Wednesday September 3rd 2025
River Teviot
Written by Local Democracy Reporter, Paul Kelly
The £100m-plus flood protection scheme in Hawick which safeguarded almost one thousand homes in the town has engineered a new accolade.
The project was one of the largest infrastructure projects of its kind ever launched in Scotland.
It has not only addressed the pressing issue of flood protection by safeguarding over 970 homes but also incorporates major investment into the town, including a 7km active travel network.
Now the project has been recognised for its engineering excellence, claiming a prestigious industry accolade at the recent Scottish Civil Engineering Awards.
The scheme won the coveted Project of the Year and Resilience Award category which recognises exceptional civil engineering work that demonstrates excellence in design, construction and execution and makes a significant contribution to quality of life and the built environment.
The awards are widely recognised as being the highest honour for engineering excellence in the built environment.
Members of the scheme’s project team including Project Director Conor Price were present at the ceremony held in Edinburgh on Friday, August 29.
This latest award win follows success earlier this summer when the project and its partners Albion Drilling Group, CPE Consultancy, Jacobs and SBcContracts were recognised at the Ground Engineering Awards in June, winning the ‘UK Project with a Geotechnical Value of between £1m and £3m’ category.
This related to work undertaken at the town’s Sandbed, where the project team and its partners overcame significant unforeseen ground conditions to deliver a flood protection scheme on a highly constrained site, where alternative design options were limited.
Mr Price said: “On behalf of Scottish Borders Council, the Project Team and the people of Hawick it was a huge honour to collect this award.
“The team have always recognised the challenges presented in delivering a project of this scale and complexity, and the people of Hawick have worked with us at every step on this journey.
“Ultimately the years of consultation and hard work in delivery are now being recognised, not just with the transformative new infrastructure in the town, but within the engineering industry via this award.”
Councillor John Greenwell, SBC’s executive member for Roads and Public Space Development, added: “The Hawick Flood Protection Scheme is a feat of engineering demonstrating great skill and it has only been made possible by the innovation and continued excellence of all those involved in the project.
“I would like to extend my congratulations to all those involved in the project who have contributed to this deserved award win.”
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