Pioneer Award 2026

Pioneering Projects

The Wilo Pioneer Award recognises projects that improve quality of life across our three impact areas: Creating, Caring, and Connecting – through intelligent Wilo solutions, responsible action, and strong partnerships.

At the heart of it all is the world’s most precious resource: water.
We are looking for projects that truly make a difference – whether through intelligent water technology enabling the digital and AI age, efficient water supply and wastewater disposal, modern hygiene innovations, water-saving initiatives, or future-oriented air conditioning and heating technology.

What unites all these efforts? Innovation, partnership, and vision.

Demonstrate how your contribution is making a positive impact on people and our planet for your chance to win!

Prizes are up for grabs!

Regional and global winners

From all submissions, we will select regional winners from our three regions Americas, AMEA and Europe. Global winners will be chosen from the regional finalists.

Your winning project in the spotlight

Your winning project will be promoted across various Wilo social media channels and websites, giving it the attention it deserves. We also encourage you to use your Wilo project within your own communications.

An unforgettable event

All winners are invited to attend the awards ceremony at Wilopark in Dortmund, where you can look forward to a guided tour of our Smart Factory and an exclusive evening programme.

Great prospects for all participants

We will offer you the opportunity to have your project published on every local Wilo website across the world. In addition, you will receive a digital awards certificate which recognises your participation in the Wilo Pioneer Award 2026.

Registration Form

To submit your project for the Wilo Pioneer Award, please make sure, that it was completed no more than two years before submission, and that you complete the following information :

Project description:

• What was the challenge?

• What approach / solution did you take to resolve the challenge?

• What was the outcome/measurable success (please detail the impact on people/environment)

Products / Services:

• Please detail the name and quantity of installed Wilo products plus any information on Wilo's specific service that were employed

• Please include photos of the project as well as product images and, if available, videos (up to 5,000 KB) that visually represent the project

Please submit your project via the respective country pages!

Conditions of Participation

Eligible Participants

By registering a project for the Wilo Pioneer Award, the participant declares that they are entitled to participate in the Wilo Pioneer Award and to submit the required data. Employees of WILO SE and its affiliated companies, as well as their relatives, are excluded from participation.

Projects

Only projects that have already been completed and that were completed no more than two years before the time of submission are eligible to participate.

Products used

Only companies that have used products or services from the Wilo Group for the implementation of the project will be considered.

Evidence

The participating companies are obliged to provide evidence of the results and figures achieved by their projects.

Rights to submitted Data and Images

By registering a project, the participant declares that they have the necessary authorisation to transmit the data and images required for registration – including where they depict or concern third parties and/or objects belonging to third parties. The participant also confirms that they are authorised, on behalf of any such third parties to consent to the use of this data and these images by WILO SE. The submitted images may be used by WILO SE for internal and public communication purposes, including social media, websites, marketing materials and press releases.

Rights of Use

The participant grants WILO SE and its affiliated companies the unrestricted right, in terms of time and territory, to use the media materials submitted as part of the registration process. This includes, in particular, the right to use the media materials worldwide for media productions and product advertising of WILO SE and its affiliated companies, which are disseminated, among other things, via the Internet (including social media), in print media and print products, at trade fairs, at events and at points of sale. This grant of rights includes the right to edit and redesign the media materials and to combine them with other content.