Awards, accreditations, and certifications
We pride ourselves on our incredibly high standards, as demonstrated by our various awards and accreditations...
Accreditations
- Independent Research Organisation recognised by the AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council);
- Registered Organisation with the CIfA (The Chartered Institute for Archaeologists);
- Member of FAME (Federation of Archaeological Managers and Employers);
- Accredited Contractor with CHAS (Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme);
- Registered Contractor with Constructionline;
- Registered Supplier with Achilles UVBD.
- Registered Supplier with the RISQS (Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme)
- Affiliate Member of The Survey Association
- CAA approved commercial Small Unmanned Aircraft (SUA) operator and 3x Basic National UAS Certificate (BNUC-S) qualified drone pilots
- Member of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations
- Cyber Essentials Plus
Our staff members are qualified professionals. All our site-based staff hold current CSCS cards (Construction Skills Certificate Scheme) and are trained in health and safety protocols.
Certifications
We are ISO 9001 (Quality Management System) and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System) certified with Centre for Assessment Ltd

Awards
We are honoured to have received a number of awards for our projects, publications and public programmes. Awards received over the last few years include:
2022
Winner - Princess Royal Training Award. Our Early Career Archaeologist programmes won the prestigious Princess Royal Training Award in recognition of their outstanding quality and impact on both individual learners and the wider archaeological sector.
Winner - Graduate Programme of the Year at the 2022 ConstructionNews Awards, with the judges highlighting our ‘excellent learning offer leading to industry recognised accreditation’ and commending our commitment to social value.
2020
Winner - ATHE-ASTR Award for Excellence in Digital Theatre and Performance Scholarship, for 'Reconstructing the Rose: 3D Computer Modeling Philip Henslowe's Playhouse', on which Julian Bowsher acted as archaeological consultant.
2019
Winner - Current Archaeology Award for Rescue Project of the Year
Awarded for our work for Highways England on the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme, as MOLA Headland Infrastructure.
2018
Winner - British Archaeological Award for Best Community Engagement Archaeology Project. Awarded for our CITiZAN project (the Coastal and Intertidal Zone Archaeological Network) - joint winner with SCHARP.
Winner - British Archaeological Award for Best Public Presentation of Archaeology. Awarded to London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE, for which we were the archaeological consultant.
Winner - Charity Awards for Arts, Culture and Heritage
Awarded for our CITiZAN project (the Coastal and Intertidal Zone Archaeological Network).
Winner - The Sandford Award for Heritage Education
Awarded for our Time Truck project.