WJ Group, Re-flow and National Highways as well as Surrey CC were among the winners at ast night’s Highways UK Excellence Awards.
Paul Aldridge, Sustainability Director at WJ Group was awarded the Laureate-Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication to significantly improving sustainability and reducing carbon at WJ Group but in the wider highway maintenance industry it serves.
Re-flow Field Management picked up the Innovation Award for its- Re-flow: Flow module (automation, AI and smart forms) and Surrey County Council and Ringway won the social value award.
Sean Willis, Manging Director of Terrapin UK, organisers of Highways UK announced a new partnership with National Highways for the 2026 Highways UK Excellence Awards.
The full list of winners are:
Associate Laurate – Rising Star
Lauren SeBlonka, Amey
Laureate – Lifetime Achievement
Paul Aldridge, WJ
Collaborative Partnership Award
National Highways, FM Conway, HW Martin, Amey, Wilson & Scott – A303 Newtown Resurfacing Scheme
Innovation Award
Re-flow Field Management – Re-flow: Flow module (automation, AI and smart forms)
Net Zero
National Highways, Kier, TerrAffix, Swansea University – Circular economy and carbon capture & storage
Road Safety
AECOM & Acusensus UK – ‘Heads Up’, is an AI based camera solution
Social Value
Ringway and Surrey County Council – unique education programme for young people
Team of the Year
National Highways and Balfour Beatty in partnership with AtkinsRealis – A57 Link Roads Scheme team
