The Queen's Award 2017

Image of The Lord Provost of Glasgow presenting the Queens Award to Cruden Staff, as part of the City Legacy Homes Consortium

As part of City Legacy Homes, the Consortium that built and sold the Athletes Village for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Cruden has been honoured by the City to celebrate winning the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development.

Glasgow City Council's Lord Provost, Eva Bolander, in her role as Lord Lieutenant, hosted the Civic Reception where she presented the crystal Queen's Award for Enterprise to Directors and staff involved in the City Legacy consortium. In July, City Legacy Directors Ed Monaghan and Calum Murray attended a reception for this years Award winners at Buckingham Palace which was hosted by HRH the Queen.

Cruden, as part of City Legacy, now joins an elite group of organisations which have received, and are permitted to bear the Queen's Award emblem.  This also marks the 25th accolade that the Athletes Village has won for its high quality design, energy efficiency and sustainability.

John Gallagher, Director of City Legacy Homes and Cruden Estates said " It's been a rewarding and inspiring journey from idea to delivery on the Athletes Village and this award really belongs to the staff at all four companies (Cruden, CCG, MacTaggart & Mickel and W.H. Malcolm) who worked tirelessly for years to ensure the success of the project"

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