkins’ current projects include:
• Major infrastructure works, such as design and programme management of the civil works for the Dubai Metro red and green lines;
• In the defence sector, the MoD’s Future Rapid Effects System (FRES) programme – overseeing the development of the next generation of medium weight armoured vehicles for the military;
• Significant road contracts, such as a £150 million, five-year integrated contract for Gloucestershire County Council, delivering highway maintenance, design, emergency response, winter maintenance, re-surfacing and recycling;
• Key rail projects, including a £65 million, three-year resignalling contract in Basingstoke; and
• High profile designs, such as Durrat Al Bahrain, a spectacular 20 sq km resort for 45,000 people on the south coast of Bahrain, comprising 13 man-made islands.
Atkins won Engineering Consultant of the Year 2008 at the prestigious Building Awards. The company was named among the “20 Best Big Companies to Work For 2008’ by The Sunday Times; The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers 2007; and The Times Top 50 Companies Where Women Want to Work 2007. The company was construction sector winner for the third consecutive year in the Target National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2008.