LCRIG has announced that it has received an incredible number of entries for the DfT Special Recognition Apprentice Awards and the Inspiring the Future Competition – shining a spotlight on some of the most dedicated and inspiring apprentices in the highways and transport technology sector.

The awards will be presented at the LCRIG Innovation & Learning Festival on Tuesday 2 July 2025. Finalists will be announced in the coming weeks. In the meantime, congratulations to everyone who has been nominated:

• Alex Doe – Salford City Council
• Arran Trousdale – Breedon Group
• Avalon Page – CORMAC
• Bryn Rigarlsford – Eurovia
• Callum Missons – Eurovia
• Charlie Ralph – Project Centre
• Chloe Kirkby- North East Lincolnshire Council
• Christian Maude – CORMAC
• Connor Webb – Waterman Group
• Eleanor Hockenhull – A E Yates Ltd
• Ella Bardgett – CORMAC
• George Buchanan – Portsmouth City Council
• George Pegler – CORMAC
• Hannah Black – Citisense
• Jacob Baker – Salford City Council
• Jacob Camden-Redding – Highway Care
• Jess Banbury – Amey Staffordshire
• Jonathan Reynolds – CORMAC
• Joseph Webster – Transport for West Midlands
• Joshua Battersby – Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
• Joshua Bennett – Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
• Kizito Brady – Salford City Council
• Leo Marsh – Leeds City Council
• Louis Rodell-Grenow – CORMAC
• Luke Howells – Breedon Group
• Saffron Powell – Leeds City Council
• Shaun Brecknell- Breedon Group
• Stacie Scott – United Utilities
• Taran Murva – Breedon Group
• Tom Williams – WJ Group

 Inspiring the Future Competition

Alongside the award nominations, we also received some fantastic entries for the Inspiring the Future Competition, which called on apprentices to share their ideas for encouraging more young people into careers in highways and transport.

Thank you to the following entrants who have shared creative, forward-thinking ideas to help shape the future of the sector:

• Leanna Dinnegan – Islington Council
• Joseph Webster – Transport for West Midlands
• Jonathan Reynolds – CORMAC
• Luca Parry-Paxton – Liverpool City Council
• Sayed Nazir – Pell Frischmann

If you’ve been nominated for an award and haven’t registered yet, don’t miss the opportunity to apply for one of 50 fully funded apprentice places. This includes accommodation, travel to and from the hotel to the venue, meals, refreshments, and full access to both days of the festival.

Apply for your fully funded place here

Finalists will be announced in the coming weeks. ,

(Pic: LCRIG)