Showcasing the collective and individual achievements of highway engineers and engineering nationwide
Mercia Branch Awards Gallery 2022
The IHE Mercia Branch has not been able to host their prestigious Awards Evening since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our Awards Evening recognises and celebrates the outstanding work of teams and individuals. However, this years’ celebrations shone a light on how organisations and individuals innovated and adapted to the changing, and challenging, circumstances caused by the pandemic.
Speeches
Following some pre-meal networking and a three-course meal, Martin Polland from the IHE Presidential team provided a fantastic speech that poignantly summarised the challenges and opportunities that the pandemic has brought. This was followed by Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards who provided an enlightening and inspirational after dinner speech. Eddie provided a fantastic insight into his career and the challenges/ barriers that he faced in reaching the 1988 Calgary Olympics.
Awards
The IHE Mercia Branch invited entries across seven categories. All entries were voluntarily reviewed and scored by our expert judging panel: Katharine Kelly, IHE Junior Vice President, Jim Golby from Applied Driving Techniques and Steve Spender CEO of the IHE. The Branch are very grateful to each judge for volunteering their time – a huge thank you again from all of us.
Each of the award categories were kindly sponsored by seven category sponsors listed alongside our Winners and Highly Commended submissions below. The IHE also sponsored a Judge’s Merit Award, which was awarded to JCB and Stoke-on-Trent City Council for their innovative use of Pothole Pro.
Winners
Large Project of the Year
Category Sponsor: Severnside Transportation Data Collection
| Award Submission | Organisation(s) |
| Winner – Congleton Link Road | Cheshire East Council, Jacobs, John Graham Construction and Arcadis |
| Highly Commended – Stafford Western Access Route | Staffordshire County Council, Amey Transport Infrastructure and Amey Consulting |
Small Project of the Year
Category Sponsor: JCB
| Award Submission | Organisation(s) |
| Winner – Wharfage, Ironbridge Flood Resilience Scheme | Telford & Wrekin Council and Balfour Beatty |
| Highway Commended – South Walls Public Realm and Cycle Enhancement Project | Infrastructure+ Partnership, Staffordshire County Council and Amey |
Environmental Sustainability Project of the Year
Category Sponsor: Multevo
| Award Submission | Organisation(s) |
| Winner – The Sweet Taste of Success for Recycling and Road Safety Innovation | Stabilised Pavements, Norfolk County Council, Norfolk Partnership Laboratory, and Tarmac |
| Highly Commended – Shropshire Carbon Neutral Highway Maintenance Programme | Miles Macadam |
Safety and Innovation Project of the Year
Category Sponsor: WJ
| Award Submission | Organisation(s) |
| Winner – Oakham Road, Dudley – Local Safety Scheme | Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council and TWM Traffic Control Systems Ltd |
| Highly Commended – Pothole Pro | JCB and Stoke-on-Trent City Council |
Highway Partnership Award
Category Sponsor: Balfour Beatty
| Award Submission | Organisation(s) |
| Winner – Staffordshire Highways – Infrastructure+ | Staffordshire County Council and Amey |
| Highway Commended – West Midlands Public Transport and Active Travel Infrastructure Improvement Project | Highway Infrastructure Managers Group (HIMG), including: West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), Coventry City Council, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council, Wolverhampton City Council and Jacobs. |
Active Travel Award
Category Sponsor: Jacobs
| Award Submission | Organisation(s) |
| Winner – South Walls Public Realm and Cycle Enhancement Project Infrastructure+ | Partnership Staffordshire County Council and Amey |
| Highly Commended – West Midlands Public Transport and Active Travel Infrastructure Improvement Project | Highway Infrastructure Managers Group (HIMG), including: West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), Coventry City Council, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council, Wolverhampton City Council and Jacobs. |
Team of the Year
Category Sponsor: Carnell
| Award Submission | Organisation(s) |
| Winner – Station Street | East Staffordshire Borough Council and Staffordshire County Council |
| Highly Commended – Bollin Grove, Prestbury – Retaining Wall | Cheshire East Council and Ringway Jacobs |
The IHE Mercia Branch would like to congratulate all of our Winners and Highly Commended entrants, who are all very worthy of their Awards.
Charity
Throughout the course of the evening, the IHE Mercia Branch was also raising money for the British Red Cross’ Ukraine Appeal. Through selling raffle tickets and the generosity of everyone in the room, we were able to raise £1,324. Thank you to everyone for your support.
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