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Team of the Year Award: Winners Utilis and Central Alliance

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Utilis brought home the “Team of the Year” Award from the 2019 New Civil Engineer’s TechFest Awards on September 26th, along with their partner, Central Alliance. Their project, “Saturated ground mapping using satellite synthetic aperture radar,” was recognized for the capability of bringing transformative innovation to the engineering industry in multiple sectors.

“It is an honor to be recognized at TechFest for our technology and partnerships. Partners such as Central Alliance help us bring our innovation to the real world,” stated the CEO of Utilis.

The award ceremony was held at The Brewery in London and celebrated the very best of technology-led innovations that are shaping the civil engineering industry. Mark Hansford, editor of New Civil Engineer, was the master of ceremonies of the awards, which included entertainment and a dinner.

“Tonight, we are going to recognize and reward the most innovative people and teams in civil engineering,” announced Mark Hansford, “…you are the most innovative in the industry, and you are offering a glimpse of a very different future.”

Utilis and Central Alliance Win Team of the Year Award at 2019 New Civil Engineer’s TechFest

A full list of winners from TechFest can be found online. Here’s more about Central Alliance: Central Alliance Pre-construction Services Limited (part of the RSK Group) – is the UK’s leading provider of pre-construction and technology led data acquisition services, including surveying and ground investigation to sectors spanning rail, transport, construction, defense, and utilities. For more information about Central Alliance please call 01924 229 889, email info@central-alliance.co.uk or visit their website.

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