Global Underwater Hub

Global Underwater Hub The Global Underwater Hub is the leading trade and industry development body for the UK’s underwater sectors.

The Global Underwater Hub (GUH) is the leading trade and industry development body for the UK’s underwater sectors. Led and governed by industry, the GUH represents, promotes and supports all sectors of the underwater industry by providing companies with the market information, connections, and access to specialist expertise they need to grow and help accelerate the transition to net zero, creatin

g high value jobs, technology, and exports. Launched in 2021, the GUH is built upon its predecessor Subsea UK’s near two-decade legacy, retaining its experience, knowledge networks and membership, expanding its reach, scope and sphere of influence across the UK and across all sectors operating in the underwater industry. The creation of the GUH recognises the tremendous scale and potential of underwater engineering and technology as a valuable, standalone industry sector.

27/04/2026

The GUH STEM Challenge 2026 begins this week.

Over the coming weeks, pupils aged 13–14 will take part in hands-on STEM challenges designed to spark curiosity and open up future careers interest in the underwater sector.

🤝Supported by industry sponsors, the challenge will visit six locations across the UK before the final in Westhill, Aberdeenshire.

Delivered in partnership with The Smallpeice Trust.

Find out more and follow the challenge:
https://ow.ly/lQHh50YQq3H

🤝 Access, connect and 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗪 as a member of Global Underwater Hub. Were here to make your job easier! ▪️ Grow your busine...
20/04/2026

🤝 Access, connect and 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗪 as a member of Global Underwater Hub.

Were here to make your job easier!

▪️ Grow your business, market share and global footprint.

▪️ Grow your value across underwater industries globally.

Find out more and connect with us: https://ow.ly/oaNR50YI80J

13/04/2026

🤝 Access, 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗧 and grow as a member of Global Underwater Hub.

​Were here to make your job easier!

▪️ Connect with market opportunities and collaborate across sectors to develop the underwater solutions of the future.

▪️ Connect with your peers, customers, partners and policy makers in the world’s largest underwater

Find out more and connect with us: https://ow.ly/b9Up50YI7T7

24/03/2026

🤝𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦, connect and grow as a member of Global Underwater Hub.

We’re here to make your job easier.

▪️Access the largest, cross-sector underwater community in the world.

▪️Access commercially driven market intelligence to inform decision-making and give clear routes to market opportunities.

▪️Access specific market intelligence, industry subject matter experts and business growth support.

Find out more and connect with us: https://ow.ly/UZX250YxX1h

26/02/2026

⭐️ Subsea Expo Awards – Medium-sized Company of the Year winner
Each year, the Subsea Expo Awards celebrate the achievements of companies and individuals at the forefront of the UK’s £9.4billion underwater industry. The Company of the Year Awards recognise excellence in overall company performance. For 2026, the accolade for a medium-sized business – one with 50–250 employees – was presented to the UK division of MacArtney Underwater Technology Group.

Kevin Murray, MacArtney’s regional director for the UK and Ireland, reflected on the firm’s win.

25/02/2026

⭐️ Subsea Expo Awards – Cross Sector Innovation Award winner
Technology and innovation has driven forward the subsea sector and wider underwater industry for decades. That pioneering spirit and desire to drive impactful change is more evident today than ever and is acknowledged at the Subsea Expo Awards in the Cross Sector Innovation Award.

The 2026 award was won by Bristol-based Viper Innovations, recognising the development of its Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry technology. After being presented with the accolade, Daniel Denning gave his reaction to the company winning the award.

24/02/2026

⭐️ Subsea Expo Awards – Outstanding Contribution Award winner
Each year, at the Subsea Expo Awards the evening springs a surprise for one individual in the room as they are named the recipient of the Outstanding Contribution Award. Slowly, as the citation is read out the audience and the recipient realise who is being honoured.

The 2026 Subsea Expo Awards Outstanding Contribution Award was presented to Zander Bruce, global subsea discipline engineering manager with bp in Aberdeen. A well-known and much respected figure in the energy industry in north-east Scotland, Zander has spent the last 25 years with bp where he has managed the extensive subsea infrastructure operated by the firm in the North Sea.

Moments after being presented with the award by Global Underwater Hub chair Andrew Hodgson and Stuart Cameron from Boskalis Subsea Services, a shocked and surprised Zander gave his reaction to being honoured with this award.

23/02/2026

⭐️ Subsea Expo Awards – Workforce Development Initiative Award winner
A new award at this year’s Subsea Expo Awards was the Workforce Development Initiative, which celebrated an organisation’s commitment to employee development through the implementation and delivery of a cohesive learning and development programme.

The inaugural award in this category was presented to South Hampshire College Group for its Tech+Tour initiative. Jackson Ottley, Tech+Tour coordinator with the South Hampshire College Group collected the award and gave his reaction to being handed the accolade.

20/02/2026

⭐️Subsea Expo Awards – Small Company of the Year winner

“It’s important to get this third-party validation for all the hard work that the team has done and puts the foundation there for us to grow from a small company.” Jan Stander of HPR ROV commenting on what winning the Small Company of the Year Award at the 2026 Subsea Expo Awards will mean for the business.

Listen to Jan’s full reaction to winning the award, shortly after accepting the accolade from Robert McWilliams of category sponsor Deepsea Technologies.

The principal media partner at Subsea Expo, Energy Voice, was at the show over the two days reporting on the activities ...
19/02/2026

The principal media partner at Subsea Expo, Energy Voice, was at the show over the two days reporting on the activities in the exhibition and conference sessions. Read some of the articles that their team shared online at https://www.energyvoice.com/?s=Subsea+Expo&sort=date.

Well worth a listen is the lively and entertaining Energy Voice Out Loud podcast with Ryan Duff and Erikka Askeland looking back on two packed days at Subsea Expo, organised by Global Underwater Hub. It also includes chats with GUH chief executive Neil Gordon and Bill Cattanach from the North Sea Transition Authority.
https://www.energyvoice.com/podcast/591723/evol-shell-and-ithaca-q4-results-and-subsea-expo-2026/

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