2026 Shortlist

Excellence in Learning and Development

  • AtkinsRéalis
  • British Tunnelling Society Young Members

Health, Safety & Wellbeing Initiative of the Year

  • Barhale - A step change in confined space
  • Civil Engineering and Development Department of HKSAR, AECOM and China Road and Bridge Corporation - SafeTunnel 360: A human-centred digital and intelligent tunnelling initiative
  • Civil Engineering and Development Department , Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong, Gammon - Richwell Engineering Joint Venture, Edan Technology Solution - Smart site safety ecosystem for box culvert construction

Innovation in Construction Execution & Supply Chain Collaboration

  • Civil Engineering and Development Department of HKSAR, AECOM and China Road and Bridge Corporation - Integrated modular, digital and sustainable mRTBM tunnelling ecosystem
  • EKFB - Greatworth to Southam (G2S) tunnelling team
  • Ferrovial Bemo Joint Ventures - Vertical shaft sinking machine for permanent works
  • P J Davidson - Specialist tunnelling process and plant
  • Skanska,Costain & Strabag - A collaborative approach to resequence the Old Oak Common East tunnels programme

Innovation in Tunnel Fit-Out, Maintenance & Refurbishment

  • AtkinsRéalis - Digital innovation in operational tunnel ventilation: Reducing closures through BIM, 360° inspection and bespoke fan testing
  • Skanska,Costain & Strabag - BridgeForm: a bespoke mobile hydraulic bridge designed to transform the construction process

Innovation in Tunnel or Shaft Design

  • Geotechnical Engineering Office, CEDD Hong Kong, Aecom Asia, China State Alchemex Joint Venture - Engineering excellence: Innovative approaches in tunneling design for Hong Kong's largest caverns
  • Civil Works Alliance - Rethinking marine tunnelling at Sizewell C: A safer approach to subsea shaft connections

Net Zero Initiative of the Year

  • British Tunnelling Society Young Members - Innovation and sustainability committee
  • XiiT - XiiT

Small Works & Microtunnelling Project of the Year

  • Barhale and Thames Water - Redefining sewer renewal through innovative trenchless delivery at Rye Meads Sewage Treatment Works
  • CPC Civils - Crowle flood alleviation scheme
  • HB Tunnelling - Cauldwell Bridge UTX
  • HB Tunnelling - SLM - Otterbourne tunnels
  • UK Power Networks - Sydenham Park to Churchfields 33,000-volt cable replacement project

Technical Innovation of the Year

  • Drainage Services Department, AECOM & China State Construction Engineering Hong Kong & Alchmex - Innovative C-shape gantry for precast tunnel segement installation
  • Ferrovial & Bemo - Pressure ring and umbilical TBM launch
  • P J Davidson - Specialist tunnelling process and plant
  • Xiit - Xiit

Tunnelling Project of the Year (over $150M)

  • Highways Department, The Government of HKSAR - Central Kowloon Bypass (Yau Ma Tei Section)
  • Geotechnical Engineering Office, CEDD Hong Kong, Aecom Asia, China State Alchemex Joint Venture - Anderson Road Quarry joint cavern development: Hong Kong's first cavern-based MiC project with digital twin monitoring
  • Skanska, Costain & Strabag - HS2 London tunnels

Tunnelling Project of the Year (up to $150M)

  • Civil Engineering and Development Department of HKSAR, AECOM and China Road and Bridge Corporation - Site formation and infrastructure works for Yuen Long South first phase development
  • Joseph Gallagher - Old Oak Common track drainage microtunnelling project - innovative MTBM recovery solution
  • Kilnbridge - Copthall tunnel

Tunnelling Project Team of the Year

  • Civil Engineering and Development Department of HKSAR, AECOM and China Road and Bridge Corporation - Site formation and infrastructure works for Yuen Long South first phase development
  • EKFB - Greatworth to Southam (G2S) tunnelling team
  • Ferrovial Bemo Joint Ventures - Grain to Tilbury tunnel (TKRE)
  • Skanska, Costain & Strabag - HS2 London tunnels

Tunnelling Specialist Supplier of the Year

  • Doka
  • Joseph Gallagher
  • P J Davidson
  • XiiT

Young Tunneller of the Year

  • Divik Bandopadhyaya - London Bridge Associates
  • Joseph Z. Hong - China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) 
  • Krishna Prasad Kallada - Ircon International
  • Max Simpson - HS2 Integrated Project Team Area North including Balfour Beatty VINCI, Mott MacDonald SYSTRA, and HS2.
  • Voo Kien Hiung - Aecom Singapore