Association for Public Service Excellence

APSE announces Service Award Finalists 2016

The finalists of the prestigious APSE Service Awards 2016 have now been announced.

These awards are unique in that they are designed to recognise frontline services that are delivered to local communities, by local councils. This year’s awards span 21 categories and cover the vast majority of local government frontline service areas.

All of the finalists were required to present best practice case studies in their respective categories, which showed them all to be frontrunners in implementing innovative ideas that support continuous improvement and adaptation in local services.

Paul O’Brien, APSE Chief Executive, was delighted to see such a high calibre of entries this year. He said, “Despite the issues local government faces at this present moment, it is wonderful to see such exciting projects being carried out by so many dedicated people. These finalists are a credit to their councils and their communities.”

The winners of each category will be announced in Derry/Londonderry at the APSE Annual Service Awards Charity Dinner on Thursday 8^th September.

	Best Employment and Equality Initiative City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Flintshire County Council North Ayrshire Council Oxford City Council Rushcliffe Borough Council/Streetwise Environmental Ltd South Ayrshire Council Stockton on Tees Borough Council

	Best Housing, Regeneration or New Build Initiative Birmingham City Council Bournemouth Borough Council City of York Council East Ayrshire Council Oxford City Council Peterborough City Council West Lothian Council

	Best Efficiency and Transformation Initiative Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Dorset Waste Partnership Fife Council Glasgow City Council North Ayrshire Council North Herts District Council Nottingham City Council Sevenoaks District Council

	Best Health and Wellbeing Initiative East Ayrshire Council East Lothian Council East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire Councils Manchester City Council North Herts District Council Nottinghamshire County Council Oxford City Council Stockton on Tees Borough Council

	Best Public/Private Partnership Working Initiative Aberdeen City Council Cheshire East Council Derry City and Strabane District Council Gateshead Council Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service Nottingham City Council Oxford City Council Peterborough City Council


	Best Public/Public Partnership Working Initiative City of Cardiff Council Cornwall Council Dorset Waste Partnership North Herts District Council Peterborough City Council Scottish Futures Trust Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council STAR Procurement (Stockport/ Trafford and Rochdale Shared Service) Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust

	Best Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship Initiative Aylesbury Vale District Council Birmingham City Council Bournemouth Borough Council East Ayrshire Council GS Plus Ltd – Royal Borough of Greenwich North Herts District Council Oxford City Council

	Best Community and Neighbourhood Initiative Aberdeen City Council Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Cheshire East Council - Ansa Environmental Services Ltd Derry City and Strabane District Council East Riding of Yorkshire Council London Borough of Waltham Forest Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Plymouth City Council

	Best Innovation and Demand Management Initiative Aberdeen City Council Aylesbury Vale District Council Dorset Waste Partnership Luton Borough Council North Ayrshire Council North Herts District Council Peterborough City Council Telford and Wrekin Council

	Best Renewable Energy or Energy Efficiency Initiative Aberdeen City Council Denbighshire County Council Northern Ireland Housing Executive Nottingham City Council Oxford City Council Peterborough City Council Scottish Futures Trust

	Best Service Team: Construction and Building Service Cheshire East Council North Ayrshire Council South Kesteven District Council South Lanarkshire Council Stockton on Tees Borough Council

	Best Service Team: Catering Service Birmingham City Council City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Dumfries and Galloway Council Gateshead Council Plymouth City Council – CATERed Ltd Stockton on Tees Borough Council Stoke on Trent City Council – City Catering

	Best Service Team: Building Cleaning and Facilities Management Service Aberdeen City Council East Ayrshire Council Gateshead Council Middlesbrough Council North Ayrshire Council West Lothian Council

	Best Service Team: Highways, Winter Maintenance and Street Lighting Service Cheshire East Council Dorset County Council Durham County Council Inverclyde Council Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Stockton on Tees Borough Council

	Best Service Team: Transport and Fleet Maintenance Service East Ayrshire Council Fife Council GS Plus Ltd – Royal Borough of Greenwich North Ayrshire Council Oxford City Council Transport Service Solutions (Cheshire East Council)

	Best Service Team: Waste Management and Recycling Service Caerphilly County Borough Council City of Cardiff Council Dorset Waste Partnership East Ayrshire Council North Ayrshire Council Nottingham City Council Warwickshire County Council

	Best Service Team: Street Cleansing and Streetscene Service Brighton and Hove City Council East Renfrewshire Council Gedling Borough Council Oxford City Council Stockton on Tees Borough Council Trafford Council

	Best Service Team: Parks, Grounds and Horticultural Service Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Bournemouth Borough Council Copeland Borough Council East Renfrewshire Council Nottingham City Council Oxford City Council West Lothian Council

	Best Service Team: Cemetery and Crematorium Service Bournemouth Borough Council City of Cardiff Council Conwy County Borough Council Douglas Borough Council Nottingham City Council Peterborough City Council Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

	Best Service Team: Sports, Leisure and Cultural Service City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trust East Lothian Council Nottingham City Council Peterborough City Council Southend on Sea Borough Council

	Best Service Team: Environmental Health Service City of London Corporation Derby City Council East Renfrewshire Council Peterborough City Council Worcestershire County Council (and 6 other Councils)

Promoting excellence in public services

APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) is a not for profit unincorporated association working with over 300 councils throughout the UK. Promoting excellence in public services, APSE is the foremost specialist in local authority frontline services, hosting a network for frontline service providers in areas such as waste and refuse collection, parks and environmental services, cemeteries and crematorium, environmental health, leisure, school meals, cleaning, housing and building maintenance.

APSE announces Service Award Finalists 2016

The finalists of the prestigious APSE Service Awards 2016 have now been announced.

Promoting excellence in public services

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