Call for Entries: APSE Highways Innovation Awards 2023
APSE is pleased to present the 2023 Innovation Awards for 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. As a helpful guide, a brochure featuring the successful submissions of previous Innovation Awards is available to download.
Member and non-member authorities are welcome to submit an application.
Please note that the closing date for submissions is Tuesday 31 January 2023. Email your completed form to Matt Ellis at [email protected]
Download an application form
Invitation to present your submission: Second stage of the application
The three finalists who scored highest in each category will be invited to present their submission to a panel of expert judges on Day One of the APSE Highways, Street Lighting and Winter Maintenance Seminar 2023. This will allow a final decision to be made in time for the Awards Charity Dinner on the evening of Thursday 23 March 2023.
Presentations should be via PowerPoint and be no longer than 10 minutes, followed by a 5-minute Q&A for the judges to question the presenter(s). You will be notified of your interview time nearer the event.
Dates to remember:
- Finalists to be notified by Thursday 16 February 2023
- Finalists will be invited to present their submission on Day One (23 March 2023) of the APSE Highways, Street Lighting and Winter Maintenance Seminar 2023.
- Awards presentation and charity dinner – Evening of Thursday 23 March 2023.
- The winner will be announced at APSE’s Highways, Street Lighting and Winter Maintenance Seminar, which will take place in Blackpool on 23-24 March 2023.
Promoting excellence in public services
APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) is a not for profit unincorporated association working with over 300 councils throughout the UK. Promoting excellence in public services, APSE is the foremost specialist in local authority frontline services, hosting a network for frontline service providers in areas such as waste and refuse collection, parks and environmental services, cemeteries and crematorium, environmental health, leisure, school meals, cleaning, housing and building maintenance.
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