Setting the benchmark: The winners of the APSE Performance Networks Awards 2022

APSE Performance Networks is pleased to announce the winners in the most improved and best performer categories for the Performance Networks Awards for 2022. The awards ceremony took place at the Performance Networks Seminar at the Village Hotel, Blackpool on the evening of Thursday 1 December 2022.

Commenting on the Awards, Paul O'Brien, APSE Chief Executive said “With the ongoing pressures on council finances, now is not the time to let up on the need for effective performance management. Looking at tonight’s finalists, I am delighted to see such a large number of authorities successfully utilising APSE’s benchmarking service to develop their services and achieve excellence. Congratulations to all.”

The charity awards dinner is a special event in the local government calendar and in recent years has raised over £50,000 for Parkinsons UK.

Double click on the photographs below to open in a new window. For finalist photographs, please contact Megan Butterworth at [email protected] 

 

Overall Awards sponsored by 

 

 

Building Cleaning

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Best performer

Caerphilly County Borough Council

East Ayrshire Council

East Renfrewshire Council

Moray Council

Shropshire Council

South Lanarkshire Council

Winner: East Renfrewshire Council

 

Most improved performer

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Education Authority NI

Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

Shropshire Council

Winner: Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

 

Building Maintenance

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Best performer

Caerphilly County Borough Council

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council

Education Authority NI

Moray Council

South Ayrshire Council

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

Winner: South Ayrshire Council

 

Most improved performer

Durham County Council

East Ayrshire Council

Education Authority NI

Moray Council

North Ayrshire Council

South Ayrshire Council

Winner: Durham County Council

 

Catering Services

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Best performer

Denbighshire County Council

Derbyshire County Council

East Ayrshire Council

Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

Shropshire Council

South Lanarkshire Council

Sunderland City Council

Winner: Derbyshire County Council

 

Most improved performer

Dumfries and Galloway Council

East Ayrshire Council

Moray Council

Oxfordshire County Council

Shropshire Council

Sunderland City Council

Winner: Oxfordshire County Council

 

Cemetery and Crematorium Services

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Best performer

Aberdeen City Council

Conwy County Borough Council

Flintshire County Council

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Middlesbrough Council

North Lincolnshire Council

South Lanarkshire Council

Warrington Borough Council

Wyre Borough Council

Winner: Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

 

Most improved performer

Aberdeenshire Council

City of Lincoln Council

Cornwall Council

Flintshire County Council

Moray Council

Northumberland County Council

Warrington Borough Council

Winner: Flintshire County Council

 

Parks, Open Spaces and Horticultural Services

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Best Performer

Bolsover District Council

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Eastleigh Borough Council

Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

Gedling Borough Council

Stafford Borough Council

Winner: Eastleigh Borough Council

 

Most improved performer

Cardiff Council

Eastleigh Borough Council

Gedling Borough Council

Halton Borough Council

London Borough of Hounslow

North Tyneside MBC

Royal Borough of Greenwich

South Lanarkshire Council

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Winner: Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

 

Refuse Collection

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Best performer

Bolsover District Council

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Hull City Council

North Lanarkshire Council

North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

North Warwickshire Borough Council

West Lindsey District Council

West Lothian Council

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

Winner: West Lindsey District Council

 

Most improved performer

Cardiff Council

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Huntingdonshire District Council

Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council

North Ayrshire Council

North Lanarkshire Council

North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

West Lindsey District Council

Winner: North Lanarkshire Council

 

Roads, Highways and Winter Maintenance

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Best performer

Caerphilly County Borough Council

Cheshire East Council

East Ayrshire Council

East Dunbartonshire Council

East Renfrewshire Council

Kent County Council

Milton Keynes Council

Northumberland County Council

Nottinghamshire County Council

Plymouth City Council

South Ayrshire Council

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

Winner: Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

 

Most improved performer

Angus Council

East Ayrshire Council

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Inverclyde Council

Milton Keynes Council

Moray Council

Nottinghamshire County Council

Renfrewshire Council

South Ayrshire Council

West Lothian Council

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

Winner: Milton Keynes Council

 

Sports and Leisure Facility Management

Best performer

Chelmsford City Council  - Chelmsford Sport and Athletics Centre

East Riding of Yorkshire Council - East Riding Leisure Haltemprice

London Borough of Tower Hamlets - Mile End Park Leisure Centre and Stadium

North Lincolnshire Council - Riddings Pool

North Northamptonshire Council - West Glebe Sports Pavilion

Nottingham City Council Harvey - Hadden Sports Centre

Winner: North Lincolnshire Council - Riddings Pool

 

Most improved performer

East Riding of Yorkshire Council - East Riding Leisure Bridlington

North Lincolnshire Council - Ancholme Leisure Centre

Nottingham City Council - Victoria Leisure Centre

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council - Aston Cum Aughton Leisure Centre

South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council - Haven Point

Winner: North Lincolnshire Council - Ancholme Leisure Centre

 

Street Cleansing

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Best performer

Bolsover District Council

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Eastleigh Borough Council

Gedling Borough Council

Hull City Council

Stafford Borough Council

West Lindsey District Council

Winner: Eastleigh Borough Council

 

Most improved performer

Bolsover District Council

Cardiff Council

East Renfrewshire Council

Eastleigh Borough Council

Falkirk Council

Hull City Council

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

West Lindsey District Council

Winner: West Lindsey District Council

 

Street Lighting

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Best performer

Caerphilly County Borough Council

Denbighshire County Council

Dundee City Council

Falkirk Council

Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

Moray Council

North Lincolnshire Council

Northumberland County Council

Orkney Islands Council

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

Winner: Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

 

Most improved performer

Denbighshire County Council

Dundee City Council

East Dunbartonshire Council

Falkirk Council

Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

Nottinghamshire County Council

South Gloucestershire Council

West Lothian Council

Winner: Falkirk Council

 

Transport Operations and Vehicle Maintenance

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Best performer

East Renfrewshire Council

North Ayrshire Council

North Warwickshire Borough Council

Sheffield City Council

Shetland Islands Council

Winner: Sheffield City Council

 

Most improved performer

East Renfrewshire Council

North Ayrshire Council

North Warwickshire Borough Council

Shetland Islands Council

Tayside Contracts

Winner: East Renfrewshire Council

ENDS

The prestigious Performance Networks awards are a high profile occasion where the best performing authorities and the most improved are awarded for their achievements.

There are dedicated awards for each service area and finalists are selected based on those authorities who have participated in Performance Networks.