Finalists announced for North West Regional Construction Awards

Winners will be revealed during the 20th annual ceremony celebrating construction excellence on 2 July at the Titanic Hotel in Liverpool.

The North West Regional Construction Awards puts the spotlight on the contractors, clients, and project teams behind some of the most impressive developments in the region. The awards recognises not just the physical achievement of delivering a great project, but also where teams have excelled in delivering social value and sustainability goals.

NWRCA is a joint initiative from Construction Excellence and the University of Salford’s School of Science, Engineering, and Environment. It is produced and managed by Clear, with A&B Engineering as the headline sponsor this year. Place North West is also a sponsor of the awards.

Winners from the North West will be eligible to claim a national prize at the Constructing Excellence Awards in November.

Peter McDermott, a professor of construction procurement at the University of Salford, is the head judge for the competition. He described this year as a “milestone” for NWRCA, which received a record number of submissions.

McDermott said: “Hitting the 20-year mark is an incredible achievement and proof itself of how the awards continue to showcase the positive impact the construction sector contributes to communities across the North West.

“In 2026, the focus is on both process and outcomes – for example social impact, sustainability and collaboration. We commend this shortlist – the Constructing Excellence principles demonstrated by the applicants give confidence that the industry is a strong place.”

You can find the 2026 NWRCA shortlist below. For further information about the awards please visit nwrca.co.uk

Project of the Year – Building, presented by University of Salford

Aintree Hospital Works

• Organisations involved: Tilbury Douglas, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust.

Bolton UCS

• Organisations involved: Galliford Try, Department for Education, Quest Academy Trust, Mott Macdonald, AHR, Ridge, TACE, Cundall.

Brentwood SEN School Expansion Project

• Organisations involved: Galliford Try, Trafford Council, Amey, Pozzoni, ESD.

Countess of Chester Women & Children’s Hospital

• Organisations involved: Integrated Health Projects (joint venture between VINCI Building and Sir Robert McAlpine), Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust,Ecospheric, AHR, Waterman Group, Alan Johnston Partnership, Dalkia, Cohesion Piling, Mayo Civils.

Hill Dickinson Stadium

• Organisations involved: Everton Stadium Development Ltd, Laing O’Rourke, BDP Pattern, Buro Happold, Planit, Curtins, Severfield, Lidner Prater, Expanded Structures, Crown House Technologies, Enterprise Solutions, Vetter, Banagher Precast Concrete, G&T, RLB, Slaughter & May.

Lea Community Primary School

• Organisations involved: Lancashire County Council, Warden Construction Ltd.

Mollie’s Motel

• Organisations involved: Medlock FRB, Allied London, 3D Reid, Curtins, Consolux, Blue Sky Building, Bridge Mechanical, Concept Electrical, Upton Dry Lining, Gariff Joinery, Lavingtons.

Mossley Hill Mental Health Facility

• Organisations involved: GRAHAM, Liverpool & Sefton Health Partnership Ltd, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, Gilling Dod Architects, Arup, Sutcliffe, Rider Levett Bucknall, Spring & Company, Tenos, Hoare Lea, Turley.

1 St Michael’s – Phase 1

• Organisations involved: Relentless Developments, Bowmer and Kirkland, Zerum, Turner & Townsend, Hodder & Partners, Curtins, Hoare Lea, Planit, RLB, Design Fire Consultants.

North West Ambulance Service – Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) – Elm Point

• Organisations involved: Wates, North West Ambulance Services – Hazardous Area Response Team, Blue Sky Design Services, Curtins, Appleyard and Trew, Steven Hunt & Associates, A&B Engineering, Specialist Containers.

Seven Stars Primary School

• Organisations involved: Conlons, Department for Education, Bowker Sadler Architects.

The J.R. Clynes Building

• Organisations involved: Tilbury Douglas Engineering, Oldham Council, Ellis Williams Architects, Curtins, RLB, Turner & Townsend, Arup/SI Sealy, Keelagher Okey Klein, Tilbury Douglas, Heritage Project Management.

The Robinson

• Organisations involved: Blackpool Council, F Parkinson Ltd, Cassidy & Ashton Architects.

University of Lanashire School of Veterinary Medicine

• Organisations involved: University of Lancashire, Morgan Sindall Construction.

Project of the Year – Infrastructure, presented by University of Salford

Church Road Highway Maintenance Resurfacing Project

• Organisations involved: Huyton Asphalt, Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Live Labs, Tarmac.

Electrical Distribution Network Upgrade Project – ISA (EDNUP)

• Organisations involved: Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, Sellafield Ltd, Arup.

Grange Road & Charing Cross; Conway Street and Europa Boulevard Birkenhead (Birkenhead Regeneration Scheme)

• Organisations involved: GRAHAM, Wirral Council, Walker Sime, Mott McDonalds, BCA, Planit.

Manchester Airport MAN-TP

• Organisations involved: NG Bailey, Manchester Airports Group, MACE.

Parkside Link Road

• Organisations involved: Balfour Beatty, St Helens Council, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, SCAPE, Ramboll, D Morgan.

Project of the Year – Residential, sponsored by Innovation Fire Engineering

Jubilee Gardens

• Organisations involved: South Ribble Council, Caddick Construction, Identity Consult, NORR Architects, Campbell Reith Consulting Engineers, RJD Associates NW Ltd.

No 1 Ancoats Green (Rodney Street)

• Organisations involved: Wates, This City – Manchester City Council, Buttress Architects, Curtins, Method Consulting, Ameon, Peter Warm.

St Gabriels Court

• Organisations involved: McLaren Group, Simpson Haugh, Abacus, Arcadis, Chord, Meinhardt, Envision, Ashton Hale.

Summerscales – Lake District National Park

• Organisations involved: Castles and Coasts Housing Association, Thomas Armstrong (Construction) Ltd, Day Cummins Ltd, Baker Mallet LLP, RG Parkins.

The Old Cattle Market

• Organisations involved: XPG2 Ltd Trading as Eaton Homes, Hampshire Trust Bank, Magnitude Quantity Surveyors.

Client of the Year, sponsored by A&B Engineering

• Bolton Council – #TeamBoltonCPCP – submitted by Seddon
• Miller Developments – Omega West Unit 4 – submitted by McLaren Group
• North West Ambulance Service – Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) – Elm Point – submitted by Wates
• Oldham Council – The J.R. Clynes Building – submitted by Tilbury Douglas
• University of Lancashire – School of Veterinary Medicine – submitted by Morgan Sindall Construction
• Wyre Council – Wyre Beach – submitted by Balfour Beatty

Contractor of the Year, sponsored by Place North West

• Galliford Try
• Kier Construction Ltd
• Krol Corlett Construction
• Morgan Sindall Construction
• Tilbury Douglas

Delivering Value Award, sponsored by Galliford Try

Church Road Highway Maintenance Resurfacing Project

• Organisations involved: HA Civils, Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Live Labs, Tarmac, Ammann.

Echo Street Manchester

• Organisations involved: Watkin Jones Group, Bowmer and Kirkland, B&K Structures.

Gorton Public Realm

• Organisations involved: Warden Construction Ltd, Manchester City Council.

The Orchards Federation

• Organisations involved: Bolton Council, Seddon, K2 Architects, WML, Harris Infrastructure.

University of Lancashire School of Veterinary Medicine

• Organisations involved: University of Lancashire, Morgan Sindall Construction.

G4C Award, sponsored by Tilbury Douglas

Winner announced on the night.

Innovation Award, sponsored by Vista Insurance

Bolton UCS

• Organisations involved: Galliford Try, Department for Education, Quest Academy Trust, Mott Macdonald, Creagh Concrete, AHR, Ridge, TACE, Cundall.

Dixons Newall Green Academy

• Organisations involved: Morgan Sindall Construction, A&B Engineering, Department for Education.

Innovation HALO: Engineering Low‐Carbon, Circular and High‐Performance Roads

• Organisations involved: Huyton Asphalt, HA Civils.

Integration and Collaborative Working Award, sponsored by NWCH

Darwen Youth Centre

• Organisations involved: Seddon, Blackburn with Darwen Council, John Puttick Associates, Booth King, Futurserv.

Electrical Distribution Network Upgrade Project – ISA

• Organisations involved: Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, Sellafield Ltd, Arup.

The Greater Manchester Institute of Technology

• Organisations involved: Tilbury Douglas, The Greater Manchester Institute of Technology, The University of Salford, JM Architects.

The Integrated Project Management Service

• Organisations involved: The LK Group, Various Local Authorities.

Supporting Families with Cancer Facility – The Joshua Tree

• Organisations involved: M Group North West, BBC DIY SOS, The Joshua Tree

People and Culture Award, sponsored by Place North West

• A&B Engineering: Engineering Success Through People
• Conlon Employee Ownership Trust
• D Morgan Plc
• Equans: Places & Communities North
• Hive Projects – A People and Culture first Organisation
• Kier Construction Limited
• Seddon
• Tilbury Douglas

Regeneration and Conservation Award, sponsored by Morgan Sindall Construction

Blossom House, Alder Park

• Organisations involved: Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Krol Corlett Construction, DAY PM, DAY CM, Mersey Design Group, William Jones and Partners, MEP Design, Sally Bower Landscape Design.

Grange Road & Charing Cross; Conway Street and Europa Boulevard Birkenhead (Birkenhead Regeneration Scheme)

• Organisations involved: Wirral Borough Council, Walker Sime, Mott McDonalds, BCA & Planit, GRAHAM.

Lancaster Railway Station Occupational Health Clinic

• Organisations involved: Network Rail, Jamieson Contracting Limited, Network Rail and Railway Heritage Trust.

St Gabriels Court

• Organisations involved: McLaren Property – under the McLaren Group, Simpson Haugh, Abacus, Arcadis, Chord, Meinhardt, Envision, Ashton Hale.

The J.R. Clynes Building

• Organisations involved: Tilbury Douglas Engineering, Oldham Council, Ellis Williams Architects, Curtins, RLB, Turner & Townsend, Arup/SI Sealy, Keelagher Okey Klein, Tilbury Douglas, Heritage Project Management.

Thie Clag, Isle of Man

• Organisations involved: Manx Development Corporation, NK Construction, Ellis Williams Architects, March Consulting, BB Consulting, Bell Burton Associates.

The Robinson, Blackpool

• Organisations involved: Blackpool Council, F Parkinson Ltd, Cassidy & Ashton Architects.

SME of the Year, sponsored by Hays Recruitment

• Conlon Employee Ownership Trust
• Greenmount Projects
• Hive Projects
• Huyton Asphalt
• Identity Consult
• Jamieson Contracting Ltd
• Krol Corlett Construction
• Medlock FRB
• NWI Ltd
• Pulse Electrix Ltd
• SGD Fire Protection Ltd
• Warden Construction Ltd

Social Impact Award

Bolton UCS

• Organisations involved: Galliford Try, Department for Education, Quest Academy Trust, Mott Macdonald, AHR, Ridge, TACE, Cundall.

Brentwood SEN School Expansion Project

• Organisations involved: Trafford Council, Amey, Pozzoni, ESD Ltd.

Delivering Impactful Social Value through Collaboration – NWCH Creative Collaboration

• Organisations involved: North West Construction Hub, Bowmer and Kirkland, Eric Wright Construction, Kier, Morgan Sindall Construction, Sir Robert McAlpine, Russell WBHO, Vinci Construction, Conlon, Equans, Galliford Try, Henry Brothers, Robertson, Seddon, Casey, Tilbury Douglas, Warden, MC Construction, Parkinson, Whitfield and Brown, City Build, Greenmount Projects, Greenwood, Jamieson Contracting, Schofield and Sons.

9a First Street

• Organisations involved: BAM UK & Ireland, Jon Matthews Architects, ASK Real Estate, Manchester City Council, Murraywood.

MAN T2 – Manchester Airport

• Organisations involved: Manchester Airport Group, BAM UK & Ireland, AIS, Enviro-Therm, Q Flooring Systems, Morley Ventilation, LComm Ltd.

Marple Leisure Centre – Building Lives Academy

• Organisations involved: Stockport Council, Willmott Dixon, Building Lives Academy.

1 Ancoats Green (Rodney Street)

• Organisations involved: Wates, This City – Manchester City Council, Buttress Architects, Curtins, Method Consulting, Ameon, Peter Warm.

1 St Michael’s – Phase 1 – Manchester

• Organisations involved:  Relentless Developments, Bowmer and Kirkland, Zerum, Manchester City Council.

Sefton Council Active Travel, Place Making and Public Realm Programme

• Organisations involved: Sefton Council, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Balfour Beatty, WSP, Atkins, D Morgan, SCAPE.

Equans: Sensory Garden at Leo Kelly Hospital School

• Organisations involved: Equans Services Ltd, Speedy Hire, Kenny Waste Management, Hindle Construction, Jewsons, Tiger Supplies, Travis Perkins, EWI, SSE, Equans Regeneration Ltd, Manchester City Council, J Parkers, Taurus, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Royal Horticultural Society, Cheltenham Green Civils, Greater Manchester Fire Rescue Service.

The J.R. Clynes Building

• Organisations involved: Tilbury Douglas Engineering, Oldham Council, Ellis Williams Architects, Curtins, RLB, Turner & Townsend, Arup/SI Sealy, Keelagher Okey Klein, Tilbury Douglas, Heritage Project Management.

The Orchards Federation

• Organisations involved: Seddon, The Orchards Federation, Bolton Council.

The People’s Project – Hill Dickinson Stadium

• Organisations involved: Laing O’Rourke, Everton Stadium Development Limited, Everton in the Community.

Sustainability Award

Countess of Chester Women & Children’s Hospital

• Organisations involved: Integrated Health Projects (joint venture between VINCI Building and Sir Robert McAlpine), Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust,Ecospheric, AHR, Waterman Group, Alan Johnston Partnership, Dalkia,Cohesion Piling, Mayo Civils.

Thie Clag, Isle of Man

• Organisations involved: Manx Development Corporation, NK Construction, Ellis Williams Architects, March Consulting, BB Consulting, Bell Burton Associates

ZERO: Time For Change Strategy

• Organisations involved: Huyton Asphalt, HA Civils.