The project, our largest to date, involved over 400 night time possessions of the tunnel which is used by more than 75,000 vehicles. Over two years, VolkerLaser teams worked through the night to carry out strengthening and waterproofing works to the tunnel before reopening the tunnel to traffic before rush hour each morning.

At the awards ceremony, held at the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane in London the judges praised the project team’s holistic approach to the scheme. They were impressed that they delivered not only an excellent engineering project, but one which demonstrated true collaborative working, value engineering, exemplary health and safety and impressive community and stakeholder working.

Thanks to the collaborative relationship between VolkerLaser and the clients, Carillion and Leeds City Council a significant saving of £3.5m on scheme efficiencies was made. Several months were also taken off the project timeframe.

The Construction News Specialists Awards are the only national awards celebrating the best specialist contractors in the UK.