DECEMBER 2011 |
www.opp.org.uk WORDS | Christina Demosthenous What the winners said
This month it is the turn of our winners to say what they thought of their victories at the 2011 OPP Awards for Excellence. We have caught up with all of the gold and silver medal winners, and their reactions have been captured by our reporter Christina Demosthenous. Once again, we here at OPP congratulate them all.
Best Alternative Investment Service Gold: Emerald Knight Ltd
“It makes us very proud to know that all our hard work and consumer brand values have been noted.” Rob Hay, Sales Director at Emerald Knight Ltd.
Best Alternative Investment Product Gold: Agri Capital Ltd “With the rise in alternative investments, we have achieved our success with the use of inventiveness and imagination – we are very pleased to accept this award. And, despite the poor performance, particularly over the last decade, of traditional investments such as equities and bonds which have resulted in minimal returns, any sensible investor and advisor now recognises the need to diversify their portfolios. Cash is not an option, growth is needed to restore expectations. Companies such as Agri Capital are stepping up and fulfi lling this increasing demand with a range of innovative opportunities allowing access to sectors that were previously the exclusive domain of institutions and extreme high net worth investors”. Chris Rathbone, Head of intermediary sales at Agri Capital Ltd.
Silver: Carbon Offset, Emerald Knight Ltd
“This is phenomenal - we have all worked so hard and we all feel very privileged to receive this award.” Rob Hay, Sales Director at Emerald Knight Ltd.
Best Overseas Property Business Gold: Survey Spain S.L. “We have worked so hard and it is fantastic for us to be recognised as one of the good
guys in the industry. We are thrilled that OPP has recognised this. The worldwide reach OPP has provided us, by their kind recognition, with the opportunity to put forward our services to others. By their and the judges complimentary comments and decision, they’ve put our independent RICS valuations and building surveys forward to a much wider audience. We are here to work only for our clients, helping them to avoid and solve potential and actual property problems, which gives us a sense of having done a good job at the end of the day. We really are the good guys!” Campbell Ferguson, Owner & Director of Survey Spain S.L.
Best Developer Service Provider Gold: Fortune Real Estate Group “We have been big followers of OPP for many years. This is the fi rst time we have entered these awards and we are honoured and delighted to have won.” Steve Dawkins, Founding Partner and Managing Director of Fortune Real Estate Group.
Silver: BuyAssociation “We are immensely pleased to have won an award in the Best Developer Service Provider category in this year’s OPP Awards for Excellence. We believe we offer developers and agents a unique and highly-effi cient route to market and we are constantly fi ne-tuning our operations and methods to ensure we generate effective sales leads for all of our clients” Caroline Roberts, Chief Executive, Buy Association
Best Marketing Campaign Gold: OSK Property Holdings Berhad “We are surprised and excited to win this international award. Our marketing deserves this award, as we are changing our marketing techniques and strategies all the time.”
Emily Cheng Siow Chun, Public Relations & Communications at OSK Property Holdings Berhad.
Silver: Intelligent Partnership for The Residences at The Baglioni Marrakech “We are delighted to have won silver the fi rst time entering the OPP Awards for Excellence.” Guy Tolhurst, Managing Director of Intelligent Partnership.
Best Lawyer Gold: Ashton Graham Solicitors (French Legal Services Department) “We are thoroughly delighted with this award, which comes as the result of all our team working incredibly hard.”
Matthew Cameron, Partner of French Legal Services Department, Ashton Graham Solicitors.
Silver: Chebsey & Co “Being recognised by the OPP Awards For Excellence is a huge achievement
and honour for any company. Receiving a further award this year after winning the Best Lawyer category last year has been fantastic for Chebsey & Co. We are used to being appreciated by our clients, but to be appreciated by the leaders in the industry and to be given such prestigious awards is special to us. Not only do these awards make you realise that all the hard work is worth it but they undoubtedly help drive your business forward. Winning has not only brought us work but also strengthened our existing contacts within the industry. The awards have really increased awareness of our business and have played a great part in bringing our credibility and ethos to the attention of industry and the public alike. And it is also nice to be recognised for the second year in a row for a small fi rm.” Peter Esders, Head of the Spanish Department at Chebsey & Co.
Best Innovation Gold: Platinum Portfolio Builder Ltd “The Property Investor Show and OPPLive was a great place for us to meet
industry experts, other companies, and, of course, potential clients. It’s our view that the UK is well and truly back on the property investor’s radar as an excellent place to invest. To be recognised and to receive a Gold Award for Innovation makes me extremely proud of what we are able to do for our clients.” Nick Carlile (pictured), Founding Partner of Platinum Portfolio Builder
Ltd..And from Paul Harrison, Operations Director at Platinum Portfolio Builder: ”As a hard-working, highly focused property investment company, we welcome this chance to tell more and more agents and investors about what we do and why we are so good at it. We look forward to speaking to OPP readers and their clients over the coming year.”
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OPP AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2011 | 69 Developer profi le
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