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CiB Awards 2007

Steve Cram (left) presented the awards. blob The winners of the 54th Communicators in Business Awards were presented with their trophies by Steve Cram at a gala dinner in Newcastle on Friday 25 May 2007.

Gold awards were also be presented to the "best of the best" in each of their respective classes.

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The following received gold awards for being the very best in their classes:

  • Spectrum for Carillion plc by Carillion Communications, CPR Works, CW Corporate Communications (Internal newspapers up to six times a year)
  • Tarmac World for Tarmac by Trident Communications (Internal newsmagazines up to 6 times a year)
  • Extra online for HBOS by CG Business Communications (Best e-mail newsletter/ezine)
  • RBSelect/Retirement Savings Plan for Royal Bank of Scotland by Aricot Vert and Towers Perrin (Best design - Booklet/Brochure)
The winners were:

   
Title Published / Produced for: Produced by: 
Class 1A: Internal newspapers (up to six times a year)
Class winner    
Spectrum Carillion plc Carillion Communications, CPR Works,
CW Corporate Communications
Awards of Excellence    
Focus British Nuclear Group British Nuclear Group
Connections NHS Lothian NHS Lothian/Connect Communications
AWE Today AWE plc Phil Pitt
Scottish Power News Scottish Power Carter Rae Communications & Scottish Power
Fresh Arla Foods UK plc Arla PR team & MAPA

Class 1B: Internal newspapers (more than six times a year)

Class winner    
Spotlight Metronet Metronet & Beetroot Publishing
Awards of Excellence    
SW News Scottish Water Employees Corporate Affairs Team
The Site BAA Redhouse Lane Communications
Courier Royal Mail Group Involvement and Communications
British Airways News British Airways Pressgang
Class 2: Internal magazines
Class winner    
The Place Bancassurance Caroline Robertson
Awards of Excellence    
Your M&S Marks & Spencer Internal Communications
Link Magazine NS&I Phopy Macaulay and AB Publishing
Update EDS Redhouse Lane Communications
express National Express Group National Express Group & Beetroot Publishing
Blueprint Costain plc Trident Communications
Hi! Hydro Hydro and Item
Torque Magazine Peugeot Gemma Battenbough - Specialist
Network Deutsche Post World Net The Blueballroom
"'Mag:ma" Magazine Co-Operative Group Colleagues Co-Operative Group Colleague
Engagement Team
The Reporter Stockport Council Stockport Council
AQ Audi CG Business Communications
UKI L'Oreal UK CG Business Communications
The Job Metropolitan Police Square One Publishing
The Sharp End The Home Office Square One Publishing
Class 3A: Internal newsmagazines up to 6 times a year
Class winner    
Tarmac World Tarmac Trident Communications
Awards of Excellence    
News & Views Foreign & Commonwealth Office Redhouse Lane Communications
Fresh P&G Fabric Care Words & Pictures
Inspire UK Athletics UK Athletics & Beetroot Publishing
MDUK McDonald's Restaurants Limited Summersault Communications
Class 3B: Internal newsmagazines more than 6 times a year
Class winner    
Soldier Magazine Ministry of Defence The Soldier Team
Awards of Excellence    
Upfront Magazine Royal & Sun Alliance Jeremy Phillips-Powell, Talking Your
Language and Pages Creative
Connect Alfred McAlpine Business Services Alfred McAlpine Business Services
Focus Home Office / IND Directorate Pressgang
Class 4: Internal newsletters
Class winner    
Consumer Voice Vodafone Redhouse Lane Communications
Awards of Excellence    
accent Tom Dempsey Tarryn Lazarus
The Flyer Darlington Borough Council The Communications Unit
Platform Tube Lines Core-Create/Loewy
urO2 O2 Customer Service AB Publishing
fresh* npower Johnathan Jones, Freda Bathgate and
SPECIALIST
Class 5A: Audio, including radio
Class winner    
In Touch Scottish Water Employees The Corporate Affairs Team
Awards of Excellence    
"Brilliant Basics, Magic Touches" Radio Show Virgin Atlantic NKD Group
Class 5B:Video/DVD
Class winner    
Outstanding Achievement Award 2006 - Monte Carlo DVD RBS - UK Corporate Banking Lynne Ashcroft and
Keith Bottomley
Awards of Excellence    
Tipping the Balance Border Control Take 3 Productions
Staff Induction DVD London Borough of Lambeth By Spectrecom Films ltd/Fluent Consulting

MMU The Original Modern University Manchester Metropolitan University Marketing & Communications
National Vision National Australia Group UK Trident Communications
The Works Barclays UK Banking Internal Comms Ezri Carlebach and Caroline Bramley

Class 5C: Podcasts

Class winner    
Steve Nichols for TWIAR Intl. TWIAR International InfoTech Communications
Class 5D:Webcasts
Class winner    
Intraview O2 Ireland O2
Awards of Excellence    
Live & Online Wolseley UK Wolseley UK
Interim Results 2006 Land Securities Broadview
Class 6A: Best intranet
Class winner    
CamNet Info Cambridgeshire Constabulary Internal Communications Unit &
Applications Development Team
Awards of Excellence    
The Edge BT One IT Communications Team
ourlounge.co.uk McDonald's Restaurants Limited Barkers
Management Roundup Nuffield Hospitals Internal Communications Team
Canon Brandsite Canon Europe Tileywoodman
ITV - The Watercooler ITV people The Watercooler Team
Delivering for Retail HBOS plc Group Communications
Class 6B: Best online news service
Class winner    
groupnet news HBOS plc Sue Ewing
Awards of Excellence    
Arena News Aviva Corporate Communications
Defence Internet News Ministry of Defence Ministry of Defence / IBM Consulting
Pilkington Newsdesk Pilkington Group Limited Alison Ochiltree
Class 6C: Best weblog
Class winner    
Wadds' Tech PR Blog Rainier PR Stephen Waddington
Class 6D: Best e-mail newsletter/ezine
Class winner    
Extra online HBOS CG Business Communications
Awards of Excellence    
The Scoop - December Issue The Greater London Authority The GLA Internal Communications Team
Inside The Cabinet Office Redhouse Lane Communications
Weekly Slice O2 Ireland O2
Communicator O2 Airwave CG Business Communications
Update Birds Eye CG Business Communications
Inside Edexcel Edexcel CG Business Communications
IT Bytes BSkyB CG Business Communications
Class 7A: External newsletter/newspaper
Class winner    
Connect Central Trains Summersault Communications
Awards of Excellence    
Cider Matters NACM AB Publishing
Ofsted Direct Annual Report Schools Ofsted Strategic Comms Planning & Mktg Team
BUPA News BUPA Pressgang
Class 7B: External magazine
Class winner    
Premeia News BBC Worldwide Grant Bushby, Liza Patoux, Greg Emson
Awards of Excellence    
Dial Magazine Expotel Reservations Editorial Design Concepts
Lewisham Life London Borough of Lewisham Shauna, Kirston and Chris
Pure Jersey Jersey Tourism Sheard & Hudson
Class 7C: Members’ publications, including student, charities and other member organisations
Class winner    
Academy British Academy of Film & Television Redcow Creative Agency
Awards of Excellence    
London on the Move Student Publication for External Audience Neil Gerrard & Sally Percy PMA Postgraduate Class
Lest We Forget The Armed Forces Memorial Appeal Andrew Borge & Phil Steed
Cancertalk Macmillan Cancer Support Macmillan Cancer Support &
Beetroot Publishing
A&O Alumni Yearbook Allen & Overy Trident Communications
Class 8A: Annual report and accounts
Class winner    
Bang! - Expanding Horizons Reckitt Benckiser plc The Workroom
Awards of Excellence    
Stanley Leisure Annual Report 2006 Stanley Leisure plc Forepoint Ltd
Finding, Mining and Processing.. Rio Tinto plc Tor Pettersen & Partners Limited
Report & Accounts 2006 BDO Stoy Hayward Lang Communications and Radley Yeldar
Report Leadership PriceWaterhouseCoopers Lang Communications & Radley Yeldar
Finsbury Food Group Annual Report 2006 Finsbury Food Group Bladonmore
CFS Financial Statements 2005 - 'Working Together' Co-operative Financial Services CFS Communications
Barts and the London NHS Trust Annual Report Barts and the London NHS Trust Barts and The London stakeholder communications team and Fountainhead Creative Consultants
Allen & Overy Annual Report & Accounts 2006 Allen & Overy LLP SAS
Land Securities Group plc Annual Report 2006 Land Securities Group plc SAS
Class 8B: Annual reports and reviews - annual review
Class winner    
My Life...My Way Annual Review 2006 Community Integrated Care Pauline Gay and Lyndsay Milne
Awards of Excellence    
Finding, Minding and Processing.. Rio Tinto plc Tor Pettersen & Partners
Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture Review 2006 Syngenta for Sustainable Agriculture Addison Corporate Marketing
Annual Report 2005 Glyndebourne Lang Communications & Langsford Corporate Design
Arup Annual Report 2005 Arup Group Ltd Karen Patey, Thomas Graham, Linda McDonald and Ben Richardson
HBOS interim results 2006 HBOS HBOS Group Internal Communications
Class 8C: Annual reports and reviews - public sector
Class winner    
Creating a better place for wildlife Environment Agency Corporate Document Services Limited
Awards of Excellence    
Annual Review 2005/06 The Hyde Group The Grand Design
NS&I Annual Report 2005/06 NS&I Graham Pepper & Lloyd Northover
One NHS NSS Scotland Redhouse Lane Scotland
Class 9: Corporate or promotional brochure
Class winner    
Taste of Australia Tourism Australia Core Create/Loewy
Awards of Excellence    
Relaxing Activity Holidays 2007 Andalucian Adventures Ltd Pages Creative
Graduate Recruitment Brochure Mazars The Writer
Wales View 2007 Visit Wales Visit Wales - Welsh Assembly Government
Arup Design Yearbook 2006 Arup Tileywoodman
KPMG Audit Guide KPMG Wardour Publishing & Design
Class 10: Best private/public sector (including local
government), charity and Not For Profit website
Class winner    
Home of the Quarry Products Association Quarry Products Association CPR Works/Daybreak
Awards of Excellence    
Raising Reputation GlaxoSmithKline plc David Holmes & Simon Quayle
GMP website Greater Manchester Police Greater Manchester Police Web Unit
www.soldiermagazine.co.uk Ministry of Defence Kath Lee
Kingfisher plc Corporate Website Kingfisher plc The Group
JPMorgan EMEA Careers JPMorgan Crown Business Communications
Bang! - Expanding Horizons Reckitt Benckiser plc The Workroom
ePolitix.com Dods ePolitix team
Legal and General Legal and General Fortune Cookie
MyPad Website The Gateshead Housing Company Communications Team
Plain Sailing website Stockport Council Stockport Council
Class 11A: Re-designed/Relaunched publications - Newspaper/Newsletter
Class winner    
Retail Talk E.ON Summersault Communications
Awards of Excellence    
tsm Communities and Local Government Paul Hathaway-Smith
cancertalk Macmillan Cancer Support Macmillan Cancer Support & Beetroot Publishing
Sandwell Herald Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Communications Team
Ambitions Visit Scotland Carter Rae Communications
Newsline London Underground London Underground & Trident Communications
Unspun Berkeley Partnership Wardour Publishing & Design
Class 11B: Re-designed/Relaunched publications - Magazine/Newsmagazine
Class winner    
Explorer National Museums Scotland