Davis Langdon was judged on issues such as Customer Satisfaction, Sustainability, Innovation and Corporate Responsibility as well its work on outstanding projects such as New Street Square in London; Arena and Convention Centre Liverpool; and the RHS Bicentennial Glasshouse Project in Wisley.
Judges explained the decision for picking Davis Langdon for this prestigious award, as:
“Davis Langdon swept to victory in this category for its tremendous growth, care for its employees and its visionary approach to sustainability.”
On Davis Langdon’s own carbon rating tool, launched last year to help clients identify and manage their carbon footprints, the judges said, “It seems the company is well on the way to making the world a greener place.”
Senior Partner, Rob Smith, comments:
“It is immensely satisfying to receive this industry award in recognition of the work we have done in the past year - investing in our people, becoming a carbon neutral business and helping clients to manage their own carbon footprints. Our focus remains on providing the best quality of service to our clients and making a measurable difference to their projects.”
The Building Awards are the biggest construction industry event of the year and are considered the industry benchmark for recognising leading edge, innovative and best practice organisations operating within the construction industry.
2008 has already been a very successful year for Davis Langdon, having won recognition in a long list of awards since January including being voted – for the 15th year in succession - “Top International Construction Consultant” in World Architecture’s annual poll; and being recognised, for the fourth year, as one of the Sunday Times ‘Best 100 Companies to Work For’, climbing to 19th position in 2008.
The firm was also ranked in the top 50 Irish Independent’s list of the “Best Companies to Work For in Ireland” and the Shanghai practice named for the second consecutive year ‘Best Consultant’ by Shui on China. The firm also received recognition for its projects at the recent Civic Trust awards for its projects including the Royal Festival Hall (which also won a NightVision Award), the National Cold War Exhibition, RAF Museum Cosford (which received a Sustainability Award) and The Roundhouse Camden, in London (which received an Access Award).
