The restoration of the Roman walls of Chester earned a leading award for Maysand.

We restored the city wall following the collapse of a 30-metre section of the walkway in 2008.

The painstaking restoration work — carried out on behalf of Chester Renaissance, working in partnership with Cheshire West and Chester Council — earned us the Heritage Award at the Centre for Construction Innovation's (CCI) North West Construction awards.

The process was meticulous. We re-used as much of the original masonry as they could. Each individual stone was taken down, numbered and catalogued, as each had to go back in its right place.

Managing Director Bryn Lisle said: "Chester City walls are a national monument of huge historical importance and so it was a very prestigious project and required all the specialist skills the team possesses.

“The award is a tribute to the painstaking effort put in by everyone involved in the project. Throughout it there was a real sense of being involved in something very special.

“We worked very closely with the client, their archaeologists, engineers and English Heritage to provide a bespoke restoration of the Roman Wall. We even had inspectors abseiling down many other parts of the wall to carry out surveys and minor repairs.”

Magnus Theobald, Project Manager for Chester Renaissance, was delighted with the award: “The award is proof that the whole team of CWAC Archaeologist and conservation officers, Gifford structural engineers and, of course, Maysand worked well together in striving for excellence in carrying out repairs.

“These are very important repair works to the City Walls and there is no doubt they will have a positive effect on the visitor experience for anyone coming to Chester.”

The walls are the most complete circuit of walls in Britain and originate from Roman times although they have experienced a rich history since including: Saxon and medieval rebuilding and extensions, Civil War conflict and Georgian elegance.

The awards ceremony was held at Chester Racecourse and Lend Lease's construction of MediaCity:UK at Salford Quays won Project of the Year.