The Generation 4 Change (G4C) Yorkshire & Humber Awards 2025, was recently held at the Royal Armouries Leeds. G4C is the young professionals’ network of Constructing Excellence (CE), and the Awards celebrated the talent, innovation, and dedication of individuals who are shaping the future of the construction industry in the region. 

Rosie James, Chair of G4C Yorkshire & Humber and organiser of the event said, “The sheer volume and outstanding quality of the nominations we received across all of the 11 categories was fantastic. We’re very grateful to our judges for their time and expertise as with such amazing nominations, picking the winners was incredibly difficult for our judges. Seeing the joy and celebration from our Winners and those Highly Commended was a real highlight, but all our finalists should be incredibly proud of their achievements.”

“Of course, I also give a huge thank you to all of our sponsors as without their support this event would not be possible. They truly champion for the next generation in our industry and some have supported G4C for several years. A special thanks to our headline sponsor SCP Transport Infrastructure Planning & Design part of RSK group.”

Rider Levett & Bucknall took home four awards, two Highly Commended, Robert Earl in Higher Education Student of the Year and Nick Roe in New Professional of the Year, and had two overall winners, Alex Taylor, Woman in Construction and Rebecca Sleight in G4C Future Leader. Rebecca’s win qualifies her as a finalist in the G4C Future Leader category in the National Constructing Excellence Awards in November.

New Professional of the Year was Max Molloy from Balfour Beatty. GSSArchitecture gained two Awards, Houda Mohamad, Highly Commended in Woman in Construction and Amy Galea, Winner in the Higher Education Student of the Year. 

Highly Commended in Further Education Student of the Year went to Scott Taylor of SCP Transport and was won by Jason Kelly from Leeds College of Building. Polypipe Building Products Harry Richardson was a well deserved winner of the Trainee of the Year as was Alice Howie of Genuit Group in the ESG/Sustainability Champion Award.  Mentor of the Year was Dr Mark Swallow from Sheffield Hallam University and Spencer Group stood out with their win in Commitment to Employee Development. Lewis Smith of NG Bailey came away with a Highly Commended in the Trade Apprentice category and their Tom Marwood won Technical Apprentice of the Year.

Sponsors for the event were Rider Levett Bucknall, Polypipe Building Products, Hobson & Porter, Tilbury Douglas, Cantidad, Constructing Excellence Yorkshire & Humber Club, AtkinsRealis, Genuit Group, Bevan Brittan, TSK Group and SCP Transport Infrastructure Planning & Design (Part of RSK Group).

The awards are part of the wider Constructing Excellence movement, which aims to drive innovation, collaboration and best practice across the construction sector.

If you would like to know more about and get involved in G4C and CE in our region, please contact Rosie James.