CIHT North West Chair, Ian Robinson, welcomed over 150 guests and industry colleagues from across the region for an evening celebrating the very best in highways and transportation. The prestigious awards recognised the outstanding people, projects, and initiatives that are making life easier and safer for those living and working in the North West.

Attendees were joined by CIHT Immediate Past President, Professor Glenn Lyons, along with representatives from the North East & Cumbria, North West, and Yorkshire & the Humber regions. The evening was expertly compered by the ever-engaging Mark Gregory, with the awards presentation led by regional committee and council member, Barry Heaps. Musical entertainment was provided by the talented singer Lauren Sanckson.

The judging panel were once again impressed by the exceptional standard of entries across all categories, with competition proving incredibly close throughout.

The committee extends its thanks to all entrants for their contributions, and a special thank you goes to event sponsors A E Yates, Kier, Bethell, and Huyton Asphalt. Without their generous support, this event would not be possible.

Congratulations to all the winners and highly commended entries. And a heartfelt thank you to everyone who donated to the Chair’s nominated charity, the North West Air Ambulance. Thanks to your generosity, we surpassed last year’s total and raised over £3,000 on the night!

Project of the Year Award (over £5m)

Winner: A595 Moresby hall Improvements - A E Yates
Highly Commended: Warrington's Own Buses - Warrington Borough Counci

Project of the Year Award (under £5m)

Winner: Blackburne Place - Huyton Asphalt/Huyton Asphalt Civils/Liverpool City Council
Highly Commended: King Charles III Footpath/Cheshire West and Cheshire Council/Colas
Commended: Liverpool Live Lab - Liverpool City Council
Commended: Amey/Trafford Council/One Trafford Partnership/George Cox Ltd

Environmental/Sustainability Award

Winner: Sustainability in Surfacing - Multipave
Highly Commended: Driving a Greener Future - Warrington Borough Council
Commended: Withington Public Realm - Pell Frischmann
Commended: Catharine Street - Liverpool - Liverpool City Council
Commended: Chorlton Cycleway - Manchester City Council

Safety and Well-Being Award

Winner: A57 Link Roads Scheme - Balfour Beatty
Highly Commended: Harm Avoidance - Huyton Asphalt/Huyton Asphalt Civils

Best Practice Award

Winner: ASite - Bethell
Highly Commended: Knowsley Highways Term Service - AECOM
Commended: Kingsway, Public Real Improvements, Stretford - A E Yates

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award

Winner: The Bethell People Strategy - Bethell
Commended: HA Means More - Huyton Asphalt/Huyton Asphalt Civils

Emerging Professional Award

Winner: Michael Loughrey - AECOM
Highly Commended: Cam Rabbett - Pell Frischmann
Commended: Gerard McCoy - Bethell, Joe Hinchliffe - Bethell, Jay Miller - AECOM and Lewis Bowles - Pell Frischmann

Sponsors

This event was kindly sponsored by A E Yates, Kier, Bethell, and Huyton Asphalt.

Photos

The photos are now available to view: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RkRBbZWPQT-Az5Q-drEf17YxRXEXgWTl?usp=sharing

Contact Us

If you would like to know more about the Awards 2025 contact northwest@ciht.org.uk