Highways Awards finalists revealed!

08/10/2020 |

It was fantastic to see a record number of entries this year, and perhaps more than ever your work deserves to be celebrated.

By government request, #Highwaysheroes kept going throughout lockdown on the frontline, and everyone at Highways magazine is incredibly proud to be able to celebrate your achievements and contributions to the nation.

Congratulations to all those who made our shortlist. Your outstanding work truly impressed our independent, expert judges.

The UK wants to build back better. Highways has already started.

 

 

Sponsors 

These awards would not be possible without the support of our amazing sponsors. Our heartfelt thanks go to:

  • The Institute of Highway Engineers
  • Clearview Intelligence
  • SRL
  • Gaist 
  • Kier
  • WJ
  • Shell Bitumen
  • Total
  • Highway Care
  • The National Winter Service Research Group
  • and mental health charity Mind

Awards finalists

Apprentice of the Year Award

Nominees

  • Antony John Clewes, Waterman Aspen Limited
  • Arti Limbachia, Aggregate Industries
  • Harvinder Dhillon, Highways England
  • Steven Sydenham, Bouygues E&S Solutions Limited

Award for the Best Use of New Technology in the Highways Industry

Nominees

  • A-one+ In association with Highways England and Miso
  • Department for Transport with Kainos, Clarasys and CX Partners
  • Highways England
  • SW Trunk Roads, Transport Scotland, Neatebox and Coeval
  • Sweco/Ayrshire Roads Alliance/Sustrans
  • Tarmac Trading Limited

Highway Partnership Award

Nominees

  • BEAR Scotland and Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company
  • Costain (in partnership with Highways England, Jacobs and wider supply chain)
  • Highways Delivery Community (HDC) Balfour Beatty, Atkins, Tarmac, Chevron, HW Martin, Aggregate Industries and Hanson
  • Highways England
  • Leicestershire County Council and Morgan Sindall
  • Ringway Jacobs, Transport for London
  • Sustrans

Team of the Year Award

Nominees

  • AECOM
  • Balfour Beatty Living Places & Telford & Wrekin Council Highway Department
  • Balfour Beatty VINCI
  • Highways England - West Midlands Regional Operations Centre
  • Kier Highways & JAJV SMP team working on behalf of Highways England
  • Tarmac Trading Limited

Highways Maintenance Efficiency Award

Nominees

  • Atkins
  • Balfour Beatty Plant and Fleet Services in Partnership with Connect Plus Services
  • Quality Marking Services Ltd / Road Management Services / Tarmac / AECOM
  • Ringway & Highways England

Most Innovative Highway Authority Scheme of the Year Award

Nominees

  • GRAHAM
  • London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, Thames Water Utilities Ltd, Mott MacDonald, FM Conway Ltd, Cappagh Contractors
  • Somerset County Council, AECOM, Whitemountain
  • SW Trunk Roads, Transport Scotland, Neatebox and Coeval

Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Highways Sector

Nominees

  • Aggregate Industries UK Limited
  • CR Civil Engineering Ltd
  • Highway Traffic Management
  • J McCann & Co Limited
  • Mway Comms

Environmental Sustainability in the Highways Sector Award

Nominees

  • Connect Plus Services, Connect Plus, Skanska, Toppesfield, FM Conway & Atkins
  • Hampshire Highways – Skanska and Hampshire County Council
  • Highways England and Arup
  • Skanska
  • Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland, Eurovia Roadstone and Breedon Group

Site Safety Initiative Award

Nominees

  • Balfour Beatty VINCI
  • Highways England Area 7 Asset Delivery
  • Kier Highways – M20 J3-5 SMP with Solar Gates UK Ltd
  • Openreach

Highway Industry Product of the Year Award

Nominees

  • Carnell
  • Connor Specialist Paving Ltd
  • Extrudakerb (Maltby Engineering) Limited
  • HRS – Chevron Traffic Management
  • LCVT (Light Commercial Vehicle Technology) Ltd
  • Solar Gates UK
  • Tarmac
  • Traffic Group Signals and The Traffic Group

Road Enhancements and Marking Project of the Year Award

Nominees

  • SW Trunk Roads, Transport Scotland, Clearview Intelligence and Coeval
  • WJ Group, A14 Integrated Delivery Team & Highways England

Road Safety Scheme of the Year Award

Nominees

  • Project Centre Ltd
  • SW Trunk Roads, Transport Scotland, Clearview Intelligence and Coeval
  • The Metropolitan Police and Transport for London

Major Project Award

Nominees

  • Highways England and the A14 Integrated Delivery Team
  • London Borough of Waltham Forest
  • Ringway Jacobs, Transport for London
  • Somerset County Council, AECOM, Whitemountain

Winter Maintenance Award

Nominees

  • East Riding of Yorkshire Council
  • Grayson H&E Services
  • Lancashire County Council

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