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Brownfield Award Winners 2025
Brownfield Awards 2025 Winners' Guide

Download the free digital Brownfield Awards Winners’ Guide and read the in-depth submissions from the 2025 winning entries, with judges’ comments.

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Best Project Preparatory Work

 

Winner: 

AtkinsRéalis, St William Homes (Berkeley Group) and CCGround Investigations for their project Beckton Riverside,part of the former Beckton Gasworks

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Highly Commended: 

RSK Geosciences and RemedX for their project Overcoming
complex contamination and logistical challenges to support
the achievement of net zero​

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Shortlist: ​

  • AECOM, NZT Power, NEP and H2Teesside for their
    project Best Project Preparatory Work - Teesside​​

  • Arcadis Consulting (UK) for their project Jersey PFAS
    Hydrogeological Risk Assessment & Remediation Options
    Appraisal​​

  • AtkinsRéalis, St William Homes (Berkeley Group) and CC
    Ground Investigations     for their project Beckton Riverside,
    part of the former Beckton Gasworks​​

  • ERM for their project Remediation Design at a Former Oil
    and Chemical Storage Depot​​

  • Northumberland County Council, Haskoning and BAM
    Nuttall     for their project Lynemouth Coastal Landfill
    Remediation

  • Ramboll UK and Fidra Energy for their project Unlocking
    Development: Substantial variation of a closed landfill
    Environmental Permit for the development of one of
    Europe’s largest Battery Energy Storage Schemes (BESS)​​

  • RSK Environment for their project Former MoD Research
    Facility Site Investigation​​

  • RSK Geosciences and RemedX for their project Overcoming
    complex contamination and logistical challenges to support
    the achievement of net zero​​

  • WSP UK and Ford Motor Company for their project Ford
    Bridgend

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Best Research or Application in the Advancement of Science, Technology or Digital Innovation in the Brownfield Sector

 

Winner: 

WSP UK, British Geological Survey and North Lanarkshire Council for their project Development of a Coal Mine Gas Decision Support Tool for North Lanarkshire Council​

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Shortlist: 

  • ERM for their project Application of Thermal Imagery Via Drones to Understand Groundwater / Surface Water Interaction​​

  • LQM for their project Buried Treasure - Using AI to convert PDF borehole logs and lab results to AGS data​​

  • WSP UK, British Geological Survey and North Lanarkshire Council for their project Development of a Coal Mine Gas Decision Support Tool for North Lanarkshire Council​

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Best Application of Remediation Technologies​

Sponsored by Element

 

Winner: 

E3P, McAuliffe Group and Geostream UK for their project Former British Vita, Seaford Road, Salford​

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Shortlist: ​

  • Adler & Allan for their project Beyond the Blaze: Advanced Remediation Techniques and Sustainable Practices after Major Fire Incident​​

  • Biogenie Remediation, National Grid and AtkinsRéalis for their project Tewkesbury former Gasworks​​

  • E3P, McAuliffe Group and Geostream UK for their project Former British Vita, Seaford Road, Salford​

Best Sustainable Re-Use of Materials

 

Winner: 

Henry Boot Developments, BWB Consulting, SLR Consulting,
John F Hunt Regeneration and Arcadis Consulting (UK) for
their project SPARK, Walsall​​​​

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Highly commended: 

Cognition Land and Water for their project Bow Common Gasworks Redevelopment – Sustainable Remediation & Enabling Works​

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Segro, VolkerFitzpatrick, Provectus and Waterman for their project Radlett Strategic Rail Freight Interchange LandfillRemediation Works

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Shortlist: 

  • AECOM and YTL Construction UK for their project Bristol’s
    Water Recycling Centre at Avonmouth Proposed Extension​​

  • Biogenie Remediation and Wales & West Utilities for their
    project Quakers Yard former Gasworks​​

  • Cognition Land and Water for their project Bow Common Gasworks Redevelopment – Sustainable Remediation & Enabling Works​​

  • Cognition Land and Water and St William for their project
    Bethnal Green Gasholder Station - Sustainable Enabling
    Works

  • ERM for their project The incorporation of circular economy
    principles and the effective re-use of materials as part of a
    fully integrated sustainable remediation project – a case
    study​​

  • Henry Boot Developments, BWB Consulting, SLR Consulting,
    John F Hunt Regeneration and Arcadis Consulting (UK)     for
    their project SPARK, Walsall​​

  • Sanctus Limited for their project Ardrossan​​

  • Segro, VolkerFitzpatrick, Provectus and Waterman for their 
    project Radlett Strategic Rail Freight Interchange Landfill
    Remediation Works

Best Sustainable Brownfield / Urban Regeneration / Infrastructure Scheme

 

Winner: 

McAuliffe Group and Encyclis for their project Redevelopment of a Disused Landfill into a New Energy from Waste Facility​​

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Shortlist: 

  • AECOM, Urban and Civic for their project Radio Station Rugby​​

  • Cognition Land and Water and Taylor Woodrow for their project Meridian Water Strategic Infrastructure Works - Sustainable Land Regeneration​​

  • Indurent, Rodgers Leask, Cumming Group and Roberts Limbrick for their project Indurent Park, Newport​​

  • McAuliffe Group and Encyclis for their project Redevelopment of a Disused Landfill into a New Energy from Waste Facility​​

  • Sanctus Limited, Bristol City Council, Arcadis, ARUP and Mott MacDonald for their project Temple Island​

Best Public Sector/ Not for Profit Brownfield Project

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Winner: 

Manchester City Council, BAM Nuttall and Arup for their project Red Bank, Victoria North​​​

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Highly commended: 

Northumberland County Council, Haskoning, BAM Nuttall, Thompsons of Prudhoe, Olive Compliance and AtkinsRéalis for their project Lynemouth Coastal Landfill Remediation​​

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Shortlist: 

  • Cognition Land and Water for their project Compton, Former Pirbright Institute on behalf of Homes England, with Arcadis as consultants​​

  • Manchester City Council, BAM Nuttall and Arup for their project Red Bank, Victoria North​​

  • North East London NHS Foundation Trust, Bryden Wood, Northmores and McLaren Construction for their project St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub​​

  • Northumberland County Council, Haskoning, BAM Nuttall, Thompsons of Prudhoe, Olive Compliance and AtkinsRéalis for their project Lynemouth Coastal Landfill Remediation​​

  • Tendring District Council for their project Honeycroft Sheltered Housing​

Best Biodiversity Net Gain or Enhancement on a Brownfield Project

 

Winner: 

AECOM and East Renfrewshire Council for their project Levern Water Restoration​​​​

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Shortlist: 

  • AECOM and East Renfrewshire Council for their project Levern Water Restoration​​

  • Arcadis Consulting (UK), QTS and Renaissance Land for their project Cambois Data Centre Campus​​

  • Arup, Mitsui Fudosan, Stanhope, British Library and RSHP for their project British Library Extension​​

  • Biogenie Remediation and Wales & West Utilities for their project Quakers Yard former Gasworks​

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Best Overseas Project 

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Winner: 

Epic Environmental for their project Sustainable Remediation of a Former Defence Facility - A Risk Based Approach to Unlocking Critical Infill Residential Land and Community Greenspace Corridor​​

 

Shortlist: 

  • AECOM and Evonik for their project Pioneer Park, Hanau, Germany​​

  • Arcadis Consulting (UK) for their project Jersey PFAS Hydrogeological Risk Assessment & Remediation Options Appraisal​​

  • Epic Environmental for their project Sustainable Remediation of a Former Defence Facility - A Risk Based Approach to Unlocking Critical Infill Residential Land and Community Greenspace Corridor​​

Best Early Career Brownfield Professional

Sponsored by NHBC

 

Winner: 

McAuliffe Group - Daniel Farr​​

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Shortlist: 

  • AECOM - William Nickson​​

  • AECOM - Stephanie Geddes​​

  • Antea Group UK - Tom Ambler​​

  • Arup - Rohan Gardner​

  • ERM - Lotte Leclezio

  • Geo2 - Paolo De Marchi​​

  • McAuliffe Group - Daniel Farr​​

  • Ramboll UK - Hannah James​​

  • RSK Environment - Abigail Edwards​​

  • Tetra Tech - Erin O'Brien

Technical Lead of the Year

 

Winner:​ 

Ramboll UK - Rick Parkman​​

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Shortlist: 

  • AECOM - Sarah Davies​​

  • ERM - Joanne Dinham​​

  • Ramboll UK - Liz Gray​​

  • Ramboll UK - Rick Parkman​​

  • RSK Environment - Catherine Cussell​

Brownfield Consultancy of the Year Award

Sponsored by Groundsure

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Winner:​ 

WSP UK​​​

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Shortlist: 

  • AECOM ​​

  • The Environmental Protection Group​​

  • Jacobs​​

  • Ramboll UK ​​

  • RSK Geosciences​​

  • WSP UK​

Brownfield Contractor of the Year Award

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Winner:​ 

Soilfix​​​​

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Shortlist: 

  • Cognition Land and Water​​

  • Soilfix​​

  • Vertase FLI

Judges’ Choice Award

 

Winner: 

E3P, McAuliffe Group and Geostream UK​ for their project ​Former British Vita, Seaford Road, Salford​

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