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The annual East Midlands Merit Awards (EMMAs) provide an opportunity for civil engineers in the region to celebrate both individual and project achievements.
Our 2024 ICE East Midlands Merit Awards, sponsored by Waterman Aspen, are now open for entries.
Complete your entry in five easy steps:
People Awards
Please note: in the People Award categories, previous winners within the last two years are not eligible for consideration.
There is no shortlisting and winners will be announced during the ICE East Midlands Merit Awards Gala Dinner on Friday, 7 June 2024, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nottingham.
For any questions about entering these awards, please contact the ICE East Midlands Regional Support Team on 0121 227 5949 or [email protected].
We are grateful to our supporting sponsors for helping us to celebrate civil engineering achievement and excellence in the region. Why not sponsor a 2024 award? Enquire about individual category award sponsorship opportunities, please email: [email protected].
Waterman Group is a multidisciplinary consultancy providing sustainable solutions to meet the planning, engineering design and project delivery needs of the property, infrastructure, environment and energy markets.
Widely known as the UK’s leading industrial ‘shed specialist’, our expertise spans many areas; civils and infrastructure, build-to-rent, student accommodation, office and commercial, fit out works and specialist sustainable builds, including the fulfilment of turnkey project requirements.
Our ICE East Midlands Merit Awards 2023 was a huge success and the winners were announced during the ICE East Midlands Merit Awards Gala Dinner on Friday, 09 June 2023, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nottingham. View the winners below and read about them in the news article.
The Matlock Flood Wall Emergency Response project was awarded in two award categories for saving homes and businesses when Matlock was impacted by river Derwent flooding during Storm Eunice in February 2022.
Achieving Merit in both the Team Achievement category and the Small Project category, the judges said: "This project is an excellent demonstration of how a rapid engineering response from all partners prevented further failure and safeguarded the community."
Commended in this category was Walters Walkway, Darley Abbey: Temporary Bridge Installation for showing exemplar engineering skills, under intense public scrutiny. The tight site required the whole team to work as one to ensure smooth implementation.
Four projects were recognised in the Small Project Category (project value under £2m).
Matlock Floor Wall Emergency Response, submitted by Jackson Civil Engineering, Environment Agency, Derbyshire County Council and Derbyshire Dales District Council was awarded a Merit.
Highly commended was Danaher & Walsh (Civil Engineering) Ltd, Leicester City Council and Pick Everard for their project: St George Street Public Realm. The judges said: ‘This was a good example of public realm works that encourage walking, reducing carbon emissions and facilitating a safer environment.’
Commended was Ladybower Reservoir Venturi Flume, Derbyshire, submitted by Whitehouse Construction Co. Ltd, the Environment Agency, Severn Trent Water and ASP consulting. This project was designed to provide a sustainable solution compatible with the strict timescales for completion.
Regatta Way, Cycleway, Nottinghamshire submitted by Via East Midlands in Partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council was also commended. The judges were impressed with this project sustainable design choices including Stone Mastic Asphalt chosen for its resistance to permanent deformation.
Mill Fleam Pumping Station, Derby, submitted by JBA Bentley and Derby City Council achieved a Merit in the Medium Project Category (project value between £2m and £10m).
This project demonstrated benefits of utilising new technologies and collaboration software.
Commended was the Putney Road Improvement Project, Leicester, submitted by Balfour Beatty and Leicester City Council. This £6m improvement project for Leicester City Council provides a new orbital link between two key radials for traffic.
This year, the judges awarded two Merits in the Large Project category (overall cost more than £10m).
The first Merit was awarded to Balfour Beatty and Via East Midlands in Partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council for their project: Colliery Way, Gedling, Nottinghamshire.
The judges were particularly impressed how the project delivery partnership engaged with local communities to provide creative and sustainable solutions.
The judges also awarded a Merit to Keadby Terminal Assisted Outfall, submitted by Binnies UK, the Environment Agency, Arcadis, Galliford Try and WSP.
This project demonstrated an excellent example of major refurbishment of critical infrastructure.
Loughborough University, Peaston Concrete Consultancy Limited, ARUP, Ecocom Global and Shotcrete Services received a Merit for their project: Low Carbon Sprayed Concrete (LCSC): Research and Innovation in the Design, Studies or Research category.
The research, which used powdered accelerators, resulted in a significant embodied carbon reduction, and demonstrated the potential for much wider use beyond sprayed tunnel linings.
The research, which used powdered accelerators, resulted in a significant embodied carbon reduction, and demonstrated the potential for much wider use beyond sprayed tunnel linings.
Commended was Waldeck Consulting, Nottingham Trent University, Network Rail and Birmingham City University for their project: Network Rail Panoptic Bridge Management, this project was a great example of using digital technology to improve the efficiency of surveys.
The Sustainability Award winner – awarded at the judges’ discretion for projects that showcase a high level of compliance with respects to targets set under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals went to Binnies UK, the Environment Agency, Arcadis, Galliford Try and WSP for their project Keadby Terminal Assisted Outfall.
Keadby Terminal Assisted Outfall Multi-disciplinary teams worked collaboratively to deliver value engineering savings greater than £12m by re-using existing assets.
This project also showed environmental benefits, by switching to fish friendly electric pumps, avoiding long-term management of fish and eel screening. The flood Risk Management strategy for the Isle of Axholme identified over 15,000 properties at risk of flooding if the operation failed.
The Civil Engineering Achiever of the Year and STEM Ambassador of the Year winners were Sophie Lane, a degree apprentice in Applied Engineering, from Via East Midlands and Jonathon Simons from AECOM.
Sophie has contributed beyond her normal duties to solve engineering problems as is described a role model for all young, aspiring engineers. A delivery partner has also described Sophie as ‘one of the most organised contract agents, who is extremely reliable. An inspiring example to all young people considering a career in Civil Engineering.
The runner up this year was Jessica Palmer from AECOM, a civil engineering graduate of Derby University. Jessica has been described as confident, engaging, and proactive with good theoretical knowledge and rapport.
This year, the STEM Awards were held nationally to celebrate those who regular give their time to inspire the next generation. Jonathon Simons, AECOM was named this year’s Regional STEM Ambassador of the Year.
Jonathon has worked in the region for several years, sitting on the regional and national East Careers Network and the Education and Inspiration Committee. As an ICE STEM Ambassador since 2013, he has taken on a wide range of STEM work including representing ICE at schools, colleges and at events such as the Big Bang.
The winner of this year’s prestigious William Kemp Award was Patricia Carrillo, Professor of Strategic Management in Construction at Loughborough University.
Professor Carrillo graduated and worked as a civil engineer in Trinidad in 1984 and in 1987, won a British scholarship to undertake a MSc in Construction Management at Loughborough University. Starting as a teaching assistant in 1989, she competed her PhD whilst working as a lecturer.
Now lecturing on construction management topics to both undergrad and post graduate students in construction planning and the use of digital technologies on construction projects. She is also a group leader for the Digital Design and Information Modelling Research Group.
To date, Professor Carrillo has published and edited five books and has over 170 journal and conference articles published. She has served on the editorial board of various journals and the scientific committee for many international conferences.