Pump industry excellence is celebrated once more

31 March, 2025

Celebrating the awards 25th Anniversary, it was a sell-out event, attracting some 300 attendees, all coming together to recognise and reward excellence throughout the pump manufacturing and distribution industry. And with a record number of submissions across the ten categories, this year’s awards programme again produced some truly exceptional entries.

Credited as being another huge success, the entire event reflected the enthusiasm for live ‘in-person’ events and provided a wonderful opportunity for pump people to once again connect with friends, colleagues, and clients - the value of which can never be understated.

Lee Tebbatt, MD of Wilo UK, and President of the BPMA opened the event and welcomed the 2025 Awards Finalists in direct acknowledgement their achievements. He went on to highlight the work being undertaken by the BPMA, specifically in relation to non-compliant circulation pumps, before referencing the opportunity, and responsibility, the pump sector has in moving the dial on key issues such as water scarcity, energy shortage and climate change.

Maintaining the ‘sporting’ theme set in previous years, the guest Speaker, Perry McCarthy, delighted the audience with stories from his ‘against the odds’ journey to Formula 1, and of course his time as the original Stig on the BBC programme, Top Gear. He then helped to deliver the main awards presentations, before jointly conducting the charity game of ‘Higher or Lower’ on behalf of WaterAid, the BPMA’s chosen charity for this event. A total of £1755.00 was raised on the night for WaterAid via both cash donations and the dedicated Just Giving page.

Wayne Rose, Director, and CEO of the BPMA, was thrilled with the overall engagement for this year’s awards programme and summed up the feeling of all by saying: “It was another great night celebrating the hard work and achievements of the pump industry. The awards dinner provides the perfect opportunity to catch up with industry colleagues and make new connections in a relaxed and friendly environment.” He continued: ”I was again impressed by the quality of entries, and I am so pleased to have this fantastic annual showcase as part of the BPMA’s support package for the pump sector.”

Event Director, Andrew Castle, said after the event: “Once again, St George’s Park served us well, allowing us to build on the successes of the previous two years, and the record attendance was a fitting way to celebrate the awards 25th Anniversary. As always, our thanks go to the Sponsors, who’s support and commitment enables us to stage such an event, and of course to all the Entrants, who’s high calibre submissions made for yet another demanding judging session.”