NJUG, the National Joint Utilities Group, has announced the finalists for the 2008 NJUG Awards, which recognises excellence within the street works industry.
The prestigious event will be hosted by Theresa Villiers MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, with a closing speech from Paul Clark MP, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport.
The awards are designed to recognise, promote and reward best practice from utility companies and contractors within the street works industry. The Finalists, selected by an impartial judging panel, were short listed from entrants across the UK and the winners will be announced at the NJUG Winter Reception on 2nd December 2008.
The event is kindly being sponsored by Virgin Media who will also be speaking and will be held at the Atrium Restaurant in London.
Each award represents a point from the NJUG Vision for Street Works and each entry had to provide a case study demonstrating their delivery of:
NJUG CEO, Richard Wakelen, said: “The submissions represent case studies of best practice in the street works industry, from both NJUG members and non-members. Utilities and contractors have made significant achievements this year and the awards are a great opportunity to recognise this.”
For more information about the 2008 NJUG Awards, please go to http://www.njug.org.uk/category/5/pageid/62/ or contact NJUG on 0207 340 1423.
SHORTLIST 2008
The NJUG Safety Award
Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions – Belief Based Behavioural Safety Programme
Central Networks – OSSIS Training programme
Northern Gas Networks – Play Safe, Stay Safe
The NJUG Avoiding Damage Award
Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions– Innovations and Development Team Initiatives
West Midlands Gas Alliance – Vacuum Excavation
The NJUG Partnership Award
Bristol Water – Partnership under the TMA
Southern Water – Brighton and Hove Mains Replacement
Central Networks / EON Energy Services / National Grid / South Staffs Water / BT Openreach / Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions / May Gurney / Enterprise / Energy Services - Kinver Project
National Grid – Involvement in Three Major Joint Occupation Schemes
The NJUG Quality Award
First Intervention / Enterprise – MainsMAP
Skanska Utilities – Field Based Mobility Solutions
Three Valleys Water - Delivering customer experience in the community
The NJUG Sustainability Award
Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions – Proflo
Carillion Utility Services – Carbon Footprint Calculator
Clancy Dowcra Ltd – Beckton Materials Reprocessing Facility
National Grid – Keyhole Technology
Northern Gas Networks – Recycling Our Earth
The NJUG World Class Award
Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions – Innovations and Development Team Initiatives
Yorkshire Water – Project Clearwater
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For further editorial information or to arrange an interview please contact the NJUG press office at pressoffice@njug.org.uk or telephone 020 7340 1423.
About The National Joint Utility Group (NJUG)
NJUG is the only UK industry association representing utilities on street works issues. Our full members include the Energy Networks Association (representing electricity and gas companies), Water UK (representing water companies), National Grid, BT, Virgin Media and THUS plc. Our Associate Members are Clancy Docwra, Skanska McNicholas, Balfour Beatty, Morrison, Morgan Est, NACAP, PJ Keary, First Intervention, Carillion and Enterprise. Including members through trade associations, NJUG represents thirty-eight utility companies.
NJUG is the utility arm of the Highway Authorities and Utilities Committee representing street works in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales known as HAUC (UK). Please see http://www.hauc-uk.org.uk/ for further information.
NJUG’s focus is on promoting best practice, safety, quality and co-ordination of works as well as representing utilities in discussions with Government and other stakeholders on street work issues.
Street works are essential activities carried out by electricity, water, gas and communications utilities to maintain, enhance, extend, renew and repair their networks.
URL: www.njug.org.uk