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Reported by Miles Shepherd in London, UK.

The Association for Project Management (APM), the main project management professional society in the United Kingdom (UK), has announced the winners of the 2007 APM Project Management Awards. Revealed at the first APM Project Management Conference, winners this year strongly feature public sector projects at home in the UK and abroad, with particular prominence for projects connected to British armed forces.

The Awards, covering eleven categories in all and including the new for 2007 best Project Management Company award, voted for by employees, were presented at a glittering ceremony on Tuesday 30th October at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London on the first evening of the two-day APM Project Management Conference.

Winners of the 2007 APM Project Management Awards are

• Sir Monty Finniston Award - The most prestigious of the APM Project Management Awards, awarded for lifetime achievement, is won by Tim Carter of Davis Langdon. A former Chair of APM, Tim was instrumental in the introduction of the APM awards program.


• Programme of the Year - Sponsored by Program Framework, is won by the MoD’s tri-services Single Living Accommodation Programme for armed forces by White Young Green.


• Project of the Year - Sponsored by Siemens, and for providing a new and innovative support solution for the RAF’s Tornado fleet for the next ten years is won by BAE Systems.


• Project Manager of the Year - Sponsored by Corporate Project Solutions, is awarded to Martin Cross of Turner and Townsend, for the development of Anglesey airport and the Intra-Wales Air Service from Cardiff to Anglesey.


• Young Project Manager of the Year – Sponsored by PMProfessional Learning, is won by Jimmy Zammar of Davis Langdon for the refurbishment of the British Council’s premises in Khartoum. Jimmy is the first male winner since the category was introduced.


• Project Management Company of the Year – Sponsored by ESI International, new for 2007 and voted for by its employees is won by Arup Project Management.


• Overseas Project of the Year – Sponsored by the Projects Group, this award goes to MWH for a Capacity Building Programme for the Iraq Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works.


• Community Project of the Year – Sponsored by Project magazine, is won by the restoration of the grade 1 listed Birkenhead Park, the first publicly funded park in the country, by Turner and Townsend for Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.


• Herbert Walton Award - Sponsored by BAE Systems – this award recognises the best doctorate research dissertation contributing to the body of understanding of project and programme management. The winner, Eddie Fisher of The Open University has developed a competence and behaviour model for skills in working with people that addresses the gap between company expectations and the reality of project delivery.


• Geoffrey Trimble Award - Sponsored by BAE Systems for the best Master’s level dissertation, the award goes to the dissertation ‘Using Extranets to collaborate’ from Simon Burke of the College of Estate Management.


• Brian Willis Award - Sponsored by BAE Systems – presented to the student with the highest mark of all candidates in the past year's APMP examination Jacqueline Sayers from Roche Ltd.

For the past 14 years the APM Project Management Awards have been rewarding and celebrating project management successes, from the Eden Project to record breaking round the world voyages. The awards reflect the invaluable contribution project management and project managers make in all sections of society. The finalists and winners attract national publicity and many benefit from a career boost as a result, both at business and individual levels.

Individual winners receive an exclusive trophy (pictured) by British designer Nigel Cripps to be presented at the Awards dinner, a winner’s certificate, use of a winner’s logo, featured in unprecedented publicity throughout the year, featured as a case study on the APM Awards website and in the APM Awards brochure. Runners-up receive a certificate, use of a finalists’ logo, featured in all awards publicity, announced as a finalist at the awards dinner, featured on the APM awards website and the APM awards brochure. Winners and Runners-up also appear in the Project magazine awards special.

The Association for Project Management (APM) is the national body for professional project management in the United Kingdom (UK). With over 15,000 individual and 390 corporate members, APM is one of the largest organizations of its kind in Europe. The organization develops and promotes project management across all sectors of industry and beyond. APM's mission is: "To develop and promote the professional disciplines of project and programme management for the public benefit." At the heart of the association is the APM Body of Knowledge containing fifty-two knowledge areas required to manage any successful project. APM promotes the use of the APM Body of Knowledge through qualifications, accredited training, research, publications and events. APM is the UK member of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). With headquarters in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, APM has twelve regional branches throughout the UK and one in Hong Kong. For 2007 the APM chair is Mike Nichols and the president is Dr. Martin Barnes. Additional information can be found at www.apm.org.uk

Miles Shepherd International Correspondent UK based in London Mr. Miles Shepherd is an International Correspondent for www.pmforum.org in London, UK. . Miles has over 30 years experience on a variety of projects in UK, Eastern Europe and Russia. His PM experience includes defence, major IT projects, decommissioning of nuclear reactors, rail and business projects for the EU. Past Chairman of the Association for Project Management (APM), Miles is also past president and chair of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). Additional information about Mr. Shepherd can be found at www.pmforum.org/pm forum team/. Miles can be contacted at miles.shepherd@msp-ltd.co.uka