SES Engineering Services has won a prize at the prestigious CIBSE Yorkshire Awards for its work on the refurbishment of the University of Leeds' School of Chemical and Process Engineering.

The company received the Collaborative Working award for its efforts on the project during a ceremony at New Dock Hall in Leeds on 16 November.

SES completed the scheme in two years along with main contractor Galliford Try and their respective supply chain partners.

It was delivered across more than 20 phases due to the companies' integration and collaboration.


The project also formed part of the university's ambitious £520m programme of estate improvements.

Steve Joyce, SES' business director for the North and Scotland, said: "This project is a perfect example of how a collaborative approach is an extremely effective and successful way of working and that's not only my opinion, thanks to the plaudits the project has received, it would also appear to be that of the judges representing the industry who have seen fit to single the scheme out.

"Once more, I would like to thank the teams involved for going the extra mile and achieving such an excellent result for the University of Leeds."

To date, the School of Chemical and Process Engineering refurbishment has won the Chair's Award in The RISE Awards 2017, which rewards the most pioneering initiatives in research, innovation, sustainability and enterprise (RISE), and was Highly Commended in the Constructing Excellence Yorkshire and Humber's Integration and Collaborative Working category.

(CM/MH)