3 June 2010
The M6 motorway extension from
Carlisle to Guards Mill in Cumbria has won two categories at this
year’s North West Regional Construction Awards
ceremony.
Hosted by the Centre for Construction
Innovation North West (CCINW) and now in its fourth year, the
awards provide the opportunity to recognise and reward the
achievements of the North West construction industry, showcasing
the best and most innovative construction projects and working
practices in the region.
The project team, which included Capita
Symonds, Carillion and the Highways Agency, won the Cumbrian 'Best
Practice' and 'Business' Awards which recognises innovation and
business process improvements that focus on key business drivers
such as quality, time and cost.
Capita Symonds was principal designer for
client Carillion on the £174m M6 Extension project which closed a
six mile gap from Carlisle to Gretna (the so-called ‘Cumberland
Gap’) that prevented the M6 from linking up with Scottish motorways
on the other side of the border. The scheme involved a mixture of
new road and the upgrade of the existing A74, as well as two major
bridge structures, to provide a seamless motorway network between
Glasgow and England’s South Coast.
...it is this very entrepreneurial and innovative thinking that we look to recognise through these awards
Andrew Thomas, chief executive at CCINW
commented: “Capita Symonds took a risk when it used the business
management strategy ‘Six Sigma’ as a pilot for its infrastructure
project. However the risk paid off, as it generated cost savings,
timely delivery and reduced its environmental impact. It is this
very entrepreneurial and innovative thinking that we look to
recognise through these awards.”
Image (l-r): Mark Atherton, Director Environment &
Energy NWDA, David Brindle, Highways Agency, David Knight and
Warren Rocca, Capita Symonds, Lucy Meacock, Granada TV.