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Ian Lumsden, Martin Surridge, Graeme Moncor, David Brodie, Arup, were awarded the Major Project award for their work on the design and construction of the SSE Hydro Arena Scotland’s newest and largest entertainment venue, the SSE Hydro, has put Glasgow firmly on the world stage for major events.

Matthew Gore, Nick James and Mark Westcott, BAE Systems were awarded the Major Project Award for the Intermediate Frequency Modem System (IFMS) that enabled communication with the Rosetta spacecraft on its 500 million kilometre mission to visit a comet.

Atkins has received the award for its part in the delivery of high speed broadband internet infrastructure to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, providing fast internet access to thousands of households and isolated communities.

Five of Arup's top engineers - John Turzynski, Peter Evans, Ian Gardner, Mike Byrne and Jim Burridge - have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to the delivery of a number of large projects that have transformed King's Cross from a run-down district into a new city quarter and a magnificent multi-modal transport interchange.

The engineers behind The Ordsall Chord, a new railway line connecting Manchester’s Piccadilly, Victoria and Oxford Road stations for the first time, are the recipients of Royal Academy of Engineering’s Major Project Award for 2018 in recognition of the collaboration, skill and engineering flair necessary to deliver such a complex, multidisciplinary feat of railway engineering.

The engineers behind the Shah Deniz 2 project, delivering gas from Azerbaijan to Europe direct for the first time, have received the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Major Project Award for 2019 for their collaboration to deliver this complex major offshore, onshore and pipeline gas development project.

The Queensferry Crossing was taken from inception to completion in just 10 years. Widely hailed as an all-around success, it broke engineering records while coming in 65% under its original budget.