The 2025 Awards took place at the Annual Conference, on 25^th June at the Crowne 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 Pallab Ghosh.

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 – Cundall – Pattern Shop

HIGHLY COMMENDED –  Create Consulting Engineers – Ironworks

COMMENDED – Ion Acoustics – Mulberry Academy, London Dock

See more about the winning entry here

Sports and Leisure (sponsored by Cirrus Research)

WINNER – Adrian James Acoustics – Roarr! Dinosaur Theme Park

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Peninsular Acoustics – Formby Village Padel Club

See more about the winning entry here

Vibration Prediction and Control (sponsored by Getzner)

WINNER – Cahill Design Consultants – Oseyo, London Bridge

WINNER – Create Consulting Engineers – St George’s Hospital

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Hoare Lea – Oxford Instruments

See more about Cahill’s winning entry here

See more about Create’s winning entry here

Performance Spaces (sponsored by CMS Danskin)

WINNER – Sandy Brown – The Halls, Wolverhampton

HIGHLY COMMENDED – SRL Technical Services – Co-op Live, Manchester

COMMENDED – Acoustic Consultants – Albert Hall, Swansea

See more about the winning entry here

Studios and Clubs (sponsored by CDM Stravitec)

WINNER – Hoare Lea – Eastbrook Studios

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Suono, RBA Acoustics and Hoare Lea  – Corsica Studios

COMMENDED – Hunter Acoustics – New Recording Studio Facilities, Care for the Family

See more about the winning entry here

Environmental Noise (sponsored by ANV Measurement Systems)

WINNER –  Red Twin – De-Tuning of Whistling Brise Soleil

COMMENDED – WSP – Tungsten West

See more about the winning entry here

Sustainability (sponsored by the Institute of Acoustics)

WINNER – SRL Technical Services – Beaulieu Park Primary School

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Ion Acoustics – Mulberry Academy, London Dock

See more about the winning entry here

Innovation (sponsored by Mason)

WINNER – Stantec – BBC – Innovative Noise at Work Risk Management System

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Buro Happold/Vanguardia – Visa Live at le Louvre

COMMENDED –  Peninsular Acoustics – Formby Village Padel Club

COMMENDED –  SRL Technical Services – Co-op Live, Manchester

COMMENDED – WSP – Tungsten West

See more about the winning entry here

Best presentation (sponsored by Pliteq)

Cundall – Pattern Shop

Small Consultancy : The Patrick Shortt Award

WINNER – Ion Acoustics – Mulberry Academy, London Dock

HIGHLY COMMENDED –  Red Twin – De-Tuning of Whistling Brise Soleil

See more about the winning entry here

Judges

The judging panels are made up of consultants, academics, suppliers and those with specialist knowledge of each award category.  The 2025 judges are:

Sue Bird (chair of judges)

Oliver Bewes – HS2

Alex Born – Getzner

Anne Budd – New Acoustics

Iain Critchley – Peninsular Acoustics

Stephen Dance – LSBU

Clare Forshaw – Hearing Conservation Association

Adam Fox – Mason

David Garritt – S&D Garritt

Stewart Gilmore – Atkins

Daniel Goodhand – Goodhand Acoustics

Andrew Hayes – CMS Danskin

Sarah Huskie – CDM Stravitec

Angela Lamacraft – Sustainable Acoustics

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 Ltd

Mark Plumbley – Surrey University

Bridget Shield – LSBU

Paul Shields – Derby University

Ben Stagg – Stagg Architects

Craig Storey – Cirrus Research

James Talbot – Cambridge University

Antonio Torija Martinez – Salford University

Chris Turner – Arthian

Stephen Turner – ST Acoustics

Matt Torjussen – ANV Measurement Systems

Jo Webb – Salford University

Somayya Yaqub – LB of Ealing