Awards

Fowlea Brook Flood Risk Management Scheme

Jackson Civil Engineering, Environment Agency, Arup, WSP and Binnies took home the Carbon and Sustainability (sponsored by BEWI) and Team Achievement Awards for their work on the Fowlea Brook Flood Risk Management Scheme.

The project team realised that traditional solutions would be carbon-intensive and unaffordable, so the team adopted a PAS 2080- aligned retrofit strategy upgrading a life expired 1960s structure to modern hydraulic and climate-resilience standards.

In the same categories, the Bewdley Flood Risk Management Scheme was Highly Commended, submitted by Arup, Environment Agency and Jackson Civil Engineering.

Improving Concrete Pipe Installation

This year the judges awarded the innovation that was integrated into the Improving Concrete Pipe Installation: A standards-driven study project entry.

The study delivered one of the first full-scale experiments of large, buried pipes undertaken in decades. The results demonstrated that it's possible to design solutions that reduce costs and carbon emissions while maintaining structural performance.

On the night, University of Birmingham, Mineral Products Association and MFLAV Consult received the Design, Studies and Research Award, alongside the Overall Project Award.

Bewdley Flood Risk Management Scheme

Arup, Environment Agency and Jackson Civil Engineering received the Heritage and the Medium Project Awards for their work on the Bewdley Flood Risk Management Scheme.

The flood risk management scheme protected the community, whilst sensitively preserving the historic assets through brick-clad design and careful material section which helped reduce visual impacts on the Grade I listed Bridge.

Warwick Station Access for All Scheme delivered by Tony Gee and Partners, was highly commended in the Medium Project category.

The Bromsgrove Growth Wastewater Treatment Upgrade

The Bromsgrove Growth Wastewater Treatment Upgrade delivered by Mott Macdonald Bentley, JN Bentley and Severn Trent Water won the Innovation and Technical Excellence Award.

The major upgrades delivered through this scheme impressed the judges by the innovative reuse of redundant biofilter beds as foundations to raise new structures above ground, avoiding extensive excavation. The approach saved seven months on the programme and reduced excavation volumes by approximately 11,000m3.

In the same category, Coffey Construction and Severn Trent Water received Highly Commended for their entry: Loggerheads Water Treatment Works Upgrade.

Calum Smolak

Calum Smolak, from JN Bentley received the Technician Award for going above and beyond the expectations of an apprentice.

Calum was nominated for consistently embracing new opportunities to broaden their understanding of project delivery, commercial awareness and engineering management.

They have contributed directly to improving project efficiency, reducing errors and communication within project teams, by accurately setting out verification checks and using digital innovation to help prevent delays and ensure works are completed to specification.

Hayley Jackson

Hayley Jackson from Coffey Construction, was named as this year’s Rising Star Award winner.

Hayley has made an exceptional contribution to promoting civil engineering across the Midlands, who actively inspires young people - particularly young women to consider careers in the industry.

In their role as pre-construction manager, they lead the schools and outreach engagement programme, currently rolled out in a Staffordshire school, which tailors educational activities and structured pathways giving younger people meaningful access to civil and infrastructure engineering.

Mark Spence from Amey, was highly commended in the same category.

Fatima Almaarofi

Fatima Almaarofi from Systra won the Regional STEM Ambassador of the Year Award for supporting STEM activities across the region.

Fatima has attended over 10 different types of career days, including engineering workshops for children and young adults.

Our winner also participated in the GirlGuiding Midlands Magical event which attracted over 6,500 Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers on one of the hottest days of the year – being on hand to answer questions, demonstrate activities such as our balancing bridge and generally inspire the girls!

Mike Tindale

Mike Tindale from Richter received the Bob Dunn Award.

Mike has been a Chartered Engineer for over 50 years and been involved in numerous schemes across the West Midlands and across the country. Their early career was with Staffordshire County Council as a bridge engineer.

Mike held lead responsibility for major regional infrastructure, including the Hanford Interchange and the Tamworth Southern Bypass. They led the design and delivery of the bridge works, resolving technical issues and redesigning a wing wall structure, whilst maintaining programme and safety requirements on the Handford Interchange.

Although he is retired, his passion for engineering has never waned. He continues to provide technical advice and mentoring to engineers across the business.

Since 2013, he has directly mentored the professional development of at least 54 engineers within the West Midlands; the number is even higher across the UK.