Despite all the challenges posed in 2020, this year has been a phenomenal year for Howard Civil Engineering!

From completing one of the most highly anticipated road improvement schemes in West Yorkshire to commencing our largest earthworks scheme to date, 2020 has certainly been a year to remember.

Over the past twelve months we have successfully completed ten projects across Yorkshire and secured twelve more, six of which are with brand new clients such as Harworth Group and North Yorkshire County Council. To help us manage our continued growth, we have welcomed twenty-five new members to the Howard Civil Engineering team including eight new apprentices!

Take a look at our rundown of the biggest project news from this year:

• £3.9m section 278 package complete for Bradford Council
• HCE secure our largest earthworks project to date
• £1m package complete for a new Doncaster school
• Reinforced concrete frame at Ironworks tops out ahead of schedule
• £2.3m Huddersfield groundworks package completed for GMI Construction
• £2.7m York groundworks package completes ahead of schedule for Wates

Topping out Ironworks ahead of schedule in August (left); Hard Ings Road Improvement scheme completed October  (right)

Although 2020 has been a difficult year for many, there was still plenty to celebrate! Two members of our team have earned their Mental Health First Aider qualifications and Sophie Henderson, who joined us as an apprentice six years ago, was promoted to Pre-Construction Co-Ordinator. We also achieved our highest health and safety score ever in August with an overall landmark score of 96.51%!

• Sophie Henderson: From Apprentice to Pre-Construction Co-Ordinator
• New Mental Health Accreditations for Howard Civil Engineering
• Record Health and Safety performance in August 2020

Sophie Henderson was promoted to Pre-Construction Co-Ordinator (left); Emma Wallbank completed her MHFA training (right)

This continued growth has also enabled us to support our local communities more than ever before. We are proud to have donated £17,000 to both local and national causes this year alone! The Howard Civil Engineering team fundraised a whopping £3,716 by taking part in QuaranTEN for LandAid over lockdown and have welcomed another previously homeless person to the team with the help of our charity partners, The Howarth Foundation.

• Supporting women in STEM in our local community
• Helping the homeless back into work at HCE
• Howard Civil Engineering raises over £3,000 for LandAid during lockdown
• Extra special return to school for Crossflatts Primary School
• Supporting Barnsley food bank this Christmas
• On a mission to save Christmas with Cash for Kids

Supporting the young women of Skipton Girls' School (left); Helping to feed our community in Barnsley over Christmas (right)

As the year comes to a close, we’d like to thank our clients, contractors, and suppliers for helping us make 2020 successful year. We wish you all a merry Christmas and a very happy new year. See you in 2021!