On 30 May 2019, Electrical Review and Data Centre Review had the pleasure of hosting the 2nd annual Electrical Review Excellence Awards, in partnership with Riello UPS, at the elegant Four Seasons Hotel on London’s Park Lane.
Following the acclaimed launch in 2018, the Awards celebrated excellence, best practice, innovations and technical developments across a range of projects and products from the electrical and data centre industries.
The Judging panel once again faced a tough challenge of selecting the best from a host of entries submitted by organisations of all sizes, from small businesses to large multinationals. The winners were revealed during the presentation ceremony hosted by none other than the highly-respected industry figure – Prof Ian F Bitterlin, Consulting Engineer and Visiting Professor at University of Leeds.
The Award winners were:
Power – Product of the Year
Winner: ABB Power Grids – TXplore robotic transformer inspection service
Also shortlisted:
- Schneider Electric UK – Smart-UPS with Li-Ion Technology
- Powerstar – SO-LO super low loss smart transformer
- Vertiv – Dynamic Online mode
- Centiel UK – CumulusPower modular UPS system
Power – Project of the Year
Winner: Vertiv – UPS, temperature control, monitoring and diagnostics at Cineca, Italy
Also shortlisted:
- Centiel – UPS system for a London office building
- Centiel UK – UPS replacement at a Data Centre in Guernsey
Lighting – Product of the Year
Sponsored by Wago
Winner: Adaptarose Ltd – BS67 Smart Ceiling Rose
Also shortlisted:
- Holophane Europe Ltd – CityMax Large Luminaire
- Zumtobel – AMPHIBIA moisture-proof luminaire
- TheisCraft Limited – DALI64 Pluggable Module
- Zumtobel – TRINOS lighting solution
Lighting – Project of the Year
Winner: Simmtronic Lighting Control – University of Northampton
Also shortlisted:
- EcolightingUK – Debenhams Peterborough warehouse
- Zumtobel / Thorn Lighting – Gateshead Library
Fire Safety and Security
Winner: Safe Connect – The Hot Connection Indicator
Also shortlisted:
- WFP Fire and Security – Fire Detection and Voice Alarm at Condor House
- Safe Connect – The Hot Plug Indicator
Energy Efficiency Project of the Year
Sponsored by Recolight
Winner: Vertiv – UPS, temperature control, monitoring and diagnostics at Cineca, Italy
Also shortlisted:
- Centiel UK – UPS replacement at a Data Centre in Guernsey
- Powerstar – Energy storage for Holiday Accommodation in Norfolk
Innovative Project of the Year
Sponsored by Starline
Winner: DigiPlex – Combined heat & power at DigiPlex Stockholm data centre
Also shortlisted:
- Schneider Electric UK – EcoStruxure for Data Centers architecture at IP House
- Vertiv – T Systems Cerdanyola del Valles data center in Barcelona
Sustainable Project of the Year
Sponsored by Smart Grid Forums
Winner: Techbuyer – Refurbished Servers at WINDcores, Germany
Also shortlisted:
- Powerstar – Energy storage for Holiday Accommodation in Norfolk
- DigiPlex – Combined heat and power at DigiPlex Stockholm data centre
Data Centre Design & Build – Product of the Year
Winner: Schneider Electric – HyperPod Rack Ready Data Centre System
Also shortlisted:
- Mafi Mushkila Limited / Heatload – MK4 II 3.5kw Rack Mounted Server Emulator
- Riello UPS – NextEnergy uninterruptible power supply
Data Centre Design & Build – Project of the Year
Sponsored by Heatload
Winner: 4D Data Centres Ltd – 4D Gatwick cooling upgrade
Also shortlisted:
- Metartec – MEGA M instillation in Westland Data Centre
- Schneider Electric UK – EcoStruxure for Data Centers Architecture at IP House
Colocation Supplier of the Year
Sponsored by Vertiv
Winner: Green Mountain
Also shortlisted:
- VIRTUS Data Centres
- 4D Data Centres Ltd
The final two Awards, sponsored by Riello UPS, recognised ‘the best of the best’ from all recipients of this year’s awards. The overall Project of the Year was awarded to Simmtronic Lighting Control for their University of Northampton entry, and the Product of the Year trophy was handed to Adaptarose Ltd for their BS67 Smart Ceiling Rose.
Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all who submitted their entries!
We were delighted to host the shortlisted entrants and industry guests, many of whom contributed to the successes highlighted during the Awards evening.
The Electrical Review Magazine has been highlighting such successes for over 140 years and it will continue to do so, along with our younger but equally ambitious and passionate publication, Data Centre Review.
We’d like to extend our special thanks to the Judges: Prof Ian F Bitterlin, Consulting Engineer and Visiting Professor, University of Leeds, also for his role as the host of the Awards evening; Luke Osborne, Energy & Emerging Technologies Solutions Advisor, Electrical Contractors’ Association; Steve Hone, CEO and Co-founder, The Data Centre Alliance; Jon Belfield, President, The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) and Peter Hunt, Chief Operating Officer, Lighting Industry Association Ltd.
Also, thank you to the sponsors: Heatload, Recolight, Smart Grid Forums, Starline, Vertiv, Wago and Riello UPS, as well as Schneider Electric for sponsoring the drinks area.
We will be announcing plans for the 2020 Awards in due course. If you would like to be involved, please contact Sunny or Amanda on +44 (0) 207 062 2526 or email [email protected] / [email protected]
