Since the British Engineering Excellence Awards were launched in 2009, the winning entries have ranged in size from chip designs to earth moving vehicles, with the Grand Prix – the best of the best – awarded to a kinetic energy recovery system, an engineer who designed a system to save water on a massive scale, a marine communications company and, in 2019 a start up that brought low-cost automation solutions to market. It demonstrates the breadth and vitality of the UK’s engineering and innovation capabilities. And every year the quality of entries improves.