It was a night to remember for Ryebridge at this year’s National Building and Construction Awards.
The company won the Project of the Year (up to £10m) accolade for our work on London Luton Airport’s Temporary Drop Off Zone (TDOZ).
We were presented with the Gold Winner award at a gala ceremony which took place at the Leonardo Royal London Tower Bridge Hotel on Friday.
The TDOZ project was initiated following the fire and collapse of the multi-storey Terminal Car Park 2 in October 2023, and was deemed to be time critical due to the loss of revenue caused by the multi-storey car park fire.
The new TDOZ involved the relocation of the existing taxi rank, the diversion of the pedestrian walkway into the airport, a new car park, new street lighting, a new traffic system, a new barrierless payment system using ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition), plus new signage, lining and street furniture.
The project had to be phased in such a way as to keep the bus terminal live with no delays, while ensuring the relocation of the taxi rank without disruption, and keeping easyJet, goods in waste away and the executive car park fully operational.
It was completed in just 13 and a half weeks, far ahead of the original timetable of 20 weeks, and even quicker than a revised 16 weeks, ensuring it was ready for the start of the school holidays.
Ryebridge managing director Sean Scully said: “What a fantastic result and great recognition for Ryebridge on the national stage. The award must be shared between all those involved in completing this project successfully ahead of schedule, in particular project manager Salvo Cardinale.”
As well as winning this award, we were also shortlisted for the Innovation of the Year category for building the mezzanine floor in LLA’s International Departures Lounge, and Community Engagement for our social value work in Luton.
This was the second time we have won the Project of the Year (up to £10m) award. In 2024 we received the title in recognition of Hat Gardens, the £1.6m transformation of a derelict wasteland into an asset of genuine community value in Luton town centre.
