Announcing the winners of the APPG and Soft FM Innovation Awards 2024/25!

Announcing the winners of the APPG Excellence in School Food Awards and the APSE Soft Facilities Management Innovation Awards 2024/25!

Speaking about the APPG Awards, Chair of the APPG and lead judge, Sharon Hodgson MP, said: 

“I want to say a big thank you to everyone who submitted an entry to this year’s APPG Excellence in School Food Awards. It was a pleasure to read through the fantastic work being done nationwide – you have all once again demonstrated your absolute dedication to the sector. Myself and the judges were blown away by the entries, and commend the brilliant work being done across the sector.

“It was an honour to meet the finalists at the APSE Facilities Management Seminar 2025, and I would like to congratulate all submissions on their commitment to ensure school food is delivered to the highest and most innovative standards.”

The winners were announced at the APSE Facilities Management Seminar on Thursday 30 January at Oulton Hall Hotel in Leeds. 

APSE Soft FM Innovation Awards

Building Cleaning  

• Nottingham County Council: Corporate Landlord Model Implementation 
• South Lanarkshire Council: Project Henry 
• Stockton on Tees Borough Council: Operation Relocation!

Winner:  Nottingham County Council

Catering 

• Derbyshire County Council: Derbyshire catering service and sector-based work academy programme
• Dumfries and Galloway Council: Secondary school meals digital transactions 
• North Yorkshire Council: North Yorkshire Council catering team - blending customer and service excellence 
• Torfaen County Borough Council: Sustainable school meals roadmap
• South Lanarkshire Council: Waste warriors campaign
• Vale of Glamorgan Council, Big Fresh Catering Company: An innovative approach to school meals 

Winner: South Lanarkshire Council

APPG Excellence in School Food Awards

Individuals Category 

• Lauren Moore 
• Chef Russ
• Susan Vuli

Winner: Chef Russ

Groups Category 

• Eatwell project and family hubs
• How to feed a dragon programme 
• Allergn friendly days 
• Magic breakfast 
• FixOurFood free school meals auto-enrolement project 
• Shire services marketing planner - designed to improve meal uptake

Winner: Shire services marketing planner

ENDS

• Discover how your local authority catering and cleaning teams can benefit from APSE membership. Get in touch with Principal Advisor Victoria Hacking on [email protected]
• The Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) is a not-for-profit local government body working with over 300 councils throughout the UK. Promoting excellence in public services, APSE is the foremost specialist in local authority frontline services and operates one of the UK’s largest research programmes in local government policy and frontline service delivery matters.