Emerging Talent Awards 2026:Shortlist Announced!

We’ve been thrilled with the industry response to this year’s Emerging Talent Awards at The UK Concrete Show 2026, delivered in partnership with The Concrete Society. The strength and diversity of nominations underline the depth of emerging talent shaping the future of the concrete sector.

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The Awards recognise professionals aged 30 and under who are already making a measurable impact across four categories: Design Excellence, Materials Specialist, Sustainability, and Precast & Offsite. The winners will be announced during the Thursday afternoon session in the Concrete Connect Seminar Theatre, hosted by broadcaster and sustainability commentator Susannah Streeter.

First, a sincere thank you to everyone who took the time to submit a nomination. The standard was exceptionally high, and after careful review by our judging panel, we’ve narrowed the field to a final shortlist of 13 outstanding individuals.

Now, it’s time to meet them…

The shortlist:

DESIGN EXCELLENCE

Steve Brown

Principal Engineer

Ramboll UK

DESIGN EXCELLENCE

Natalia Dziadosz

Structural Design Engineer

Ramboll UK

PRECAST & OFFSITE

Drew Wilkes

Precast Production Supervisor

Wotmix Ltd

MATERIALS SPECIALIST

Sakshi Singh

Concrete Specialist

ABT bv

SUSTAINABILITY

Tom Dillon

Senior Engineer

Ramboll UK

MATERIALS SPECIALIST

Harry Fidgeon

Graduate Materials Engineer

Balfour Beatty

MATERIALS SPECIALIST

Hannah Roberts

Area Technical Manager

Heidelberg Materials UK

SUSTAINABILITY

Evdokia Angeli

Senior Project Engineer & LCA Assessor

Thornton Tomasetti

SUSTAINABILITY

Ansu Mary Alex

Research & Development

Associate

Leiths (Scotland) Ltd

DESIGN EXCELLENCE

Callum White

Senior Advisor

National Highways

MATERIALS SPECIALIST

Harshita Garg

Technical Manager

Brett Concrete

MATERIALS SPECIALIST

William Brentnall

Graduate Materials Engineer

Balfour Beatty

PRECAST & OFFSITE

Tom Weston

Batching & Quality Control

Essex Precast Ltd

 

Join us for the afternoon session from 2:30pm on Thursday 26 March in the

Concrete Connect Seminar Theatre where the final winners of the Emerging Talent Awards will be revealed and presented with their awards!