2.8. Awards and distinctions, About Budimex Group
The effectiveness of the Budimex Group’s activities for the sustainable socio-economic development of Poland is confirmed by the awards and titles received in 2023.
Construction of the Year 2022 – Budimex SA received awards from the Polish Association of Civil Engineers and Technicians for the modernization of the Institute of Thermal Engineering at Warsaw University of Technology and the construction of the Łagiewnicka Route in Kraków.
Modernization of the Year 2023 – in the 27th edition of the Modernization of the Year & Construction of the 21st Century competition, Budimex SA’s modernization of the century-old Silesian Planetarium in Chorzów was awarded.
POLITYKA’S 2023 CSR White Leaf – Polityka weekly awarded Budimex SA with a prestigious distinction for improving the company’s social and environmental impact management activities.
WNP Award 2023 – Budimex SA received an award from the WNP.PL portal and the Economic Magazine “New Industry”. The award was given for contributions to the development of the Polish economy.
General contractor friendly to construction companies – Budimex SA once again received the title from construction industry experts in a ranking conducted by ASM Center for Analysis and Market Research. The company took first place in three subcategories:
- general contractor that ensures the highest safety standards on construction sites,
- general contractor with whom cooperation is rated the best,
- general contractor offering the most favorable financial terms and timely payments.
- In addition, the company ranked second in the subcategory of general contractor recommended as the best partner to work with.
Diversity Leader 2024 – Budimex SA was ranked among the top ten construction companies in the world in a ranking based on a global survey organized by the Financial Times on companies’ support for diversity and women’s professional development (see subsection 5.3. for more information).
List of 500 – Budimex SA made it to the list of the largest Polish companies, compiled by the Rzeczpospolita daily and the Coface financial group on the basis of sales revenue for 2022. Ranked 66th overall, the company was well ahead of all competitors in the construction industry.
Rzeczpospolita’s Employer – Budimex SA received an honorable mention in the aforementioned competition in the category of best remuneration solutions. The Rzeczpospolita daily pointed to companies compensating employees for the decline in the value of their salaries due to inflation as these exemplary initiatives.
Construction Company of the Year 2022 – the title in the general contractor category was awarded to Budimex SA by “Builder” magazine as part of the 20th edition of the Builder Awards.
Best solution from the area of circular economy – in a competition organized by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development in the category of best implemented products, Budimex SA received an honorable mention for its innovative technology for the production of mineral-asphalt mixtures using recycled asphalt pavement material.
TopBuilder 2023 – the prestigious award honored the reconstruction of track systems along with accompanying infrastructure on the E-59 railroad line between Rokietnica and Wronki, completed by Budimex SA.
Lower Silesian Construction of the Year 2022 – for the construction of the PepsiCo plant Budimex SA was honored with an award in the competition of the Polish Association of Construction Engineers and Technicians in the industrial construction category.
Dividend Company of the Year 2022 – Budimex SA won the title in a poll honoring companies contributing to investor awareness and building products and services of the highest quality, accompanying the Invest Cuffs conference.
Golden Hundred of Łódzkie Voivodship – FBSerwis Kamieńsk was ranked 3rd in the ranking of “Dziennik Łódzki” in the category of the largest companies by net sales profitability in 2022.
TOP Brand 2023 – Budimex SA is the undisputed leader in terms of recognition among Polish construction and development companies. It won first place in the Top Brand 2023 ranking in its industry, and was thus among the 50 strongest brands in Poland.
The Budimex Group’s staff was also recognized in 2023 for its contribution in the sustainability area, among other aspects.
President of the Budimex SA Management Board Artur Popko has been awarded in the Builder Awards in the Industry Personality 2022 category.
Representatives of Budimex SA have been nominated for the European Women In Construction & Engineering Award 2023, an award for women working in the European engineering and construction industry who have outstanding achievements and are an inspiration to others. Among them are:
- Natalia Wierzbicka, works manager – nominated in the civil engineer category,
- Małgorzata Witkiewicz, sectional works manager – nominated in the structural engineer category,
- Kinga Grzegorczyk, OHS Manager – nominated in the occupational health and safety category,
- Anna Pukowiec, Head of the Technical Department – nominated in the railroad engineering category,
- Kamila Goławska-Feduniak, chief contractual conditions specialist – nominated in the quantity surveyor category.
In the competition organized for all OHS areas of Ferrovial Group companies, one of the awards went to Maja Zielińska, OHS manager of District 9 of the General Construction Directorate at Budimex SA.
Already after the end of the period covered by the report, in February 2024, Budimex SA Management Board Member, Chief Operating Officer of Railway, Energy and Industrial Construction Maciej Olek, Budimex SA Management Board Member, Chief Operating Officer of Infrastructure Cezary Łysenko, and President of the Management Board, Managing Director of Mostostal Kraków Jacek Lech received the Builder Awards in the 2023 Industry Personality category.
Information on the awards and distinctions received by the Budimex Group is published on an ongoing basis at: https://media.budimex.pl/category/3193.
