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We always get requests for deadline extensions, but usually we stick to our announced deadline, just allowing a few days post deadline for the completion of entries already started. However, 2020 has been an unusual year, to say the least, and it seems a number of you are struggling to meet the deadline. Some have issues relating to employees being on or coming back from furlough, and others are simply under immense time pressure because of the restrictions COVID-19 has brought.

Also, we are aware that we had an issue with our website at the end of last week and over the weekend which prevented people from accessing the judging criteria, and will have made a difficult situation even worse for some.

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The first “Recovery: How is the construction sector faring?”, is in association with Barbour ABI, and will review construction industry activity over the first half of 2020 and then take a look forward, using Barbour ABI’s planning data and insights from our research, to see how and where the recovery is shaping up, ending with key risks and opportunities over the short and medium term.

The speaker, Tom Hall is Chief Economist at Barbour ABI and AMA Research, providing analysis and economic insight for the construction and related sectors, assessing the trends and developments that impact the industry. Offering bespoke research and tailored analysis to clients, Tom also speaks at industry events and works closely with journalists and other industry bodies to provide commentary on the built environment.

Register here

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My name is Kate Perrin, the Marketing Director at Barbour ABI, and I am proud to announce that this year once again, we are sponsoring the Construction Marketing Awards.

Every year the CMAs are held to shine a spotlight on the outstanding marketing activity carried out by construction companies across the country. Here at Barbour ABI, we understand the importance of a well-executed marketing campaign and the difference it can make to brand development, lead generation and company growth.

Indeed, there are countless examples of innovative marketing across the industry, and that is why it is so important to support the platform for marketing teams to pause for thought, reflect on the construct of a campaign and its outcomes, and then choose to share their story.

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It allocates points for performance across a four year rolling window, meaning those at the top will have been producing work deemed excellent by the CMA judges for a period of years.

It’s no surprise to see Jewson, winners of three awards in each of the past two years, top the pile. Also regular winners like Certsure, Kingspan, and Tarmac are among those you would have expected to feature.

AECOM is the highest ranked professional services company, while Parkeray tops the contractor chart.

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Harris, Refresh PR, Think Tank, and Fabrick are all climbers, but Lesniak Swann managed the biggest positional change, jumping 28 places to 14th and becoming the highest top 20 new entry.

The full top 20:

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A Proctor Group were close behind, picking up two awards for their innovative fashion oriented campaign, while MyEdge2 also picked up a pair of trophies.

The Marketing Team of the Year award went to Ibstock, and the Young Marketer of the Year award to Suzanna Hall from If.

Other winners were Washroom Washroom/Cre8, Nuaire, Autodesk, Business Sprinkler Alliance, Senior Architectural Systems, FENSA, Parkeray, Hanson UK, Uponor and Superglass.

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