The CIHT North West Awards celebrate 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 CIHT North West Region held its Annual Awards Dinner at Manchester Hall in Manchester on Thursday 26 June 2025. 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!
The photos are now available to view: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RkRBbZWPQT-Az5Q-drEf17YxRXEXgWTl?usp=sharing
Winner: A595 Moresby hall Improvements - A E Yates
Highly Commended: Warrington's Own Buses - Warrington Borough Counci
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: Talbot Road Active Travel Corridor - Amey/Trafford Council/One Trafford Partnership/George Cox Ltd
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
Winner: A57 Link Roads Scheme - Balfour Beatty
Highly Commended: Harm Avoidance - Huyton Asphalt/Huyton Asphalt Civils
Winner: ASite - Bethell
Highly Commended: Knowsley Highways Term Service - AECOM
Commended: Kingsway, Public Real Improvements, Stretford - A E Yates
Winner: The Bethell People Strategy - Bethell
Commended: HA Means More - Huyton Asphalt/Huyton Asphalt Civils
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
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
If you have a question please contact regions@ciht.org.uk