Entries for this year’s awards broke all records, with entry numbers hitting an all-time high. Utility Week would like to thank all those who put entries forward: the high quality of the work revealed gave our judging panel as difficult a task as ever.
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Competition for these awards is fierce, and winning a place on the shortlist is an achievement in itself. The finalists in the twelve categories are:
Customer Care Award:
Opower
SSE Enterprise Utilities
Thames Water
UK Power Networks
Wales & West Utilities
Capital Project Management Award:
GENeco
Northumbrian Water Group
Southern Water
UK Power Networks
Community Initiative of the Year:
Esh Construction & Northumbrian Water Group
National Grid
RWE npower
United Utilities
Environment Award:
Good Energy
Severn Trent Water
SSE
Wales & West Utilities
Wessex Water
IT Initiative of the Year:
Drax Group
Morrison Utility Services
National Grid
UK Power Networks – Innovative aerial surveys to reduce power cuts
UK Power Networks – Fixing power cuts faster
Marketing Initiative of the Year:
Northern Powergrid
SSE Enterprise
UK Power Networks
Wessex Water
Smart Utilities Award:
Eon
National Grid
UK Power Networks
United Utilities
Staff development award:
GDF SUEZ Energy UK
UK Power Networks
United Utilities
Wessex Water
Supply Chain Excellence:
Anglian Water, Kier, Clancy Docwra, Roadmender Asphalt and Carl Stopps
CMA Scotland and Ascendancy Water
SGN
Southern Water, Clancy Docwra and Atkins
UK Power Networks
Team of the Year:
Bristol Water, Wales and West Utilities, Wessex Water, Western Power Distribution & Bristol City Council
Northumbrian Water Group
SGN
Southern Water, Clancy Docwra & Atkins
UK Power Networks
Utility of the Year:
First Utility
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission
SGN
UK Power Networks
Wales & West Utilities
Wessex Water