Acknowledgements
We are proud that the high quality of our work has been recognised by domestic and international professional bodies as shown in the following prizes that we have been awarded:
• Construction Master's Prize – KÉSZ Mester Udvarház head building (Budapest), monolithic reinforced concrete work, 2000
• Year's Steel Structure Quality Prize – MATÁV headquarters court covering steel structures (Budapest), 2000
• Tierny Clark Prize – Mátra Power Plant smoke gas desulphurizer (Visonta), 2000
• Construction Quality Prize – Csepel II Power Plant, in Category Engineering and Deep-level Facilities, 2001
• Bereg Renovation Medal, 2002
The National Catastrophe Protection Directorate of the Ministry of Interior awarded a medal to KÉSZ Kft in recognition of its distinguished activities provided in the recovery and reconstruction tasks due to the flood of the Tisza River in 2001.
• European Steel Structure Prize, 2003 - UTE Stadium steel structure grandstand covering
The European Steel Structure Association (ECCS) announces the European Steel Structure Prize competition every year, with high-quality, progressive competition pieces of implemented steel structure facilities from most European countries. Hungary was represented by MAGÉSZ's candidate, the covering of the UTE Stadium steel structure grandstands that were designed, manufactured, and implemented by KÉSZ Kft and it also won the prize.
• Europa Nostra Prize, 2003 – Revitalisation of Szeged inner city
In the category of culture landscape and urban architecture, the revitalisation of Klauzál tér – Kárász utca in Szeged was awarded the European Union's Cultural Heritage Prize together with competitors from London and Madrid.
• IIASA - Shiba Foundation's recognition deed, 2004 - for KÉSZ Kft's outstanding quality development work
Our application presented, in detail, our activities, developments carried out within the framework of the Szent István 2000 Investment, and outstanding results and methods in the field of introducing quality development in practice.
• “The Year's Obstacle-free Building 2004” construction quality prize – John Calvin Calvinist Seniors' residence
This prize was awarded to the Budapest John Calvin Calvinist Seniors' Residence that was built by KÉSZ Public Building Constructing Engineering as a general contractor. The prize was awarded to acknowledge the location of the large building complex on a slope lot with extraordinary characteristics, as well as access to buildings and obstacle-free connections between the levels.
• South Alföld Regional Quality Prize, 2004
The Chambers of Commerce and Industry operating in the South Alföld region organised a competition to win the South Alföld Regional Quality Prize in 2004. This competition recognised the activities of economic organisations demonstrating outstanding results in the area of quality, in which KÉSZ Kft proved to be successful.
• Budapest Construction Quality Prize 2005 (twice!) – The building of Budapest Technical College at Bécsi út 96/b and the Budapest John Calvin Seniors' Residence of the Reformed Church
• “The Year's Façade Prize – 2005” in the category of brick-covered façades - Budapest Technical College, Bécsi út 96/b (the prize of Springer Media and Wienerberger)
• 8th Estate Development Quality Prize, National Flat and Construction Office's (OLÉH) Prize – Budapest John Calvin Calvinist Seniors' Residence .
• Construction Quality Prize Competition, 2006 – A document of recognition in the category of public buildings – Lombard Office Building, Szeged
• Construction Quality Prize in the category of public buildings, 2007 – Hungarian Judicial Academy, Budapest
• Budapest Construction Quality Prize 2007, document – Hungarian Judicial Academy, Budapest
• Steel Structure of the Year 2008 Niveau Prize - DUNAFERR technological reconstruction works of rolling mill, Dunaújváros
• "Structure of the Year" – for the designing and erection of steel strice hall in Marosvásárhely
