Double recognition for Myerscough College arboriculture health care vehicle in national ceremony
Published: Monday 9 November 2026Myerscough College has been recognised by winning two categories in the annual national Iveco Mission Awards, for its use of a sector leading arboriculture health care vehicle.
The awards celebrate the most capable Iveco vehicles on the roads and the operators behind them – ranging from the 3.5-tonne Daily, all the way to the 44-tonne Iveco S-Way.
Myerscough scooped two prizes – winning the Grounds Maintenance & Waste Management award as well as Overall Winner, the top award, for its Daily 4×4, a state of the art, fully equipped tree analysis vehicle.
The vehicle comes complete with a Hiab crane, which is used on the College’s Arboriculture Tree Management and Woodland Management & Maintenance study programmes, along with various nationwide research projects.
Below: Arboriculture lecturer Andy Hirons receives Myerscough's award

Mission Awards judges unanimously agreed it was a “textbook example” of a mission that can only be achieved by a Daily 4×4.
Mike Cutts, managing director of Iveco UK, said: “Every November we’re blown away by the calibre of entries, shortlists and finalists but 2026 sets the standards incredibly high for years to come.
‘’A heartfelt congratulations to all of our shortlisted entries, winners, bodybuilders and supplying dealers – and a special congratulations to Myerscough College, the very worthy overall winner of this year’s Iveco Mission Awards.”