By Sarco Stopper
Share
The Gas Industry Awards
We are proud to announce that our Sarco Gas Stent ® has won “Gas Product of the Year” at the 2025 Gas Industry Awards earlier in May at a ceremony held in The Intercontinental on Park Lane in London.
The Judges stated that Sarco Gas Stent is a game-changing innovation, revolutionising gas network repairs by eliminating the need for major excavations, while maintaining service continuity. Its strong safety, efficiency and environmental benefits make it the winner. They went on to describe it as a top-tier product, particularly in safety, efficiency and disruption reduction.
The UK Gas Industry Awards celebrate the very best people, projects and companies in the gas industry. 130 nominations showcased the innovation, dedication and impact driving the gas sector forward.
View Our Hydrant Wizard Video Now 2", 3" & 4" Isolation Capability
Sarco Stopper demonstrated to Yorkshire Water the benefits of under-pressure bagging-off techniques, reducing customer interruptions and costs. Collaborating with WASK, we developed the award-winning Aquastop MK11 and Hydrant Wizard for isolating Fire Hydrants. This led to a long history of Hydro Bag development and innovation, leading to the Kings Award.
Meet The Sarco Stopper Team
Sarco Stopper is a family-owned and managed SME based in Broxburn, West Lothian, only five minutes from Edinburgh International Airport. The family directors represent fourth and fifth generations in manufacturing within the West Lothian and Edinburgh area.
Sarco Stopper has a worldwide reputation for innovative line-stopping & bypass solutions. Producing under pressure stopper bags for over 40 years, including the only Kitemark GIS/E4 Gas Bag in the world to suit Ferrous & PE Pipelines. Sarco has also produced and pioneered the Hydro Stopper Bags to deploy with the award winning WASK Aquastop and Hydrant Wizard pipeline isolation equipment for water mains.
Discover more with related news and articles
Unknown to us, our bankers, RBS, nominated Sarco for consideration in these awards’ Innovation Category”. The British Business Awards are the largest and most
prestigious cross industry business awards in the UK.
Over 300 companies were reviewed, and we were advised last week Sarco has been shortlisted as one of the 8 best companies in the UK for the Innovation Business Award. It is amazing we have got anywhere near a short list when considering the calibre and size of the many entrants.
Read more
The annual West Lothian Business Excellence Awards were held on the 27th November 2015 at the historic Macdonald Houstoun House. It was an evening that celebrated the success and achievements of local businesses and Sarco Stopper were successful in two categories:
Read more
The team at Sarco Stopper explain what winning a King’s Award means to them and why product innovation is in the company’s DNA … The King’s Award provides recognition to our talented and committed team, who all continued to work and support each other and the business throughout the pandemic restrictions as a designated ‘Critical National Infrastructure Company; assisting the continuation of the safe supply of water and gas in the UK, in addition to their contributions over many years to our Hydro Bag® project and its ongoing development and diversification.
Read more
