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Hear about the awards ceremony and the importance of celebrating eco-innovations from the Eco-I North West team, student researchers, business partners and keynote speaker Wayne Hemingway MBE.
Best concept in development - City Centre Commercials
Carbon journey award - Silverwoods Waste Management
Community champion - Relic Plastic
Most impactful business innovation - Used Kitchen Exchange
Most impactful undergraduate researcher - Lee Ollerenshaw, ELE Advanced Technologies
Most impactful postgraduate researcher - Matthew Bond, REPIC
Most promising new business - The Rebuild Site
To find out the latest updates post-event, read Lancaster University's press release.
Official pictures taken at the event can be found in this album and will be available for up to one month after the event.
Much has been achieved over the last 3 years and the volume of collaborative research being undertaken across the North West is substantial. The universities of Lancaster, Central Lancashire, Cumbria, Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores and Manchester Metropolitan showcased business success stories through the Eco-Innovation Awards event whilst giving further opportunity for the worlds of business and academia to network together.
The awards ceremony took place at the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester, on the evening of 18th May 2023 and included a talk by guest speaker Wayne Hemingway MBE.
Hear about the awards ceremony and the importance of celebrating eco-innovations from the Eco-I North West team, student researchers, business partners and keynote speaker Wayne Hemingway MBE.
The awards were open to people and businesses involved in Eco-I NW projects. The 2023 awards categories, assessment criteria and shortlisted nominees are detailed in the menu below:
Presented by the University of Liverpool, the award for most promising new business looks to acknowledge and highlight a new business that has shown an exceptional commitment and ambition in adopting low carbon technologies and processes through their engagement with the Eco-I NW project. We encourage new businesses to nominate themselves and celebrate their commitment and ambition in the low carbon space.
Applications are closed.
Presented by Manchester Metropolitan University, the award for Most Impactful Business Innovation is designed to celebrate the achievements of Eco-I NW alumni businesses who have gone the extra mile in terms of having a positive impact on society and the environment. This award is for businesses who have had the ambition and courage to do something different, and who have had great success at doing it. We encourage submissions from any of our alumni businesses who think that they have achieved something significant from their work on the project.
Applications are closed.
Presented by the University of Central Lancashire, this award recognises an initiative which has delivered a substantial (and relative) carbon saving. Applications should be from ambitious projects already underway and ideally with carbon savings already being realised. Longer term projections will be considered if the application demonstrates the validity of carbon saving predictions.
Applications are now closed.
Presented by Liverpool John Moores University, the award for best concept in development is open to all eligible SMEs that have collaborated on a Research & Development project with an Eco-I NW partner university. The award celebrates original thinking and innovative ideas, and businesses with the passion and commitment to drive concepts through from initial idea to a marketable product that is impactful, scalable and widely applicable.
Applications are now closed.
Presented by the University of Cumbria, the community champion award looks to highlight exceptional work of a business, project or researcher in working at community level. The award celebrates community action and engagement that drives impactful and innovative carbon saving activity . We encourage applicants to put themselves forward to celebrate their success in driving innovation in their local area, and being a carbon saving champion of the community.
Applications are now closed.
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Presented by Lancaster University, two awards are available in this category, one for a postgraduate (PhD or Master's by Research) researcher, and one for an undergraduate student. Applicants should have worked alongside an Eco-I NW business on a collaborative research project. This award highlights outstanding researchers and students who have positively engaged and contributed to the Eco-I NW programme. We encourage applicants to put themselves forward to celebrate their success and commitment to their research.
Applications are now closed.
Applications were scored by a panel of senior members of the Eco-I North West partnership institutions, the universities of Lancaster, Central Lancashire, Cumbria, Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores and Manchester Metropolitan. Winners were presented with a 3D printed award created using recycled waste plastic and were invited to join post-event press releases and coverage.
The awards offered the opportunity for Eco-I researchers and businesses to network and share achievements
Keynote speaker Wayne Hemingway MBE shared his life long passion for reused clothes and his current projects Hemingway Design and Charity Supermarket
The award announcements and evening activities were entertained with live music by Lancaster University alumni band Atomic Brass
Each award was presented by a different partner university with each nominnee project being highlighted for their achievements
Award winners were invited on stage to recieve their award trophy
The awards offered an opportunity for attendees to network and celebrate the achievements facilitated by the Eco-I NW project
Typhon have collaborated with the Eco-I NW project to further develop an innovative and low energy LED watertreatment system. Find out more about the 2022 awards here:
Eco-I NW Awards 2022