The Winners: Highways Awards 2021

摘要

Highways Awards 2021 once again recognised and rewarded the amazing achievements of the sector including recent entrants and one of its longest-serving stalwarts. The event, featuring a gala dinner and hosted by comedian Marcus Brigstocke, marked a welcome return to the in-person format after the 2020 awards had to be held virtually. The massive contribution to the industry of Matthew Lugg OBE was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by Kier. He was described by the awards judges as one of 'the most respected pillars of the highways community'. Still at the beginning of her career but off to a flying start, Ella Northey of Balfour Beatty won the Apprentice of the Year Award, sponsored by the Institute of Highway Engineers. The night also featured the inaugural Steve Berry Highways Authority Innovation Award, in honour of another major figure in the sector, who sadly died earlier this year.