Industry recognition
VolkerHighways' reputation for delivering successful projects and our high safety standards is recognised through winning a wide variety of respected awards from across the industry.
RoSPA President’s Award
We have been awarded an Order of Distinction from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), after achieving 15 consecutive Gold Awards.
Now in its 69th year, and with almost 2,000 entries annually from over 50 countries, covering over seven million employees, the RoSPA Awards are the world’s largest health and safety awards programme, recognising those organisations and individuals who have set the highest standards in accident prevention.
British Safety Council International Safety Awards
The business has received our fourth consecutive Distinction Status at the International Safety Awards, from the British Safety Council.
In 2025, we achieved Distinction Status for our Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead highway term maintenance contract, highlighting our dedication to health, safety and wellbeing throughout 2024. We were one of 212 organisations from 45 countries worldwide to achieve Distinction Status.
Triple Green Apple Award
Our Oxfordshire street lighting maintenance contract has achieved not just one Green Apple Award, but three, for its ongoing carbon reduction initiatives.
The team won Gold in the building and construction category, Silver in the electrical and electronics category and Bronze in utilities – all of which were for our carbon reduction achievements.
The achievement is thanks to the contract’s efforts to environmental improvements since the contract began in 2021. During this time, the team has replaced over 34,000 street lanterns with LEDs, resulting in a reduction of over 4000tCO2e achieving an annual projected cost saving of over £2 million.
International CSR Award
Highly Commended for CIHT Sustainability Award
Our Bath & North East Somerset highway maintenance contract was Highly Commended at the CIHT (Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation) Awards in the Sustainability category.
This recognition highlights both VolkerHighways’ and Bath & North East Somerset Council’s commitment to building a future-proofed highway depot that embodies greener infrastructure supporting both the environment and the communities we serve.
VolkerHighways is committed to ensuring that the services we provide are conducted in a safe and professional manner. We are proud to have and support industry accreditations and affiliations.
- BS EN ISO 45001:2018 – Occupational Health and Safety Management
- BS EN ISO 14001:2015 – Environmental Management
- BS EN ISO 9001:2015 – Quality Management
- BS EN ISO 44001:2017 – Collaborative Business Relationship for our Luton, Bath & North East Somerset, Medway and West Berkshire HTMCs and Oxfordshire LTMC.
- Member of the Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS)
- Gold member of Constructionline
- FORS Bronze accreditation
- Achilles accreditations – Building Confidence and UVDB Silver+
- FIR accreditations awarded through VolkerWessels UK
- Member of the Highways Electrical Association (HEA) and Highway Electrical Registration Scheme (HERS) Gold Award
- Highway Electrical Skills Academy (HESA) Approved Training Provider
- National Plant Operators Registration Scheme (NPOS) Approved Training Provider
- Member of the Lloyd’s Register EMEA under the National Electricity Registration Scheme (NERS)
- Member of Institution of Lighting Professionals (ILP)
- Member of the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting (NICEIC)
- Registered OLEV (Office for Low Emission Vehicles) installer
- National Highways Sector Scheme 8, 12A/B, D, 16 and 30
