Just over a year after contracts were signed, the prestigious Hinkley Point C Excellence Awards event took place to celebrate the engagement with businesses in the South West.
The evening recognised 65 shortlisted nominees and 21 best in class winners across three themes of Safety, Supply Chain and People.
TCi was pleased to be announced as best Supply Chain Collaborative Partner and proudly won the inaugural Gold Ribbon Award. Also shortlisted were; Frazer-Nash Consultancy, Team Concrete and KBJV Platforms Galleries and Slopes Team; extremely high calibre competition, each commended for their excellent work.
TCi Special Project Lead, Alex Perkis said:
“We are particularly proud of our achievements regarding our delivery of service with our Tier 1 HPC contract. It was already an absolute pleasure to be nominated, but to become the successful winner of the inaugural ‘Gold Ribbon’ award is simply outstanding. This award is testament to the hard work by all the TCi team who have all endeavoured to embody the HPC project values and ensure excellence at every level.”
Awards were presented by Stuart Crooks, Managing Director, EDF Energy Hinkley Point C, with EDF Energy CEO Simone Rossi.
The ceremony took place on 17th November at the McMillan Theatre, Bridgwater a new state-of-the-art, multi-million pound, 350-seat theatre and performing arts centre from Bridgwater and Taunton College.
All the winners at the HPC Excellence AwardsThe honours list of world-class winners and runners up in attendance included:
| Blackhill Engineering | |
| BYLOR | |
| BYLOR Environment Team | |
| Cooling Water 1 Team (DCO/ planning conditions) | |
| Costain | |
| D and C Engineers | |
| Frazer-Nash Consultancy | |
| GE | |
| Greenslades Ground Maintenance | |
| James Fisher Marine Services | |
| KBJV Formwork | |
| KBJV HAVWear | |
| KBJV Platforms Galleries and Slopes Team | |
| KBJV Team Beam | |
| Plantforce | |
| Somerset Larder | |
| Somerset Passenger Solutions | |
| Team Concrete | |
| UK Power Networks | |
EDF Energy is leading the UK’s nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C. This will provide low carbon electricity to meet 7% of UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy, British industry, as well as boosting skills and education. EDF Energy also invests in a range of low carbon technologies including renewables and battery storage. It is applying research and development expertise to improve the performance of existing generation and developing the potential of new technologies.
TCi won a competitive tender to become a tier 1 FF&E contractor to EDF Energy’s Hinkley Point C Nuclear New build (NNB) development in 2016, promoting local investment from the project. So far, the contract has enabled the employment of dedicated staff from throughout the region, alongside the use of local manufacturers, suppliers and services wherever possible.
