On the 1st July the Constructing Excellence awards night for Yorkshire and Humber 2016 was held in Leeds. Huddersfield Royal Infirmary with partners Lendlease Consulting and Interserve scooped the award for Integration and Collaborative Working, beating strong competition from 10 other finalists. This award celebrates the long term relationship of the whole team, over 11 years, with professional service provider Lendlease Consulting and P21+ PSCP Interserve. The team delivers a programme of capital works in the challenging environment of a live hospital, projects have included ward upgrades, five theatre refurbishments, training facilities, improving privacy and dignity and the physical condition in both the A&E and X Ray departments.  All of these works improve the environment for the benefit of both patients and staff. The gala presentation evening included 12 awards hosted by Danni Hewson is BBC Look North’s award winning Business and Money Correspondent. They will now go to the regional finals in London later this year. This award also builds on the teams previous success at the Committed to Construction in Humber & West Yorkshire Awards on the 22nd April.

Hannah Spotwood Senior Project Manager at Lendlease, second from the left, said “ We are extremely pleased to celebrate the teams commitment to collaboration which has been developed over many years. A long term successful relationship requires continuous work and the teams experience and knowledge of the site helps us to deliver the best solutions, providing better healthcare for patients and their families”.