Subscribe to this blog's feedLondon’s swankiest venue the Grosvenor House Hotel was packed to the rafters again this week as the great and the good (plus some of the actual workers) of the UK utilities industry put on their glad rags for the biggest night of their year – the Utility Industry Achievement Awards. A full list of runners and winners can be found at www.utility-awards.co.uk but almost as important for many were the eating, drinking, gambling and general cavorting that went on well into the wee small hours.
Taking an African safari theme, the entertainment included the authentic sounds of the Ambutho Choir and the lively Nzinga dance troupe, which segued seamlessly into the Mancunian musing of standup comedian Jason Manford. Jason got a bit more than he bargained for when handing out the trophies, as Scottish and Southern Energy’s Denis Kerby took the opportunity while up on stage to try and switch him to one of SSE’s top value energy deals. As Denis put it “even if we have 8 million customers, 8 million and 1 is even better.” Quite.
Capital Project Management Award - Scottish Water
Training Award - Yorkshire Water
IT Initiative of the Year - Northern Gas Networks
Marketing Initiative of the Year - Npower
Team of the Year - Southern Water
Customer Care Award - Wessex Water
Community Initiative of the year - Southern Water
Supply Chain Excellence Award - Severn Trent Water
Environment Award - Northern Ireland Water
Utility Company of the Year - Scottish and Southern Energy
