ENGINEERING

MATTERS

AWARDS

CHAMPIONING THE ENGINEERS WHO MAKE THE WORLD BETTER
27 March 2025 at The Post Office Railway Museum

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Nominations close on 30 September 2024

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Longlist announced 31 October 2024
Shortlist announced 6~10 January 2025
Awards presented 27 March 2025

The Engineering Matters Awards is back for its second year, and we are now open for entries! We invite projects, companies, innovations, and exceptional individuals in the engineering industry to step into the spotlight and showcase their achievements.

This is your chance to gain recognition for groundbreaking work, celebrate your team’s dedication, and inspire others in the field. Whether it’s a transformative project, a pioneering innovation, or exemplary leadership, the Engineering Matters Awards offers the perfect platform to highlight your contributions to engineering excellence.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to be celebrated among the best – enter now and let your accomplishments shine!

All Gold Award winners will receive a dedicated Engineering Matters podcast episode featuring their acheivements.

THE LONG LIST

Avioxx – Sustainability

Avioxx develops sustainable aviation fuel by converting waste, like plastics and agricultural residues, into low-carbon alternatives. Their process integrates green hydrogen and carbon capture

CrystalTrade – Net zero

CrystalTrade offers software for managing carbon credits specifically for biochar projects, with tools for tracking, compliance, and life cycle analysis

Chimney Sheep – Sustainability

Chimney Sheep offers chimney draught excluders made from natural, sustainable materials, designed to reduce heat loss through chimneys and improve energy efficiency in homes.

CityShuttle – Sustainability

CityShuttle offers electric cargo bikes for eco-friendly deliveries, aiming to reduce emissions and traffic in urban areas

Carbon Re – Net zero

Carbon Re uses AI technology to help reduce carbon emissions in cement production by optimising fuel use during critical processes. 

Immaterial – Net zero

Immaterial develops advanced materials for the energy transition, focusing on carbon capture, hydrogen storage, and air purification.

Brill Power – Net Zero, Sustainability

Brill Power’s  BESA BP6X1 is an integrated battery management system and power converter, targeting industrial, commercial and grid scale applications.

Hiperenergy – Sustainability

Hiperenergy designs and builds energy infrastructure with a focus on decarbonising the built environment. Their patented Hiperpile technology significantly reduces embodied carbon in construction, while their integrated energy solutions promote efficiency and sustainability

Airhive – Net zero

Airhive specialises in direct air capture (DAC) technology aimed at addressing climate change by efficiently capturing CO2 from the atmosphere. Their modular systems are designed for rapid deployment and scalability

Last Energy – Net Zero

Factory-fabricated and modular pressurised water nuclear reactors, designed for serial production and modular construction.

Susy House – Sustainability, Community

SuSy House works with local authorities and housing associations, using public data and to suggest and streamline the most effective retrofit solutions to reduce energy use and bills for social housing tenants.

Thermulon – Net Zero

A silica based aerogel that can be made at a low temperature and pressure, meaning a cheap low carbon solution for retrofitting buildings. Can also be used for insulating electric vehicle batteries making EV battery packs more reliable and safe.

Lightyear Foundation – Diversity & Inclusion, Community

An organisation that works with SEND schools to put on interactive STEM workshops. Working with children of all ages to engage them in STEM and mentoring them through finding work.

Voodin Blade Technology – Net Zero, Sustainability

100% biodegradable wind turbine blades made from wood, that are cheaper to produce and less carbon intensive in production.

Anker Tec – Sustainability

A carbon fibre high powered milling machine replacing giant steel structures. Very low energy in use and 70% lighter than steel counterparts.

Mura Technology – Sustainability

Opening of a plastic recycling facility in Teesside, the first commercial scale application of the company’s Hydro-PRT technology 

National Highways – Health & Safety

In partnership with the Connected Places Catapult, National Highways ran a competition for new ways to alert road users to road works, with a focus on SMEs.

National Highways – Net Zero 

National Highways worked with Connected Places Catapult to develop a programme to accelerate low carbon innovation on the strategic road network.

Vertical Solar – Net Zero

An improved layout of solar panels, which captures more energy for the same area as a diagonal solar panel. 

Klean Drive – Net Zero, Sustainability

Retrofitting buses and trucks to become electrified aimed at large fleet operators. 70% cheaper than changing to an EV fleet. The approach is bespoke to each fleet operators’ specific needs.

Wase – Net Zero

A biogas company that uses bio-electrodes hosting electrically active bacteria to generate energy from waste. Generates more methane faster uses a smaller footprint than traditional biogas. 

ABB – Sustainability, Net Zero

Retrofitting cement trucks with electric power and regenerative braking systems, allowing for gravity powered travel at a quarry site.

ABB – Net Zero

Launch of MV Titanium, a medium-voltage speed controlled motor concept, designed for efficient installation in industrial applications.

Red Pitaya – Diversity & Inclusion

Red Pitaya’s hardware was used by Sakura Particles, a team of Japanese high school girls, to develop a low cost muon detector, which has been accepted for use in experiments at CERN.

Red Pitaya – Environment

Long Path technologies used Red Pitaya’s open source hardware to scale up its laser based methane monitoring system, used to detect methane leaks.

Versinetic – Net Zero

Versinetic has implemented the EVerest open source charging technology into its Charging Blox modular charging framework, enabling high paced innovation in EV chargers.

Versinetic – Net Zero, Sustainability

Versinetic’s Link Ray load balancing system allows for flexible installation of EV charging in apartment buildings.

Switchee – Net Zero, Sustainability

Switchee delivers real-time data that gives social housing providers the insights and tools needed to support residents and proactively manage homes. These actionable insights enable customers to optimise energy efficiency, reduce costs, and improve resident satisfaction.

Fido – Sustainability

Fido uses Ai and acoustics to detect leaks in water systems. Project in London with Thames Water using 35,000 historic audio files found 20 validated leaks in 6 hours.

Fido/Microsoft – Environment, Community

Working together and funding a project to bring together technology aimed at solving water supply challenges in the Colorado River Basin, which provides water for 40 million people.

Climeworks – Net Zero

Delivery of two direct air capture carbon removal plants in Iceland, the largest of which is capable of 36,000 tonnes of carbon removal per year.

Notpla – Sustainability

Biodegradable packaging made from seaweed. Any plastic packaging or food container can be replaced with this packing. They are also targeting plastic bottles with small gel pods.

Guerilla – Environment

A system that has been deployed in London that can be retrofitted into existing drains, and prevent runoff pollution from being washed into the rivers and ocean.

BioFuel Evolution – Sustainability

The development of biologically-based systems to break down hard to convert waste streams into biofuels, suitable for application around the world.

Eirgrid – Net Zero

The development of new approaches to grid network modelling, to allow for long term planning of Ireland’s electricity grid through the energy transition.

CorPower Ocean – Net Zero

A wave energy company with projects in Ireland and Portugal. Gets high power from a small area compared to other wave energy systems and can still operate in high waves and wind.

Edinburgh Science – Community

A charity that puts on events and festivals for primary and secondary school-aged children, and offers career support services for secondary school children

Rolls Royce Novel Nuclear – Community, Diversity & Inclusion

The development of a maths tutoring programme, supporting staff volunteers of Rolls Royce Novel Nuclear as they offer tutoring to pupils in Derby.

ABB – Sustainability

The launch of the ACS580 R4, a drive aimed at commercial and industrial users, with a focus on long term reliability.

Rolls Royce Novel Nuclear – Net Zero

The development of a Closed Brayton Cycle Test Rig, enabling research into the use of micro-reactors in lunar applications.

Carnot – Net Zero

A 70% efficient engine that is fuel agnostic. Aimed at heavy duty vehicles that can transition to more efficient engines that use less fuel now, and can become net zero fuel engines in the future.

EKFB – Diversity & Inclusion

EKFB has curated a programme that helps students, over five weekly sessions, to develop self-confidence, awareness of transferable skills, CVs, & interview skills. The programme can be amended to cater to students who require work-based skills, as well as where the aim is awareness of industry and inclusion.

EKFB – Community

EKFB’s Educational Gala was planned & delivered with 22 different stands & activities where students experienced memorable and meaningful interactions with employers, strengthening the joint venture’s educational outreach.

Bind Ethics – Sustainability, Net Zero

A bio adhesive that can replace the toxic and fossil fuel derived adhesives that are used in engineered wood products.

SDP – Net Zero

A solar energy company that designs canopy solar farms using minimal materials designed to be put over farmland or car parks.

FrugalPac – Sustainability

A paper bottle that can replace wine, spirit and oil bottles. A second innovation, the frugal cup, uses purely paper without a plastic lining .

Sellafield Centre of Excellence – Community, Diversity & Inclusion

Working with local schools including SEND schools to put on workshops and career days to encourage students into STEM. Workshops are designed to individual schools’ needs and help older students find work placements and jobs within engineering. 

Sellafield Centre of Excellence – Health & Safety

Development of VR and a digital twin to allow virtual training, ahead of real world experience. Allowing for rehearsals of maintenance and for upskilling of existing and future workforce

Fugro – Community

Jeff Richardson volunteers as a coastguard rescue officer in Aberdeen, the only national emergency service. The Coast Guard, part of the Marine and Coast Guard Agency (MCA), handles search and rescue operations, including aeronautical and marine coordination.

Fugro – Net Zero

Fugro is pioneering the world’s first autonomous electric Land CPT system. Fugro’s Electric Deep Drive is an innovative electric cone penetration testing (CPT) crawler that combines advanced technology and sustainable power sources to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of soil testing in diverse environments. 

Fugro – Net Zero, Sustainability 

Fugro is leading a maritime consortium on a programme called MENENS which is working on the use of methanol as a low-carbon marine fuel, with a view to making it further commercially deployable.

Oxford Flow – Net Zero

Oxford Flow axial valves and regulators surpass traditional valve technologies – providing better performance, reduced costs and less environmental impact. With no mechanical drive train the actuated valve design has eliminated fugitive emissions completely. 

Magna – Sustainability, Health and Safety

Magna’s sustainable door carrier project replaces plastic panels with natural fibre sheets, reinforced by plant-based polyurethane (PU). This design provides significant environmental benefits, reducing the weight of the door modules by 30-40% while maintaining the strength-to-weight ratio of the traditional materials. The inclusion of basalt or flax mesh within the fibre sheet enhances the impact resistance by 400%, making it a superior alternative to GFPP panels. 

adi Group – Community, Diversity & Inclusion

An away day for engineering apprentices, marking the tenth anniversary of a programme that has seen the firm increase apprenticeships to 10% of its workforce.

THE CATEGORIES

INNOVATION CHAMPION

Innovation can take the form of a new product, like a piece of equipment or a software tool; a process or way of working; or a project that combines elements in a new way. Innovations might be developed by an individual or company, a project joint venture, a trade association, or a university department.

The Engineering Matters Innovation Champion awards recognise all forms of innovation in engineering. Bronze awards may be granted to great ideas that still need to be proven commercially, or to a widely adopted change that brings slight, but significant, gains. Innovations granted a Gold award will need to demonstrate their performance across the judging criteria.

This is a judge selected category. All entries in all categories will be considered for the Innovation Champion. 

ENTRY GUIDE

All entries for the Engineering Matters Awards will be considered for the Innovation Champion Award. 


Originality
All innovators learn from the past. Truly great innovators take earlier ideas, and combine or build upon them in novel ways. Entrants should show how they built on the past in a new way.


Impact
It’s not enough to be original. Innovation can make projects cheaper, safer, more sustainable or more efficient. Entrants should show the benefits their innovations bring, in a measurable and verifiable way.


Scope
Some innovations can have great impact, but are only suitable for use on a small number of projects; others have only slight benefits, but are widely applicable. Entrants should show, in a measurable way, the potential scope of their innovation.


Feasibility
Innovations can only have impact and scope if they can be easily adopted, and are financially viable. The judges will consider how cost, equipment or site requirements, or intellectual property rights, might restrict an innovation’s adoption. Entrants should show that their innovations can be widely adopted.


Collaborative effort

The level of collaboration and cooperation required to develop the innovation must be evaluated. The product should be the result of a team effort, and the contributions of individual team members must be recognised.

NET ZERO CHAMPION

Governments and organisations around the world are setting ambitious Net Zero goals. But how will we achieve those goals? Progress on Net Zero will require new technology to eliminate carbon emissions. It will also require smarter planning of projects and supply chains, and new tools to accurately predict, measure and report emissions.

The Engineering Matters Net Zero Champion awards recognise projects, processes, and tools that make a real contribution to reducing carbon emissions. Entrants should demonstrate measurable and verifiable benefits. The highest awards will be given to those entries that demonstrate significant impact or widespread scope, or that overcome a specific challenge.

ENTRY GUIDE

To enter the awards you will need to fill out the simple entry form above and undergo an interview with one of our researchers or judges. Your interview should demonstrate:

 

Impact

The entry should show a measurable impact on carbon emissions. More weight will be given to entries that demonstrate real world benefits, not just potential impacts.


Scope

Some entries will eliminate emissions from a single source, solving a problem that had previously been hard to fix. Others may not have such a great impact, but can be used to reduce emissions from a wide number of sources. Entries should demonstrate their actual and potential scope.


Originality

A new world will be built upon new ideas. To achieve Net Zero, we will need new tools, technologies, and engineering techniques. Entrants should show what is novel about their entry.


Feasibility

In the long term, Net Zero is likely to require widespread electrification, entirely new power sources, and broad changes to how we all live. But we must reduce carbon emissions right now if we are not to face disastrous climate change. Entrants should show how they can deliver benefits, efficiently and effectively, today.


Verifiability

As organisations aim to reduce their Scope 3 emissions—those from their supply chain—they need to work with partners and suppliers who can accurately report their own emissions. Entrants should show how the benefits of their entry can be reported, in an efficient and easily adoptable way; or, their entry should make it easier for others to perform their own reporting.


Collaborative effort

The level of collaboration and cooperation required to develop the project must be evaluated. The achievement should be the result of a team effort, and the contributions of individual team members must be recognised.

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION CHAMPION

We all work better, when we all work together. But many people are not given the chance to develop and contribute their skills. Sometimes tangible barriers prevent people contributing as engineers: sites can be hard to access for people with mobility issues; working hours can put off those with caring responsibilities, and promotion policies can hold back those who take time off to parent a young family; local schools may not teach the right skills for an engineering career. Other barriers are less tangible: recruiters’ prejudices can stop them seeing candidates’ full potential; those who might be able to make a contribution as engineers, can fail to see a place for people like them in the industry.

The Engineering Matters Diversity & Inclusion awards recognises organisations and projects that have helped open the industry to a wider range of employees. 

ENTRY GUIDE

To enter the awards you will need to fill out the simple entry form above and undergo an interview with one of our researchers or judges. 


The judges will consider steps that have been taken to remove tangible and intangible barriers, and to reach potential recruits who may not have thought to pursue a career in engineering, or related fields. The highest awards will be granted to those who have worked with communities to make a measurable difference to the diversity of employees in their companies and on their job sites, or can demonstrate significant impact in removing obstacles for a specific group of potential employees.


Impact

It’s easy to make warm hearted statements about diversity, to declare policies that seek to build inclusion. But real change is measurable. Entrants should show how they have increased representation by a specific group, removed specific obstacles to entry and progression with measurable results, or how they have increased the overall diversity of their organisations and projects, at all levels.

 

Scope

Some interventions can make a big difference to inclusion at a specific job site, or in a single company or department. Others can have real benefits across an industry. The judges will grant the highest awards to those that can inspire others and can be efficiently implemented across a wide range of companies and projects. 

SUSTAINABILITY CHAMPION

Sustainability ensures that we meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It promotes the conservation of natural resources, reduces waste and pollution, and supports social and economic stability. Without sustainability, we risk irreversible damage to our planet and its inhabitants.

The Engineering Matters Sustainability Champion awards recognise those playing a significant role in reducing waste, recycling materials or reusing materials. 

ENTRY GUIDE

To enter the awards you will need to fill out the simple entry form above and undergo an interview with one of our researchers or judges. Your interview should demonstrate:

 

Environmental impact
The extent to which the project, team, or innovation contributes to the protection and preservation of the environment. 


Innovation

The level of creativity and originality in the design, implementation, and application of sustainable engineering practices. The project should demonstrate a novel approach to solving a problem or achieving a goal in a sustainable manner.


Scalability and replicability
The potential for the project to be scaled up or replicated in other contexts. The project should be designed in such a way that it can be easily adapted and replicated in different settings to achieve similar sustainable outcomes.


Economic viability
The economic feasibility and viability of the project. This could include factors such as the cost-effectiveness of the project, the potential for cost savings, and the overall return on investment.


Long-term sustainability

The likelihood that the project will be able to maintain its sustainable outcomes over the long term. This could include factors such as the durability and resilience of the project, its adaptability to changing circumstances, and its ability to generate ongoing benefits for the environment and society.

Overall, the project should demonstrate a strong commitment to sustainability in engineering, with a clear focus on achieving measurable and impactful sustainable outcomes.

HEALTH & SAFETY CHAMPION

Choices made by engineers can have profound impacts on the safety and wellbeing of construction workers, and of the public. Workers on construction sites face higher risks of accidents and of long term health problems. How projects are designed can have long lasting effects on the wellbeing of workers, users, and the general public. 

The Engineering Matters Health & Safety award recognises projects, policies, and processes that deliver measurable reductions in accident rates, or improvements in long term health and wellbeing, throughout construction and operation. The highest awards will be granted to entries that demonstrate significant impact, and that demonstrate their widespread applicability.

ENTRY GUIDE

To enter the awards you will need to fill out the simple entry form above and undergo an interview with one of our researchers or judges. Your interview should demonstrate:

 

Impact

Some interventions will remove or mitigate a specific accident risk. Others will have long term benefits to the well being of users and workers throughout a project’s operations. Entrants should demonstrate the impact of their entries, in a measurable way.


Scope

Design choices might remove a specific risk, on a single project. A new way of identifying risks may be applicable across an industry. Entrants should the scope of their entries, and their potential for widespread adoption.


Feasibility

Some health, safety, and wellbeing initiatives make use of new technology. Others just need a simple change to design, or to daily working practices. Broad initiatives, like best practice guides or new standards, are also valuable. The highest awards will go to initiatives that can be widely and efficiently implemented.

ENVIRONMENT CHAMPION

Engineering’s impacts on the environment go beyond carbon emissions. Engineering projects can boost biodiversity or improve access to nature. They can reduce the need for polluting transport modes, or mitigate the harms of climate change.

Design choices can also mitigate or reduce harmful impacts during the construction and operation of projects. They can reduce the need to use virgin materials, or can be designed with end-of-life reuse in mind. The Engineering Matters Environment Champion awards will recognise the teams, projects and innovations that help protect and restore the environment. 

ENTRY GUIDE

To enter the awards you will need to fill out the simple entry form above and undergo an interview with one of our researchers or judges. Your interview should demonstrate:

Goal

Engineering interacts with the environment in many ways. Entrants should explain the benefits they were seeking, or harms they sought to reduce.

 

Impact

Whatever the environmental goals of an initiative, they can only be properly assessed if they are measurable. Entrants should explain how they measured the results of their intervention, and what they achieved.

 

Scope

Environmental benefits may apply to a specific project. Or, an approach to the environment may be applicable across many projects. Entrants should explain the actual, and potential, scope of their work 

 

Feasibility 

Some environmental initiatives make use of new technology. Others just need a simple change to design, or to daily working practices. Broad initiatives, like best practice guides or environmental accounting standards, are also valuable. The highest awards will go to initiatives that can be widely and efficiently implemented.

 

COMMUNITY CHAMPION

The role of engineers in society is to solve problems and create a more liveable world. Through the development of a project or a product an engineer may have the opportunity to bring about a wider community benefit, beyond solving the primary problem. It is those choices that this award recognises. 

The Engineering Matters Community Champion awards will recognise those making a significant contribution to supporting a community.

ENTRY GUIDE

To enter the awards you will need to fill out the simple entry form above and undergo an interview with one of our researchers or judges. Your interview should demonstrate:


Impact
The project’s demonstrated impact on society and the community. This could include measurable outcomes such as job creation, improved access to education. The judges will also consider the extent to which the project demonstrates a commitment to social responsibility, including the impact on underrepresented groups, and any efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Innovation
The extent to which the project demonstrates a new and creative approach to problem solving that brings additional community benefits.

Collaboration
The extent to which the project team collaborated with others, particularly within the community and the impact of that collaboration on the project’s success.


Scalability

The potential for the project to be replicated or scaled up in other contexts or locations, and the potential for the project to have a broader impact beyond its current scope.

Feasibility
The extent to which the project is feasible in terms of its design, implementation, and maintenance, and the likelihood of its long-term success.

THE JUDGING PROCESS

Entrants in the Engineering Matters Awards are not measured against other entries. Instead they are measured against a carefully created criteria that seeks to identify the best practice in each category. A Gold Award recognises the most significant and established successes. While silver and bronze awards recognise those with great potential. A bronze entry this year could well become a gold winner next year. 

The Engineering Matters team has decades of experience in researching and reporting on the engineering industry. To ensure the integrity of the Engineering Matters Awards, the team will conduct their most thorough investigation into every entry, with additional interviews at each successive stage and by seeking independent opinions of experts with specialist knowledge relevant to the individual entry.

There may be multiple gold, silver or bronze category winners or none at all.

STAGE ONE: INITIAL SIFT

A single judge will review the nomination to ensure it meets the minimum criteria and is submitted to an appropriate category.

STAGE TWO: INTERVIEW

A researcher or judge will conduct a recorded interview with a representative of the nomination. This interview may be used to produce an Engineering Matters Short episode if the entrant is successfully shortlisted.

STAGE THREE: LONGLIST

Each nomination will be measured against the category criteria. To be long-listed the a single judge will need to be persuaded that the nomination has a realistic chance of meeting bronze level.  

STAGE FOUR: SECOND INTERVIEW

A judge or researcher will conduct a second interview with knowledge of the nomination. Ideally the interviewee will have detailed knowledge of the nomination without being directly involved in its development, such as a client or industry advocate. Not all nominations will require a second interview. Having or not having a second interview is no indicator of the likelihood of winning an award. The interviews will be recorded and may be used to produce a full length episode of Engineering Matters for every Gold award.

STAGE FIVE: SHORTLIST

Two judges for each nomination will measure the entry against the category criteria. The thresholds differ for bronze, silver and gold. To be shortlisted the judges will need to be persuaded that the nomination will at least meet bronze level. The shortlist will be announced and we will broadcast a series of Engineering Matters Shorts to promote the entrants. 

STAGE SIX: THE WINNERS

All judges will assess each shortlisted nomination and discuss their views on the final grading. At this point the judges may pause the assessment to request further information or an outside opinion After carefully reviewing each nomination, the judges will award each successful entrant with either a bronze, silver or gold award. 
Winners will be presented their awards at a ceremony in London in March 2025. 

PAST WINNERS

Innovation Champion

GOLD
AmberSemi | AC Direct DC Enabler
Seratech | Carbon capture concrete production

SILVER
Bo | Scooter steering
Dumarey Flybrid | Smooth power delivery
from  wind turbines

Fugro | The VBM3000
Hasco-Thermic | Smart Firing
Innovative Physics | Neutron detector
Lekatech | Electric excavator hammer
Monolith | AI for automotive development
TAU Systems | Small scale particle accelerators
Zero Petroleum | Synthetic fuel from air and water

Net Zero Champion

GOLD
BCIS | Built Environment Carbon Database
Dumarey Flybrid | Flywheel power
storage for construction cranes
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors |
Whole Life Carbon Assessment Professional Standard


SILVER
3ti | Papilio 3 modular solar panel for car parks
Greenlink Interconnector |
Connecting UK and Ireland power markets
Saitec Offshore Technologies | Floating wind turbine
Seratech | Carbon capture concrete production
Zero Petroleum | Synthetic fuel from air and water


BRONZE

Dumarey Flybrid | Smooth power delivery
from wind turbines

Helixx | A vehicle factory in a box
Hydrogen Vehicle Systems | Hydrogen fuel cell HGV
Zero Carbon Ventures | Reusing waste in construction

Sustainability Champion

GOLD
Intelligent Growth Solutions | Vertical farming technology

SILVER

Above Surveying | Thermographic solar panel inspection
BuildX Studio | Mass Timber Initiative
Straw Innovations | Reusing waste rice straw
Zero Carbon Ventures | Reusing waste in construction

BRONZE
ABI Electronics | Repair, Don’t Waste
Fugro | The performance of dikes on tidal sands
Hawkins Brown | Paper Yard science building
Metis Engineering | Monitoring EV battery health
Munro | M280

Environment Champion

GOLD
iNaturalist | Community developed geomodel

SILVER
Capterio | Gas Flare Monitoring
Fathom | Global flood maps
Intelligent Growth Solutions | Vertical farming technology

BRONZE
Agreed Earth | Geospatial analytics for agriculture

Health & Safety Champion

GOLD
Fugro | RILA system
Fugro | The VBM3000

SILVER
Atlas Copco | The Torcflex

Diversity & Inclusion Champion

GOLD
EKFB | Working with hidden disabilities
UK Space Agency | Space for Everyone initiative

SILVER
Fugro | Pegasus for remote working

BRONZE

BuildHer | Empowering african women through construction

Community Champion

GOLD
The Washing Machine Project | Hand crank washing machines

SILVER

UK Space Agency | Space for Everyone initiative

BRONZE
EKFB | HS2 community engagement in Aylesbury

THE CELEBRATION

A NIGHT ON THE RAILS

Come and celebrate the wide array of astounding engineering achievements on show in the Engineering Matters Awards. The gala dinner will be held in the Post Office Railway Museum, with every attendee getting a ride on the operational railway. 

The event is a fantastic opportunity to network with peers and industry leaders, gain insights into emerging trends, and celebrate the achievements of the most advanced engineering teams. It’s a chance to learn from others, make valuable connections, and be inspired by the accomplishments of those around you.

VENUE
Mail Rail, 15-20 Phoenix Pl, London WC1X 0DL, United Kingdom

DATE & TIME
27 March 2024, arrival times from 6.00pm to 7.00pm (please check your ticket for your train departure time). Ends 11.45pm.

DRESS CODE
Black tie, or equally super smart. 

TICKETS

For help ordering tickets please call Alex Conacher on +44 7429 156 753 or email alex.conacher@reby.media 
Spaces are limited, so please order early to avoid disappointment 
Prices below exclude VAT

VIP

  • Beat the crowd with the first train departures for the Mail Rail tunnels from 6pm, and enjoy a VIP drinks reception while touring the museum.
  • A table of 8 located in a prime centre position for unrestricted viewing of the awards ceremony.
  • An impressive, gourmet three course meal. 
  • Five bottles of wine. 
  • Two bottles of chilled champagne on your table on arrival and a bucket of 20 beers.
  • A chocolate gift box for each guest.
  • After-show party and entertainment.

£5,950

PREMIUM

  • Tour the Mail Rail tunnels 6.30pm, and enjoy a drinks reception while touring the museum.
  • A table of 8 with unrestricted viewing of the awards ceremony.
  • An impressive, gourmet three course meal. 
  • Five bottles of wine on your table on arrival and a bucket of 20 beers.
  • After-show party and entertainment.

£4,950

SINGLE TICKETS

  • Tour the Mail Rail tunnels 6.30pm, and enjoy a drinks reception while touring the museum.
  • A single seat with unrestricted viewing of the awards ceremony.
  • An impressive, gourmet three course meal. 
  • Half a bottle of wine on your table on arrival and two beers.
  • After-show party and entertainment.

£795

SMALL BUSINESS TICKETS

  • For companies with fewer than 30 staff members or less than £2m in annual turnover.
  • Tour the Mail Rail tunnels 6.30pm, and enjoy a drinks reception while touring the museum.
  • A single seat with unrestricted viewing of the awards ceremony.
  • An impressive, gourmet three course meal. 
  • Half a bottle of wine on your table on arrival and two beers.
  • After-show party and entertainment.

£245

Since its launch Engineering Matters has been on a mission to celebrate the very best in engineering and showcase how engineers are working to make a better world. The Engineering Matters Awards gives us the opportunity to take that to a new level and for the first time to celebrate in person. We’ll be shouting the successes from the rooftops and here are a few ways how:

BE OUR GUEST (EPISODE)


When the party is over, and the gowns and tuxes have been put away, our gold winners will be in the spotlight once again as they become the subject of a feature length Engineering Matters episode. The full length episode will allow our producers to fully explore the winners achievements and showcase the successes to the rest of the industry. 

A NIGHT TO REMEMBER

The celebration will heat up with an awards gala dinner beneath the Cutty Sark at the Royal Museums Greenwich in central London.

The event is a fantastic opportunity to network with peers and industry leaders, gain insights into emerging trends, and celebrate the achievements of the most advanced engineering team. It’s a chance to learn from others, make valuable connections, and be inspired by the accomplishments of those around you.

Full details of the event will be published here later this year. 

THE SHORTLIST
GET SHORTS


Once round two of judging is complete the shortlist will be announced. The shortlisted entries will be featured in their own short (five-seven minute) episode of Engineering Matters. 

This episode will be a powerful way of introducing your achievement to the Engineering Matters audience and will be available for you to share with peers and partners.  

BE OUR GUEST
(EPISODE)


When the party is over, and the gowns and tuxes have been put away, our gold winners will be in the spotlight once again as they become the subject of a feature length Engineering Matters episode. The full length episode will allow our producers to fully explore the winners achievements and showcase the successes to the rest of the industry. 

THE SHORTLIST
GET SHORTS


Once round two of judging is complete the shortlist will be announced. The shortlisted entries will be featured in their own short (five-seven minute) episode of Engineering Matters. 

This episode will be a powerful way of introducing your achievement to the Engineering Matters audience and will be available for you to share with peers and partners.  

A NIGHT TO REMEMBER

The celebration will heat up with an awards gala dinner beneath the Cutty Sark at the Royal Museums Greenwich in central London.

The event is a fantastic opportunity to network with peers and industry leaders, gain insights into emerging trends, and celebrate the achievements of the most advanced engineering team. It’s a chance to learn from others, make valuable connections, and be inspired by the accomplishments of those around you.

Full details of the event will be published here later this year. 

BE OUR GUEST
(EPISODE)


When the party is over, and the gowns and tuxes have been put away, our gold winners will be in the spotlight once again as they become the subject of a feature length Engineering Matters episode. The full length episode will allow our producers to fully explore the winners achievements and showcase the successes to the rest of the industry. 

ANY QUESTIONS?

For any help with the Engineering Matters Awards reach out to Jonathan Young at:
jon@reby.media


Why should I enter?

Engineering Matters has been celebrating the engineers that are making the world better since it launched in 2018. 

These Awards are a natural extension of that mission. 

By entering you will bring multiple benefits, both for you and your business. Here are some reasons why you should consider entering:

  1. Marketing and publicity: All shortlisted entrances will receive an Engineering Matters Short worth £3,000. All gold award winners will receive a full length episode of Engineering Matters, worth £9,000. 
    Being shortlisted or winning an Engineering Matters Award can provide excellent marketing and publicity opportunities beyond the short and full length episodes. You can use the award to promote your business, gain media coverage, and increase brand awareness.

  2. Increased credibility: The judging process is amongst the most rigorous of any industry award.  Winning an Engineering Matters trophy will boost your credibility and reputation . It helps validate your achievements in the eyes of your peers and potential clients. 
  3. Networking opportunities: Entering the Engineering Matters Awards can provide networking opportunities with other professionals in your field. You may meet potential partners, customers, or mentors. 

  4. Motivation for your team: Winning an Engineering Matters Award can boost morale and motivation for your team. It shows that their hard work and efforts have been recognised and appreciated, which can increase productivity and job satisfaction.

  5. Benchmarking: Entering the Engineering Matters Awards can provide a benchmarking opportunity for your business. You can see how you compare to other businesses in your industry and identify areas where you can improve.

Entering the Engineering Matters Awards can bring many benefits to you and your business. It can help increase your credibility, provide marketing and publicity opportunities, offer networking opportunities, boost team motivation, and provide a benchmarking opportunity.

Who should enter?

The Engineering Matters Awards is open to everyone. 

We are seeking examples of the very best in engineering. This can be a product, a method, a program, a project, an individual, an organisation, a company, an institution, a collaboration or any other demonstration of great engineering and best practice. 

Is it free to enter?

Yes, it is completely free to enter.

How many times can I enter?

You may enter as many categories as many times are you like. You may even submit the same entry to multiple categories if it is suitable. 

How many winners will there be?

When you enter the Engineering Matters Awards you are not completing against other entries. Instead, you must persuade the judges that your entry deserves a bronze, silver or gold award. 

The judges may give multiple trophies in each category or they may award none. 

How recent does my achievement have to be?

The achievement being entered should have been active in some way between 1 October 2021 and 1 October 2023. 

To count as active there must have been some kind of development and the judges will consider in each case whether the entry qualifies. Examples of development include:

– Product, technology or methodology development
– New data collection/monitoring of achievement
– New or expanded uptake of the solution or innovation

Where will the Awards be presented?

The Engineering Matters Awards will be presented at the Cutty Sark in London in March 2024. Full details will be provided here nearer the time. 

Can I change my entry?

Yes, if you spot a mistake in your entry or need to withdraw it, please email jon@reby.media as soon as possible.

Will there be trophies?

Absolutely! We will be awarding bronze, silver and gold (coloured!) trophies to the winners.