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What a fantastic night of celebrations for CIHT North West at their annual Awards Dinner, held on Thursday, 14th May. The event celebrated excellence and took the opportunity to showcase the breadth of work going on in the region.
The Awards Dinner was held at the Parr's Bank Hotel in Warrington, a beautiful grade II listed building and saw a wide range of organisations represented, from local authorities, to consultancies and beyond.
The night was opened by CIHT North West Chair, Ian Robinson who thanked attendees for their longstanding commitment to improving the sector, swiftly followed by a speech from Mitesh Solanki, President of CIHT, highlighting the impressive (47!) award entries from across the sector, showcasing the innovation, collaboration and professionalism that defines the North West.
After dinner, onto the main event of the night - announcing the winners:
Winner - People-Led, Practice-Driven, Delivering Inclusive Active Travel Together – submitted by AECOM
Highly Commended – Route Insight - submitted by AECOM
Commended – One Corridor, One Team - submitted by Trafford Council, Amey, G. Cox, andTransport for Greater Manchester
Commended – Reconnecting Halewood: The Higher Road Active Travel Corridor - submitted by ITP by Haskoning and Knowsley Council
Winner - Leading Sustainable Resurfacing Through Innovation and Circularity – submitted by Huyton Asphalt
Highly Commended – Eco Phalt Bio: The UK’s First Carbon Negative CRBM - submitted by Multipave Infrastructure
Commended – Greater Manchester’s Sustainable Drainage Design Guide submitted by Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Transport for Greater Manchester, Salford City Council, Civic Engineers, and Planit-IE
Commended – Integrated Sustainable Strategy - submitted by Go North West
Winner - Manchester City Council Road Safety Programme 2026/27 – submitted by AECOM
Highly Commended – Resetting Safety Culture: A Behaviour Led, Inclusive and Progressive Approach to Highways Safety - submitted by Multipave Infrastructure
Commended – A586, Blackpool Safer Roads Fund - submitted by Pell Frischmann
Commended – Fatigue Management Tool - submitted by Pell Frischmann
Winner - #HA Means More - submitted by Huyton Asphalt & Huyton Asphalt Civils
Highly Commended - Creating Opportunity Through Inclusive Recruitment: Dan’s Journey - submitted by Multipave Infrastructure
Winner - Walton Breck Highway Improvement Scheme – submitted by AECOM and Liverpool City Council
Highly Commended - The Talbot Road/Seymour Grove Gateway - submitted by Trafford Council, Amey, G. Cox, and Transport for Greater Manchester
Commended - Liverpool Live Labs Programme: Creating a Highways Decarbonisation Ecosystem - submitted by Liverpool City Council, Aberdeen City Council, Bird & Bird, Colas, Dowhigh, Gap Solutions, Huyton Asphalt, Liverpool John Moores University, Newcastle City Council, Pell Frischmann, Proving Services, and Tarmac
Commended – Hill Dickinson Stadium Transport Strategy - submitted by Mott MacDonald
Commended - Chapel Street East Phase 1 & New Bailey Gateway Phase 2 Active Travel Corridor - submitted by Salford City Council
Winner - A601(M) Major Maintenance – submitted by A E Yates
Highly Commended - M67, St Anne’s Road Bridge Replacement - submitted by Amey, Tilbury Douglas, National Highways
Commended – Greek Street Reconstruction – submitted by Tony Gee, J.Murphy and Sons, Stockport Council, and Network Rail
Commended - Merseytravel, Liverpool ONE Bus Station - submitted by HA Civils, Merseytravel, and Tarmac CEVO
Commended - Birkenhead Waterfront Regeneration Scheme - submitted by Pell Frischmann
Winner - Liam Probyn, Kier
Highly Commended – Lucy Sykes, AECOM
Commended – Peter Atkinson, Mott MacDonald
Commended – Jacob McGhee, Pell Frischmann
Commended – Kieran Dunkley, Pell Frischmann
Congratulations to all of the winners and commended entries.
The night was not over yet and a special award was handed out to Barry Heaps for his lifetime commitment to not only the industry but to CIHT - Barry has been a dedicated member of CIHT for 38 years, most recently serving as the region's CIHT Council Representative. From all of us at CIHT, we would also like to extend our thank yous to him.
The night's chosen charity partner was North West Air Ambulance Charity who provide life-saving critical care across the region, often in the most challenging circumstances. Their services rely entirely on donations and CIHT North West was proud to have been able to contribute to this through donations and an exciting raffle during the Awards dinner.
Once again, we would like to thank everyone for their participation, whether it was by submitting an entry or attending on the night. We look forward to next year's celebrations already.
Photos by Tashtail Productions
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