CECA Scotland Most Promising Awards 2026

The annual celebration of the Scottish civil engineering contracting sector was held at on Thursday 26th March 2026 in the Grand Ballroom of The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Glasgow Central.

The #CECAScotAwards celebrate the commitment, talent and achievements of new entrants in our industry.

We received nominations for qualifying employees of CECA member companies in the following categories:

Most Promising Civil Engineer
Most Promising Graduate Apprentice
Most Promising Modern Apprentice / General Operative
Most Promising Quantity Surveyor

The winner of each award category received a £500 cash prize that was presented at the CECA Scotland Annual Dinner by host and comedian Craig Hill

CECA SCOTLAND MOST PROMISING AWARD WINNERS 2026

Most Promising Civil Engineer
Category Sponsor: Mackenzie Construction

WINNER: Caden Collins from BAM

See Caden's winners video below:

Most Promising Graduate Apprentice
Category Sponsor: George Leslie

WINNER: Rhuari Greig from Amey

See Rhuari's application form here, and video below:

Most Promising Modern Apprentice
Category Sponsor: Murform

WINNER: Lewis Strachan from CHAP Group

See Lewis's application form here, and video below:

Most Promising Quantity Surveyor
Category Sponsor: Luddon Construction

WINNER: Gary Collingwood from RJ McLeod

See Gary's application form here and video below:


CECA Scotland “Most Promising” Awards - Winners 2025

On Thursday 27th March 2025, 666 guests at the CECA Scotland Awards and Dinner celebrated the success of our most promising young people.

The #CECAScotAwards celebrate the commitment, talent and achievements of new entrants in our industry.

We received nominations for qualifying employees of CECA member companies in the following categories:

Most Promising Civil Engineer
Most Promising Graduate Apprentice
Most Promising Modern Apprentice / General Operative
Most Promising Quantity Surveyor

The winner of each award category received a £500 cash prize that will was presented at the CECA Scotland Annual Dinner by host and comedian Connor Burns.

CECA Scotland Award Winners 2025

The 2025 Winners

Most Promising Civil Engineer
Category Sponsor Mackenzie Construction    

WINNER - Andrew Hamilton from BAM - To see Andrew's nomination form, click here.

Andrew's Video

Most Promising Graduate Apprentice 
Category Sponsor George Leslie

WINNER - Stefan Clark from Amey - To see Stefan's nomination form, click here

Stefan's Video

Most Promising Graduate Apprentice 
Category Sponsor George Leslie

WINNER - Alistair Jackson from Clancy - To see Alistair's nomination form, click here

Alistair's Video

Most Promising Modern Apprentice
Category Sponsor  Scottish Civils Training Group

WINNER - Leslie McNeil from Wills Brothers
To see Leslie's nomination form click here

Leslie's  video

Most Promising Quantity Surveyor
Category Sponsor Luddon Construction

WINNER - Ross Gunn from RSE
To See Ross's nomination form click here

Ross's video 

Congratulations to all!!

#CECAScotAwards

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