Health & Safety Award
This award, introduced in 2024, is made annually for a related product or project that showcases a significant step forward in Health & Safety in the pipeline industry either through process and/or product or via people and/or cultural improvements.
2026 Technology Winner:
R2M LTD | HALDI CLAMP - Hydrant Safety Clamp
Haldi Clamp demonstrates a practical and scalable response to a critical safety issue in legacy Series 19 hydrants. By preventing standpipe ejection underpressure, it addresses a recognised operational risk with a solution that is fast to install and cost-effective. This innovation has transformed an industry-wide problem into a practical operational solution, that is user friendly and has no customer impacts!
2026 Technology Commendation:
Skewb Ltd | Health & Safety Immersive Learning
Health & Safety Immersive Learning (HSIL) is a VR training programme transforming safety culture in the pipeline industry. By placing operatives in realistichigh-risk scenarios, HSIL improves hazard awareness, decision-making, and accountability. The immersive approach increases engagement, supports diverselearning styles, and helps embed safer behaviours, creating lasting cultural change beyond compliance.
2025 Winner:
Flannery | The Virtual Safety Integration
2026 - People & Culture Winner:
Joseph Gallagher Ltd | Joseph Gallagher LIFE Programme
The LIFE programme (Living Incident Free Everyday) was launched by Joseph Gallagher 11 years ago, with a bold ambition; that every colleague, client andpartner goes home safe to their loved ones. Through leadership engagement, LIFE trainers and mental health support, it moves way beyond compliance tocreate a proactive, people-led approach that improves safety outcomes and sets a new industry benchmark.
2025 Winner:
Wales and West Utilities | Pioneering the prevention of occupational diseases caused by vibration equipment
2024 Winner:
National Gas Services | National Gas Services Emergency Response Service (CEME)
2024 Commendation:
J. Murphy & Sons Ltd | Culture Development - a journey not an event