The 2019 awards categories focused on key areas of manufacture and supply, including innovation and achievement, energy saving, engineering excellence, customer care and employee motivation.
Product of the year was named as Xylem Water Solutions’ Flygt Concertor XPC, a wastewater pump that automatically senses operating conditions and adapts to them.
Project of the year was won by Campion Pumps and Irish Water for the Inniscarra dam project.
Armstrong Fluid Technology won the environmental contribution of the year award for the Armstrong Tango Parallel Pumping Solution, whose features, including parallel sensorless pump control, produce energy savings of 30%.
Wilo UK was named manufacturer of the year; Tomlinson Hall & Co was named distributor of the year; John Crane UK was named supplier of the year; Siemens was presented with the judges’ special award.
Two individuals were also singled out for recognition. Reuben D’Orton-Gibson of SPP Pumps was named engineer of the year; Tony Keville, managing director of Tomlinson Hall & Co, was given a lifetime achievement award.
The award ceremony, fronted by celebrity compère, television and radio presenter Penny Smith, were presented on 21 March at the Heythrop Park Resort, near Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire attended by 200 industry professionals. A raffle and auction raised more than £2,000 for charity WaterAid.
Sponsors of the event included ABB, John Crane, Siemens, SPP Pumps, Tapflo, Tomlinson Hall, WEG and Wilo Xylem Water Solutions.