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Generation4Change NE Awards 2026 – Finalists

We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Generation4Change Awards 2026, supported by headline sponsor Caddick Construction. Many congratulations to all those who have made it this far and good luck at the award ceremony taking place at the Hilton NewcastleGateshead Hotel on Friday 1st May.

Twenty Twenty Six has seen a record number of entries reflecting on the high calibre of talent in our region. We commiserate with everyone who wasn’t successful and hope that you will submit again in the future, sometimes nominations are just that little too early. Feedback can be provided to enhance on your future entry, please request this from Leanne.

G4C North East and Tees Valley would also like to extend our enormous thanks to our category sponsors; Bowmer+Kirkland, Northumbrian Water Group, Northern Counties Builders Federation, Castle and our headline sponsor Caddick Construction, for their support. We would also like to thank our drinks reception sponsor RED Engineering.

We are grateful to our team of judges who commented that this was the hardest year so far to decide on the shortlist never mind the overall winners!

If you haven’t already booked your place at the awards ceremony, please contact Leanne by emailing leanne@cene.org.uk to request a copy of the booking form.

We will be showcasing our ‘red & black’ theme once again at the awards ceremony on May 1st.

Categories

Apprentice of the Year - Trade

SPONSORED BY NORTHERN COUNTIES BUILDERS FEDERATION

  • Jay Wintersgill nominated and employed by Equans
  • Jonathan James nominated and employed by H Malone and Sons
  • leuan Crawford nominated and employed by Robertson
  • Peter Ward nominated and employed by H Malone & Sons
  • Rocco Dack nominated and employed by Applebridge Family

Apprentice of the Year - Technical

SPONSORED BY NORTHERN COUNTIES BUILDERS FEDERATION

  • Anthony Smith nominated and employed by Gleeds
  • Charles Rowe nominated and employed by AtkinsRealis
  • Harris Donnovan nominated and employed by Gleeds
  • Jake Dickinson nominated and employed by Caddick Construction
  • Kerr Calder nominated and employed by Costain
  • Lee Thackray nominated and employed by FaulknerBrowns
  • Louis Hall nominated and employed by BAM Construction
  • Nathan Hewison nominated and employed by Bowmer+Kirkland
  • Niamh Bell nominated and employed by AtkinsRealis

Student of the Year

SPONSORED BY BOWMER+KIRKLAND 

  • Dylan Condren nominated and employed by Create Architecture
  • Eleanor Warneford nominated and employed by Gleeds
  • Jack Chapman nominated and employed by Sir Robert McAlpine
  • Katie Clark nominated and employed by Kier

Trainee of the Year

SPONSORED BY ROBERTSON CE LTD 

  • Aimee Mather nominated and employed by Turner & Townsend
  • Anhelina Burkovska nominated and employed by AtkinsRealis
  • Annie Coulter nominated and employed by Applebridge Family
  • Emily Carney nominated by Hartlepool College and employed by Taylor Wimpey
  • Erin Rochford nominated and employed by Carney Consultancy
  • Jonathan Richardson nominated and employed by SES
  • Theo Hughes nominated and employed by Sir Robert McAlpine

New Professional of the Year

 

  • Ben Kennedy nominated and employed by Robertson CE
  • Fraser Adamson nominated and employed by Castle
  • Jay Hallsworth nominated and employed by FaulknerBrowns
  • Megan Groom nominated and employed by Castle
  • Niamh McNamee nominated and employed by FaulknerBrowns
  • Olivia Clark nominated and employed by RLB UK
  • Rebecca Watt nominated and employed by Turner & Townsend
  • Tara McCully-Smith nominated and employed by Costain
  • Tom Whiffen nominated and employed by Morgan Sindall Construction

Mentor of the Year

SPONSORED BY CASTLE

  • Andrea Nicholls nominated by Carney Consultancy
  • Hayley Bell nominated by Sir Robert McAlpine
  • Helen Cuskern nominated by Turner & Townsend
  • Laura Brown nominated by Bowmer+Kirkland
  • Lewis Dodsworth nominated by Wates Construction
  • Martin Tinlin nominated by Turner & Townsend
  • Rachel Massey nominated by K2 Consultancy
  • Simon Rennison-Rae nominated by GSSArchitecture

Commitment to Employee & Training Development

SPONSORED BY NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP 

  • Applebridge Family
  • Caddick Construction
  • Kier

G4C Future Leader

SPONSORED BY CADDICK CONSTRUCTION

  • Alanis Burgess nominated and employed by P+HS Architects
  • Hannah McRae nominated and employed by Turner & Townsend
  • Hollie Laws nominated by Carney Consultancy and employed by Willmott Dixon Construction
  • Jack Ibbetson nominated and employed by Wates Construction
  • Louis Maw nominated and employed by Gleeds
  • Louise Gifford nominated and employed by Link MEP
  • Morteza Iranian nominated and employed by Turner & Townsend
  • Niamh Kinnaird nominated and employed by Robertson CE

A big thank you to all our sponsors

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