Judges

Judges are selected from major contractors, consultants and industry figures who contribute valuable time and effort to work through entries, reviewing each against strict criteria and attributing scores aimed at rewarding and recognising the very best.

Our 2025 judge panel includes:

Judging process

The TechFest Awards 2025 will have a panel of judges representing leading clients and organisations in the civil engineering and construction industries who review entries to determine the shortlist and conduct live interview presentations, to select the winners for that category.

Each stage is designed to provide a fair and transparent process. Please remember the strength of your written entry is what will get you shortlisted by our judging panel, so be sure to quantify your results with data and include testimonials from clients/suppliers.

Stage 1:   Online Judging – once the entry phase closes, the judges will review online and score each submission to determine the shortlist.

Stage 2:  Online presentations – successfully shortlisted entrants will be asked to present virtually to the judging panel to elaborate on their entries and answer questions from the panel.

As part of the programme for 2025, the following categories will be judged live during the conference ahead of the evening awards.

They are:

• Innovation Accelerator

• Best Use of Technology: Carbon Reduction in Construction

• Best Use of Technology: Carbon Reduction in Design

• Best Use of Technology: Design Efficiency

• Best Use of Technology: Smart Data Collection for Asset Management