HYDRAULICS specialist Bosch Rexroth of Bolton has been recognised for the work it carried out on the Anderton Boat Lift Restoration Project in Cheshire.

The project was honoured in the Historic Bridge & Infrastructure Awards 2002.

Bosch Rexroth, steel sub-contractor R&R Engineering and British Waterways, the main contractor, were all recognised for their "exceptional skill and care."

The Award Scheme, which was established in 1998, is hosted by the Institution of Civil Engineers.

Steve Smith, System Sales Manager of Rexroth's Industrial Hydraulics Civil Engineering application group, was among those who received a framed certificate at a special presentation at the Institution's headquarters in Westminster.

The famous Anderton Boat Lift, which was originally commissioned in 1875, reopened in Spring, 2002 after a £7 million project which returned it to hydraulic operation.