Wales & West Branch PDN Paper Competition

The Wales & West Branch PDN Committees invite you to the regional PDN competition final

 

The PDN Competition has been arranged to provide young professionals with the opportunity to deliver a 15-minute presentation on any subject pertaining to the pipeline industry (Water, Sewerage, Gas, Oil, Tunnelling, Onshore, Offshore, Health and Safety, Land and Environment), followed by a 5-minute Q&A session from a panel of judges.

 

The panel of judges from the Pipeline Industries Guild and Industry Partners shall award marks based on the following criteria:

  • Relevance/potential benefit to the Pipeline Industry
  • Originality and professional content of material
  • Degree of personal involvement and depth of knowledge demonstrated in specified area
  • Quality and enthusiasm of presentation; excitement/engagement and time limits
  • Ability to deal with questions
  • Presentation delivery and timing

 

The winner of the competition will win the regional trophy and receive £250, a place in the national final held at The Pipeline Industries Guild Annual Conference and see their work publicised in the Guild’s “In the Pipeline” magazine.

 

This year’s joint event will be held at Bristol Water.

 

Our Finalists are: 

Nicky Day, Envolve Infrastructure - Adapting Shaft Design for Rainfall and Flooding in a Changing Climate 

Emily Shone, Mott MacDonald - Use of Prefabricated Components in a Combined Sewer Overflow Reduction Scheme

Primrose Brechtmann, Dalcour Maclaren -  The Importance of Early Stakeholder Engagement in linear infrastructure projects.

When
March 25th, 2026 from  3:30 PM to  6:30 PM
Location
Bristol Water
Bridgwater Rd
Bedminster Down
Bristol, BS13 7AT
United Kingdom