September 18th marks the last chance to enter the utility industry’s most prestigious awards. Act now or lose out, says Lois Vallely.

The Utility Week Awards 2015 are fast approaching. But if you thought you’d missed your chance to enter this year, don’t fear. The deadline for entries has been extended until 18 September. If you have a team, project or company to be proud of, let the whole world know about it by entering now.

Once a year, we take the opportunity to celebrate the energy and water companies, and the individuals working for them, who have shone in their respective sectors.

There are 13 awards, 11 of them open to entry from any company involved in the utilities sector, whether it is producing, distributing or retailing energy or water. Contractors and suppliers are welcome at the party too with the opportunity to enter jointly with utility partners.

We are looking for those companies that go above and beyond the call of duty, so you must prove that you had ambitious aims which you either met or exceeded. Competition is fierce, and winning a place on the shortlist is an achievement in itself.

The awards night is a great excuse to don your glad rags, indulge in a delicious three-course meal and enjoy top notch entertainment before a ceremony is held to announce the winners.

Entries will be judged by an independent panels of industry experts. Our judges know their stuff, so they are less impressed by a glossy entry than by one that clearly demonstrates achievements – and backs them up with evidence.

So, decide where your company has excelled: submit your entries by 18 September and make sure you’re at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane on 14 December for the “industry’s Christmas party”, joining the great and good to celebrate the many achievements of the sector this year.

To see judges’ tips on how to support an award-winning entry, download the PDF of our Utility Week awards preview, as it appreaded in the magazine by clicking here.

To enter the awards, visit: www.­utilityweekawards.co.uk