The CIHT North West Awards 2025

The CIHT North West Awards are back! The Awards celebrates the very best the region offers across the key areas of highways and transportation. They are open to everyone: members and non-members; small and large organisations; public, private and third sector. The Awards recognise the outstanding contribution that good projects and people make to our daily lives.

The Awards - 7 opportunities if you win

  • Showcase your work
  • Boost your profile in the region and use as a stepping stone to greater recognition in the sector
  • Demonstrate your commitment to excellent standards
  • Promote your achievement with press coverage opportunities
  • Add this achievement to your tenders and corporate literature
  • Motivate your workforce to strive for the highest standards.
  • Receive formal recognition of your dedication and achievements

Celebrate your achievements and the success of the region

Submissions will be judged independently, and a shortlist chosen in Spring before the winners of the Awards are announced at the CIHT North West Annual Dinner which will be held on Thursday 26 June 2025 at Manchester Hall.

Book the CIHT North West Awards Dinner 2025

 

Sponsors

This event is kindly by A E Yates and Bethell Construction Ltd.
Sponsorship opportunities are available for the Awards Dinner. More information will be available shortly or contact northwest@ciht.org.uk to discuss.

 

How to enter

To make entering the CIHT North West Awards 2025 as straight-forward as possible, we have split the categories across two entry forms. One for project awards and one for people awards. Please find the project and people award categories below:

Project Awards

  • Best Large Project Award
  • Best Small Project Award 
  • Environment and Sustainability Award
  • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award
  • Safety and Well-Being Award
  • Best Practice Award

People Awards*

  • Emerging Professional of the Year Award
  • Apprentice of the Year Award

*You can nominate yourself or a colleague for any of these awards.

 

Submit a Project Award Entry Here

CIHT NW Project Award Entries 2025

Project Information
Award Submission
Please use PDF format only. Submissions should be concise and must include a 500-word maximum Executive Summary of the project or initiative. They should be illustrated where necessary and may be supported by supplementary materials. Entries must clearly explain how the submission meets the criteria.
Entries may be accompanied by supporting material (e.g. illustrations, plans or results of monitoring studies.
Any videos must be sent with a link to be viewed at the judge’s discretion.
Entries may be accompanied by up to three letters of support. For example from a user, beneficiary or colleague.
The decision of the judges appointed by the Awards Panel will be final. No correspondence will be entered into with entrants concerning the decision of the judges on any matter associated with the CIHT North West Awards 2025. The Awards Panel reserves the right to refuse or disqualify any entry for any reason it considers valid, and will not enter into any discussion or correspondence concerning the decision. All material submitted will be treated as available for publication in awards-related articles within press releases and promotional materials developed for the Awards, unless otherwise copyright protected.
The personal information you have provided by completing this entry form will be used and maintained by CIHT North West to process your entry and market any future related activities. We will keep the information you have supplied confidential and will not disclose it to any third parties.
Submit a People Award Entry Here

CIHT NW People Award Entries 2025

Personal Information
Award Submission
Please use PDF format only. Entries must clearly explain how the submission meets the criteria and will be judged not exceeding the maximum specified 500 word limit.
Entries may be accompanied by supporting material (e.g. illustrations, plans or results of monitoring studies.
Any videos must be sent with a link to be viewed at the judge’s discretion.
Entries may be accompanied by up to three letters of support. For example from a user, beneficiary or colleague.
The decision of the judges appointed by the Awards Panel will be final. No correspondence will be entered into with entrants concerning the decision of the judges on any matter associated with the CIHT North West Awards 2025. The Awards Panel reserves the right to refuse or disqualify any entry for any reason it considers valid, and will not enter into any discussion or correspondence concerning the decision. All material submitted will be treated as available for publication in awards-related articles within press releases and promotional materials developed for the Awards, unless otherwise copyright protected.
The personal information you have provided by completing this entry form will be used and maintained by CIHT North West to process your entry and market any future related activities. We will keep the information you have supplied confidential and will not disclose it to any third parties.

 

The Awards

Submissions deadline: Friday 02 May

Award

Judging Criteria

Project of the Year Award (small and large)

These Awards are aimed at projects which are outstanding examples of projects that demonstrate a contribution to the mobility of the community in the north west of England. There will be two Awards in this category: for small projects up to a value of £5m, and for larger projects over £5m in value. 

Environment and Sustainability Award

This Award recognises projects, products, policy initiatives or strategies delivered by the highways and transportation industry that can demonstrate a contribution to sustainable working and living in the region.

Safety and Well-Being Award

This Award recognises projects and policy initiatives or strategies that have contributed to either safety improvements in the highways and transportation industry or to the improvement of the health and well-being of an organisation's workforce.

Best Practice Award

This Award is to recognise and encourage imaginative concepts and excellence within the highways and transportation industry where a marked positive benefit has been achieved.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award

This award recognises employers or individuals that have implemented (or been involved in) an EDI (Equality, Diversity, Inclusion) initiative of merit in the North West.

Emerging Professional of the Year Award

This award recognises an emerging professional who has shown great potential and achievement in our industry.

Apprentice of the Year Award

This award is to recognise and celebrate an Apprentice who is making an impactful difference to the highways and
transportation industry in the North West and is an achiever in the industry.

2024 Award Winners

Project of the Year Award (under £5m)
Winner: Westhoughton Market Street Improvements, submitted by AECOM
Highly Commended: Merseyway Stockport, submitted by Bethell
Commended: Carbon Neutral Asphalt, submitted by Aggregate Industries
Commended: CYCLOPS Project St Helens, submitted by Huyton Asphalt Civils

Project of the Year Award (over £5m)
Winner: A533 Bridge Replacement, submitted by Sir Robert McAlpine
Highly Commended: A585 Windy Harbour to Skippool, submitted by Kier Transportation
Commended: The Warrington Bus Service Improvement Plan and Zero Emission Bus Regional Area, submitted by Warrington Borough Council
Commended: Trafford Road Improvement Scheme, submitted by Salford City Council

Environmental/Sustainability Award
Winner: Carbon Neutral Asphalt, submitted by Aggregate Industries
Highly Commended: The HALO Range of Proprietary Products, submitted by Huyton Asphalt Civils
Commended: The Warrington Bus Service Improvement Plan and Zero Emission Bus Regional Area, submitted by Warrington Borough Council

Safety and Well-Being Award
Winner: Using Artificial Intelligence to keep Operatives safe, submitted by Kier Transportation
Highly Commended: A586 Safer Roads Fund Blackpool, submitted by Pell Frischmann
Commended: Oldham Schools Streets and Active School Travel, submitted by Oldham Council

Best Practice Award
Winner: GeoPal, submitted by Bethell
Highly Commended: A533 Bridge Replacement, submitted by Sir Robert McAlpine
Commended: Riverside Drive Sparrow Crossing, submitted by AECOM

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award
Winner: Manchester City Council's Highway Access Group, submitted by Manchester City Council
Commended: The BDP People Library, submitted by BDP

Emerging Professional Award
Winner: Amy Astill, Pell Frischmann
Highly Commended: Cam Rabbett, Pell Frischmann
Commended: Jacob hand (AECOM), Jonah Lockwood (Bethell), Alfie Curley (AECOM), Connah Evans (Bethell)

Apprentice of the Year Award
Winner: Jack Trolan, Pell Frischmann
Commended: Sophie Anderson, AECOM

Photos and video
The photos are now available to view: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rjAbANCOqv0hSsKdH0zj7XcYXInqMGc0