🎉 The Constructing Excellence #SECBEAwards2025 are officially open for entries! Our region continues to deliver outstanding projects despite adverse economic challenges. More than ever, it is important to recognise and celebrate achievements, companies and projects, big and small. With 16 categories, the Constructing Excellence SECBE Awards are FREE TO ENTER as many as you want. ✨ REGISTER on our brand-new website to access the online entry forms & submit your entry before Friday 17th March 2025. ✨ Huge thank you to our fantastic sponsors who are supporting the SECBE Awards again this year to help us celebrate achievements and help the sector improve and prosper in the region. ENTER NOW: https://buff.ly/4fPIJ6R #SECBEAwards2025 #ConstructionExcellence #BuiltEnvironment #InfrastructureInnovation #ConstructionLeadership #SustainableConstruction Galliford Try Baxall Construction Heathrow Willmott Dixon SCF Frameworks Knauf UK & Ireland HNW Architects VolkerWessels UK Hill Dickinson LLP
About us
The SECBE team works with businesses to drive positive change in the industry. We come up with great ideas and partnerships to respond to pressing industry challenges and create programmes to develop understanding and inspire new process, products and services. The team engage with a wide spectrum of stakeholders including: - Individual companies - Frameworks/ supply chains - Construction clients - Government/ local authorities Major programmes: CoTrain, our Shared Apprenticeship Service recruits, employs and supports over 50 apprentices. The Constructing Excellence SECBE Awards inspire hundreds of people to demonstrate the talent and collaborative culture that creates great companies and projects. Construction Logistics and Community Safety (CLOCS) is championing the safest construction journeys across the UK. Innovative Future Leaders Programme (IFLP) is driving innovation in businesses across the sector. SECBE delivers on its core values by bringing parties together to achieve a much greater impact than independent action can sustain. We have a wide sphere of influence in both the public and private sectors and with professional and industry bodies. A strategic non-executive board and our 'not-for-profit' status enables us to reinvest for the great good of the industry.
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http://www.secbe.org.uk
External link for SECBE
- Industry
- Construction
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Reading
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Specialties
- Skills and Training, Innovation, Productivity, Events, Networks, Construction, Apprenticeships, Awards, Health and Safety, CLOCS, and Road Safety
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Longwater Ave
Reading, RG2 6GP, GB
Employees at SECBE
Updates
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🎆✨ Happy New Year from all of us at SECBE ! ✨🎆 As we step into 2025, we’re excited to continue working alongside our incredible network of industry leaders, innovators, and change-makers. Last year was filled with outstanding achievements across our Constructing Excellence Awards, CLOCS , CoTrain - Shared Apprenticeship Service , and IFLP - Innovative Future Leaders Programme Together, we’ve made significant strides in driving sustainability, collaboration, and excellence in the built environment. Here’s to another year of breaking boundaries, sharing knowledge, and inspiring positive change across the sector. Let’s keep building a brighter future—together! Wishing you a successful, innovative, and prosperous 2025! 🚀 #HappyNewYear #SECBE #Innovation #ConstructingExcellence #BuiltEnvironment
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🎄✨ Happy Holidays from all of us at SECBE! ✨🎄 As 2024 comes to a close, we’d like to take this moment to reflect on the incredible achievements and collaboration we’ve seen across the built environment sector this year. From driving innovation through our SECBE Awards and programmes like CLOCS, CoTrain - Shared Apprenticeship Service, and the IFLP - Innovative Future Leaders Programme, to fostering a culture of excellence and sustainability, we are truly grateful for the dedication and support of our partners, clients, and industry colleagues. Thank you for being part of our journey. Together, we’re shaping a brighter, more inclusive, and resilient future for our industry. Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a prosperous New Year! 🎉 Let’s continue building success together in 2025! #HappyHolidays #SECBE #Innovation #Collaboration #ConstructingExcellence
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🌟 Celebrating People and Culture in the Built Environment! 🌟 “Our people are our greatest asset.” The People and Culture Award recognises organisations that attract, develop, and retain the most diverse and talented individuals, creating strong, inclusive cultures where everyone thrives. 🔍 What we’re looking for: ✔️ Clear Strategies: Focused on supporting, developing, and retaining talent. ✔️ Effective Implementation: Action plans that prioritize leadership, health & wellbeing, psychological safety, and Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI). ✔️ Evidence of Success: Demonstrated through staff motivation scores, retention rates, and investments in professional development at all levels. ✔️ Community Engagement: Initiatives that inspire and attract talented individuals to diverse roles within the sector. 🏆 This award celebrates organisations that truly value their people, build constructive cultures, and invest in creating a workforce ready to meet the needs of customers and communities alike. 👉 Does this sound like your organisation? Apply now: https://buff.ly/3ZAjNuN Category Sponsored by VolkerWessels UK #ConstructionAwards #PeopleAndCulture #DiversityAndInclusion #Leadership #Wellbeing #WorkforceDevelopment #CommunityEngagement #InvestInPeople London Constructing Excellence Club Constructing Excellence Berkshire Constructing Excellence Surrey Club Constructing Excellence Croydon Club Constructing Excellence Kent Constructing Excellence Sussex Club Constructing Excellence Sussex Club Constructing Excellence Oxford Club Constructing Excellence: Cambridge & Oxford Corridor Constructing Excellence G4C Kent G4C London G4C in Sussex Constructing Excellence: COCCEC G4C G4C Croydon Generation4Change (G4C) National
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We are thrilled to announce Hill Dickinson LLP as the sponsor for the Building Project of the Year category at the Constructing Excellence SECBE Awards 2025! 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 at Hill Dickinson, shared: 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 IFLP - Innovative Future Leaders 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.” 🎉 Let’s celebrate the remarkable talent and innovation within the industry, especially in the Building Project of the Year category, as we look forward to this incredible event! #BuildingProjectOfTheYear #ConstructionExcellence #SECBEAwards2025 #HillDickinson
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🌍 Celebrating Sustainability and Ethical Leadership with the ESG Award! 🌍 The Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Award shines a spotlight on organisations that drive sustainability, ethical impact, and effective governance in the built environment. This award recognises those making a meaningful difference for the planet, society, and future generations. 🔍 What we’re looking for: ✔️ Environmental Impact: Commitment to tackling climate change, reducing emissions, pollution control, waste management, and conserving natural resources. ✔️ Social Impact: Positive contributions to labour practices, human rights, community relations, customer satisfaction, and product safety. ✔️ Governance Impact: Strong leadership, diversity, ethics, shareholder rights, and effective management structures. ✔️ Sustainability Excellence: Demonstration of ESG performance and metrics with clear, transparent reporting. ✔️ ESG Investments: Procurements or investments that deliver financial returns alongside positive societal and environmental impacts. 🏆 If your organisation, project, or initiative exemplifies outstanding ESG practices, we encourage you to share your story and inspire the industry. 👉 Apply today and make your impact known: https://buff.ly/3ZAjNuN Category sponsored by: Knauf UK & Ireland #CESECBEAWARDS2025 #Sustainability #ESG #ConstructionAwards #ClimateAction #SocialImpact #Governance #Innovation #EthicalLeadership
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🚀 Driving Progress Through Innovation! 🚀 Innovation is the key to solving challenges, breaking productivity barriers, and meeting the evolving needs of customers, communities, and the planet. The Innovation Award celebrates organisations and projects that go beyond invention to systematically foster a culture of creativity and progress in the built environment. 🔍 What we’re looking for: ✔️ Proven improvements in outcomes through innovative solutions. ✔️ Ambitious strategies and action plans that intentionally drive positive change. ✔️ Procurement policies that enable and reward innovation across the supply chain. ✔️ Outreach programs that seek inspiration and techniques from other sectors to find ground breaking solutions. ✔️ Tangible results that showcase a significant step change in performance compared to industry norms. 🏆 Whether it’s a game-changing product, a novel process, or a forward-thinking approach, we’re looking for innovations that deliver measurable productivity, profitability, sustainability, or other critical advancements that can benefit the wider industry. 👉 Share your story of transformation and apply today: https://buff.ly/3ZAjNuN #Innovation #ConstructionAwards #Creativity #ProblemSolving #Productivity #Sustainability #FutureOfConstruction #Progress Category sponsored by:Willmott Dixon
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Celebrating Together! The CoTrain - Shared Apprenticeship Service team — Charmaine Holland, Mark Pope, Sarah Hall, and Helen Banning — are absolutely thrilled to have received the Morgan Sindall Construction National Supply Chain Award! This achievement reflects the incredible teamwork and dedication of everyone involved. A huge thank you to Morgan Sindall for recognising our efforts and to everyone who supports our mission to create opportunities and transform lives through apprenticeships. Here’s to many more milestones ahead! To read more about our celebration, click here: https://buff.ly/4eUUFDA #CoTrain #Teamwork #MorganSindall #SupplyChainAwards #Celebration #Apprenticeships BESAS
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Your first event of the professional year? Find out what is in store for 2025 at our always-packed AGM: CONSTRUCTION CONFIDENCE: A PATH TO GROWTH AND INNOVATION Tuesday 21st January 2025, AluK Design Studio https://lnkd.in/estK4kww #lcecAGM SECBE Constructing Excellence Constructing Excellence Sussex Club Constructing Excellence Surrey Club Constructing Excellence Croydon Club Herts & Beds Constructing Excellence Club Constructing Excellence Kent
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Are you ready to shape your future in construction for 2025? IFLP is a #leadership and #innovation programme for leaders in #construction and the built environment that helps transform your business. Speak to William Hunter to improve your impact in your business and the wider industry by expanding your network and meeting our innovators from leading companies such as Google. ➡️ https://www.theiflp.org/ Sarah Winckless MBE Derek Rees Charmaine Holland Mark Pope Andy Brooke Sairish Chechi Keith Waller Jessica Skilbeck Dr Simon Addyman Karl Simons OBE Malcolm Clarke MCIOB Jason Boyle FRSA FRIBA Sarah Bolton Ceire Kenny Helen Elsby Jimmy Collins Hamish Gray Matt Buntine Maria Angliss Simon Newton Will Barrett Graham Winstone Craig Cullimore Emma Delaney Mandy Messenger Clare Deakin