Innovator of the Year 2021

The winner is Ian Neild.

Congratulations to all the finalists in this year's award.

• Ian Neild

• John Poole

• Max Smith-Creasey

Criteria for this award:

• An innovative project that has had a measurable and significant impact on the organization and/or surrounding communities

• A major contribution to an innovation that has seen the business expand significantly

• The development of a new technique for installation that has now been widely adopted across the sector or has had a major impact on an organization

• Personal research which has had national and/or international recognition and impact evidenced through publications and awards

• Evidence of transferring research into industry through product or service development