Award Winners 2009

The 2009 APM Project Management Award winners were announced at a glittering ceremony held at The Brewery, London, on 21st October.

Sir Monty Finniston Award - Tom Taylor HonFAPM

Programme of the year (sponsored by Program Framework) - Remploy Modernisation Programme, Remploy
Remploy's five-year plan is to increase the number of people helped from 5,000 to 20,000 a year and to keep within a budget of £555m.

It has achieved phase one of the plan, saving many millions of pounds by consolidating sites and now has a highly developed programme management capability for the next phase

Finalists:

• The Business Transformation Programme, Oxford City Council
• Establishing the Homes and Communities Agency and Tenant Services Authority, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Community Project of the Year - sponsored by Project magazine - Clitheroe Castle, Turner & Townsend
The restoration included the conversion of the 18th Century Steward’s House and outbuildings into a multi-purpose facility. Drawing these together is a new building link with a sedum roof, which was developed into a hub for the castle.
This building is structurally innovative, environmentally sustainable and contemporary in appearance. The landscaping has been significant and included a scheme to convert the old car park into a colourful and educational community area.

Finalists:

• MS Life, MS Society
• Shibden Park Restoration, Turner & Townsend
  

Overseas Project of the Year (sponsored by The Projects Group Ltd) - The Poinsettia Project, BG Trinidad & Tobago Limited
In 2005, work commenced on the design of “Poinsettia” offshore gas production facility to be located 60 kilometres off the North Coast of Trinidad. 

A striking aspect of this project was the empowerment of local industry to take on the challenge of building the 4,300 tonne gas platform, which was far larger than anything they had undertaken before.

Finalists:

• Ferghana Valley Water Resources Management, Mott MacDonald
• Dubai Industrial City, EC Harris International Ltd
  

Young Project Manager of the year (sponsored by PMProfessional Learning) - Michael Holme, MWH
Michael has been on secondment to United Utilities to undertake the cleaning of a total of 176km of water ring mains including the Manchester Ring Main – a significant challenge when you consider the absolute need to avoid discolouring any of the 560 million litres of water delivered each day, added to which it was first project of its kind in the UK.

Finalists:

• Chris Barnes, Moorhouse Consulting
• David Aaron Nutt, MWH UK Ltd
  

Project of the Year (sponsored by Siemens) - PLUG Project, Olympic Delivery Authority
A groundbreaking project and was the first Olympic Park preparation project for the London 2012 Games. Just one effect has been to permanently transform the skyline of East London by removing 52 pylons, but the project also involved creating 12 kilometres of tunnels filled with 200km of power cabling.

Finalists:

• Earls Court station, London Underground and Balfour Beatty Management
• University Campus Suffolk, Turner & Townsend

International Relief and Development Project of the Year - sponsored by Project Manager Today magazine - Maguindanao Tuberculosis Control Project, Catholic Relief Services
This is a four-year partnership project for Catholic Relief Services and the Integrated Provincial Health Office, with funding assistance from the United States Agency for International Development. It aims to reduce TB stigma and TB morbidity and mortality through increased detection by upgrading health facilities and training health workers to become more responsive and effective at managing TB cases.

Finalists:

Recycling Homes, Habitat for Humanity Argentina (HFHA)

Gift for Peace Project, Heifer Project International-Philippines

Project Management Company of the Year - Turner & Townsend
Sharing the diverse range of knowledge available, 1% of its turnover is invested in training and development.

Coaching and mentoring is promoted with discussions happening away from project environments. Likewise communication both up and down the project hierarchy is encouraged so all team members have involvement.

Finalists:

• Siemens
• NATS
  

Project Manager of the Year – Kevin Bryson, Turner & Townsend
This was partly in recognition of his ability to deliver projects across a wide range of sectors, including, regeneration, education, business, law and order, laboratory and historic.  And partly due to his ability to modify his management approach according to the make up of the project team and stakeholders.

Finalists:

• Aled Edwards, Galliford Try
• Mike Ogden, Turner & Townsend

The BNFL Award - Project Directors’ Development Programme, Local Partnerships / UCL
At June 2009, there was some £8 billion of new investment underway in local government PFI and PPP projects.  For the long-term gain of those involved it is essential that project development and procurement processes are led effectively and efficiently by a strong project director.

This programme helps to impart that knowledge to the public sector.

Finalists:

• National Skills Academy for Nuclear
• NDA Sanctioning and Validation Project, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Also awarded on the night were:

The Geoffrey Trimble Award (best post-graduate dissertation): Alexander Ritchie, Thales Aerospace and Newcastle University

The Herbert Walton award (best doctoral academic research): Ron Basu, Henley Business School

The Brian Willis (highest APMP exam mark): Rachel Bishop-Firth, Foster Wheeler.

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