From smashing our CSR targets and to securing our first (and second, and third!) framework award, it’s fair to say that 2021 has been a whirlwind of a year.

Over the past 12 months we have secured 14 new contracts, five of which are for brand new clients, and successfully completed multiple projects across the region.

Let’s take a look at the rundown of the biggest project news from 2021:

Projects

• Completing a £5m package on York’s prestigious Hudson Quarter development
• Hard Ings Road improvement scheme wins the John Smeaton Award
• Winning our first framework award…
• …and winning our second and third framework award!

(Left) Hard Ings Road improvement scheme wins the John Smeaton Award for Best Large Highways and Transportation Project 2021 in Yorkshire and the Humber; (Right) The completed Hudson Quarter project in York for Caddick Construction.

2021 has been a year full of ups and downs for everyone as we emerge from the pandemic, but at Howard Civil Engineering there has still been a lot to celebrate! In August, we made the move into our brand-new office which will house all companies of the Howard Group under one roof. We also achieved over 90% in all of our internal health and safety inspections on each site across the year!

• A brand-new office for Howard Civil Engineering
• Cromwell Gardens team were the four-time winners of ENGIE’s subcontractor of the month
• Engineer Brendan O’Hara completed his apprenticeship
• Graduate quantity surveyor Ben Pritchard became fully qualified
• We employed our first apprentice from Rotherham Skills Academy

(Left) Liam Chesney is our first recruit from Rotherham Skills Academy; (Right) Our Cromwell Gardens team has won ENGIE's Subcontractor of the Month award for four months in a row.

It wasn’t just internally that there was cause to celebrate – we also helped our local communities have a fantastic year!

In January 2021, we set ourselves the target of contributing £50,000 and volunteering 50 working days to our local communities, and we are thrilled to say that we not only achieved these figures but surpassed them!

In 2021, Howard Civil Engineering has contributed £53,921 to our local communities and volunteered over 54 working hours to benefit causes, community groups, and charities across Yorkshire.

• Donating £5,000 to charity over #12DaysOfHCE
• Raising over £2,000 for Mind in Bradford at Tough Mudder
• Giving Greengates Academy’s ‘Captain Tom Challenge’ a boost
• Helping the homeless back on their feet in Armley
• Raising awareness of breast cancer on site
• Supporting brighter futures for children in Leeds

(Left) Santa paying children at Greengates Primary Academy a visit as part of #12DaysOfHCE; (Right) Raising over £2,000 for Mind in Bradford at Tough Mudder

Howard Civil Engineering has already secured approximately £29m worth of work for 2022, so we are very excited to get stuck into what we hope will be a very prosperous year.

We would like to thank our clients, contractors, and suppliers for helping us make 2021 successful year. We wish you all a merry Christmas and a very happy new year. See you in 2022!