Winners: Utility Pipeline Technology and Project Awards

Utility Pipeline Technology Award

 

This award, introduced in 2003, is made for the most significant contribution to the utility pipeline technology. The objective is to promote the development of new ideas in the general field of utility pipeline technology.

Water services group

2025 Winner:

The Water Services Group Ltd / Tunnel Vision Surveys | Specialised remote services to facilitate slip lining within pipes

We have designed, built and operate bespoke long range pipe crawlers to precisely measure change of shape, pinch points and bend radii in all planes to facilitate successful slip lining operations under site conditions where such information was previously unobtainable.

The system also includes void detection technology.

 
2024 Winner:

Hydrosave | pCAT™ Long Range Subsectional Pipe Deterioration Assessment

2023 Winner:

Origin No Dig®  | Game changing leak detection reduction technology

2022 Winner:

Environmental Techniques, Caledonia Water Alliance, Good Friday Robotics, Scottish Water | The Machines are Taking Over! Adapting Drones for Advanced, Safer Sewer Surveys

2021 Winner:

Mott MacDonald Limited (MML) & Continuum Industries Ltd | Moata Route Optimiser/Applying AI for Optioneering at the front end of Transmission Pipleine Projects  

2020 Winner:

Wessex Water, Headlight AI, Bright Innovations Group | 'Telesto' 3D LiDAR Modelling of Tunnels in Semi-Turbulent Flow

 

 

Utility Pipeline Project Award

 

The Utility Pipeline Projects Award was introduced in 2016 to showcase technical expertise, achievement and challenges overcome in delivery of utility pipeline projects. Projects may be of any length, any diameter pipe or in any sector, including; renewables,  unconventional gas, power, infrastructure, gas, water, wastewater, power and IT.

Stantec

2025 Winner:

Esh-Stantec | WINEP Durham Transfers

WINEP Durham Transfers: improving water quality in County Durham and providing a resilient sewer network to support catchment growth

 
2024 Winner:

United Utilities and PMP | Longdendale Aqueduct (Rhodeswood Conduit) Emergency Repair

2023 Winner:

OCU Group Ltd | River Dee Tunnel Diversions

2022 Winner:

Thames Water, Agility Alliance, Morrison Water Services, Die Draw | Phase 1 lining of 36” water main on Seven Sisters Road, London

2021 Winner:

United Utilities & Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB) | Haweswater Aqueduct - Replacement of Hallbank Tunnels 

2020 Winner:

Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB) | Malpas SR Isolation