Successful Year for Scott Wilson at International Awards
12 November 2008
Scott Wilson celebrated at the 2008/09 British Expertise
International Awards this week, when the international consultancy
won two awards and was named as a finalist in a further two
categories.
The Hai He River Landscape Design project in Tianjin, China, was
joint winner in the Consultancy Project (<£2m) of the Year
category. Through landscape design and the creation of high quality
public space, this project, in the heart of Tianjin, is a
successful example of environment-led regeneration creating a
sustainable resource for the present and future generations to
enjoy.
A second award was won by Mike Pidgeon, who was named joint
winner in the Young Consultant of the Year category, for his role
in the ‘Scott Wilson Millennium Project’ charity project to build a
primary school in Mozambique. As ‘school champion’, Mike oversaw
all aspects of the project from inception to completion. He was
responsible for identifying a suitable project location,
establishing viable partnerships for project delivery, planning the
school’s construction and co-ordinating the 43 Scott Wilson
volunteers who completed the project in just three months.
In addition, Diyar Al Muharraq, one of the largest mixed-use
residential urban developments in Bahrain, was a finalist in the
Major Consultancy Project of the Year. Scott Wilson is the
consulting engineer with responsibility for the design of the
islands, taking on a variety of roles including masterplanner,
marine designer, modeller, supervising engineer and environmental
consultant. A fourth project, the Banana Plantation Project in
Mozambique was a finalist in the Environmental Impact Award. Scott
Wilson was commissioned to carry out an Environmental and Social
Impact Assessment for the large plantation. Its innovative method
of implementation and community engagement will allow the project,
once implemented, to benefit the community, region and country.
John Nutt, Chief Executive of Scott Wilson’s International
Division and Chairman of British Expertise, comments, “This has
been a successful year for Scott Wilson at the British Expertise
International Awards which celebrates the innovative and skilled
work of our consultants all over the world. We are delighted that
the successful examples of our environmental and charity work have
been recognised at these prestigious awards.”
The British Expertise International Awards are designed to
publicise the continuing success of the UK professional services
throughout the world and to showcase some of the outstanding
projects being carried out. In each category the judging panel,
chaired by British Expertise President HRH the Duke of Gloucester,
look for a number of attributes, including good project concept;
excellent design and planning; innovation; difficulty of execution
and client satisfaction.
The winners were announced at an awards dinner on 11 November at
the Institute of Directors, London.
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