NADC was shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the sudden and untimely death of Ray Smith. Ray had been part of NADC from its infancy and played an important role in helping it become the industry trade body that it is today. We send our deepest sympathies and condolences to his family and friends.

This years National Drainage Show will be held on 22nd and 23rd November at ExCel, London – to register to visit please click here: https://drainageshow.com/ To see photo’s from the National Drainage Show 2022, please click here And to see our exclusive networking event after the show from last year, please click here

We are delighted to announce that SweepTech Environmental Services have become the headline sponsor for the National Drainage Awards 2023! “Sweeptech Environmental Services is a progressive ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 9001:2015 accredited waste management business committed to delivering environmental and sustainability improvement within the communities it works. Our Headquarters are in Sussex and we operate nationally, driving innovation wherever we can to improve operations. Our environmental focus and delivery has been recognised by our awards success at the prestigious National B.C.E. ‘Environmental Leadership’ Awards in addition to the Gatwick Diamond Business ‘Innovation and Technology’ awards. We enjoy an extensive and diverse client base in both Commercial and Private sectors.” To find out more about Sweeptech Environmental Services please visit their website here We have several other sponsorship opportunities for the National Drainage Awards including wine sponsor, category sponsor and more, – to find out how you can get involved please download our sponsorship pack here The National Drainage Awards are being launched as a long overdue recognition for the great job that so many contractors do day in and day out for their customers, often in emergency situations. The wide-ranging awards will include 3 Small Contractor of the year awards covering Scotland and the North, Wales and the Midlands, and the South. There will be an award for the Regional Contractor of the year and National contractor of the year as well as Irish Contractor of the year. In addition, there will be supplier awards, a training provider award and a special award for the best apprentice or trainee. The awards are completed by an Innovation of the year award, DrainSafe contractor of the year and Lifetime Achievement award. The awards are open to all contractors, regardless of whether they are members of NADC, and an independent panel of judges have been invited to select the winners. The awards will be given out by boxing legend Frank Bruno MBE who will also share some of his great boxing memories in an interview with NADC Chairman Julian Wynn. Contractors and suppliers who would like to be nominated for an award are asked to click on the Awards tab on the NADC website (www.nadc.org.uk) where those interested in coming to the dinner can also book their place. To find out more please click here Any company wishing to sponsor the 2023 Awards are invited to contact mike@nadc.org.uk or call 0800 0933 507 and ask for Jayne or Mike. NADC encourages the whole industry to embrace the Awards as a celebration of the ‘fourth utility’, which some also describe as the ‘fourth emergency service’. Thank you, The NADC Team

Thank you to all NADC members who attended our networking event at the National Drainage Show this year! After the show finished at 5:15pm, we held a free networking event for all members, with boxing legend Frank Bruno attending as the very special guest. We kicked off the event with Julian Wynne, (NADC Chairman) hosting a Q&A with Frank in the NADC theatre. This went down really well with a crowd gathering round, and after this Frank had lots of copies of his new book ’60 Years a Fighter’ to sign with personalised messages for guests. Here are some select photos from the event! We hope that everyone enjoyed it! To view other photos from the event please see our previous post here Frank will be the host for the 1st National Drainage Awards next year – Wednesday 22nd November 2023 at Charlton Athletic Football Club – to find out more information please click here  You can also download our sponsorship pack here and also view our nomination guide here Thank you! The NADC Team

Thank you to all who came to the National Drainage Show this year (co-located with Floodex). The show was held on 23rd and 24th November at ExCel in London. We had a stall there and we had many conversations with people over the weekend and welcomed some new members! Next to our stall we had the NADC Drainage Theatre, in which we had several talks including: Lucy Ritchie of Energy and Utility Skills, who was giving a talk on ‘The Importance of Training & Qualifications’; The Launch of the First National Drainage Awards presented by Mike Ockenden; ‘Introduction of Apprenticeships in the Drainage Industry presented by Caroline Costelloe, Senior Product Manager Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education. Caroline was joined by Paul Carter, Skills Engagement Manager, Energy & Utility Skills. Bruce Taylor, DAMM Environmental and NADC Board Member plus many more – click here to see the full break down of both days. And let’s not forget the many fantastic exhibitors attending The National Drainage Show & Floodex – below is a snippet of some of them. And last but not least – we held a networking event after the National Drainage Show had finished on the 1st day, beginning at 5:15pm – featuring boxing legent Frank Bruno! Here is a VERY sneak peek of the event! We will be posting a part 2 blog post for the networking event (as there are just so many photos!) – WATCH THIS SPACE! Thanks again to everyone who attended over the 2 days! To find our more about the NADC and to become a member please visit here The NADC team

Lucy Ritchie, of Energy and Utility Skills – will be giving a talk on ‘The Importance of Training & Qualifications’ at the National Drainage Show 2022 at ExCel, London at 2pm on Wednesday 23rd. This talk is available to all attendees at the drainage show. If you are interested in attending, you can register to attend the National Drainage show for free here  To find out more about the National Drainage show please visit their official website. It runs on the 23rd and 24th November 2022, and is co-located with Floodex. The NADC will be exhibiting there as well. And to all NADC Members, we are also hosting a free networking event during the evening of Wednesday 23rd November, from 5:15pm. If you would like to attend this networking event please email emily@nadc.org.uk with your name and contact details, and how many people are attending (please note – all attendees to the networking event must be NADC Members). Frank Bruno will be there as well attending as a very special guest, and you will have the opportunity to get one of his books along with a personalised message from Frank written in it. Thanks, and we hope to see you all there!

NADC Networking Event at the National Drainage Show We are hosting a networking event on the evening of Wednesday 23rd November at 5:15pm at the National Drainage Show at ExCeL, London. (E16 1XL) Frank Bruno will still be attending the networking event as a very special guest) – this is free to all NADC Members. If you would like to book a place please e-mail emily@nadc.org.uk with your name, phone number, address and number of tickets on. *Please note that all attendees must be NADC members. Please let us know by latest Monday 14th November, as we need to print entry vouchers off in advance – Thank you! To find out more about the National Drainage Show please visit their website here  We look forward to hopefully seeing you there! Any questions please email Emily emily@nadc.org.uk Thank you!

  NADC announces Awards now to take place in November 2023 The Board of NADC has announced that the first National Drainage Awards have been postponed and will now take place as part of the National Drainage Show on the evening of Wednesday 22nd November 2023. Julian Wynn Chair of NADC said: ‘the Board have made this difficult decision, mainly because we had not given ourselves enough time to organise the Awards as professionally as we are determined to make them. We have had so much interest that we want to make sure all those involved have a truly memorable experience.’ In place of the Awards this year, NADC will hold a networking event for its members at the National Drainage Show 2022 in the evening of the 23rd November with Frank Bruno MBE as the very special guest. The Event will be free for all members and a celebration of another year of growth and achievement for the Association. Please see more about what the National Drainage Awards is here

David Kennedy NADC was greatly saddened to hear of the passing of David Kennedy the long-time figurehead of the Water Jetting Association (WJA). David had been involved with the WJA since its inception in 1980, latterly as its Director since 2009. He was greatly respected in the drainage contractor industry, in particular for the pioneering work in health and safety in the use of water jetting equipment, as well as introducing technical standards. Peter Stacey, Honorary Life President of NADC said ‘I knew David for many years, and he was a man of principle and integrity. He was passionate about the industry he represented. I would like to offer David’s family, and his friends and colleagues, sincere condolences not just of my behalf, but also all of NADC’s members. May he rest in peace.’