THE BITA AWARDS

HIGHLIGHTING OUR MEMBERS’ ACHIEVEMENTS

The 19th October saw the finalists for the BITA awards arrive at the Savoy for our annual Gala Ball and Awards Ceremony. The award categories had all been hotly contested, with over 60 nominees having been whittled down to three finalists in each category.

Our independent judges then examined the anonymised entries, to decide on a winner who was to be announced during the evening.

Our awards have remained the same for the past 3 years, with new categories being developed. The award this year that had most people vying for the trophy was the Charles Darwin Award for innovation. This was a new category that joined our annual Small Business of the Year, Business to Business, Growing Business, BITA Supporter, Young Entrepreneur of the Year and Socially Conscious Business Awards.

Well done to all businesses that made it through to the finalists. It was a very tough competition this year, with businesses across the UK and Ireland competing for the awards, and some incredibly strong entries.

Of course, despite this there can only be one winner, and we offer our congratulations to these amazing businesses!

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

We had a special award this year for entertainer of the year. This went to a tireless singer and guitarist who always attends our London events and make sure the room is full of singing and laughter. Our Entertainer of the Year was Mr. Wille Moone!

SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

This award celebrates small business including sole trader, who employ fewer than 11 people and can show a commitment to innovation, customer service and business growth.

WINNER

Go Green Office Solutions

Go Green Office Solutions is an ecofriendly office furniture supplier based in Liverpool with offices in London & Dublin, providing a top-class service across the UK & Ireland.

“The last 12 months for us at Go Green, has been a time of growth and development.” Says CEO Shane Hanley, “Working on prominent projects within the Northwest, expanding our work force and partners. To have our efforts recognised by the BITA community is credit to the hard work and dedication shown by the team over the past year and we can’t wait to see what 2020 has to offer.”

BUSINESS TO BUSINESS

This award is for companies demonstrating a successful track record of adding value to their customers’ business; understanding partnerships and their customers’ own business drivers.

WINNER

Ardent Tide

Ardent Tide; trusted by the UK construction industry to deliver absolute certainty in CIS contracting and compliance. 30 years of knowledge and experience, coupled with a unique approach, saves our clients valuable time and resource.

“We have a super bunch of clients that put compliance and safety first and it is great to have a role that helps make them stronger and more efficient.” Says Director Dermot O’Grady; “With us, business is more than a transaction. We take the journey further and work intimately with our clients so we understand the stress and strains as well as how we can help them be more efficient.”

GROWING BUSINESS

This award is for companies who have been trading for a minimum of three years and who have a robust strategy for growth with a proven track record of profit increase over the last 12 months.

WINNER

blu-3 (UK) Ltd

blu-3 are a leading, fully integrated construction and utility services company, providing expertise and extensive knowledge to the UK’s largest construction projects.

Danny Chaney, Executive Chairman at blu-3, said; “I was absolutely thrilled to receive the award on behalf of all the blu-3 team at such a fantastic event! To be recognised in this way is incredibly important to us. BITA is an outstanding organisation and very much aligned to our company values being focused on building relationships and employee skills. We truly value this honour and the opportunity to be involved in such a prestigious event.”

YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR

This award is for a young person who has demonstrated creativity and vision and are looking for someone who is a calculated risk taker and an innovator.

WINNER

Ryan Heggs – Rymech Construction

“I was honestly surprised on the night to find out that I had won, especially considering the tough competition I was up against. It is great knowing that my efforts over the last few years have been recognized and this has certainly driven me to continue pushing forward. I look forward to next year’s event and those in between, and I am keen to meet plenty of new faces and hopefully open some new doors for the business”

SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS BUSINESS

This award is for companies that keep the needs of the company in mind, keeping locals and community at the heart of what they do.

WINNER

Momentum Support

Momentum Support offers security and cleaning services and was established in Dublin in 1982 and they expanded into London UK in August 2012. Their CSR policy is not taken lightly; they are dedicated to continual improvements inside the company and outside in the community.

Verona Pentony, the CSR and Quality Manager was there on the night with colleagues to collect the award; “Momentum Support are delighted having received the BITA Socially Conscious Business Award 2019. This is attributed to our Community Engagement in the areas we operate in both Cleaning and Security across the UK and Ireland. This accolade gives encouragement as we continue to strive towards being a more sustainable and responsible business.”

BITA SUPPORTER

This award is for companies or individuals that really ‘get’ BITA and contribute to the organisation and its member’s success.

WINNER

Red Key Concepts

Red Key Concepts was founded in 2016 and is a privately owned dynamic, professional Construction Management and Development company based in Kent but covering the whole South East of England. They tailor the specific delivery system, project approach and pricing structure to fit each and every client.

“We love BITA’s approach of helping and supporting one another as we carry out our day to day business.” Charley Gremo-Gilham, co-founder of the business, says; “We were delighted to have been able to host a table at this year’s awards and showing some of our clients and supply chain the benefits of becoming part of the ‘BITA family’, and become part of a network where people who know people help people!”

CHARLES DARWIN AWARD

WINNER

This award is for companies that have successfully introduced a new product, service or process in response to a changing landscape.

Newton Waterproofing

As this was a new award, we spoke with Warren Muschialli, the Managing Director of Newton Waterproofing, who collected the award on the night, about his thoughts on the evening.

“It’s the first time we’ve been to the BITA awards and I thought it was outstanding. The Savoy was a perfect venue and my guests thoroughly enjoyed themselves. We’ll be attending next year and bringing customers.

“I think our recycling scheme was the first of its kind. We run it ourselves as we didn’t want our high-quality materials to go to landfill. We’re not doing this as a profitmaking exercise, we donate all our profits to a charity. It costs us money to run, but it’s very important to us that we do it.

“We were elated to win the award, especially as we’re new members! We were very impressed with the presentation by the London Irish Centre; we have offered to get involved with them and their basement construction as they seem like an amazing charity that does really important work.”