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Estates Awards 2026: Celebrating excellence across the university
Colleagues from across Estates came together on Friday 27 March for a sparkling evening at The Slate to celebrate this year��셲 Estates Awards.
Guests enjoyed a red��멵arpet welcome, live music and a special message from Professor Stuart Croft, Vice-Chancellor and President.
The Director��셲 Recognition Award was presented to Iain Cockcroft, Building Infrastructure Control Manager, praised for his leadership, professionalism and collaborative spirit. His nomination described him as someone who ��쐆as shown true leadership, ownership, professionalism and teamwork��� Nothing is too much trouble for Iain, and if he can't help, he will always point you in the right direction with a solution.���
Michael Keenan, Electrical Services Officer, received Highly Commended recognition, recognised as ��쏿 true advocate for collaboration��� consistently placing the best interests of the department at the forefront of his decisions and actions.���

Awards throughout the evening celebrated excellence in Estates Values, Sustainability, Innovation & Improvement, Community Engagement and Exceptional Customer Service, with winners including the Campus Cleaning Services – Rootes Accommodation Team, Gardens & Estates Data, Analytics and Insights Team, the Invida Project Team and many more individuals in the spotlight for their extraordinary achievements.
A special commendation also acknowledged the exceptional multi��몋eam response to the Arthur Vick incident.
Take a look at the full list of winners on the Estates Awards webpage.