Innovation Awards

Innovation Awards 2017: Celebrating innovation in local government highways, street lighting and winter maintenance services

APSE is pleased to present the Innovation Awards, new to highways, street lighting and winter maintenance services these awards celebrate outstanding local councils that use innovative ideas and solutions to tackle the current challenges facing their frontline services. The awards provide participating authorities with an opportunity to showcase their expertise, alongside the results that they have achieved.

This year, the Innovation Awards are split into three categories:

¬ Winter maintenance and winter resilience services

¬ Street lighting

¬ Highways maintenance services

The ideal submission will contain a description of the problem or challenge faced, and the innovative approach taken to remedy it. This could be, for example, a service redesign, new training techniques, use of new materials or equipment, or new methods of responding to/communicating with the public. The submission should also include the outcomes that have been achieved.

Finalists of the Innovation Awards will receive substantial publicity, both nationally and locally, with the winners announced at an awards ceremony held as part of the annual APSE Highways, Street Lighting and Winter Maintenance Seminar.

Member and non-member authorities are welcome to submit an application. 

Entries will be assessed on a submission basis by an independent judging panel.

Dates for your diary:

¬ Send us your expression of interest using this link no later than Friday 13 January 2017

¬ You will receive your submission pack by email on Monday 16 January 2017

¬ Complete your submission and send this back to APSE no later than Friday 3 February 2017

¬ Judging panel will meet and finalists will be announced by Friday 10 February 2017

¬ Winners announced during the APSE Highways, Street Lighting and Winter Maintenance Seminar 9-10 March 2017, which will be held at the Hilton Hotel, Blackpool

The deadline for registration has now passed. If you have an equiry about your submission, please email [email protected] or call 0161 772 1810.