Subsea Expo Awards

Company of the Year Award (over 50 employees)

Next Geosolutions UKCS

The Company of the Year Award – over 50 employees recognises excellence in overall company performance in the underwater sector. The winning company will: outline the steps it has taken to grow its business nationally and internationally; summarise how it stands out from its competitors; detail the ways in which it supports employee development; demonstrate its commitment to the supply chain; and summarise policies and actions that help the business to provide positive benefits to the environment, economy and society.

The nominees

Proserv

Next Geosolutions UKCS 2025 winner

SMD

Company of the Year Award (under 50 employees)

Verlume

The Company of the Year Award – under 50 employees recognises excellence in overall company performance in the underwater sector. The winning company will: outline the steps it has taken to grow its business nationally and internationally; summarise how it stands out from its competitors; detail the ways in which it supports employee development; demonstrate its commitment to the supply chain; and summarise policies and actions that help the business to provide positive benefits to the environment, economy and society.

The nominees

ARC Marine Ltd

AISUS Offshore Ltd

Verlume 2025 winner

Cross Sector Innovation Award

Kraken Robotics

The Cross Sector Innovation Award recognises a company that has developed technology or an innovative solution that can be applied in more than one market sector or has contributed to the energy transition and net-zero targets. This could be the successful transfer of technology from one sector to another or an innovation that has the potential to work across multiple sectors.

The nominees

Fugro

Kraken Robotics 2025 winner

Astrimar Ltd

Global Exports Award

C-Kore

The Global Exports Award recognises a company’s successful exploitation of and export to one or more global underwater markets. It acknowledges an internationally active firm that is expanding its reach in existing and new overseas markets as a result of implementing a successful export plan. Applicants should outline their export strategy and how international markets are identified, illustrate adaptability to foreign markets, detail what work the company is undertaking to support the reduce global emissions as part of its internationalisation and demonstrable success in entering new territories and growing exports.

The nominees

C-Kore 2025 winner

Viper Innovations

Outstanding Contribution Award

Steve Sheppard, Helix Well Ops

The award recognises the outstanding contribution made by an individual to the underwater sector over the course of their career, whether in offshore energy, defence, aquaculture, marine science, underwater cabling or subsea minerals.

The nominees

Steve Sheppard, Helix Well Ops 2025 winner

Rising Star Award

Abi Thompson, SMD

The award recognises someone under the age of 35 (as of 28 February 2025) who is employed in the underwater sector, whether in offshore energy, aquaculture, marine science, defence, underwater cabling or seabed minerals. A nominee can be employed in any capacity e.g. engineering, project management, marine operations, support services, operational management etc. The individual will be someone who is making an effective and impactful contribution to your organisation, potentially helping to develop new technologies, apply new thinking or implement fresh practices that are delivering impactful change.

The nominees

Stuart Hamilton, Fugro

Toby Wilson, Proserv

Abi Thompson, SMD 2025 winner

Safety Award

Quintham

The Safety Award recognises innovation made in a process, system or technology that has significantly contributed towards improving safety within the subsea sector.

The nominees

Fugro

Quintham 2025 winner

Peritus International Ltd

Technology Development Award

ARC Marine Ltd

The Technology Development Award recognises excellence by a company in developing new technology and bringing it to the market. Nominees should demonstrate proof that the technology has contributed to increased revenue, provided a solution to an existing problem and complemented the company’s overall business plan. The nomination should outline the challenges faced in developing the new technology, explain how these were overcome and illustrate its impact, market reach and future potential.

The nominees

ARC Marine Ltd 2025 winner

SMD

UltramapGlobal