THE TECHIES AWARDS 2022
Flying the flag for Swindon and Wiltshire tech award sponsored by
Winner : Scaled Location : Swindon Number of employees : 3
Scaled specialises in large scale 3D solutions using recycled plastics and materials and is run by engineers David Speight and Bob Bradley , supported by Chief Executive Officer , Alex Marshall . The team won the Flying the Flag for Swindon and Wiltshire Tech Award for creating the mile markers for the 2022 London Marathon from recycled plastics and waste materials . The markers used more than 14 tonnes of waste and are designed to be sustainable for future use .
Finalists : Callen Lenz and Green Machine Computers
For more info : www . scal3d . com
Alex Marshall , said , “ I ’ m really emotional to receive this award . What David and Bob achieved with this project was inspirational and put Swindon and Wiltshire on the map at one of the world ’ s Big Six Marathons . We ’ re so proud of the markers and it shows organisers of other large scale events that it is possible to put sustainability at the heart of what they do .”
Outstanding contribution to Swindon and Wiltshire tech award
Winner : Roderick Hebden , New Elements , Founder of Swindon ' s Festival of Tomorrow Location : Swindon
Finalists : Lucy Paine , TechSpark and Scott Gulliver , Fluff Software
For more info : www . newelements . uk
The Outstanding Contribution to Swindon and Wiltshire Tech Award was a new award introduced for 2022 , recognising those who ' ve made a real difference in our local tech community . There were three nominees and this award was put out to a public vote with thousands of people voting for their winner , Roderick Hebden .
Rod created an event called the Festival of Tomorrow to bring tech and sustainability to all , particularly young people to allow them to become excited by the potential of technology .
Rod , said , " I came up with this crazy idea of creating something which was open and accessible to all – and did not have the feel of a science fair for techies . I wanted to create excitement around future tech and to get families thinking about what they want their future world to be and the choices they want to make for that future .”
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Extra thanks go to our awards night host Tom Ward at Sandstorm Films , TechSpark for helping to promote the award scheme and Keith Seward at Compass Video for creating our Techies 2022 highlights film . Visit www . the-techies-sw . co . uk to check it out OR if you ’ re reading this online , click on the click to play icon here .
The Techies will return in 2023 opening for entries in the spring . Keep an eye on the Techies website for updates .
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