West Midlands Awards for Excellence Winners 2008
Les Ratcliffe, centre, is the new Prince's Ambassador for the West Midlands
Stuart Brown, right, the new Sieff Award winner with David Darlaston
Students from Aston Manor School entertained guests
Ben Reid, centre, Chair of West Midlands Regional Advisory Board
Awards for Excellence West Midlands Celebration 2008
This year's Awards for Excellence West Midlands Celebration took place in early June at Mount Zion, Aston, Birmingham. The theme for the event was `unlocking talent' . The evening was sponsored by Advantage West Midlands, with the support of A.F. Blakemore & son.
The awards made were:
Merrill Lynch Raising Achievement of Young People
Awarded to companies who are supporting the education of children aged 19 and under.
Blakemore Food Service - Re-accreditation
The Midcounties Co-op - Re-accreditation
Power in Partnership Award
This award recognises groups of two or more companies that are having an impact on society through collaborative action.
ProHelp Birmingham - Re-accreditation
Birmingham Business Action on Homelessness - Re-accreditation
Birmingham Construction Partnership - Re-accreditation
Wates Employability Award
This award recognises company community programmes that have effectively removed barriers to employment resulting in disadvantaged people finding jobs.
ESS Training Estate - Re-accreditation
West Midlands Work-life Balance Award supported by Adjust the Balance
This award was developed to recognise companies in the West Midlands running successful work-life balance programmes.
South Staffs Water- Big Tick
Lafarge Cement UK Eco-Efficiency Award
This award recognises companies taking a strategic, comprehensive and innovative approach to reducing natural resource and waste.
Wragge & Co - Big Tick
Wates - Big Tick
TATA Consultancy Services Marketplace Innovation Award
This award recognises a company that has created new products or modified existing products or services to meet social or environmental needs.
RWE npower - Big Tick
Prince's Ambassador
This award recognises individuals whose leadership and commitment to responsible business has resulted in changes and improvements inside their own company and who have also inspired other organisations to take action.
Les Ratcliffe, Community Relations Manager, Jaguar Land Rover
Marks & Spencer Sieff Award
This award recognises leaders from civil society who have had the greatest influence on changing the behaviour of business in the UK.
Stuart Brown, Head Teacher, St Philip's Primary School, Smethwick
