Excellence Awards 2024 Categories

The 2024 Excellence Awards feature Product and Project categories as well as Industry Recognition Awards. Please take a look at the criteria below before deciding which categories to enter.

Criteria

  • Products must have been released after 1 January 2023, or have received a significant update since that date.
  • Each product will be limited to TWO category entries, so it’s best to choose wisely.
  • Our judges will be looking at each entry using certain criteria, as well as their own general expertise, to determine the winner. The criteria is as follows, please keep each answer to a maximum of 250 words.
    • What are your product’s key features?
    • Why was this innovation needed?
    • How has this product benefited the end user?
    • What makes your product stand apart from its competitors?
  • You should provide examples of client testimonials and/or case studies to illustrate the product’s impact. This should be a maximum of 750 words.
  • Projects must have been completed on or after January 1, 2023, or the project is still ongoing.
  • Each project will be limited to TWO category entries, so it’s best to choose wisely.
  • Our judges will be looking at each entry using certain criteria, as well as their own general expertise, to determine the winner. The criteria is as follows, please keep each answer to a maximum of 250 words.
    • What was the reasoning behind the project?
    • What challenges arose during the project, and how were they overcome?
    • What made this project stand out?
    • What was the outcome of the project – how did it benefit the end user?
  • You should provide examples of client testimonials and/or case studies to illustrate the product’s impact. This should be a maximum of 750 words.
  • Each entry should be no longer than 1,000 words.
  • These awards will spotlight exceptional contributors for each category; please use your entry to highlight any outstanding achievements, contributions to the industry and innovation.

Categories

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Product Categories

We are looking for either a Building Management System that can provide centralised control over multiple building functions, or a dedicated system to one function – such as lighting control. This product category is open to both software and hardware solutions that deliver innovation.

We are looking for either a UPS or Energy Storage product that has been designed to deliver innovation within a residential, industrial or commercial building, or connected to the grid.

We are looking for innovative luminaires or lamps that can be installed in a commercial, industrial or residential setting.

We are looking for an innovative Test & Measurement product that would be used for an electrical installation in a commercial, industrial or residential setting.

Project Categories

We are looking for a project that involves installing a Building Management System that can provide centralised control over multiple building functions, or a dedicated system to one function – such as lighting control. This project category is open to both software and hardware installations.

We are looking for a project that involves the installation of electric vehicle chargepoints, or associated EV charging infrastructure.

We are looking for a project that involves the installation of an uninterruptible power supply or energy storage solution in a commercial, industrial or residential setting, or connected to the grid.

We are looking for a project that involves a lighting installation within a commercial, industrial or residential setting.

We are looking for a range of projects that involve the installation or upgrade of power infrastructure – this could be at the building level, distribution network level, or grid-scale.

We are looking for a project that involves the installation of renewables within a commercial, industrial or residential setting, or connected to either the distribution network or National Grid.

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Product Categories

We are looking for any power product that has been designed to deliver innovation in a data centre environment.

We are looking for any cooling product that has been designed to deliver innovation in a data centre environment.

We are looking for any hardware (for example, racks/servers/cabling) that has been designed to deliver innovation in a data centre environment.

We are looking for a data centre infrastructure management solution (DCIM) that has been designed to deliver innovation in a data centre environment,

Project Categories

We are looking for a power project that has been implemented in a data centre to improve energy efficiency, resiliency, redundancy or sustainability.

We are looking for a cooling project that has been implemented in a data centre to improve energy efficiency, resiliency, redundancy or sustainability.

We are looking for a project that has demonstrated an innovative development, deployment and operation of an edge data centre.

We are looking for a data centre design project that has utilised innovative or unique practices to deliver a data centre.

We are looking for a data centre that has utilised “intelligent” design and/or solutions to boost efficiency, resiliency, redundancy or sustainability.

We are looking for a data centre that has utilised sustainable and energy efficient design solutions to deliver notable “green” gains.

We are looking for a project that demonstrates true innovation in the cloud, contributing to furthering or promoting the cloud industry.

Industry Recognition Awards
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We are looking for a cloud service provider that has gone above and beyond in provision of cloud services.

We are looking for a colocation provider that has gone above and beyond in provision of colocation services.

We are looking for a data centre that is outstanding in the industry due to its high standards in areas such as sustainability, innovation, energy efficiency and/or reliability.

We are looking for a consultancy working within the data centre sector that has demonstrated excellence in the way it works with clients and its approach to innovation in the industry.

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We are looking to celebrate excellence in engineering, which means that this category is open to any electrical engineering services company, or electrical contractor that has demonstrated their commitment to pushing the industry forward.

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Given the importance of the next generation to both the data centre and electrical industries, we want to highlight the training providers that are enabling the next generation to get the skills our industries require to thrive.

We are looking for a project that showcases excellence in sustainability across both the data centre and electrical industries.

The Net Zero Hero Award will recognise a company’s commitment to net zero within its own operations, or helping its clients achieve net zero.

The Pushing Sustainability Forward Award will look specifically for companies within the data centre and electrical sectors that are making impactful contributions to a sustainable future – whether that is through its environmental initiatives or its social impact on a local community.

The Lifetime Achievement Award is looking for entrants that have pushed the data centre and/or electrical industry forward in a significant way, whether it’s through the creation of an innovative new product or product category, or has consistently nurtured new talent, industry best practices and new ways of thinking.

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Excellence Awards 2024

The 2024 Excellence Awards feature Product and Project categories as well as Industry Recognition Awards. Please take a look at the criteria below before deciding which categories to enter.

Thank you to all who joined us on what was a fantastic night and a huge congratulations to all the winners.

The Award winners were:

POWER

Power Product of the Year – Sponsored by 2bm Limited

WINNER: Megger – Baker ADX automated static motor analyser

Also shortlisted:

  • Bachmann – UPDU Modular Power Distribution Unit
  • Schneider Electric – APC Smart-UPS Ultra

 

Power Project of the Year – Sponsored by Spa Communications

WINNER: EnerSys – University upgrade

  • ABB Energy Storage Solution for Sara Kulturhus
  • National Grid T-Pylons
  • UK Power Networks – Leicester Square Transformer
LIGHTING

Lighting Product of the Year – Sponsored by Schneider Electric

WINNER: Mackwell – Cloud-Enabled Scalable N-Light Ecosyste

Also shortlisted:

  • Holophane – VMXII
  • Tamlite Lighting – CIRCA High Bay
  • Zumtobel – LANOS architectural luminaire

 

Lighting Project of the Year – Sponsored by Schneider Electric

WINNER: Delmatic – Elizabeth Line

Also shortlisted:

  • Ridge and Partners – Alexandra Palace
  • Thorn Lighting – Cumbria
  • Zumtobel – University College London
ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Energy Efficiency Product of the Year – Sponsored by nVent Schroff

WINNER: Tamlite Lighting – CIRCA High Bay

Also shortlisted:

  • Delmatic – DALI-2 Multisensor with BLE Beacon
  • QiO Technologies Ltd – QiO Foresight Optima DC+

 

Energy Efficiency Project of the Year – Sponsored by Vertiv

WINNER: Zumtobel – Bleckmann

Also shortlisted:

  • Delmatic – Elizabeth Line
  • nVent Schroff – Cooling system for edge data centre upgrade
INNOVATIVE

Innovative Project of the Year – Sponsored by EkkoSense

WINNER: Sudlows – iomart – Critical cooling upgrade

Also shortlisted:

  • Delmatic – Elizabeth Line
  • Proximity Data Centres – Deployment of High Power VR platform
SUSTAINABLE

Sustainable Project of the Year – Sponsored by Smart Grid Forum

WINNER: i3 Solutions Group and EYP Mission Critical Facilities, Part of Ramboll – GHG (Green House Gas) Abatement Group

Also shortlisted:

  • Delmatic – Elizabeth Line
  • DSM Group – Rainwater Data Centre
DATA CENTRE DESIGN & BUILD

Data Centre Design & Build Product of the Year – Sponsored by EnerSys

WINNER: Bachmann – UPDU Modular Power Distribution Unit

Also shortlisted:

  • Siemon – LightVerse® Fiber Optic Cabling System
  • Stratus Technologies – EcoStruxure™ Micro Data Center with Stratus ftServer®

 

Data Centre Design & Build Project of the Year – Sponsored by EnerSys

WINNER: 2bm – London Institute of Medical Sciences

Also shortlisted:

  • DatacentreUK
  • Schneider Electric – University College Dublin
  • atNorth, SWE01 data center
DATA CENTRE COOLING

Data Centre Cooling Product of the Year – Sponsored by Digital Realty

WINNER: Airedale – Cooling System Optimiser

Also shortlisted:

  • Vertiv – Liebert CWA
  • Airedale – Cloud Diagnostics

 

Data Centre Cooling Project of the Year – Sponsored by Digital Realty

WINNER: 2bm – London Institute of Medical Sciences

Also shortlisted:

  • EkkoSense – Telehouse
  • nVent Schroff – Cooling system for edge data centre upgrade
  • Schneider Electric – University College Dublin
GREEN DATA CENTRE OF THE YEAR

Green Data Centre of the Year – Sponsored by Vertiv

WINNER: Digital Realty – Cloud House Data Centre

Also shortlisted:

  • atNorth, SWE01 data center
  • Novva Data Center West Jordan Location
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

Consultancy/Contractor of the Year – Sponsored by Glamox Luxonic Ltd

WINNER: 2BM Limited

Also shortlisted:

  • Sudlows

Outstanding Contributor to the Industry – Sponsored by Glamox Luxonic Ltd

WINNER: Andy Hirst – Managing Director of Critical Infrastructures

Also shortlisted:

  • Adrian Dewick – Datacentre UK
  • Mike Frain CEng FIET MCMI – Electrical Consultant
  • Trevor Milner – Technical Manager

Outstanding Project of the Year – Sponsored by Riello UPS

WINNER: 2bm – London Institute of Medical Sciences

Outstanding Product of the Year – Sponsored by Riello UPS

WINNER: Bachmann – UPDU Modular Power Distribution Unit

Lifetime Achievement – Sponsored by Riello UPS

WINNER: John Woodnutt, Delmatic Founder and Chairman

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