A construction firm building a new sports centre in Huddersfield has won an industry award.

BAM Construction, which is developing the new leisure centre for Kirklees Council and has also carried out work for Huddersfield University, was named contractor of the year in the Constructing Excellence awards for Yorkshire and Humber.

The Leeds-based company swept the board – winning the top award for its use of technology and project of the year – both for its pioneering approach to the construction of Leeds Arena.

BAM Nuttall and Morgan Sindall shared the top spot for another critical category – health and safety – for their joint venture on the M62 managed motorway scheme.

James Wimpenny, director of BAM Construction for the North East, said: “I’m absolutely delighted that we’ve stood out so strongly. We have a creative and industrious team here in Leeds and we bring a lot of thought and innovation to how we design and construct buildings.

“Our success at Leeds Arena showcases our ability to build complex, technical structures, but the health and safety award also shows how we look after the detail and encourage good attitudes from our people on every project.”

Among other projects in Yorkshire, BAM is delivering two schools and two fire stations in Sheffield, a university library and an academy in Hull, an industrial facility for Rolls-Royce in Rotherham, facilities for Leeds Metropolitan University and for Network Rail in York.