Winners of North West Regional Construction Awards announced

The Laing O’Rourke-led team behind Everton FC’s Hill Dickinson Stadium claimed Building Project of the Year at the 20th anniversary edition of the awards ceremony.

Hosted by journalist and University of Salford chancellor Lucy Meacock, the North West Regional Construction Awards were held on 2 July at the Titanic Hotel in Liverpool.

The awards saw more than 420 guests gather to celebrate construction excellence and the industry at large.

The NWRCA is held in partnership with Constructing Excellence in the North West, the School of Science, Engineering, and Environment at the University of Salford, and the Centre for Construction Innovation. Clear organised the event, whose headline sponsor was A&B Engineering.

Building Project of the Year was just one of the ‘big three’ awards of the evening that will go on to be considered for a national Constructing Excellence Award in November. The other two are Residential Project of the Year and Infrastructure Project of the Year.

The Residential Project of the Year winner was No1 Ancoats Green (Rodney Street), whose team included Wates and Manchester City Council’s This City.

The Infrastructure Project of the Year award went to Electrical Distribution Network Upgrade Project – ISA (EDNUP) by Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, Sellafield, and ARUP.

You can see a full list of winners, and the companies involved, below.

It was clear early on that this award ceremony would be “truly special,” according to head judge Peter McDermott, who is also a profession of construction procurement at the University of Salford.

“With a record number of entries, particularly in the SME and Social Impact categories, our judges had the privilege of reviewing an outstanding range of organisations, projects and initiatives from across the region.

“We were delighted to celebrate those who have embodied the principles of Constructing Excellence over the past year. Supply chains supporting both private and public sector clients – from Sellafield in Cumbria to the NHS in Cheshire, from Everton Football Club in the Liverpool City Region to Blackpool and Wyre councils in Lancashire, and school projects across Greater Manchester – came together for a fantastic evening of celebration at the Titanic Hotel,” McDermott continued.

“The evening also gave us an opportunity to reflect on the projects and people who have helped shape and define ‘Constructing Excellence’ in the North West over the past two decades. The innovation, collaboration, and leadership demonstrated by this year’s finalists and winners show what our industry can achieve at its very best.

“If these behaviours and approaches were adopted more widely, I have no doubt that the sector would be in a far stronger position to meet the unprecedented demands that both the public and private sectors will place upon it over the next decade.”

North West Regional Construction Awards 2026 Winners

Client of the Year, sponsored by A&B Engineering

• Wyre Council – Wyre Beach – submitted by Balfour Beatty

Contractor of the Year, sponsored by Place North West

• Tilbury Douglas

Delivering Value Award, sponsored by Galliford Try

Gorton Public Realm

• Organisations involved: Warden Construction Ltd, Manchester City Council

Innovation Award, sponsored by Vista Insurance

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

• Organisations involved: Huyton Asphalt, HA Civils

Integration and Collaborative Working Award, sponsored by NWCH

Electrical Distribution Network Upgrade Project – ISA

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

People and Culture Award, sponsored by Place North West

• Hive Projects – A People and Culture first Organisation

Regeneration and Conservation Award, sponsored by Morgan Sindall Construction

The Robinson, Blackpool

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

SME of the Year, sponsored by Hays Recruitment

• Hive Projects

Commendations to Krol Corlett Construction and Warden Construction

Social Impact Award

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

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

G4C Future Leader Award, sponsored by Tilbury Douglas

• Sophie Colleran, HA Civils

Cheshire, Wirral, and Warrington Sub-Regional Project of the Year

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

Cumbria Sub-Regional Project of the Year

Electrical Distribution Network Upgrade Project – ISA

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

Greater Manchester Sub-Regional Project of the Year

Bolton UCS

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

Lancashire Sub-Regional Project of the Year

University of Lancashire School of Veterinary Medicine

• Organisations involved: University of Lancashire, Morgan Sindall Construction

Liverpool City Region Sub-Regional Project of the Year

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

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

Electrical Distribution Network Upgrade Project – ISA

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

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

No 1 Ancoats Green (Rodney Street)

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

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

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