Avove Shortlisted for British Construction and Infrastructure Award
Avove Strelley to Redhill project shortlisted for Water Project Award at BCIA Awards
We’re delighted to share that our Strelley to Redhill Trunk Main project has been shortlisted for the Water Project Award category at the prestigious British Construction & Infrastructure Awards.
Delivering tangible community and environmental benefits
We’re very proud of the hard work and dedication our teams have shown throughout the delivery of this 16.3-kilometre strategic pipeline in North Nottinghamshire – a £32m initiative that has enhanced the resilience and capacity of a network of around 180,000 customers in North Nottinghamshire.
The project has delivered far-reaching, measurable outcomes that extend well beyond the original project scope, setting a new benchmark for infrastructure performance and exemplifying excellence in project management, technical innovation, environmental stewardship and community engagement.
We’re therefore delighted to learn that it has been shortlisted for the Water Project Award category in the British Construction & Infrastructure Awards 2025, which recognises outstanding projects that have driven improvements in the resilience, quality and sustainability of the UK’s water and wastewater facilities.
The category celebrates projects that have demonstrated an innovative approach to managing water resources and have delivered tangible community and environmental benefits. These were all factors highlighted by the BCIA judging panel when making their decision – a fantastic result that demonstrates our commitment to service excellence.
A strong focus on habitat preservation and watercourse protection
In response to Avove’s entry, BCIA’s panel of industry expert judges, stated:
“The Strelley to Redhill project showcases multiple instances of innovation and best practice delivery. It was evidently important and well managed, with a strong focus on habitat preservation and watercourse protection.
“This project achieved its outcomes successfully, with notable elements including a community engagement initiative like the Tunnel Bore Machine (TBM) naming competition. The strategic pipeline spans 16.3 km and demonstrates solid environmental compliance and stakeholder collaboration. Digital tools and a strong health, safety, and wellbeing culture contributed to the successful, on-time, and on-budget delivery.”
Stephen Delaney, Framework Director at Avove, commented:
“We’re absolutely delighted to have been shortlisted for this prestigious award. The successful delivery of this £32m initiative has enhanced water supply resilience, providing an additional 25 million litres of water per day to the region whilst reducing boreholes and accommodating future demand.
“Throughout its design and delivery, innovative construction methods were utilised to minimise the environmental impact, and it’s great to see that this has been recognised by the judging panel and is one of the key reasons why we have been shortlisted. With that, we’re very pleased to have made the shortlist and we look forward to attending the awards ceremony later this year.”
Enhancing utility infrastructure and transforming local communities
As an expert, responsible and agile partner, we support clients in delivering industry-leading performance, maintaining the UK’s utility infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better. Being shortlisted for the BCIA is a testament to this commitment, and we look forward to sharing more announcements, like these, in the future.