2026 Shortlist
We're excited to reveal the shortlist for the 2026 Environmental Monitoring & Measurement Achievement Awards. These entries represent the very best in environmental monitoring and measurement across air, water and land, showcasing projects, organisations, and collaborations that are driving progress across the sector.
Take a look below at the 2026 shortlist - congratulations again to all those who made the list.
Join us on 16 September at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole for an evening of celebration, networking and industry recognition, following the opening day of ESS Expo. Book your table to secure your space.
Water & Wastewater Monitoring:
Best Water Quality Monitoring Project
- AquAffirm Ltd PFASentinel™ – Detecting Forever Chemicals. Anywhere. Instantly.
- Aquarity Ltd (UK) KYUAN Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring and Assurance System for Public Buildings
- AtkinsRéalis Lady's Island
- Environment Agency Supporting Citizen Science
- Environmental Engineering Concepts Ltd, PolysorbGroup Six Year Freshwater Protection Programme Quarry Fuel Interceptor, Ireland
- L8 Protection.com Ltd Duncan Rees
- Molendotech Ltd Bactiquick
- North Wales Rivers Trust Lab Dwr hubs and Menai Strait Partnership Forum
- Northern Ireland Water Future-Proofing Water Treatment Through Data-Driven Monitoring and Innovation
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency BactMetBar: Accelerating Benthic Monitoring Using DNA Metabarcoding and Machine Learning
- Siemens PLC Real Time Water Quality Analytics
- Xylem Water Solutions UK Ltd Severn Trent Section 82 CWQM HydroDaaS (Data as a Service)
Excellence in Wastewater Monitoring & Control
- Alpine Fire Engineers Ltd Alpine Fire Water Saving Pilot
- Cornelsen Group PerfluorAd® – Measurable PFAS Removal and Compliance Assurance for Contaminated Water
- EDAC Improving Wastewater Performance Through Advanced Monitoring & Early Intervention
- Environmental Products and Services Ltd GreaseShield® GS1500-DPF
- GreenSpark Group Private Sector Pollution Risk Project
- StormHarvester A Machine Learning approach to predicting real-time sewer flow from measured level data
- StormHarvester Pinpointing the source of I&I with data driven solutions: Anglian Water and StormHarvester
- UDlive UDlive Southern Water 800+ Rising Mains
- United Utilities Operational Intelligence EDM Programme
- United Utilities Dynamic Network Management
- VEGA Controls Limited Remote Sludge Monitoring with VEGAPULS Air
- Wessex Water Regulatory Wastewater Measurement Programme
Real-Time Monitoring & Control Project of the Year
- Cura Terrae CENTAUR® at Terminus Road, Cowes
- Demeter Limited Effective real-time monitoring to achieve significant and sustained water savings
- Detectronic Ltd One Team. Real-Time Insight. Transforming Wastewater Networks at Scale
- EDAC Real-Time Monitoring, Instant Alerts, Proactive Intervention
- FIDO Tech Reducing the Impact of Winter Water Main Breaks
- Glanua UK Hampstead Norreys Waste Water Treatment plant
- Lincolnshire County Council Project Groundwater Greater Lincolnshire
- Northern Ireland Water Future-Proofing Water Treatment Through Data-Driven Monitoring and Innovation
- ResilienTogether led by Central Bedfordshire Council and Hertfordshire County Council ResilienTogether: Smart Catchment Telemetry Network
- University of Chester Build Back Together
- VEGA Controls Limited VEGAMET 862 Controller for real-time flow summation
- Xylem Water Solutions UK Ltd Severn Trent Section 82 CWQM HydroDaaS (Data as a Service)
Smart Data, Digital Twins & Analytics in Water Projects
- APEM Group APEM Digital Catchment Portal
- Aquarity Ltd (UK) KYUAN Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring and Assurance System for Public Buildings
- Environment Agency Project Blueprint
- Glanua UK Ltd Hampstead Norreys STW
- Legionella Consultancy Services Legionella Watch
- Quensus Heathrow Smart Water Analytics Project
- Siemens PLC Real Time Water Quality Analytics
- StormHarvester Pinpointing the source of I&I with data driven solutions: Anglian Water and StormHarvester
- Taps365
- University of Chester Build Back Together
- Waterly Sp. z o.o. Waterly AI-Driven Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring System
- Xylem Water Solutions UK Ltd Streamline and Surfbee - An Innovative Geospatial Analytics Pipeline for River Health
Land, Soil & Geoenvironmental Measurement:
Best Land & Soil Investigation Project
- Alconbury Brook Flood Group: Measuring Alconbury Brook
- iFLUX: PFAS flux-based risk assessment as an important line of evidence: a multi-source industrial site case study
- Manchester Metropolitan University - Dr Megson: Buried: the last witness - PCB monitoring
- NatureMetrics: Soil Ecosystem Condition Index
- RSK Geosciences: Risk-based PFAS management in residential development
- Stepnell: Hazeley Enterprise Park
- The Open University: Assessing the Hydrological Resilience and Vulnerability of Coastal Vegetation to Sea Level Rise
Excellence in Contaminated Land Assessment
- E4 Environmental Ltd. South Wolds School
- Jacobs Factory Farm Landfill Permit Surrender
- Jacobs Integrated Landfill Remediation and Long-Term Assurance Programme at a former pharmaceutical manufacturing site
- RSK Assessment of a chalk aquifer impacted with LNAPL and dissolved phase hydrocarbons
- RSK Geosciences Risk-based PFAS management in residential development
- Stepnell Hazeley Enterprise Park
Innovative Measurement Techniques in Geoenvironmental Project
- AquAffirm Ltd PFASentinel™ – Detecting Forever Chemicals. Anywhere. Instantly.
- Jacobs Innovative Groundwater Flux Measurement and Remediation Optimisation at a complex industrial site, Northern Ireland
- NatureMetrics Soil Ecosystem Condition Index
- RSK Geosciences Sea Supply Project
- RSK Geosciences Beyond the Peat Probe
- The Open University Assessing the Hydrological Resilience and Vulnerability of Coastal Vegetation to Sea Level Rise
- United Utilities HARP Private Water Supplies Monitoring
Best Groundwater Monitoring & Assessment Project
- Affinity Water: Affinity Water Environmental Monitoring Portal
- Environmental Engineering Concepts Ltd, PolysorbGroup: Six Year Freshwater Protection Programme Quarry Fuel Interceptor, Ireland
- Lincolnshire County Council: Project Groundwater Greater Lincolnshire
- Senseca
- The Open University: Assessing the Hydrological Resilience and Vulnerability of Coastal Vegetation to Sea Level Rise
- United Utilities: HARP Private Water Supplies Monitoring
Air, Emissions & Cross-Media Monitoring:
Best Air Quality Monitoring Project
- Assentech Limited: Vent-Less Breather Valve Test Bench
- AtkinsRéalis: Former Gasworks Development in London
- Birmingham City Council: Phase 2 School and Community Monitoring Programme
- Building Forensics: Jeff Charlton
- EEMC Monitors Ltd: Heathrow - Air Quality Monitoring Project
- Greater London Authority: Breathe London Network
- London Borough of Wandsworth: Air Quality (Indoor Markets)
- Nottingham Trent University: How clean is the air you breathe during urban walk? A case study of Central London
- Reading Borough Council: Clean Air Living Matters: Exploring Reading
- Sensereo Ltd: Airo
- Sensyqo Ltd: Perch eco office building IAQ Monitoring
- The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA): The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) air quality sensor network
Industrial Emissions Monitoring & Compliance Project
- Assentech Limited Vent-Less Breather Valve Test Bench
- Assentech Sales Limited Vent-Less: Delivering Measurable Methane Emission Reductions Through Breather Valve Testing and Leak Rate Measurement
- CleanAir Europe SRL EcoSense
- Gasmet Technologies oy GT7000 Tellus
- RECYPLAS LIMITED Data‑Driven Quality, Traceability & Environmental Monitoring System for Recycled Polymers
- Senseca UK (Previously Biral) Sensor manufacturer
- Solvant Paint traitment product chemical
- Waterly Sp. z o.o. Waterly AI-Driven Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring System
Smart Data & Analytics in Air Quality Projects
- Ambient Works Ambient One
- Greater London Authority Breathe London Network
- Kunak Technologies SL Kunak's new Automatic Drift Correction system
- Senseca
- Sensereo Ltd Airo
- Sensyqo Ltd Perch eco office building IAQ Monitoring
Innovation, Technology & Measurement Excellence:
Innovative Sensor or Instrumental Deployment
- Cynergy Engineering Services Ltd River DO Monitoring
- DYWIDAG UK DYWIDAG Remote Monitoring Solution: Transforming Flood Risk Management on Norfolk's Rail Network
- Green Power Solutions Ltd TrackSyte – Ultra-Low Power Real-Time Monitoring Platform for Remote Infrastructure
- Modcon Systems Ltd. Real-Time In-Situ Oxygen Measurement for Safety-Critical High-Pressure Gas Systems
- Northumbrian Water in partnership with the University of Sheffield, Cura Terrae Water, Minicam, Spring Innovation Pipebot Patrol
- RSK Geosciences Beyond the Peat Probe
- Showerkap Ltd Smart Water Management for High-Consumption Buildings Project
- Trolex LTD XD1+ Personal Dust Monitor
- UDlive SAFEGRID: Strategic Assessment for Flood Events Across the Grid
- VEGA Controls Limited One Radar, Three Certifications: Simplifying Water Sector Compliance
- Xylem Water Solutions UK Ltd Streamline and Surfbee - An Innovative Geospatial Analytics Pipeline for River Health
Laboratory Excellence in Environmental Measurement
- Ambient Works Ambient One
- Assentech Sales Limited Vent-Less: Delivering Measurable Methane Emission Reductions Through Breather Valve Testing and Leak Rate Measurement
- Brilliant Dyes Ltd Brilliant Dyes: Algae-Based Dye Manufacturing with Integrated Process & Effluent Monitoring
- Circulayo Real-Time Environmental Impact Tracking & Reporting: The Flow Platform
- Dr Ahmed Osman- Canterbury Christ Church University Biochar Construction Materials Measurement and Validation Pathway
- Mine Environment Management Ltd C-SINK project
- National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) Reference Laboratory (NRL) Laboratory Excellence in Environmental Measurement
- RECYPLAS LIMITED Data‑Driven Quality, Traceability & Environmental Monitoring System for Recycled Polymers
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency BactMetBar: Accelerating Benthic Monitoring Using DNA Metabarcoding and machine Learning
- Xylem Water Solutions UK Ltd Kor AI – Scalable Lab Calibration for High-Volume Section 82 Monitoring
Integrated Monitoring Across Water, Land & Air
- Alconbury Brook Flood Group Measuring Alconbury Brook
- APEM Group APEM Digital Catchment Portal
- Atlantic Salmon Trust Project Deveron
- Mine Environment Management Ltd C-SINK project
- Senseca
- Senseca UK (Previously Biral) Sensor manufacturer
Clients, Outcomes & Impact:
Client-Led Environmental Monitoring Project
- Berkeley Group Former East London Gasworks, Air Quality Strategy and Baseline Monitoring.
- Central Bedfordshire Council & Hertfordshire County Council ResilienTogether: The Pix Brook Smart Catchment
- Green Business UK Ltd Green Business Carbon Tracker
- Lincolnshire County Council Project Groundwater Greater Lincolnshire
- Reading Borough Council Clean Air Living Matters: Exploring Reading
- Severn Trent Water Biodiversity Benchmark - Tittesworth Water
- Sodexo - Colchester PFI Waste Minimisation and Recycling Optimisation Project
- SRL Technical Services Ltd A47 Blofield & Tuddenham
- University of Chester Build Back Together
- Waste to Wonder Worldwide Challenging the Perception of Waste
- Xylem Water Solutions UK Ltd Wessex Water Section 82 CWQM HydroDaaS (Data as a Service) Full OpEx
Regulatory Compliance & Assurance Project
- AtkinsRéalis MCERTS Flow & EDM Training
- Environment Agency Supporting Citizen Science
- GreenSpark Group Private Sector Pollution Risk Project
- Jacobs Integrated Landfill Remediation and Long-Term Assurance Programme at a former pharmaceutical manufacturing site
- London Borough of Newham London Borough of Newham – Air Quality Action Plan: Tackling Inequality Through Integrated Environmental Strategy
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency Improving Scotland’s Near Real-Time Water Environment Data
- Severn Trent Water Biodiversity Benchmark - Tittesworth Water
- Siemens PLC Real Time Water Quality Analytics
- SRL Technical Services Ltd A47 Blofield & Tuddenham
- StormHarvester Transforming WwTW Compliance with Machine Learning
- What Waste Code What Waste Code Platform
- Xylem Water Solutions UK Ltd Streamline and Surfbee - An Innovative Geospatial Analytics Pipeline for River Health
Environmental Monitoring & Measurement Project of the Year (Not open for direct entry - TBA on the night!)
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Recognising the standout project of 2026 demonstrating excellence across monitoring, measurement, collaboration, and impact.
