Nominations Now Open for the CECA Scotland Most Promising Awards 2027
The CECA Scotland Most Promising Awards are now officially accepting nominations from all member companies of CECA Scotland!
This Year’s Categories are:
**The deadline for submissions is the 27th November 2026**
Winners will be notified in January, with the official announcement taking place during the CECA Scotland Dinner on March 25, 2027 where they will be presented with a £500 cash prize.
**Please note that Winners must be available for filming week beginning 8th February 2027**
All nomination applications are completely free to submit. Simply click on the category nomination you wish to enter to access the application form. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact Joanne@cecascotland.co.uk
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
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:
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.



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!!


