Press Release
Date: 20 August 2013
Finalists in 2013 BIFM Awards revealed
With just a few weeks until The British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM)
Awards are presented on 14 October, the Institute has just announced the shortlist
across 11 categories.
The Awards, with headline sponsor Macro, recognise and celebrate excellence in
facilities management (FM). To be shortlisted for an Award – whether as a team
member, a client representative, or member of a leadership team – is a notable and
very worthy achievement, providing a true demonstration of independently evaluated
differentiation in a highly-competitive market.
The 2013 finalists have been confirmed as:
Excellence in Customer Service
 Chiswick Park: Enjoy Work
 Macro: Emirates Air Line
 MITIE Shared Services Ltd: MITIE 24seven
Excellence in Product Development
 Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: ATOM Transport
Management
 Excel I.T. Limited: DeskQUERY
 GSH Group: EMAP
 Nuphalt Contracting Ltd: Thermal Recycling Pothole Repair System
 Savortex Ltd: Smart Drying
Facilities Manager of the Year
 David Scott: Sodexo
 Deborah Rowland: Cabinet Office
 Donna Brown: ISS UK Ltd
 Hadleigh Standen: Pinnacle PSG Ltd
 Niamh Lynch: Acuman Facilities Management
FM Excellence in a Major Project
 BAE Systems: The Bowland Centre
 Carillion plc: Oxfordshire County Council - Strategic Partnership
 COMET Advisory in collaboration with the Tri-Borough FM Project Team:
Think Act Deliver
 Macro: Emirates Air Line
 VINCI Facilities: St Helens and Whiston Hospitals
FM Service Provider of the Year
 GRITIT: Winter Risk Management
 Palmaris Services: Databoost
 Servest: Servest and Tesco: A Winning Combination
 Ward Security Limited: Quality Without Compromise
Impact on Organisation and Workplace
 Britvic: Breakspear Park
 Cameron Black: ASOS
 Google Ireland: Google EMEA HQ Dublin
 Kimberly-Clark Professional: The Healthy Workplace Project
 Lexmark UK and CBRE: Maidenhead HQ
 Network Rail, supported by MITIE and Capita Symonds: The Quadrant, Milton
Keynes
In-House Client Team of the Year
 Edge Hill University
 General Medical Council
 Land Registry
 NHS Property
Innovation in the Use of Technology
 Corporate Interiors LLP: Corstore
 iSite: iSite
 Kajima Partnerships Ltd: Bookings Plus
 Middlesex University: New Ways of Working
Learning and Career Development
 Europa: Management Trainee Programme
 Initial Facilities: Nurturing Talent - The Initial Way
 ISS UK: Market Leading Approach
 MITIE Client Services
 Norland Managed Services: ILM Management Development Programme
Sustainability and Environmental Impact
 Edinburgh Napier University: Environmental Management System
 Google Ireland: Google Facilities Team, Dublin
 International Monetary Fund: Socially, Environmentally and Economically
Sustainable FM Practices
 Peel Media Group and Cofely: MediaCityUK
Finalists in the new category for 2013, ‘Profound Impact on the Industry over the
Last Five Years’, are:
 Anne Lennox-Martin
 Bill Heath: Mace Macro
 e-permits: Banyard Solutions
 Kajima Community
Two additional awards will be presented at the ceremony, ‘Judges Special Award’
and ‘Overall Industry Impact’.
Commenting on the finalists, Chairman of the Judges, Oliver Jones said "Once again
we have been delighted to receive a very high number of entries for the 2013
Awards. It has also been very encouraging to see that these have come from all
sectors of the FM industry: leading brand names; fast growing, innovative new
entrants; and outstanding individual teams and people. The task for the judges was
tough, but we are delighted that the finalists and winners have now been identified
underlining the strength in depth that we enjoy in the UK in facilities management."
Post Awards BIFM will be sharing in-depth case studies on the inspirational finalists,
with the aim of sharing and generating ideas within the FM profession. Over the next
few weeks further details on the finalists will be available through
www.bifm.org.uk/awards2013.
Tables and tickets are available to book for the Awards ceremony, which in 2012
was a sell-out. Over 1,300 guests are expected this year at The Grosvenor House
Hotel, Park Lane, London on 14 October. Tickets can be secured by emailing
awards@bifm.org.uk or calling +44 (0)1279 712 640.
--------ENDS-------About BIFM
The British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) is the ‘natural home’ of facilities
management. Founded in 1993, the Institute provides information, education,
training and networking services for over 13,500 members – both individual
professionals and organisations. The Institute is inclusive, working across related
disciplines and forming alliances with like-minded professional bodies. BIFM’s
members are responsible for many of the services that support business and other
organisations, including business continuity, health & safety, space planning, energy
management, maintenance and catering.
For more information visit www.bifm.org.uk or telephone +44 (0) 1279 712620
@BIFM_UK
Press contacts
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