The University of Cambridge’s Estate Management & Building Service was named ‘Client of the Year’ last night (Tuesday 8 April), at an awards ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

The annual awards are organised by Building Magazine, the construction industry’s weekly journal, and are recognised as one of the most prestigious awards in the industry.

David Adamson, Director of EMBS said:

"Being nominated for such an award is an accolade in itself, but to win is a marvellous tribute to all the hard work that EMBS staff have carried out over the last 12 months.

"What makes it even more of an honour is that the award has come from our peers in the industry. This is echoed by the recent accolade of being placed sixth out of 50 in the RIBA Journal’s survey of the UK’s top clients."

The University is currently undertaking the largest building programme in its 800-year history. With a range of buildings from teaching and research facilities to multi-storey car parks and residential areas, the University is achieving high-quality, value for money projects.

The procurement programme has grown steadily over three years from £80m to the current level of £550m, meeting urgent needs for more research and teaching space. Buildings completed since October 2000 have provided 50,000 square metres for departments throughout the University and nearly £210m of capital expenditure is planned during this year and next. A reputation for good clientship is helpful in working within the complex construction industry.

Alongside the procurement of specific projects, EMBS is committed to influencing the way in which the construction industry develops. Members of the EMBS team collaborate with regional and national bodies working on issues such as recruitment of youngsters into the industry, reducing the number of errors made in any project and risk sharing with designers.

David and a team from EMBS travelled to the ceremony to collect the award.


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