The Real Impact of the National Drainage Awards 2025: West Country Drainage Services
One of the most rewarding aspects of the National Drainage Awards is seeing the difference they make beyond the awards night itself. Recently, we received touching feedback from West Country Drainage Services, winners of the Small Contractor of the Year Award at the National Drainage Awards 2025, and their words perfectly capture why these awards matter so much.
A Tough Industry, Built on Determination
Drainage is a challenging trade, particularly for small businesses. As the team shared with us:
“Drainage is a tough world and there are times when we have really struggled… surviving on pure hope that the phone would ring.”
Starting with very little, they built their business through resilience and belief in doing things the right way.
“We built upon nothing and we now stand tall in the knowledge we always offer honesty.”
The Impact of Recognition
Since winning their award in November 2025, West Country Drainage Services have already seen meaningful benefits:
“Since winning the awards we have seen such benefits already. It has firmed our position of putting trust back into the trade and has helped with our status in the industry. We have had customers call to say they want to work with us as they were looking for trust. Councils using us more regularly.”
Why the Awards Matter
Their feedback highlights the real purpose of the National Drainage Awards — recognising integrity, supporting hard-working businesses, and raising standards across the industry.
“I just wanted you to hear first hand on what you have done for us by holding these industry awards and thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We are forever grateful for the opportunity.”
To Jody, Leanne, and the West Country Drainage Services team, thank you for sharing your journey. We are proud to celebrate your success and look forward to seeing what comes next.
And to our readers – keep your eyes pealed for information on the next drainage awards, which will be November 2026!
Find out more about West Country Drainage Services here
You can see more photos from last years awards ceremony on our blog post here and if you’d like to see videos from the evening please subscribe to the National Drainage Awards YouTube channel where we will soon be uploading the 2025 videos (but in the mean time you can see videos from the 2023 and 2024 awards on there)
