Martin Barnes Awards

The Martin Barnes Awards recognise excellence in project delivery and showcase examples of good practice through collaboration from across the world.

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2025 Shortlist

Project Excellence and Innovation
Future-focused Collaboration
Climate Change Initiatives
Client of the Year
Professional Services of the Year
Contractor of the Year
Individual Excellence Award
Distinguished Contribution Award

Our award categories

Project Excellence and Innovation

This award recognises ground-breaking innovation, inventive solutions and best practice. Entries must demonstrate their creativity in rethinking conventional approaches when tackling complex challenges that has led to transformative change and delivered measurable values in areas such as infrastructure, natural capital, and organisational goals.

Future-focused Collaboration

This award recognises the best in collaborative efforts to develop new solutions to real-world technical challenges and to address social and environmental issues.

Climate Change Initiatives

This award recognises projects that demonstrate sustainable practices and positive societal impact, taking responsibility for minimising potential harms and maximising environmental benefits to help reduce the impact of climate change.

Client of the Year

This category seeks to recognise the organisations that commission projects and can prove their excellence as an exemplary client. They must demonstrate exceptional leadership and vision in fostering sustainability, growth, quality, value, and innovation. It celebrates those who actively drive positive change and inspire progress in their industries.

Professional Services of the Year

This award honors consultancies, advisory firms, and digital solution providers delivering transformative impact through innovation, client and end users’ satisfaction, and leadership in sustainability. It highlights organisations that set the standard for excellence in professional services. Where partners have worked towards common goals, can demonstrate improved performance, and should highlight how their collaboration and integration has resulted in a better outcome for all parties.

Contractor of the Year

This award recognises contractors and subcontractors who set new benchmarks in project delivery by embracing sustainability, innovation, and exceptional efficiency. It celebrates those going beyond conventional practices to deliver outstanding results and promote sustainable ambitions.

Individual Excellence Award

This award celebrates individuals who have demonstrated exceptional creativity, leadership, and innovation in implementing NEC principles. It recognises significant recent contributions that have set new standards of excellence, fostered collaboration, and achieved tangible results in projects and initiatives.

Distinguished Contribution Award

This award honours members who have significantly advanced the adoption and best practices of NEC principles. It recognises their exceptional leadership and dedication in driving collaboration, efficiency and sustainability, leaving a lasting legacy in the NEC community and the wider society.

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