Students awarded at Construction Prizegiving

On Thursday 25 September, we hosted our 2025 Construction Prize Giving Ceremony at the Alexander Graham Bell Centre. The event which recognises the hard work of our students and the support of our teaching teams was also a chance to connect with industry partners including this year’s guest speaker Mark Krull.

Mark, who is the Director of LCL Awards praised the work of our lecturers.

"LCL Awards have been working with UHI Moray for over 20 years. The UHI Moray staff are the most enthusiastic and supportive in developing youngsters and new talent in Scotland the whole of the UK. They are at the forefront of helping those same students be the best they can possibly be, equipping them with superb skills and knowledge that will be vital for them and their employers in the future.

I am honoured to be asked to support the UHI Moray 2025 Construction Prize Giving Ceremony, sponsor the winner and be part of this event."

A big thank you to everyone who helped organise the event and to all who attended your support made the evening truly special.

This year’s winners are:

• CITB Award – Benjamin Heath
• UHI Moray Award (Best Built Environment Student) – Melissa Ross
• The Woodcentre Ltd Shield (Best Practical Joiner – 1st year) – Ross Dawson – Grant & McPherson Construction Ltd
• Access Platforms Aberdeen Shield (Best Practical Joiner – 1st year) – Kayla Stuart – Moray Council
• Tulloch of Cummingston Ltd Shield (Best Theoretical Joiner – 1st year) – Callum Garioch – John Garioch
• UHI Moray Shield (Best Theoretical Joiner – 1st year) – Cole MacKay – David Vass
• Craig Wright Shield (All Round Progress in Joinery – 1st year) – Alfie Teunion – Greg Teunion Joinery
• Building Employers Association Shield (Best Practical Joiner – 2nd year) – Cole Camley – Alan Camley Ltd
• UHI Moray Shield (Best Practical Joiner – 2nd year) – Callum Anderson – KR Joiners
• Darroch & Allan Joiners and Builders Ltd Shield (Best Theoretical Joiner – 2nd year) – Matthew McConachie – Stewart Wilson Joinery Ltd
• Highland Industrial Supplies Shield (Best Theoretical Joiner – 2nd year) – Oliver Macfarlane – A W Laing Ltd
• Springfield Group Award (Best All Round Joinery Apprentice – 3rd year) – Joshua Whyte – Darroch & Allan (Joiners & Builders) Ltd
• Robertson Construction Shield (Top Advanced Certificate Joiner) – Joshua Whyte – Darroch & Allan (Joiners & Builders) Ltd
• Robertson Construction Shield (Best Practical Bricklayer – 1st year) – Kian Prosser – MCB Builders
• Ingram Builders Ltd Shield (All Round Progress in Brickwork – 1st year) – Ryan Stephen – Moray Council
• Highland Industrial Supplies Shield (Best Practical Bricklayer – 2nd year) – Craig Millar – Tulloch of Cummingston Ltd
• Travis Perkins Shield (All Round Progress in Brickwork – 2nd year) – Ayden Quinn – A J Rennie Ltd
• Springfield Group Award (Best All Round Brickwork Apprentice – 3rd year) – Dean Murdoch – Springfield Properties plc
• City Electrical Factors Ltd Shield (Top Electrical Apprentice – 1st year) – Matt Jamieson – AES Solar
• Grants (Dufftown) Ltd Award (Best Practical Stage 1 Electrical Apprentice) – Ewan Hepburn – Grants (Dufftown) Ltd
• Medlock Electrical Shield (Top Electrical Apprentice – 2nd year) – Adam Souter – McDonald & Munro Ltd
• Edmundson Electrical Ltd Shield (Top Electrical Apprentice – 3rd year) – Jamie Green – Campbell & McHardy Ltd
• G&A Barnie Group Award (Most Improved Electrical Apprentice) – Riley MacBeath – Campbell & McHardy Ltd
• SNIPEF Shield (Best Plumbing Apprentice – 1st year) – Philip Waples – Calder & Barnes Ltd
• Banff & Moray Master Plumbers Association Shield (Best Practical Plumber – 1st year) – Calum Risk – Graham Hutcheson
• William Wilson Cup (Best Plumbing Apprentice – 2nd year) – Kai Gray – Cowie Plumbing & Heating Ltd
• G&A Barnie Group Award (Most Improved Plumbing Apprentice) – Dylan Strachan – AES Solar
• SNIPEF Shield (Best Overall Plumbing Apprentice) – Shaun Wilcox – Moray Council
• Moray Council Building Services Shield (Best Advanced Craft Plumber) – Shaun Wilcox – Moray Council
• Grampian Plumbing Services Ltd Shield (Best Adult Plumbing Apprentice) – Dawid Porazik – S A Borthwick
• CIPHE Scotland Design Guide (Best Plumbing Achievement) – Shaun Wilcox – Moray Council
• LCL Awards Shield (Best Gas, Oil & Renewables Apprentice) – Shay Ewing – Andrew Barclay Ltd
• Orbis Services Ltd Award (Best Lead Development – 1st year) – Sweyn MacAskill – Moray Council
• Orbis Services Ltd Award (Best Lead Development – 2nd year) – Frazer Graham – Moray Council
• Orbis Services Ltd Award (Best Lead Development – 3rd year) – Liam Marshall – McDonald & Munro Ltd

• Robertson Construction/Rotary Club of Elgin Shield (Top Craft Apprentice – Final year) - Joshua Whyte – Darroch & Allan (Joiners & Builders) Ltd