by Brianna Crandall — October 24, 2014—The British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) revealed the winners of the 2014 BIFM Awards October 20 in London at a gathering of 1,350 FM industry professionals. The awards, with headline sponsor Macro, recognize excellence and celebrate great facilities management (FM) through inspirational projects, teams and individuals, according to BIFM. They also reflect the increasing impact that effective facilities management is having on businesses through sustainability, energy management and other strategic FM initiatives.
The winners and runners-up across 14 categories are:
Excellence in Customer Service
- Winner: Edge Hill University, Facilities Management; Welcome Sunday
- Highly Commended: Cofely & Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Cofely Security Team at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Excellence in Product Development
- Winner: J+J Flooring Group; Kinetex
- Highly Commended: Carillion Plc; Asset Integrity Framework
FM Excellence in a Major Project
- Winner: King’s College London and Bouygues Energies & Services; Public Private Partnership Efficiency Review
- Highly Commended: ISS and Barclays; Project Unity
FM of the Year
- Winner: Chris Newton; Mitie
FM Service Provider of the Year (SME)
- Winner: Premier Workplace Services; Business Class Moves and Change Service
- Highly Commended: Swiftclean Building Services
Impact on Organisation and Workplace
- Winner: Three; Every Day Wonderful
In-House FM Team of the Year
- Winner: Tesco Maintenance & Energy; Tesco Maintenance Format Teams
- Highly Commended: Land Registry
Innovation in the Use of Technology and Systems
- Winner: Integral Uptimeplus
- Highly Commended: PHS Group; The Sales Lead App
Large FM Service Provider of the Year
- Winner: Carillion Plc
Learning and Career Development
- Winner: FES FM; Committed to Knowledge and Skills Development
- Highly Commended: JLL; The JLL Property and Asset Management Academy
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Winner: Christopher Stoddart (posthumous)
Profound Impact
- Winner: ISS U.K. and Ireland; Employability: Providing opportunities today for the talent of tomorrow
- Highly Commended: Cofely & London Legacy Development Corporation; Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London
Rising Talent in Facilities Management (new for 2014)
- Winner: Mark Leighton; Cofely
- Highly Commended: Andrew Hulbert; Pareto Facilities Management Ltd
Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Winner: Cheshire Constabulary; Operation Cleanup
- Highly Commended: Premier Workplace Services; Premier Sustain — Business Class Sustainable Services
Further details on all the award winners are available on the BIFM Web site. FM World, the BIFM magazine, will feature case studies on finalists and winners beginning with the 23 October issue.
