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Brownfield Award Winners 2026

Best Project Preparatory Work

Sponsored by ADP Group

 

Winner: 

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AECOM for their project Holton Heath 4D Integrated Ground Model​

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Shortlist:​

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  • AECOM for their project Holton Heath 4D Integrated Ground Model

  • AECOM for their project Remediation Strategy for Legacy Chemical Waste Dump

  • AtkinsRéalis and Berkeley Group for their project Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks

  • Government of Jersey and Arcadis for their project Jersey PFAS Hydrogeological Risk Assessment & Remediation Options Appraisal

  • Ramboll UK for their project Unlocking a Former Landfill in Cambridge for Redevelopment as Science and Innovation District and Public Open Space

  • Vertase for their project Former WWTP in Cambridgeshire

  • WSP for their project PFAS Fleetwide Review

Best Project Preparatory Work winner is AECOM.JPEG

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

Sponsored by element

 

Winner: 

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CL:AIRE and EPG for their project Piling and Penetrative Ground Improvement Methods on Land Affected by Contamination: Guidance on Pollution Prevention

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Shortlist: 

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  • Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, AECOM and Peak Environmental Solutions for their project RBKC Lead (Pb) Project

  • CL:AIRE and EPG for their project Piling and Penetrative Ground Improvement Methods on Land Affected by Contamination: Guidance on Pollution Prevention

  • Cognition Land and Water for their project District East

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

  • Gavin Griffiths Group, Soil Steam, Advanced Invasives and Morgan Sindall Infrastructure for their project De-risking and Deploying a UK-First Soil Steaming Innovation for Invasive-Impacted Brownfield Soils

  • GeoEnvironmental Consulting for their project AGS Tools

  • IAQM, AtkinsRéalis and Berkeley Group for their project Good Practice Guidance on Air Quality Monitoring for Brownfield Projects

  • Vertase for their project VertaVerse Materials Intelligence

  • Worley, SGN and Earthsoft for their project SGN Groundwater Monitoring Project

Best Research or Application in the Advancement of Science, Technology or Digital Innovati

Best Community and Stakeholder Engagement in a Brownfield Activity

 

Winner: 

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Vertase for their project Former Wastewater Treatment Plant in Cambridgeshire

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Shortlist: 

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  • National Grid, JBP, AtkinsRéalis, AECOM, Erith, Biogenie Remediation and Penta Environmental for their project Remediation of the former Stafford Road Gasworks, Wolverhampton

  • Ramboll UK for their project Bentazone Crop Rotational Planning Tool

  • Vertase for their project Former Wastewater Treatment Plant in Cambridgeshire

Best Community and Stakeholder Engagement in a Brownfield Activity winner is Vertase.JPEG

Best Application of Remediation Technologies​

Sponsored by Element

 

Winner: 

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Vertase for their project Former Wastewater Treatment Plant in Cambridgeshire

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Highly commended: 

 

Sanctus & RemTech for their project Temple Island: Targeted Thermal Remediation of Fracture-Controlled LNAPL

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Penta Environmental, THOR Specialities and Haemers Technologies for their project Best Practice Application of Combined Thermal Remediation Technologies, DNA Based Microbial Diagnostics and Predictive Risk Assessment for Groundwater Risk Closure at a Former Chemical Site in Kent​

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Shortlist: ​

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  • Adler & Allan and National Grid Energy Transmission for their project North Hyde Substation Fire

  • Biogenie Remediation for their project Heating the Unrecoverable: Bespoke Thermal DNAPL Recovery from a Confined Gasworks Tar Tank Adjacent to Live Gas Infrastructure

  • Penta Environmental, THOR Specialities and Haemers Technologies for their project Best Practice Application of Combined Thermal Remediation Technologies, DNA Based Microbial Diagnostics and Predictive Risk Assessment for Groundwater Risk Closure at a Former Chemical Site in Kent

  • Sanctus & RemTech for their project Temple Island: Targeted Thermal Remediation of Fracture-Controlled LNAPL

  • Turnkey Regeneration and Dunton Environmental for their project Slough Former Gasworks Remediation (North Site)

  • Vertase for their project Former Wastewater Treatment Plant in Cambridgeshire

Best Application of Remediation Technologies winner is Vertase.JPEG

Best Sustainable Brownfield, Urban Regeneration or Infrastructure Scheme

 

Winner: 

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Tetra Tech and Harworth Group for their project Simpson Park: Sustainable Redevelopment of a Colliery into a Residential Development​​​​

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Shortlist: 

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  • AECOM, Scottish Water and Caledonia Water Alliance for their project The Glasgow Water Infrastructure Resilience Project C1a

  • Arcadis for their project Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station

  • Arcadis, Birmingham City Council, Morro and McAuliffe for their project Yardley Brook Sewage Works

  • Cognition Land and Water for their project Meridian Water Strategic Infrastructure Works (SIW)

  • Cognition Land and Water for their project Kings Road Park, Phase 4, Block H2

  • Erith Contractors and Penta Environmental for their project Gasworks Lane, Ashford

  • Ramboll UK for their project New Stanton Park, Ilkeston, Derbyshire

  • Tetra Tech and Harworth Group for their project Simpson Park: Sustainable Redevelopment of a Colliery into a Residential Development

  • ZED PODS for their project Crofts House

Best Sustainable BrownfieldUrban RegenerationInfrastructure Scheme winner is Tetra Tech an

Best Public Sector or Not for Profit Brownfield Project

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Winner: 

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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, AECOM and Peak Environmental Solutions for their project RBKC Lead (Pb) Project​

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Shortlist: 

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  • Arcadis, Birmingham City Council, Morro and McAuliffe for their project Yardley Brook Sewage Works

  • West Midlands Combined Authority for their project Brownfield habitats and Biodiversity Net Gain compensatory habitat guide

  • Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, AECOM and Peak Environmental Solutions for their project RBKC Lead (Pb) Project

  • ZED PODS for their project Crofts House

Best Public Sector or Not for Profit Brownfield Project winner is Royal Borough of Kensing

Best Overseas Project 

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Winner: 

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Government of Jersey and Arcadis for their project Jersey PFAS Hydrogeological Risk Assessment & Remediation Options Appraisal

 

Shortlist: 

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  • Geological Survey of Sweden, Swedish Geotechnical Institute and REGENESIS for their project Sustainable PFAS Treatment in Sweden using a Permeable Adsorption Barrier

  • Government of Jersey and Arcadis for their project Jersey PFAS Hydrogeological Risk Assessment & Remediation Options Appraisal

  • Ramboll USA for their project Turning Mining Legacy into Community Opportunity: Brownfield-Led Regeneration in Rural Colorado

Best Overseas Project Winner is Government of Jersey and Arcadis.JPEG

Best Early Career Brownfield Professional

Sponsored by NHBC

 

Winner: 

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Siân Silcock, Arcadis​​​

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Shortlist: 

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  • Alexander Richmond - Sweco 

  • Ben Disney - AECOM 

  • Benjamin Hicklin - Dunton 

  • Ben Stride - Ramboll UK 

  • Eleanor Hale – WSP

  • Ellis Krishan – Arup

  • Emily Millar - AECOM 

  • Holly Fenwick - AECOM 

  • Johnny Gartland - Tetra Tech 

  • Leila Bowe – Arup

  • Siân Silcock - Arcadis

  • Sophie Davies - Hilson Moran 

  • Tommy Walker - Tetra Tech

Best Early Career Brownfield Professional.JPEG

Technical Lead of the Year

 

Winner:​ 

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Duncan Scott, Vertase 

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Shortlist: 

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  • Duncan Scott - Vertase 

  • Hannah Lewis - Ramboll UK 

  • Helen McMillan - RSK Environment - RSK Geosciences

Technical Lead of the Year.JPEG

Brownfield Consultancy of the Year

Sponsored by Groundsure

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Winner:​ 

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Arcadis​​

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Shortlist: 

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  • Arcadis

  • AtkinsRéalis

  • CampbellReith

  • Ramboll UK

  • RSK Environment - RSK Geosciences

  • Tetra Tech

Brownfield Consultancy of the Year.JPEG

Brownfield Contractor of the Year

Sponsored by Soilfix

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Winner:​ 

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Vertase​​

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Shortlist: 

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  • Biogenie Remediation

  • Cognition Land and Water

  • ERS

  • McAuliffe Group

  • Vertase

Brownfield Contractor of the Year.JPEG

Judge's Choice

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Winner:​ 

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Best Project Preparatory Work Winner: AECOM for their project Holton Heath 4D Integrated Ground Model​​

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Judge's Choice.JPEG
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