Category: Awards

We’re celebrating a new award after the business was recently presented with a gold membership as part of The 5% Club’s esteemed 2024-25 Employer Audit Scheme. This new accolade highlights McCann’s unwavering commitment to empowering employees through “earn & learn” initiatives such as Apprenticeships, Graduate Schemes and Sponsored Student Placements. Achieving gold status reflects our

One award nomination is usually reason enough to celebrate but for our Project Supervisor Barrie Bridge, good news comes in twos – after he was recently nominated for a Highways Heroes and CECA Midlands Employee of the Year award. Having been employed by McCann for over 14 years, Barrie is an integral member of the

We have been recognised for our commitment to developing future talent after being awarded The 5% Club’s Gold membership – following its most recent Employer Audit. The 5% Club is celebrating its tenth year in 2023, promoting itself as a dynamic movement featuring employer-members who are working to create a shared prosperity across the UK

For the eighth consecutive year, we have received recognition from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), after securing the coveted RoSPA Gold Medal as a result of our commitment to health and safety excellence in the workplace. The RoSPA Health and Safety Awards is an internationally renowned annual scheme that is open

We are celebrating the brave actions of three of our Operatives after they were recently shortlisted for the Highways Heroes Awards for preventing a potentially serious incident in a public space. The Highways Heroes Awards recognise and celebrate the hard work and successes of individuals in the highways industry, shining a light on their heroic

In September we recognised the hard work of three McCann Operatives by presenting them with Employee of the Month Awards, for showing great tenacity at work and dedication to customer service excellence. At McCann, we endeavour to recognise and reward employees who go above and beyond when carrying out their normal working duties, whether that

We are delighted to have been ‘commended’ in the Project of the Year category for projects with a budget of £0-£1m, at this year’s Civil Engineering Contractors Association’s (CECA) Annual Awards Dinner for the Midlands region. This month saw the much anticipated CECA Midlands Annual Awards Dinner; a prestigious event recognising the ‘best of the

Anticipation is in the air as it is revealed that McCann is a finalist in the Mental Health and Wellbeing category at this year’s Highways Awards.  Now in its 19th year, the Highways Awards brings together over 500 highway professionals for an evening of celebrations, as individuals and teams across the country are recognised for

We are delighted to have been announced as one of four shortlisted businesses for the Employer of the Year Award ahead of this year’s Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) annual awards ceremony taking place in September. After a three-year hiatus, the Annual CIHT Awards return to celebrate the inspiring contributions of those working

Celebrations are in order as we receive the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Award at this year’s coveted Constructing Excellence East Midlands Awards.  The Midlands branch of Constructing Excellence brings together businesses from across the region to collaborate through a not-for-profit organisation which is owned and operated by its members. The annual Constructing Excellence Awards celebrate

This month we are recognising the efforts of two of our operatives who showed care and concern for a distressed member of the public as she was travelling in her car with her young baby. Site Supervisor, Chris Hunt and Electrician, Steve Hall have been awarded McCann’s Employee of the Month Award for going above

The good news keeps on coming for McCann following the news that the business has been named as a finalist in two categories at this year’s coveted Constructing Excellence East Midlands Awards. Constructing Excellence (CE) is a “progressive membership organisation committed to improving business performance by driving innovation and best practice in the construction industry.”

We’re delighted to be celebrating special recognition by the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS), after McCann recently secured Gold Status following a successful audit process. FORS is a voluntary accreditation scheme with the aim of raising the level of quality within fleet operations. It also sets out to demonstrate operators who achieve exemplary levels of

Our impressive health and safety record continues after we were recently awarded the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Gold Medal in recognition of our seventh consecutive Gold Award. McCann has achieved this year’s Gold Award in the internationally renowned annual scheme which is open to businesses and organisations of all types and

We’ve enjoyed a great start to 2022 after receiving the news that we have been named as a finalist in two categories at the National Highways’ prestigious 2020/21 Industry Awards. Organised by National Highways, the annual award ceremony celebrates industry partners across 15 categories, recognising the “best in project design and delivery, carbon reduction and

2021 keeps going from strength to strength after one of our Project Health and Safety Managers took home the Rising Star award at this year’s Safety & Health Excellence Awards. The prestigious ceremony returned for the fourth year running after attracting more than 200 entries and 500 guests in 2020, and celebrates the success, innovation

Two McCann operatives working across National Highways’ Area 10 Asset Delivery Framework have been recognised with a McCann Mental Wellbeing award after their quick thinking and bravery saved a life. Stuart Corless and Alan Cooper are both working on message sign renewal works within Area 10 and spotted an incident involving a young girl and

We’re delighted to announce that we have been successfully awarded Silver Status by the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) for our fleet management system and approach to managing work-related road risks. The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme is a voluntary European Accreditation Programme for fleet operators incorporating three levels of certification – bronze, silver and gold.

Hard work, innovation and loyalty can sometimes go overlooked, but not in the case of our Quality and Lean Manager Ben Feltham – who was recently awarded the prestigious Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) Midlands Employee of the Year award. Ben joined McCann in 2012 and is responsible for the development, implementation, review, and continuous

Our team has recently been recognised for introducing an industry-defining Genny and CAT training initiative on the M27 motorway upgrade scheme between J4 – J11, after the project was recently awarded a Blue Star Award by Highways England. Collaborating with Bam Morgan Sindall Infrastructure Joint Venture (bmJV),  we have introduced a new way to significantly

We have recently been recognised for our commitment to health, safety and wellbeing after it was announced that McCann has been named as a finalist at the prestigious 2021 Construction News Awards. Organised by industry news publication Construction News, the annual awards celebrate the achievements of businesses and individuals within the construction, infrastructure and civil

After we introduced an industry-defining safety initiative on the M27 motorway upgrade scheme between J4 – J11, we’re delighted to announce that the project was recently awarded a Blue Star Award by Highways England for safety innovation. Partnering with specialist glove manufacturer STALSEN and using a glove originally designed for the automotive industry, we successfully

Children from schools across Peterborough were recognised for their environmental achievements at the annual Peterborough Eco Education Awards last month – and as supporting sponsors of the event, McCann team members, Tiz Gibson and Steve Adcock were also in attendance to see some of the excellent project work completed. Sponsored by our partners Skanska and

We’re delighted to announce that we have been named as a finalist in the 2020 Highways England Awards after Project Supervisor Keith Scott was shortlisted in the ‘Home Safe and Well Champion’ category. The annual award ceremony is hosted by Highways England – the government-run organisation responsible for operating, maintaining and improving England’s motorways and

It’s always rewarding to be recognised for a job well done and that’s exactly what happened recently for two of our team working on our LED lighting term maintenance contract in Calderdale, Yorkshire. The scheme, worth £20m, was awarded to our team by The Borough Council of Calderdale, Yorkshire, in 2017 and will see us

Our team has been awarded the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Gold Medal after the business was crowned with its fifth consecutive Gold Award. The company has achieved this year’s Gold Award in the internationally-renowned annual scheme which is open to businesses and organisations of all types and sizes from across the

We were delighted to be presented with an award by Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) recenty in recognition of our continued partnership with the charity which has improved the lives of ex-servicemen and women across the UK in this, RBLI’s centenary year. Royal British Legion Industries was first established in Aylesford, Kent, in 1919 to

A McCann team carrying out motorway communication and street lighting works as part of the A14 Integrated Delivery Team between Huntingdon and Cambridge, has been awarded the August subcontractor of the month award by Highways England. The project is split into 5 sections, with the award presented for works on section 2 after our team

The East Midlands Celebration and Assessment Day (CAD) was recently held on Thursday 27th June – with our mentored team from Quarrydale Academy taking home the Innovative Design award.

We are delighted to have been named as a winner of the RoSPA Gold Award for a fourth consecutive year after successfully ensuring the safety of both staff and contractors within the workplace over the previous 12 months. We have achieved the Gold award in the internationally-renowned annual scheme run by the Royal Society for

Our team has been awarded two consecutive supplier of the month awards by Balfour Beatty Vinci Joint Ventures (BBVJV) for work on the M6 J2-J4 smart motorway scheme. The supplier of the month award recognises the top performing supplier across a single project on a monthly basis. Points are awarded based on the ability to

Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann recently collected its third consecutive RoSPA Gold Award for its ongoing commitment to health and safety in the workplace. The company achieved the Gold award in the prestigious annual scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), with the presentation taking place at the

We recently marked a major milestone for one of our longest-serving employees – after Contracts and Technical Director Steve Adcock, collected an award from the Institute of Lighting Professionals (ILP) for 40 years service to the ILP and wider lighting industry. The award recognises Steve’s contribution to the lighting industry after starting his career in

We have been commended by Balfour Beatty and Vinci Joint Ventures (BBVJV) for our compliance with HSEQ regulations as part of our work on the M6 J2-4 project for the month of May. The team working on the M6 J2-4 project was presented with the award by BBVJV after excelling in its performance and demonstrating

We are delighted to announce that company employee Nigel Hallam has been awarded the McCann employee of the month award for May after demonstrating bravery and quick thinking in the workplace when dealing with a serious road traffic accident. Nigel and his team – consisting of co-workers Ashley Hallam and Dave Ellis – were recently

We’ve completed a hat trick of successive award wins after being announced as a winner for a third consecutive year at the impending RoSPA Health and Safety Awards for ensuring the safety of our staff and contractors. We have achieved the Gold award in the prestigious annual scheme run by the Royal Society for the

In May this year, we were pleased to announce that we had been named as a Gold award-winner at the annual RoSPA Health and Safety Awards, for the second year in a row. We successfully achieved the Gold award in the prestigious annual scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)

We have been recognised for our involvement in the improvement scheme on the M1, Junction 19 – as the site wins the ‘Construction News Project of the Year’ Award. The ‘Construction News Project of the Year Award’ is open to projects which require an outlay of over £50m, and we have been recognised for our

We have plenty to celebrate at the minute after recently being announced as a Gold award-winner at the impending RoSPA Health and Safety Awards for the second year in a row. We have achieved the Gold award in the prestigious annual scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). The presentation

September was tough when it came to choosing our Employee of the Month. Due to the outstanding work carried out by two key members of staff,  we felt we had to  present both of them with the award. We’ve named Steve Lunn and Gary Sisson winners for September for high standards of work across many

We’re pleased to announce that the company has been successfully awarded Silver Status by the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) for its fleet management system and approach to managing work-related road risks. The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme is a voluntary European Accreditation Programme for fleet operators, incorporating three levels of certification – bronze, silver and

We recently commended a heroic performance by two of our employees in October, as Steven Finch and Dave Millington put their first aid training to the test to help an injured delivery driver. Both men have earned the October Employee of the Month award, after having the presence of mind to respond to an incident

We are proud to announce that we have recently received certification from Costain, for ‘demonstrating exceptional performance’ throughout our work on the M1 Junction 32 – 35A improvements during the first two quarters of the year. Our work on the 17km stretch of the M1 has formed part of the wider Highways England smart motorway

We’re very proud to announce that we have been awarded the Skanska Contractor Safety Award for May for achieving the top score for sub-contractor performance against a range of health, safety and environment KPIs and for ‘Making Safety Personal’. Our Technology Manager Alan Smith received the award on behalf of McCann on the 9th June

We are happy to announce that this week, McCann were announced as the winners of a RoSPA Gold Award at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accident’s annual Health and Safety Awards. We took home a coveted Gold Award at the annual event on Wednesday night, which this year celebrated a 60 year milestone

While carrying out recent work on the M62, David Gill of our sub-contractor, HW Martin – stepped in to help someone in a way he probably never thought he would. He was working a night shift on the M62 NRTS regrade project when he saw a man threatening to jump from a bridge above the

We are delighted to have won the Health, Safety & Wellbeing category at the inaugural Infrastructure 21 awards. We were among just five firms to be acknowledged at last year’s event by Infrastructure 21, who aim to recognise and develop the vital role of supply chain firms in the UK’s transport and utilities networks. The

After months of coming runners up and Third Place in the Skansa/Balfour Beatty JV M25 Scheme 5A, we are proud to announce that this month the McCann team have taken the lead position in First Place! Lead by John Henham, our delivery team tirelessly works hard to ensure the highest safety standards, zero accidents and

Congratulations to the McCann team for winning the Heathrow Night Managers Health & Safety supplier of the month award for May, June and July. The scores were granted on the basis of a scoresheet league prepared by all the Mansells Night Managers. Also ‘Man of the Month’ awards were presented to Stuart Griffin, Kevin McDonagh,

After a recent Considerate Constructors Scheme audit on our M62/M18 NRTS Upgrade scheme, being carried out for Fluor, CSS both congratulated Lee Swift and his team on their performance and went on to state: ‘This site has complied with the Scheme’s Site Code of Considerate Practice by achieving a score of 4 or above in

August saw the company adding to its already healthy order book with a variety of awards including: – Lighting for Birse on the A13 at Sadlers Farm. – Lighting and signs for Skanska on the M1 at Junction 19.

Following a recent system and performance audit we were delighted to be awarded a Certificate of Accreditation issued by Achilles’ relating to Building Confidence accreditation which enables us to remain an approved supplier to the Skanska and Costain groups of companies.  The Achilles’ audit was closely followed by a further audit carried out on behalf