Call for Entries for the Fleming Award Competition 2025
Deadline extended to midnight on 24 October 2025
The BGA is pleased to invite entries for the Fleming Competition. This is held annually to commemorate the life and work of Dr Ken Fleming and to recognise excellence in the practical application of geotechnics in a project or a part of a project. Deadline is midnight on 24th October 2025.
The Fleming Competition is held annually to commemorate the life and work of Dr Ken Fleming and to recognise excellence in the practical application of geotechnics in a project or a part of a project.
A list of former winners can be viewed HERE.
Entries are invited from Project Teams who have worked on geotechnical projects that have been substantially completed within the two years prior to the award date of December 2025.
Submitting teams will typically include representatives from Clients, Main Contractors, Consulting Engineers, Specialist Contractors and so on. The award will be presented to the Project Team which most demonstrates excellence in geotechnical design & construction. There will be an emphasis on teamwork across the different disciplines involved in the project. Consideration will also be given to projects which are innovative.
Each Team is expected to comprise between three and six people, at least one of whom must be a member of the BGA.
Submissions should be made via the online form available HERE by midnight on Friday 24th October.
Submissions should include a PDF file (maximum file size 50 MB, uploaded as part of the form submission process) that includes a brief description of the project (or section of a larger project), with illustrations/diagrams as appropriate. The text and illustrations should occupy no more than two A4 pages, i.e. four sides.
The submission should be made by one person (who must be a BGA member) who will be the contact point. Contact names and emails should also be provided for all organisations that are part of the submission.
The submitting teams should have obtained permission from project clients and other parties for the project to be considered for the Fleming Award prior to submission.
The final of the competition will be held on Tuesday 2nd December 2025 at the ICE. The link to the event is here.
Each team will give a short presentation (20 minutes with 5 minutes questions afterwards). After the presentations have been completed, the judges will retire to consider their verdict. There will be a short keynote lecture while the judges reach their decision. The judges will be selected from members of the BGA Executive Committee, previous winner(s) and industry leaders.
The Prize There is a prize of £1,000, donated by Cementation Skanska.