Construction heavy weights honoured

The 2015 edition of the Ghana Construction came off last Saturday at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra.

Attracting the creme de la creme of the construction industry, it was a night to remember as the movers and shakers of the industry were honoured.

The Awards night also brought together some of the top guns in other industries to celebrate the achievements of the construction sector and its contribution to Ghana’s infrastructural development. This year’s edition was under the theme “Celebrating Excellence for National Development’.

With the construction sector contributing about 12% to Ghana’s GDP, organisers believe, organisers believe the awards will be a major motivation for construction companies to excel and break new boundaries.

The awards will also serve as an incentive to other companies in the industry to improve on service delivery, professionalism, health and safety among others.

Speaking at the event, Akin Naphtal, CEO of InstinctWave, organisers of the Ghana Construction Awards said, “We warmly congratulate all those honoured today. We are very proud to be the pioneer of celebrating a vital industry like construction.”

The night was full of fun and excitement as the movers and shakers of the industry were treated with entertainment and performances from ace comedian Hogan and live band band music.

Among the big winners of the night were Berock Ventures who took home four awards. Guirez Galvao, a Brazilian construction company operating in Ghana clinched two awards with HMD-Forewin, a construction equipment supplier also sweeping away two awards. David Walter, a local construction company founded forty (40) years ago went home with two awards.

Other winners of the night include, Artikas who swept away two awards while Rudan Engineering Co. Ltd, Bricklane, Empire Concrete, ADK Consortium all walked home with one award each.

According to Mr. Naphtal, “This event provides an outstanding platform to recognise leaders in the construction industry.”

“It is an incredible achievement to be announced as an award winner today, as the high calibre of nominees is a true reflection of the dynamic, professionalism and excellence, attributes that will drive this industry in the following years,” he added.

The night was also another opportunity to recognize and celebrate some personalities who have positively impacted the industry with leadership, innovation and excellence.

Tagged Special Recognition Awards, Courage Dogbegah, CEO of Berock Ventures was recognized as Construction CEO of the Year while Mono Sethi, of Sethi Brothers was awarded Construction/Real Estate Entrepreneur of the Year for his outstanding project ‘Nyame Dua’.

Dr Gabriel Nani, Managing Director of PPMC and a lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology was named Industry Personality of the Year.

The Lifetime Achievement, given to individuals who have proven outstanding leadership, invaluable experience and demonstrated commitment to the industry saw Mr Rockson Dobgegah, Founder & Executive Chairman of Berock Ventures as its first recipient.

Mr. Rockson Kwesi Dogbegah is a Chartered Construction Manager and holds an MBA graduate from De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.

He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building (FCIOB) UK; Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS), UK; Fellow of the Ghana Institute of Construction (FGIOC); and also a Fellow of Institute of Directors (FIoD) of Ghana.

The Ghana Construction Awards is powered by InstinctWave, the company behind the highly recognized and successful Ghana Telecom Awards and Ghana CFO Awards.

Below is the full list of all winners of the maiden Ghana Construction Awards.

Land Surveying Company of the Year Rudan Engineering Company Ltd

Quantity Surveying Company of the Year

PPMC

Architectural Company of the Year

Bricklane

Educational Facility Award

Residential Hostels for Ashesi University College (Asona Enterprise Ltd.)

Civil Project of the Year

Tamale Airport Upgrade/Expansion (Queiroz Galvão)

Steel Company of the Year

Sethi Steel

Building Project of the Year

Construction of Office & Scanner Block for Gateway Services Ltd (Berock Ventures)

Health & Safety Excellence Award

David Walter Ltd

Interior Hardware Distributor of the Year

H & M Timber Ltd

Excellence in Customer Service

HMD-Forewin

Residential Development Award

Premier Place I Apartments (Imperial Homes)

Electrical Engineering Company of the Year Artikas

Outstanding Development of the Year

Polo Heights (PW Ghana)

Construction Equipment Supplier of the Year HMD-Forewin Ghana

Civil Engineering Company of the Year

ADK Consortium

Mechanical Engineering Company of the Year

Artikas

Indigenous Construction Company of the Year

Okor Construction & Engineering Limited (OCEL)

Concrete Producer of the Year

Empire Concrete

Foreign Construction Company of the Year

Queiroz Galvão

Construction Company of the Year

Berock Ventures

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS

Construction Company of the Year; Excellence in Civil Works & Demolition

OCEL Construction

Construction CEO of the Year Courage Dogbegah CEO Berock Venturea

Industry Personality of the Year Dr Gabriel Nani Managing Director PPMC

Construction / Real Estate Entrepreneur of the Year Mono Sethi CEO Sethi Realty

Lifetime Achievement Award Rockson Dogbegah Founder/Executive Chairman Berock Ventures