The 2026 Awards took place at the Annual Conference, on 16^th June at the Treehouse Hotel, Manchester, where the shortlisted entrants gave four minute presentations. The results were announced at a dinner that evening and the awards were presented by Rupert Thornely-Taylor.

The awards promote and recognise excellence among UK acoustic consultants and look for examples of work that displays innovation, and originality in acoustic design or approach to a particular project.

Building Acoustics (sponsored by AcSoft)

WINNER – Hoare Lea – Radley College

HIGHLY COMMENDED –  Acoustic Consultants Ltd – University of Gloucestershire City Campus

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Ramboll – MasterChef, Birmingham

See more about the winning entry here

Health, Wellbeing and Inclusion (sponsored by Oscar Acoustics)

WINNER – AtkinsRéalis – Lisburne SEND Primary School

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Acoustic Consultants Ltd – 19 Hills Health & Wellbeing Centre

See more about the winning entry here

Vibration Prediction and Control (sponsored by CDM Stravitec)

WINNER – Bickerdike Allen Partners LLP – Sound-Induced Vibration and Risk to Museum Collections

HIGHLY COMMENDED – PDA Ltd – Façade Wind Noise and Vibration Mitigation Guildford Rail Station

COMMENDED – Bickerdike Allen Partners LLP – Destoner

See more about the winning entry here

Venues (sponsored by Rockfon)

WINNER – Cundall- Tides

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Red Twin – Arena Torquay

COMMENDED – AECOM – EMD Walthamstow

COMMENDED – SLR Consulting – Sandon Bury Farm

See more about the winning entry here

Environmental Noise : Infrastructure (sponsored by ANV Measurement Systems)

WINNER – AECOM – Transpennine Route Upgrade

HIGHLY COMMENDED – AECOM – Diriyah Square Road Tunnel

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Stantec – Severn Trent Water Treatment Upgrade Projects

See more about the winning entry here

Environmental Noise : Non Infrastructure (sponsored by Getzner)

WINNER –  Acoustic Consultants Ltd – Gravity Industries

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Apex Acoustics and Sustainable Acoustics – Grievesons Yard

COMMENDED – WSP – Barking Riverside

See more about the winning entry here

Sustainability (sponsored by Pliteq)

WINNER – AtkinsRéalis – SWTRA Vegetation Attenuation Noise Study

COMMENDED – AECOM – Morden Wharf

COMMENDED – Sustainable Acoustics – B Corporation Journey

See more about the winning entry here

Innovation (sponsored by Mason)

JOINT WINNER – Create Consulting Engineers – Bodleian Storage Facility

JOINT WINNER – Cundall – Tides

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Acoustic Consultants Ltd  – Gravity Industries

See more about Create’s winning entry here

See more about Cundall’s winning entry here

Small Consultancy : The Patrick Shortt Award

WINNER – Red Twin – Arena Torquay

Best presentation (sponsored by Gilcrest)

Acoustic Consultants Ltd – Gravity Industries

Judges

The judging panels are made up of consultants, academics, suppliers and those with specialist knowledge of each award category.  The 2026 judges are:

Sue Bird (chair of judges)

Oliver Bewes – HS2

Alex Born – Getzner

Jon Bourne – Gypsum Products Association

Anne Budd – New Acoustics

Iain Critchley – Peninsular Acoustics

Stephen Dance – LSBU

Barney Evans – Turley

Clare Forshaw – Hearing Conservation Association

Adam Fox – Mason

David Garritt – S&D Garritt

Daniel Goodhand – Goodhand Acoustics

Simone Graetzer – Salford University

Ben Hancock – Oscar Acoustics

Sarah Huskie – CDM Stravitec

Lisa Lavia – Noise Abatement Society

Martin Lester – Lester Acoustics

Flavie Lowres – FIS

Jo Miller

Steve Mitchell – Mitchell Environmental

Jake Morris – AcSoft

Hilary Notley – Defra

Graham Parry – ACCON UK

Tim Patze – Pliteq

Bridget Shield – LSBU

Paul Shields – Derby University

Ben Stagg – Stagg Architects

James Talbot – Cambridge University

Stephen Turner – ST Acoustics

Danny Withrington – ANV Measurement Systems

Somayya Yaqub – LB of Ealing