2 September 2025 | The Royal Lancaster London

Celebrating the UK's best specialist contractors

CN Specialist Awards | Shortlist has been announced

Now in their 21st year, the Construction News Specialists Awards are open again to celebrate the best in specialist construction. With categories recognising the outstanding achievements of specialist contractors, highlighting the inspirational businesses and projects across the industry.

We are excited to hear your stories of innovation and continue to showcase this by bringing people together at the awards taking place on the 2 September 2025, at The Lancaster.

Entries will be judged by our independent panel of 60+ principal contractors and industry figures, who ensure integrity and rigour in our awards process.

Make the most of this incredible opportunity to reward your hard work and passion.

The 2025 finalists are now announced, click the button below to see the shortlist:

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Shortlist 2025

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We feel the awards are a very good opportunity to try and get recognition for our team's hard work and also good to meet new people, also there is always good learning.

Brilliant learning, great chance to showcase our organisation and great to meet new people!

Richard Dolman, CEO, AR Demolition

One of the main construction awards to take part in.

Thoroughly enjoyable evening, good for networking and team building; very well organised indeed.

Claudia Colombo, Group Marketing and Communications Manager, The DE Group UK Ltd/ Deconstruct UK Ltd

It was a good night out, where we had an opportunity to meet and greet other people.

We are very much determined to be nominated for an award next year and believe we can win as we are up for it.

Salman Batth, senior NR construction manager, PCE

Exceptional event, great atmosphere and recognition of the contribution of the construction sector to the UK industry.

Very fair judging and evaluation process. Extremely helpful team, very informative, providing each and every entrant the opportunity to win an award based on balanced selection criteria.

Zeb Ahmed, chief executive officer, BES Ltd

Good opportunity to encourage our graduates and younger team members to participate.

Mark Harris, business development manager, Century Facades Ltd

I am a judge, so if you have me back again then brilliant! Otherwise I'll need to do some amazing work to get nominated ;-)

James Daniel, programme director, Zigurat Global Technology Institute

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