C Hanlon were awarded Regional (Scotland, Ireland and Northern England) Contractor of the Year at the 2019 Crawford Contractor Connection and Expo in the UK.
Crawford Contractor Connection provides a globally managed repair service to the insurance industry and for C Hanlon to be recognised at this level is highly prestigious within the industry.
We were also runner-up in a field of 175 companies in the National Contractor of the Year and a finalist for the Health and Safety Contractor of the Year.

C Hanlon Insurance Services Director Ross Cooper attended the award ceremony held at DoubleTree at Stadium MK near Milton Keynes. The event was attended by over 300 insurance industry representatives including executives from Axa, NFU and esure plus 175 other insurance contractors.
Sandy Dobbie, Contractor Performance Manager (Far North, Scotland and Nationals) Contractor Connection (UK & Ireland), said of C Hanlon and their insurance restoration work:
“C Hanlon are one of these contractors that constantly produce higher performance, engagement and embrace the One Crawford’s approach.
“Regardless of job type, location or any adverse circumstances C Hanlon always go above and beyond to provide the service that the customer and/or client require. It is a well measured service that ensures that the right thing is done first time to avoid delay, stress and enhanced costs.”
Sandy also listed the reasons for nominations:
- ‘Go to’ contractor
- Fully engaged
- Fantastic internal client relationship with returns in new work evident
- Helpful outwith postcode allocation
- never had a complaint action plan
- Dealt with and still dealing with previous liquidated contractor issues
- H&S nomination submitted
- Always high performance across all SLAs
- Recognised last year for going above and beyond
- Insurer recognition as being a first class contractor
After only being on the Crawford Contractor Connection network since 2018 the award is outstanding and is testament to the hard work and dedication of the whole C Hanlon Insurance Services team.