The 2023 Awards took place at the Annual Conference, on 20^th September at the Crown Plaza, Birmingham, where the shortlisted entrants gave four minute presentations. The results were announced at a dinner that evening and the awards were presented by Robin Ince (BBC Radio 4’s The Infinite Monkey Cage)

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 Ltd)

WINNER – Acoustic Consultants Ltd – RD Studios

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Adrian James Acoustics – The Orangery, Kew Gardens

HIGHLY COMMENDED – SRL Technical Services – Brighton 3Ts Hospital

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Education and Office Buildings (sponsored by Campbell Associates)

WINNER – Apex Acoustics – Dogger Bank Windfarm Facility

WINNER – Ramboll – The Community Hub

COMMENDED – Cahill Design Consultants – Crosfields School

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Environmental Noise : Infrastructure (sponsored by Cirrus Research)

WINNER – Create Consulting Engineers – 7 Thames Road

WINNER – Create Consulting Engineers – Road Planing Application

COMMENDED – Atkins – Nuisance and Health Impacts of Railway Noise

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Environmental Noise : Non-Infrastructure (sponsored by ANV Measurement Systems)

WINNER – WSP – Offshore Piling Monitoring

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Atkins Jacobs – Roadside Vehicle Noise Measurement – Phase 3

COMMENDED – Arup – Care and Equity Logistics of UAS Scotland (CAELUS)

COMMENDED – Create Consulting Engineers – Swanscombe

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Innovation (sponsored by Mason UK Ltd)

WINNER – Noise Consultants Ltd – Defra Environmental Noise Modelling Design and Build

WINNER – Tetra Tech – AiHear

COMMENDED – Arup – Care and Equity Logistics of UAS Scotland (CAELUS)

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 Sport and Leisure (sponsored by AMC Mecanocaucho)

WINNER – Finch Consulting – Babylon Park

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Create Consulting Engineers – Bennetts Farm Shooting & Sporting Village

COMMENDED – Cahill Design Consultants – International Inclusive Cricket Centre (IICC)

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Sustainability (sponsored by Pliteq)

WINNER – Stantec UK Ltd – Sustainable Commercial Office

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Mach Acoustics – Gascoigne East Phase 2

COMMENDED – Apex Acoustics – Dogger Bank Windfarm Facility

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Vibration Prediction and Control (sponsored by Getzner)

WINNER AIRO – Mitigation Works to Reduce Ground-borne Noise from London Underground Trains

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Sweco UK Ltd – Structure-borne Noise Auralisation

COMMENDED – Finch Consulting – Babylon Park

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Best presentation

Finch Consulting – Babylon Park

Small Consultancy : The Patrick Shortt Award

AIRO – Mitigation Works to Reduce Ground-borne Noise from London Underground Trains

Judges

The judging panels are made up of consultants, academics, suppliers and those with specialist knowledge of each award category.  The 2023 judges are:

Sue Bird   (chair of judges)
Rob Adnitt – Adnitt Acoustics
Oliver Bewes – HS2
James Bligh – Pliteq
Mike Breslin, ANV Measurement Systems
Abigail Bristow, Surrey University
John Campbell – Campbell Associates
Rob Cridford – Etex BP
Iain Critchley – Peninsular Acoustics
Stephen Dance, London South Bank University
Phil Evans – Savills
John Fisk – Temple
Clare Forshaw – UKHCA
Adam Fox – Mason UK
David Garritt – S&D Garritt
Johannes Hagspiel – Getzner
Lisa Lavia – Noise Abatement Society
Flavie Lowres – FIS
Lewis Metcalf – AMC Mecanocaucho
Jo Miller
Steve Mitchell – Mitchell Environmental
Hilary Notley – Defra
Graham Parry – ACCON UK Ltd
Russell Richardson – RBA Acoustics
Anthony Robinson – LB Westminster
Paul Rubens – AcSoft
Bridget Shield – London South Bank University
Craig Storey – Cirrus Research
James Talbot – Cambridge University
Matt Torjussen – ANV Measurement Systems
Stephen Turner – ST Acoustics
David Waddington – Salford University
Somayya Yaqub – LB Ealing