its main activity has been an annual awards competition for students studying a concrete related discipline, involving the assessment of research papers and theses.

[6] The next step of the Trust was to award travelling bursaries for the students interested in attending national and international conferences related to their field of study.

it was decided to merge both trusts into a single body with a combined portfolio of awards, which led to formation of The Concrete Society Trust.[when?]

Both parties agreed to keep the original awards, but broaden the scope by allowing the applicants to be at any stage of their career opposed to making it solely available to university students.

In the crest the mural crown is an emblem of building and architecture and the circle issuing from it and the lion repeat the symbolism of the shield while the snowflake brings in a personal touch, representing Sir Frederick Snow's role in the formation of the society.