Following an exhaustive judging session, which was held virtually on 26 January, the finalists in the 2023 Pump Industry Awards have now been determined.
The judges shortlisted 46 finalists across the eight award categories to go through to the public vote. Those selected are as follows: –
Product of the Year
- ABB: SynRM IE5 Motor & Drive Package
- Armstrong Fluid Technology: DEPM Single Phase Pump
- Aro: Evo Series Electric Diaphragm Pump
- Baker Hughes: Water Injection Centrifugal Pump
- Brook Compton: EC Motors
- Flux Pumps: Viscopower
- John Crane UK: Global Standardized Upstream Pumping Support System
- John Crane UK: MPF – Automated Backflush High-Flow Filter
- Salamander Pumps: TapBoost
- Wilo UK: Wilo-Actun ZETOS-K12 Borehole Pump
Project of the Year
- ABB: Glendevon Project
- Apex Pumps: Hindås Waterworks Project
- Baker Hughes: Northern Lights CO2 Pumping Storage
- Sulzer: Retrofit of Five Membrane Feed Pumps for a Desalination Plant
Environmental Contribution of the Year
Sponsored by SPP Pumps
- ABB: Glendevon Reservoir Hydroelectric Project
- AES Engineering
- Hayley 247
- Stuart Turner: Monsoon & Showermate – Digital Installation Manual
- Sunduyne HMD Kontro Sealless Pumps: LMV-801S Sealless Vertical API 685 Pump
- Water Powered Technologies: The Papa Pump
- Wilo UK: Wilo-Actun ZETOS-K12 Borehole Pump
Manufacturer of the Year
Sponsored by WEG UK
- Apex Pumps
- Crest Pumps
- SPP Pumps
- Stuart Turner
- Wilo UK
Distributor of the Year
- BPS Pumps
- Seal & Pump Engineering
- Tomlinson Hall & Co.
Supplier of the Year
- ABB
- Aesseal
- Emir Software
- John Crane UK
- Sutton Castings
- WEG (UK)
Contribution to Skills & Training
- ADC Electrical: ADC Pump Services Division
- AEMT: Ex Repair Course
- Aesseal
- CDR Pumps: Fundamentals of Pump Training
- Kiwa Watertec: Water Regulation 4 Compliance and Certification
- Sulzer: Sulzer Academy for Pumps and Systems
- Wilo UK
Rising Star Award
Sponsored by World Pumps
- Sam Kemp, Apex Pumps
- Josh Bottomley, Emir Software
- Lewis Wilkes, Salamander Pumps
- Jack Linley, Sulzer
Details of all the finalists are available to view on the dedicated awards website – www.pumpindustryawards.com/finalists.
An online voting form will be operational until 5pm on Wednesday 15 February allowing readers to vote for who they think should be the outright winner in each category.
The Gala Awards Dinner will be held on 16 March at the Hilton at St George’s Park Hotel, Burton-on-Trent.
The presenter of this year’s awards, the 22nd version of the event, will be Kevin Keegan, one of the most recognisable faces in British football.
Places can be booked online at www.pumpindustryawards.com/book-tickets.
