Here are some of our latest successes...

			PFM Awards 2008 Interserve's recent awards success continued in London last week as the company's Armada partnership with the MoD won two prestigious facilities management awards. Project Armada, a £460 million, 25-year contract to create, operate and maintain the MoD's new Single Living Accommodation at HMS Naval Base Devonport scooped the Partners in PFI/PPP and Overall prizes at the Premises and Facilities Management (PFM) Awards 2008. It is the second consecutive year that Interserve has won the Overall Award - on both occasions winning it in partnership with the MoD. Also at the awards, Clare Raybould, Environmental Manager, won FMA Young Manager of the Year for her work on Interserve's contract to provide PRUPIM with integrated retail services at eleven major retail destinations throughout the UK.

			BIFM Awards 2008 Interserve and SEC are delighted to be a winner of the "Sustainability" category for the BIFM International Investors in FM Excellence Awards which took place on 13 October 2008. The awards recognise the innovative ways in which facilities management delivers best practice and adds value to working life, contributing to the success of corporations, organisations and individuals. PriDE is an Interserve joint venture with SEC, created specifically to manage Defence Estate's South East Regional Prime Contract. Over the past four years, the PriDE team have developed a robust and innovative Sustainable Development Management System, culminating in 'PriDE Goes Green', an initiative that helps drive cultural and behavioural change throughout the military estate in the South East. Their passion for environmental issues has also led to PriDE being positioned as a 'leading environmental champion' by the military, enabling them to implement a range of sustainable solutions that are improving customer confidence and delivering value for money. Sustainability is a hot topic that will continue to move up the agenda for many organisations, so winning this award is a fantastic achievement that demonstrates the commitment our people are putting into solutions to benefit our clients and at the same time help protect our world's valuable resources.

			Green Heroes 2008 Interserve has been presented the Green Heroes 2008 Wall Shield in recognition of the environmental project - the Avon Causeway Bridge Replacement. The judges commented: "The necessary replacement of an outdated and wearing road bridge over the River Avon was always going to be a sensitive project. The important and delicate wildlife of the area has actually been enhanced overall by the work." The award was presented to Noel Baker (Site Agent) and Trevor Puttock (Contracts Manager) by the environmentalist celebrity David Bellamy OBE at the Tower of London on 2 June 2008. Martyn Thresh of Dorset CC is also pictured on the extreme right.

			Awards for 'Lakeview' and 'Lawn View House'  Recognised at the Nottingham Evening Post Commercial Property Awards presented by English Partnerships in March. Finalist 'Lakeview' consisted of the design and construction of two office developments on two adjoining sites at Sherwood Park on the former Kodak Manufacturing plant site. The client, Highbridge Properties wanted to create state-of-the-art offices and warehousing whilst enhancing the natural environment of the area. Features include: Seven Acre Willow Wetland, part of the rainwater run-off filtration system which provides home to various species of wildlife, zoned lighting, passive solar shading and tinted glass to help reduce energy requirements and the use of traditional materials. It was the re-use of a redundant site, and the inclusion of so many environmental features that made 'Lawn View House' a winner with the judges. The building, which was constructed for Nottinghamshire County Council, is arranged around an atrium, which allows flexible deep plan offices to get good daylight and ventilation. It is naturally lit and ventilated, and the roof finishes are seam and green with a pebbled roof, and the building, as a whole, achieved the BREEAM rating of 'Excellent'.

			Slough and People 1st  Our FM contract at Slough, working with People 1st has been rated as a two star social housing organisation, by the Audit Commission. This rating indicates "a good service", comparing well with the best of the country's housing providers and is the second highest rating of its kind. The partnership provides building maintenance and repair services to around 6,500 council homes, 1,000 leaseholders and more than 70 council-owned buildings. The contract was set up in 2001, and since then has consistently broken new ground in the way public / private partnerships work. The partnership aims to ensure that by 2012 all council homes are up to the government's 'Decent Homes Standard'. Indeed, the standard which has been adopted in Slough already exceeds the minimum requirement set out by the "Decent Home Standards" with modern kitchens, bathrooms, replacement heating systems, rewires and 'secure-by-design' external doors all on the agenda. Commenting on the Audit Commission's findings, Graham Allingham, Managing Director – Home Affairs and Local Authority said: "We are delighted to have been able to help People 1st achieve this award, and we will continue to work closely with them to further improve services for tenants. We are focusing on the delivery of a bright future for the council's homes and corporate buildings. Performance has consistently improved over the last 24 months, with helpdesk calls being answered more quickly and effectively; and customers receiving more repairs on time and at the first visit".

			LABC Built In Quality Awards  Our South Wales Regional Building colleagues continue the Region's award - winning track record with the recently completed New Offices and Service Response Centre at Baglan for Neath Port Talbot CBC being announced as Winner in the "Large Commercial Category" at the Authority's Awards ceremony. This is the seventh award in the last five years for the Regional Business Unit under this prestigious scheme. The project now goes forward to the Welsh Regional Awards Final in April where they hope to repeat the success of the Liberty Stadium Swansea two years ago and be declared overall winner.

 Return to Plc