There is just over one week to go for construction companies to enter the race to find Scotland's most environmentally-aware firms.

Construction firms are being urged to enter the 2012 Vision in Business for the Environment of Scotland (VIBES) Awards before the 6 July deadline and gain recognition for their sustainable achievements.

The environmental awards scheme, now in its thirteenth year, aims to recognise businesses of all sizes and sectors employing environmental best practice in their day-to-day activity to cut down on resource use, increase sustainability, improve reputation and benefit the company's bottom-line.


Previous winners of the free to enter awards have included City Building - Glasgow City Council's arm's length construction company - which scooped the Energy Award in 2012.

Gillian Bruce of VIBES said: "Although the deadline for entries is fast approaching we want to let construction businesses across Scotland know that there is still plenty of time to enter VIBES. It's free to enter and companies can also receive assistance from the Environmental Placement Programme in completing their entry. We have received many high quality entries so far, and we hope that even more of Scotland's leading businesses will enter this year to be in with a chance of gaining recognition for their sustainable practices."

Winners will be selected from nine categories, including changing behaviour, best micro business and collaboration.

All shortlisted entries for the VIBES Awards will be offered free support from the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation.

To find out more, visit www.vibes.org.uk.

(NE/GK)