Celebrating SuDS: the susdrain SuDS Awards 2026
Join us at the susdrain SuDS Awards 2026 ceremony to discover outstanding SuDS projects worthy of recognition across the UK.
susdrain SuDS Awards 2026
Since 2018, susdrain, the community of practice for sustainable drainage, has been celebrating outstanding SuDS projects and recognising SuDS Champions who are instrumental in delivering exceptional SuDS.
With an impressive pool of SuDS Champions awarded last year in Bristol, susdrain is now turning its attention to SuDS projects delivered over the past two years. The SuDS Awards provide a platform to share good practice, showcase multi-beneficial SuDS, and recognise high-quality planning, design, construction, and maintenance of sustainable drainage.
Register for your place at the susdrain SuDS Awards ceremony where we will be announcing our winners across this year’s ten categories.
Why attend
- Hear from SuDS practitioners about industry-leading SuDS schemes
- Learn how projects were implemented and difficulties overcome
- Find out how SuDS professionals are rising to the challenge of developing more sustainable and attractive places
- Network with industry professionals
- Attend accompanying SuDS tour in Newcastle
- Celebrate great SuDS schemes
Who should attend
- susdrain SuDS Awards entrants
- susdrain members
- Engineering consultants
- Architects and designers
- Developers
- Urban designers
- Landscape architects
- Local planning authority SuDS approvers
- Members of lead local flood authorities
- Drainage engineers
- Highway engineers
- Water companies
- Tier 1 and 2 contractors
- Professional bodies
- Local community groups involved in SuDS
- Anyone with an interest in SuDS
When
Wednesday 24 June 2026
12:00-17:50
Programme
12:00 Networking lunch
13:00 Visit to SuDS projects in Newcastle
15:00 Networking coffee
15:30 Welcome and introduction
Dr Andy Moores, Director of Research, CIRIA
15:40 Welcome from susdrain
Graham Fairhurst, Chair, susdrain Project Steering Group
Adrien Baudrimont, Senior Research Manager, CIRIA
15:50 SuDS in Newcastle
Carl Hodgson, Senior Flood Risk Engineer, Newcastle City Council
16:05 SuDS: Enabling climate resilient places
Jonathan Hunter, Manager, Flood and Coastal Risk Management,
Environment Agency
16:20 susdrain SuDS Awards presentations
Presented by Dr Andy Moores, Director of Research, CIRIA
17:40 Closing remarks and group photograph
17:50 Walk to restaurant
18:00 Celebrations continue at The Botanist
Where
Urban Sciences Building,
Newcastle University,
1 Science Square,
Newcastle Upon Tyne,
NE4 5TG.
Fees
| susdrain and CIRIA members |
Free to attend |
| Non-members |
Free to attend |
Booking
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