CiB Awards 2006
Sunday, 30 April 2006 13:21
The awards ceremony in Bournemouth.

blob The winners of the 54th Communicators in Business Awards were presented with their trophies by Sandi Toksvig at a gala dinner at the Bournemouth International Centre on Friday 5 May 2006.

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:

  • BUPA Today - BUPA Pressgang (Internal newspapers)
  • Hi!, Hydro Tone Dahle - Hydro and item (Internal magazines)
  • Soldier Magazine - Ministry of Defence, Chris Horrocks (Internal newsmagazines)
  • Consumer Voice,Vodafone - Redhouse Lane (Internal newsletters)
  • eureka, Kia Motors (UK) - PSP Communications (External publications)
  • insite, Bank of Ireland - Group Internal Communications (Web Media)
  • Experience Tour, Manchester Metropolitan - University Marketing & Communications Team (Web skills)

 

The winners were:

Title Published / Produced for: Recipient
     
Class 1a - Internal newspapers (up to six issues a year)
Winner    
Cheers ! Coors Brewers Ltd Pressgang
Awards of Excellence    
Siemens UK Siemens Corporate Communications, Siemens Plc
AWE Today Alan Price, Atomic Weapons Establishment Papers Publishing
Fresh Arla Foods UK Plc Arla PR Team & MAPA
     
Class 1b: Internal newspapers (more than six issues a year)
Winner    
BUPA Today BUPA Pressgang
Awards of Excellence    
BMA News The BMA BMA News Department
Blueprint Cambridgeshire Constabulary Nicky Phillipson & Emma Hardy
British Airways News British Airways Pressgang
Focus Ministry of Defence Graham Bound and team
The Site BAA Redhouse Lane
In Force City of London Police Beetroot Publishing, formerly Citigate Publishing
     
Class 2a: Internal magazines, published up to six times a year
Winner    
Unilever Magazine Unilever Andrew Broadbent/Tiley Woodman
Awards of Excellence    
Your Magazine The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Group Communications
hub The Royal Bank of Scotland Redhouse Lane
Network Deutsche Post World Net theblueballroom
The Post Rolls-Royce plc AB Publishing
Essentials Centrica AB Publishing
US Magazine Co-operative Group Colleagues The Co-operative Group Colleague Engagement team
Open Magazine Co-operative Financial Services Internal Communication Team
     
Class 2b: Internal magazines, published more than six times a year
Winner    
Hi ! Hydro Tone Dahle, Hydro and item
Awards of Excellence    
The Sharp End The Home Office & COI Square One Publishing
Standard Standard Life Standard Life and Connect Communications
     
Class 3a: Internal newsmagazines, published up to six times a year
Winner    
POSH Privilege Square One Publishing
Awards of Excellence    
The Mark Aramark Words Publishing
the Word Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Plc Vital
Tarmac World Tarmac Group Trident Communications & Tarmac
Newsline Exxon Mobil Redhouse Lane
Parcelforce Worldwide News Parcelforce Worldwide Beetroot Publishing, formerly Citigate Publishing
     
Class 3b: Internal newsmagazines, published more than six times a year
Winner    
Soldier Magazine Ministry of Defence Chris Horrocks
Awards of Excellence    
The Globe Barclays Employees Barclays Global Channels Team
Inside Track The Home Office Pressgang
Jigsaw Surrey County Council Surrey County Council Communications Team and
Corporate
Document Services (CDS)
Vision BSkyB CG Business Communications
The Journal J Sainsbury Plc Beetroot Publishing, formerly Citigate Publishing
     
Class 4a: Internal newsletters, published up to six times a year
Winner    
Consumer Voice Vodafone Redhouse Lane
Awards of Excellence    
Cascade Manchester City Council MCC Communications Team, M-four design
Unzipped GAP Inc Beetroot Publishing, formerly Citigate Publishing
Frank Pitney Bowes Weber Shandwick
In Touch Hallmark AB Publishing
Merchant Matters Saint-Gobain Building Distribution CG Business Communications
     
Class 4b: Internal newsletters, published more than six times a year
Winner    
Talking Points Central Trains Summersault Communications
Award of Excellence    
ur O2 O2 Customer Service AB Publishing
     
Class 5a: External newspaper/newsletter  
Winner    
BUPA News BUPA Pressgang
Awards of Excellence    
RAF News Royal Air Force Andrew Wise
On Target University of Luton Headlines Corporate News Ltd
The Link British Nuclear Group Angus Mackintosh
Schools Liaison Alan Price, Atomic Weapons Establishment Papers Publishing
Insight Spacia AB Publishing
West Dunbartonshire News Local Residents West Dunbartonshire Council's PR Section
     
Class 5b: External magazine  
Winner    
eureka Kia Motors (UK) PSP Communications
Awards of Excellence    
The Marketer The Chartered Institute of Marketing Story Worldwide
Bluewater Magazine Bluewater Story Worldwide
Lighterlife Lighterlife Square One Publishing
A view of Wales Spring/Summer 2006 Wales Tourist Board Wales Tourist Board
Enterprising The Prince's Trust Beetroot Publishing, formerly Citigate Publishing
University of the Arts London Magazine University of the Arts London University of the Arts London
Healthy Holland and Barrett Holland and Barrett and River Publishing
RSA Journal RSA Wardour
     
Class 5c: External newsmagazine  
Winner    
Solutions Sage Specialist
Awards of Excellence    
Surrey Matters Surrey County Council Surrey County Council Communications Team and
Corporate
Document Services (CDS)
inform & taste Yorkshire Forward Words & Pictures and Geronimo Communications
     
Class 5d: Student publication (internal or external audiences)
Winner    
the Paper The Young People of Cambridgeshire The Editorial Team
Award of Excellence    
Thames Leisure Week Thames Leisure Businesses PMA Students
     
Class 5e: Charity publication (internal or external audiences)
Winner    
Walk & South East Walker The Ramblers' Association Think Publishing
Awards of Excellence    
Inside Out The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Story Worldwide
Enterprising The Prince's Trust Beetroot Publishing, formerly Citigate Publishing
Red Cross Life The British Red Cross Beetroot Publishing, formerly Citigate Publishing
     
Class 6a: Annual Report and Accounts for shareholders and employees - private sector
Winner    
Oskar Annual Report Oskar Mobil The Writer Ltd (Words) the Farm (design)
Awards of Excellence    
Lloyd's Annual Report 2004 Lloyd's Corporate Edge
WPP Annual Report and Accounts 2004 WPP Feona McEwan
Whatman Annual Report 04 Whatman Plc "still waters run deep"
MFI Annual Report 2004 MFI Group SAS
BBA Annual Report 2004 BBA Group SAS
What Drives You Mad, Drives Us .. Reckitt Benckiser Plc The Workroom/Lang Communications
     
Class 6b: Annual Review (print) for shareholders and employees - private sector
Winner    
J Sainsbury Plc Annual Review J Sainsbury Plc SAS
Awards of Excellence    
Employee Review Tube Lines CG Business Communications
Shareholders' Review 2004 Reckitt Benckiser Lang Communications/The Workroom
Pilkington Operating and Financial Review 2005 Pilkington Plc David Roycroft and Robin Harrison
     
Class 6c: Annual Report and Accounts or Annual Review - public sector
Winner    
Scottish Water's Annual Report & Accounts 2004-05 Scottish Water Moriarti
Awards of Excellence    
JNCC (Joint Nature Conservation Committee) Annual Report JNCC Corporate Document Services (CDS)
L&Q Residents' Review 2005 London & Quadrant Housing Group Talisman/L&Q Communications
CEFAS Annual Report & Accounts 2004-2005 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science
Impact Business Link for London WPB Creative
Special Trustees Annual Review Great Ormond Street Hospital Wardour
The Chief Medical Officer Annual Report Department of Health Redhouse Lane
     
Class 7a: Special issue of a regular communication  
Winner    
Link - Special Supplement Link Phopy Macaulay - National Savings & Investments
Awards of Excellence    
Soldier Magazine Ministry of Defence Chris Horrocks
Talisman Diversity Issue The Adult Learning Inspectorate Suzy Powling, Editor and Papers Publishing
Corus News Corus Engineering Steels Trident Communications
Focus Internal Newsletter December 2005 Post Office Limited Linney Design
     
Class 7b: Corporate or promotional brochure, (including recruitment or careers)
Winner    
Just Relax Visit Britain Square One Publishing
Awards of Excellence    
What's the big idea ? Lloyd's Saffron
Welcome To The Point Orange Emma Ridgeon
Picking Winners Saxton Bampfylde Hever Lang Communications/Langsford Corporate Design
BDO Graduate Opportunities 2005/06 BDO Stoy Hayward SAS
BP In Georgia BP Trident Communications & Lucy Almond, BP
     
Class 7c: Multilingual publication  
Winner    
Hi ! Hydro Tone Dahle, Hydro and item
Awards of Excellence    
Vodafone Life ! Vodafone Bridget Evans, Vodafone and item
The Post Rolls-Royce AB Publishing
Pilkington Focus Pilkington Plc Alison Ochiltree/LBW Communications
     
Class 7d: New publication  
Winner    
Insight Alan Price, Atomic Weapons Establishment Papers Publishing
Awards of Excellence    
Our Story BP Lubricants Simon Elliott, Jo Powell, Martha Way and Studio 6.
Fresh * Npower Specialist
Holloway Prison Induction Pack HMP Holloway COI
One AXA UK AB Publishing Limited
Share Sun Microsystems CG Business Communications/ICB Consulting
Out and About in London Guides Transport for London Communication Services, Surface Transport, Transport for London
Consumer Voice Vodafone Redhouse Lane
     
Class 8a: Best intranet  
Winner    
insite Bank of Ireland Group Internal Communications
Awards of Excellence    
One IT Intranet BT Simon Ward, Josephine Renner, Sean Robinson, Tanya Lock, Jo Davies, Dick Townsend-Smith, Lynn Davies
Orange Group Intranet Orange Natalie Warfield & Chris Tubb
Shakkei Edelman PR Lang Communications
The AA Intranet The AA Niki Henry & Steve Simmonds
     
Class 8b: Best website  
Winner    
MMU International Manchester Metropolitan University External Relations Team
Awards of Excellence    
lloyds.com Lloyd's Conchango
Imperial Tobacco Corporate Website Imperial Tobacco Group Plc The Group
Kingfisher Plc Corporate Website Kingfisher Plc The Group
British Red Cross Website British Red Cross British Red Cross
     
Class 8c: Best online news service (internal  
Winner    
Defence Intranet News Channel Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Defence Public Relations Bureau Team
Awards of Excellence    
Arena News Aviva Corporate Communications
The Business Reed Business Information Emma Treadwell
A&O News Online Allen & Overy Trident Communications & Stuart Morrison, Allen & Overy
News O2 O2 CG Business Communications
     
Class 8d: Best e-mail newsletter /e-zine (internal and external)
Winner    
IT Bytes BSkyB CG Business Communications
Awards of Excellence    
The Market Online Lloyd's Steria
Insite - News From Our Office Wolseley Plc Group Corporate Communications
     
Class 8e: Best financial reporting online (internal or external)
Winner    
kingfisher.com Kingfisher Plc The Group
Awards of Excellence    
imperial-tobacco.com Imperial Tobacco Group Plc The Group
What Drives You Mad, Drives Us .. Reckitt Benckiser Plc The Workroom
     
Class 8f: Best website for charity/ local government/ not for profit organisation
Winner    
NCHA Annual Report 04/05 NCHA Ruby Productions & NCHA
Awards of Excellence    
Community Website The Child Bereavement Trust Carbon Digital Experiences
British Red Cross Website British Red Cross British Red Cross
kooth.com Stockport Council Stockport Council
     
Class 8g: Best homepage (intranet)  
Winner    
Insite Homepage Aviva Corporate Office Corporate Communications
     
Class 9a: Best writing for the web  
Winner    
Arena news features Aviva Corporate Communications
Awards of Excellence    
MMU International Manchester Metropolitan University External Relations Team
News O2 O2 CG Business Communications
     
Class 9b: Most imaginative design (intranet/ internet)  
Winner    
The Virtual Quarry The Quarry Products Association CPR Works/Daybreak
Awards of Excellence    
Six Steps to Success BT Jamie Bond, Jo Davies, Julia Willmore, Tanya Lock, Sean Robinson
A&O News Online Allen & Overy Trident Communications & Stuart Morrison, Allen & Overy
     
Class 9c: Best navigational structure/usability (intranet/internet)
Winner    
Lambeth Council's New Easy To Use Website London Borough of Lambeth Kate Vogelsang
Awards of Excellence    
lloyds.com Lloyd's Conchango
Shell Global Solutions Website Shell Global Solutions Michelle Taylor, Strategic Marketing & Brand
     
Class 9d: Best use of animation/ imagery (intranet/ internet)
Winner    
Experience Tour Manchester Metropolitan University Marketing & Communications Team
Awards of Excellence    
The Virtual Quarry The Quarry Products Association CPR Works/Daybreak
     
Class 10a: Video/audio CD/DVD for internal audiences (not web)
Winner    
Never Going Back Youth Justice Board Straker Films Limited
Awards of Excellence    
Once Too Often Dave Tarmac Robert James
Interview Skills : An introduction for Advisors, Managers & Trainers Job Centre Plus (A part of the Department of Work & Pensions) Speakeasy Productions Ltd
alternativenergy BP World Television
OneBP Invision : Series 2 BP World Television
Call Sign 127 RAC Patrols RAC Rescue Internal Communications
Bringing Service to Life Serco Group Plc The Edge Picture Company
'Together' - 7 July 2005 Metropolitan Police Service Internal Communication Team
Without You 2005 Retail Banking TV Production (RBS) - Anna Vaughan & Melissa Ferrie
Only a Matter of Time Allen & Overy Cheerful Scout
On Target TV HBOS HBOS
     
Class 10b: Video/audio CD/DVD for external audiences (not web)
Winner    
Ospreys - Flying home to Rutland Water Anglian Water Anglian Water/Lighthouse Films
Awards of Excellence    
CdLS CdLS Foundation Tapestry Productions
What is Given N.C.H.A. Wellington Films
Tourism Is Everyone's Business Visit Scotland/Springboard UK CSK/The Art Department
     
Class 11a: Design - Redesigned/relaunched – newspaper/newsletter
Winner    
Extra HBOS Group CG Business Communications
Awards of Excellence    
Footprint Orange Louise Renfrew
BUPA Business Focus BUPA Red C
Spacia Insight Spacia AB Publishing Ltd
Inform Coca-Cola Enterprises Weber Shandwick
Consumer Voice Vodafone Redhouse Lane
     
Class 11b: Design- Redesigned/relaunched - magazine/newsmagazine
Winner    
Action WRVS Think Publishing
Awards of Excellence    
Surrey Matters Surrey County Council Surrey County Council Communications Team and Corporate Document Services (CDS)
Voyage Eurostar Ltd Beetroot Publishing, formerly Citigate Publishing
GM Mirror General Motors UK & Ireland Beetroot Publishing, formerly Citigate Publishing
Aspects Network Rail Beetroot Publishing, formerly Citigate Publishing
Rapport The Royal Bank of Scotland Redhouse Lane
thesource The Learning & Skills Council Trident Communications & the LSC
Our World Serco Group Trident Communications & Thea Healy, Serco