FIVE Scottish winners were crowned at the 13th annual Engineering Construction Industry (ECI) Training & Development Awards at Glaziers Hall in London.
Winners included three rising stars in Fallon Campbell, Michael Horgan, and Annalise Clark, who each picked up an award at the ceremony, which honours the best of engineering construction talent in Britain.
The event was organised by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) and hosted by Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock.
Fallon, who is an electrician on the nuclear site at NRS Dounreay, was named Apprentice of the Year, while the Graduate of the Year accolade went to Michael, a project engineer at Aberdeenshire-based STATS Group. Annalise, a trainee maintenance operative at Altrad, won the ECITB New Entrant Award after completing the Work Ready Programme at Forth Valley College.
Scotland enjoyed further success with Aberdeen’s AFS Technologies picking up the Training Organisation of the Year award, while Bilfinger UK, which operates from both Warrington and Aberdeen, was named Large Employer of the Year.
The ECI spans sectors that focus on the construction, maintenance and decommissioning of heavy industry, including oil and gas, nuclear, power generation, pharmaceuticals and chemicals.
Bilfinger was recognised for its commitment to investing in its people to ‘keep up with the fast-paced changes of our industry’. Stephanie Broadley, training and competency manager at Bilfinger UK, said, “I am thrilled that we have won as we didn’t expect it. It’s wonderful to be recognised by industry like this, but for us it doesn’t matter if we win awards or not as we operate at this level all the time. Our aim is to ensure that our people are competent, know what they’re doing and are happy in our workforce.”
ECI Training & Development Awards 2025: Winners and finalists
Apprentice of the Year Award – sponsored by Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA)
- Winner: Fallon Campbell (NRS Dounreay)
- Finalists: Charlotte Ellis (HPC), Joshua Poncia (KBR)
Graduate of the Year Award – sponsored by BCECA
- Winner: Michael Horgan (STATS Group)
- Finalists: Alexander Clark (KBR), Anouschka Van Mourik (Sellafield Ltd)
ECITB New Entrant Award – sponsored by Laker Vent
- Winner: Annalise Clark (Forth Valley College / Altrad)
- Finalists: Henry Nelson (Pembrokeshire College / Altrad), Steve Hampton (Gen2 / NUVIA)
Large Employer of the Year – sponsored by Sellafield Ltd
- Winner: Bilfinger UK
- Finalists: HPC, STATS Group
Small/Medium Employer of the Year – sponsored by NUVIA
- Winner: The Herne Group
- Finalists: C&P Engineering Services Ltd, Intelect
Excellence in ED&I Award – sponsored by Sizewell C
- Winner: Sellafield Ltd
- Finalists: Altrad, NRS Dounreay
Training Organisation of the Year – sponsored by GSS Training
- Winner: AFS Technologies
- Finalists: Hydrasun, Rewards Training (Scotland)
Leading Industry Safety Award – sponsored by Bilfinger UK
- Winner: Wright Engineering
- Finalists: Client Contractor National Safety Group (CCNSG), C&P Engineering Services
International Training Organisation of the Year – sponsored by KBR
- Winner: Hydratight Limited (Central Asia and Asia Pacific)
- Regional Winners: Technology of Petroleum Services (TPS) (Middle East and Caspian) and Solid Rock Life and Business (East Africa and Rest of World)
