Starting the year with winning ACE Medium UK Consultancy of the Year at a gala dinner in London, the firm was then shortlisted for six awards at the annual IStructE Scotland awards held at Drygate on 14th November.

Goodson Associates was successful in four categories on the night, winning:

🏆 Best Hotel Development Project – 100 Princes Street
Client: The Red Carnation Hotel Collection (Red Carnation Hotels) 
Contractor: Sharkey
Architect: NM Architects 

🏆 Best Cultural or Event Space Project – Perth Museum
Client: Hub East Central Scotland and Perth & Kinross Council
Contractor: BAM UK & Ireland 
Architect: Mecanoo

🏆 Best Sustainable Design Project – Michelin Scotland Innovation Hub
Client: Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc, Dundee City Council
Architect: Holmes Miller 
Contractor: Robertson Construction Tayside 

🏆 Best Higher Education or Research Building Project – The Institute of Regeneration and Repair (IRR)
Client: The University of Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh Estates Department
Architect: Stantec
Contractor: Balfour Beatty plc 

Managing director Raymond Slaine said: “The fantastic achievement in being recognised for our structural engineering expertise on this wide variety of public sector and private sector projects is testament to the teamworking efforts of our staff. We were delighted to have key members of the team from across our offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen there on the night to receive the awards.”

Goodson continued the tremendous success at the Leaning Places Scotland Awards dinner on Tues 19th Nov at the Hilton in Glasgow. 

Winning in the category ‘Consultancy of the Year’ (with AtkinsRéalis also winning in the same category), its Education team was thrilled to be there on the evening to be presented with the award.

Andy Mitchell, education lead at Goodsons, said: “We are delighted that our work over the last few years has been recognised, especially as the Judging Panel was many of our clients and industry colleagues.

“As a practice, we consistently look to drive efficiency and economy into our schools, and our ultimate goal is to allow our clients the opportunity to spend their budget in the right places, and not just on steel and concrete! This award shows that our team are successfully negotiating this challenge and assisting our industry meet our NZC targets.”