CONSTRUCTION students from York College were rewarded for their efforts at a special ceremony.

The York College Construction Awards were this year based on the theme ‘building the future, restoring the past’.

They honoured students and apprentices at the college for achieving excellence in carpentry and joinery, brickwork, plastering, stonemasonry, professional and technical studies, electrical, painting and decorating and plumbing.

Students and apprentices were presented with more than 60 individual awards and trophies, sponsored by many of the region’s industry employers, at the college’s new £6 million Construction Skills Centre, recently opened by Skills Minister Nick Boles.

There was a formal welcome by the Principal of York College, Dr Alison Birkinshaw, followed by the presentation of awards by Jack Commandeur, governor and chief operating officer at Hitachi Rail Europe. David Johnson, vice chairman of governors at York College gave a vote of thanks.

The following Special Awards were presented:

• York Guild of Building Bronze Medal for Excellence in Electronic Installations – Ruth Barnes

• York Guild of Building Silver Medal for Excellence in Stonemasonry – Steven Mann

• UCATT Apprentice of the Year – Thomas Macdonald*

• York Consortium for Conservation and Craftsmanship Award – Christopher Traves*

• Worshipful Company of Masons’ Award – Jack Hindmarch

Kevin Clancy, Head of Division for Construction at York College said: "We are grateful to our construction industry sponsors for their continued support of these annual awards.

“There continues to be a high demand for construction skills in this country and at York College we deliver high quality training across all the construction crafts. This glittering occasion recognises the achievements of our talented students. They are the industry professionals of the future and they also have the vital skills needed to restore our building heritage.”

The 2016 winners were:

Brickwork

Charles Young* JP Birch Prize

Callum Allanson* Mitchell & Urwin Award

Thomas MacDonald* GEM Construction Award

Harry Wragg Bluebird Fixings Award

Lyall Goscinski* National Federation of Builders (BEC) Shield

Michael Binnington York Handmade Brick Company Award

Carpentry and Joinery

Jake Heels* Portakabin Award

Becky Johnson Houghtons of York Craftsmanship Award

Jake Green* National Federation of Builders (BEC) Shield

Joshua Adger Clive Walker Shield

Thomas Pavis Yorkshire Housing Award

Thomas Smith York College Tutors Award

Peter Wright Persimmon Homes Award

Stephen Boyes Trustspan Award

Louis Faithfull Howdens Joinery Company Award

Stonemasonry

Josh Tindall* City & Guilds Trophy

Steven Jones* Provincial Grand Charity of the Freemasons of Yorkshire North and East Ridings Stonemasonry Bursary

Tom Cloake Peter Moore Masonry Award

Sean Roberts Historic Property Restoration Ltd Award

Lewis Morrison York Minster Award

Alex Hume York College Tutors Award (Jay De-Martine Memorial Award)

Plumbing

Angela Johnson Watermark Award

Matthew Addison Watermark Special Award

Matthew Holme Watermark Special Award

George Andrews Watermark Special Award

Jack Galvin Watermark Special Award

Nick Leedham Watermark Special Award

Bridie Murray Watermark Special Award

Cameron Edkins Peglar Yorkshire Award

Joseph Butler Peglar Yorkshire Award

Noel Minikin Ceejay Award

Charles Lawton York College Tutors Award

Painting & Decorating

Edwin Kay* Painting & Decorating Association Award

Joshua Nicholson Alfred Bagnall Trophy

Michael Leaf* National Federation of Builders (BEC) Trophy

Harry Quinn Painting & Decorating Association Shield

Shona Snowden Novus Property Solutions Shield

Electrical

Stuart Rose Steinel UK Award

Tom Leighton Travis Perkins Award

Stuart Hubbert Edmundson Electrical Award

Jack Holt City Electrical Factors Award

Ian Fraser Steinel UK Award

Martyn Allison York College Tutors Award

Anthony Addison YESSS Electrical Award

Plaster

Samuel Armstrong Celotex Award

Alfred Smith Tom Rhodes & Sons Award

Fresh Start

Colin Dunnigan Riccall Regen Achievement Award

Professional and Technical

David Chamberlain York College Tutors Award

Bethan Harrison-Wright Glentrool Award

Harry Groom Norman Lilley Memorial Trust Award

Kieran Bond Wildgoose Construction Award

Joshua Smith CIOB Brian Randall Memorial Award

James Quick Wildgoose Construction Award

Matthew Simpson York College Tutors Award

Grace Flannery Chartered Institute of Building Shield

Matthew Mellor National Federation of Builders (BEC) Trophy

Samuel Wright Wildgoose Construction Award

Alex Wilford Federation of Master Builders Award

Bradley Roberts LHL Group Award

Medals For Excellence

Ruth Barnes Bronze Medal for Excellence in electrial instalation

Steven Mann Silver Medal for Excellence in stone masonry

Christopher Traves* York Consortium For Conservation & Craftsmanship Award

Thomas MacDonald* The UCATT Apprenctice of the Year

Jack Hindmarch Worshipful Company of Masons' Prize

14-16

Scott Naylor Danesgate Skills Centre Award

* Apprentices managed by Cskills Awards, run by the Construction Industry Training Board