On Thursday 16^th October, Street Works UK held the 2025 edition of the Street Works UK Awards. The awards ceremony, sponsored by Virgin Media O2, was held in the Houses of Parliament. Leaders and from the water, gas, electricity, and telecoms sectors alongside contractors and Street Works UK affiliate members came from across the UK for a night of networking, speeches, to celebrate the street works industry’s talent and achievements.

Speakers on the evening included Ruth Cadbury MP, Chair of the House of Commons Transport Select Committee and Donna Morley, Network Expansion and Build Assurance Director at event sponsor Virgin Media O2.

Acknowledging the continued hard work of the organisation’s dedicated members, the awards reflected the sector’s successes whilst highlighting the ongoing challenges the industry faces.

Over 40 submissions were made across the 8 categories.

Street Works UK is delighted to announce the following winners…

Best Collaborative Works Winner: Greater London Authority, Affinity Water, Thames Water, Cadent Gas, SGN, SSEN, UK Power Networks, National Grid, Network Rail & TfL – Deploying the Dig Once Strategy

Shortlisted nominees:

• Meridian Utilities – Emergency Repair of Burst 12″ Asbestos Trunk Main
• M Group Water and Galliford Try (MGJV) – Thanet Rehabilitation Project

Innovation Excellence Winner: Openreach – Direct-in-Ground (DiG) estate streamlined fibre delivery model

Shortlisted nominees:

• 1Streetworks by 1Spatial plc – 1 Streetworks: A Catalyst for Modernisation
• UK Power Networks – Megger Fault Sniffer 2

Communication and Community Engagement Winner: DT Hughes Group – The DT Hughes Foundation

Shortlisted nominees:

• M Group Water – Collaboration and Community Care
• Capital Delivery – M Group Water – Across Thames Water AMP8 Capital Delivery

Training Scheme of the Year Winner: M Group Telecom – Streetworks Assurance Team

Shortlisted nominees:

• UK Power Networks, Thames Water, Community Fibre & South East Water – National Conditions Training
• ABS Street Works – ABS Streetworks Development Programme

Rising Star Winner: Simon Halford – M Group Water

Shortlisted:

• James Rudkin – Kier

Sustainable Methods: Openreach – Direct-in-Ground (DiG) estate streamlined fibre delivery model

Shortlisted nominees:

• Cappagh Contractors Construction (London) Ltd – Reinstatement through Sustainable Innovation
• PF Cusack (Tools Supplies) Ltd and Thames Water – Closing the Loop on Traffic Cone Manufacturing
• UK Power Networks – Megger Fault Sniffer 2

Access and Inclusion in Street Works: Transport for London – CAIT Removing Barriers to Access at Streetworks

Shortlisted:

• UIS, in partnership with Severn Trent, Blind Ambition and PF Cusack (Tools Supplies) Ltd – UIS Safe Passage Ramp (SPR)

Street Works Organisation of the Year: Openreach

Chairman’s Award: Richard Boisseaux – Streetworks Manager (EPN, LPN & SPN) Network Operations, UK Power Networks

Street Works UK Conference

With the Street Works Awards 2025 having come to a close, Street Works UK now looks forward to its upcoming annual conference ‘Connecting Communities – Building Better Streets Together’, which is being held this year on Wednesday 12^th November 2025 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole.

The upcoming conference will look at the human side of street works, from the skilled professionals shaping our infrastructure to the communities who benefit from it every day. Attendees can expect a packed agenda of keynote speeches, thought-provoking panel discussions, and interactive breakout sessions. Topics will include:

• Enhancing collaboration between local authorities, utilities, contractors, and communities
• Reducing disruption for the public and keeping communities moving
• Improving worker health and safety
• Promoting diversity and inclusion across the sector
• Addressing the skills gap to meet the demands of the future

The conference is open to both Street Works UK members and non-members. Please click here to book tickets.