The Prestigious
Subsea Expo Awards
The Subsea Expo Awards brings industry peers together for an evening of celebration, entertainment and a delicious three-course meal.
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The prestigious Subsea Expo Awards recognise the companies and individuals who are leading the way in the UK’s underwater sectors each year
If you or your company are shortlisted to win an award, Global Underwater Hub will work with you to produce a short, professional video showcasing your company and its capability, which will be shown to all guests at the awards ceremony. Whether you’re a winner or a runner-up, this can create a huge buzz around your company in the run up to the awards.
There are multiple awards in different categories and you can enter as many as you believe would apply to your company. The awards are free to enter and open to any company operating within the underwater sectors. You do not have to be a Global Underwater Hub member to enter the awards. Each application clearly lays out the criteria for entry and are straight-forward to complete.
Whether you’re a technology innovator, exporting UK excellence to the world, pioneers of safety or a nurturing ground for subsea talent, there’s an opportunity for you to demonstrate why our industry leads the world.
Awards Winners & Nominees
The prestigious Subsea Expo Awards recognise the companies and individuals who are leading the way in the UK’s underwater sectors each year.
Award
Winner
Sponsor
Company of the Year Award - Over 50 Employees
Viper Innovations
The Company of the Year Award recognises excellence in overall company performance in the subsea sector. For companies with over 50 employees.
The nominees
Fibron BX Ltd
Kent
Viper Innovations
2024 edition winner
2024 edition winner
Company of the Year Award - Under 50 Employees
J+S Subsea
The Company of the Year Award recognises excellence in overall company performance in the subsea sector. For companies with under 50 employees.
The nominees
AISUS
Crondall Energy
J+S Subsea
2024 edition winner
2024 edition winner
Contribution to Subsea UK / Global Underwater Hub
In recognition of service and contribution to Subsea UK / Global Underwater Hub
The nominees
Trish Banks
Global Exports Award
JDR Cable Systems
The Global Exports Award recognises a company’s successful exploitation of and export to a global underwater market.
The nominees
Viper Innovations
JDR Cable Systems
2024 edition winner
2024 edition winner
Outstanding Contribution Award
Neil Kermode
The Outstanding Contribution 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 mining.
The nominees
Neil Kermode
2024 edition winner
2024 edition winner
Rising Star Award
Kairvee Tyagi, J+S Subsea
The Rising Star Award recognises someone under the age of 35 who is employed in the underwater sector, whether in underwater energy, aquaculture, marine science, defence, underwater cabling or subsea mining.
The nominees
Ivan Alonso, Aquatec Group
Ciaran Reid, Crondall Energy
Kairvee Tyagi, J+S Subsea
2024 edition winner
2024 edition winner
Safety Innovation Award
TechnipFMC
The Safety Innovation Award recognises innovation made in a process, system or technology that has significantly contributed towards improving safety within the subsea sector.
The nominees
TechnipFMC
2024 edition winner
2024 edition winner
MMA Offshore
Technology Development Award
Sonomatic / Geo Oceans (Joint Venture)
The Technology Development Award recognises excellence by a company in developing new technology and bringing it to the market. The judges will base their decision on demonstrable proof that the technology has increased revenue, provided a solution to an existing problem and complemented the company’s overall business plan.
The nominees
Sonomatic / Geo Oceans (Joint Venture)
2024 edition winner
2024 edition winner
SEAJET Systems Limited
Balmoral
Award
Sponsor
Company of the Year Award (over 50 employees)
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
Company of the Year Award (under 50 employees)
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
Cross Sector Innovation Award
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
Global Exports Award
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
Outstanding Contribution Award
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 seabed minerals.
A nominee can be (or have been) employed in any capacity e.g. engineering, project management, marine operations, support services, general management etc. The individual will be someone who has made a significant impact on the subsea or underwater industry over the course of their career. They may have created new technologies, developed new systems or processes, driven safety improvements, led sustainability initiatives or managed business change, growth and expansion.
The nominees
Rising Star Award
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
Safety Award
The award recognises innovation made in a process, system or technology that has significantly contributed towards improving health, safety and wellbeing within the underwater sector, whether in relation to offshore energy, aquaculture, marine science, defence or subsea cabling. Nominees will illustrate how they foster a culture of health and safety in the workplace and demonstrate how the process, system or technology that is the focus of the nomination has been developed and is having a positive impact on health and safety within the industry.
The nominees
Technology Development Award
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
Award Dinner
The Subsea Expo Awards dinner is an opportunity to join friends, colleagues and peers in celebrating the accomplishments of the industry’s standout individuals and companies. Enjoy a delicious three-course dinner and an evening of entertainment. The dinner is held in February every year at P&J Live in Aberdeen. Carriages will be available at midnight.
Black Tie event
Global Underwater Hub Supported Charities
Each year Global Underwater Hub fundraises for several charities at Subsea Expo.
In 2024, the Subsea Expo Awards' selected charities were Macmillan Cancer Support, Friends of the Neuro Ward, The Julian Trust and Calvert Kielder.
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