Eco-I NW partner logos which include: European Regional Development Fund, Northern Powerhouse

Eco-I North West | 2023 Eco-Innovation Awards

2023 Eco-Innovation Award winners

As announced at the awards ceremony, our 2023 winners are:

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.

Eco-I NW partner logos which include: European Regional Development Fund, Northern Powerhouse

2023 Eco-Innovation Awards winners

Eco-I North West Partner Uni Logos: UoC, MMU, UCLAN, LJM, UoL

The Eco-I NW project team were joined by collaborative business partners, academics, researchers and students at a celebratory awards 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.

Video Insight

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 Eco-Innovation Awards gave participating SME’s the opportunity to celebrate their innovative R&D which is big in ambition but low in carbon. 

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:

Award Categories Accordion

The Eco-Innovation awards were free to enter

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.

Eco-I North West Partner Uni Logos: UoC, MMU, UCLAN, LJM, UoL

Key Dates

  • Applications opened on the 1st March 2023
  • Deadline for applications was the 5th April 2023 - Extended to the 16th April 2023
  • Shortlisted finalists have been announced, select the awards from the list above to see the shortlists
  • Winners were announced on the 18th May 2023 at the Eco-Innovation Awards ceremony and are detailed above on this page

Meet 2022 winner - Typhon Treatment Systems

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