Announcing the winners of the APSE Service Awards 2023

Best Innovation/ Demand Management Initiative

Sponsored by 

• Cheshire West and Chester Council
• Derby City Council
• East Riding of Yorkshire Council
• Enfield Council
• Kirklees Council
• Leeds City Council
• Plymouth City Council

Winner: Derby City Council

Best Climate Action and Decarbonisation Initiative

Sponsored by 

• Dorset Council
• Durham County Council
• Exeter City Council
• Gravesham Borough Council
• Nottingham City Council
• Oxfordshire County Council - Energy Insights Tool and Energy Flexibility
• Oxfordshire County Council - Oxford Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ)
• Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
• Tewkesbury Borough Council

Winner: Oxfordshire County Council - Energy Insights Tool and Energy Flexibility

Best Service Team: Housing, Construction and Building Service

Sponsored by  

• East Ayrshire Council
• East Riding of Yorkshire Council
• Essex County Council
• Gravesham Borough Council
• Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
• Swansea Council

Winner: Swansea Council

Best Service Team: Catering Service

Sponsored by  

• Powys County Council
• Shetland Islands Council
• Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Winner: Stockton on Tees Borough Council

Best Service Team: Facilities Management and Building Cleaning Service

Sponsored by  

• Breckland Council
• Dumfries and Galloway Council
• East Ayrshire Council
• East Riding of Yorkshire Council
• Highland Council
• Neath Port Talbot Council
• Torfaen County Borough Council

Winner: Torfaen County Borough Council

Best Service Team: Highways, Winter Maintenance and Street Lighting Service

  Sponsored by 

• Cheshire East Highways
• Derby City Council
• East Riding of Yorkshire Council
• Reading Borough Council
• Wakefield Council
• Wigan Council

  Winner: East Riding of Yorkshire Council

 Best Service Team: Transport and Fleet Maintenance Service

 Sponsored by 

• East Lothian Council
• East Riding of Yorkshire Council
• Education Authority Northern Ireland

 Winner: Education Authority Northern Ireland

 Best Service Team: Waste Management and Recycling Service

 Sponsored by 

• Aberdeen City Council
• Cherwell District Council
• Cheshire West and Chester Council
• East Lothian Council
• East Riding of Yorkshire Council
• Enveco NW Environmental Services, (wholly owned by Blackpool Council)
• Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
• Wigan Council

 Winner: Cheshire West and Chester Council

 Best Service Team: Street Cleansing and Streetscene Service (Public Realm)

 Sponsored by 

• Cheshire West and Chester Council
• City of Doncaster Council
• Colchester City Council
• Hackney Council
• Ipswich Borough Council
• South Staffordshire Council
• Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

 Winner: South Staffordshire Council

Best Service Team: Parks, Grounds and Horticultural Service

Sponsored by  

• Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
• Cheshire West and Chester Council
• Greenspace 360, Lampton Services (wholly owned by London Borough of Hounslow)
• Nottingham City Council
• Plymouth City Council
• Watford Borough Council in partnership with Veolia

Winner: Plymouth City Council

Best Service Team: Cemetery and Crematorium Service

Sponsored by  

• Cardiff Council
• Lambeth Council
• Middlesborough Council
• Mold Town Council
• St Helens Borough Council

Winner: Lambeth Council 

Best Service Team: Sports, Leisure and Cultural Service

Sponsored by  

• Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
• Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
• Carmarthenshire County Council
• East Riding of Yorkshire Council
• Oxford City Council
• Telford and Wrekin Council

 Winner: Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council