UKSTT Award Winners & Finalists 2025
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Sponsor:
WINNER: OCU GROUP / UNITED UTILITIES
200 Ton Multi Diameter Pipe Pusher
200t multidiameter pipe pusher enabling the slip-lining of sections up to 2km per time, supporting efficient delivery on site on the VAMP scheme, reducing health and safety impact, carbon footprint and community disruption. This is the first pipe pusher of its size in use in the UK with this capability.
HIGHLY COMMENDED
> IES UTILITIES GROUP / COMPREX / NORTHUMBRIAN WATER
Comprex® Impulse Cleaning
> STEVE VICK INTERNATIONAL LTD / CADENT GAS LTD / ENVOLVE INFRASTRUCTURE
Pipe Management & Safety for 180mm Coils
DETECTION, LOCATION & INSPECTION
Sponsor:
WINNER: GLANVILLE ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSPATIAL DIVISION / EDWARDS DIVING SERVICES
The Pant Sinkhole
The Pant sinkhole crisis tested emergency infrastructure response on every level, and Glanville Environmental’s Geospatial Division rose to the challenge. With smart technology, professional discipline, and genuine care for the community, our team delivered essential services that minimised risk, disruption, and environmental impact. This project exemplifies the transformative role that remote inspection, location, and detection techniques can play in public safety, emergency engineering, and sustainable infrastructure.
HIGHLY COMMENDED
> GLANVILLE ENVIRONMENTAL
3D CSO Survey & Modelling
> ELECTRO SCAN UK LIMITED / CLANCY / SOUTHERN WATER
CIPP QA/AQ using FELL technology
NEW INSTALLATION LARGE
Sponsor:
WINNER: CPC CIVILS / SEVERN TRENT / PICK EVERARD / AMS NO DIG
DVA Bamford to Ambergate Ambergate SSR to Crich SR
The Ambergate to Crich project involved the installation of a 450mm SDR17 PE pipeline using Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) beneath a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The route passed through hard rock and was subject to tight environmental and spatial constraints. While HDD is a well-established trenchless technique, its application under such stringent ecological and geological conditions required exceptional planning and execution. The project was delivered on time and within budget.
HIGHLY COMMENDED
> CPC CIVILS / SEVERN TRENT / GHD / ACTIVE TUNNELLING LTD
Crowle – Flood Alleviation Scheme
NEW INSTALLATION SMALL
Sponsor:
WINNER: MCBREEN ENVIRO UK / SAERTEX / S1E / PEEL NRE
UV-CIPP lining project at a live airport in the North West
McBreen Enviro UK successfully delivered a technically complex UV-CIPP lining project at a live airport in the North West.
The 95m-long sewer presented major challenges, including a mid-length diameter transition from 900mm to 750mm and severe structural defects such as cracks, collapses, and displacements.
With limited access, strict operational controls, and no excavation permitted, our team used precision trenchless methods and a bespoke tapered liner to restore full structural integrity – overcoming restricted access, no-dig conditions, and strict operational controls.
All works were completed on time, within budget, and with zero disruption to airport operations, proving trenchless technology as the safest, most effective solution for high-risk, high-pressure environments.
