12 Awards


Fantastic, Amazing, Fabulous


...just some of the comments from the winners in the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards. More than 60 of Europe’s leading retailers and manufacturers fought their way to the finals, and the winners were revealed at a glittering event at London’s Park Lane Hilton. Nick Allen, Johanna Parsons and Rosy Hill report.


Excellence Awards – Jaguar Land Rover with Unipart Logistics. Dino Rocos, operations director of the John


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Lewis Partnership won the Individual Contribution Award. And a new Award for Third Party Logistics


Provider of theYearwent toDHL Supply Chain. Thewinnerswere announced in front ofmore


than 500 supply chain professionals at London’s Park LaneHilton hosted by comedian Rob Beckett on 6thNovember. The Awards are organised by Supply Chain


Standard in associationwith PwC, and are unique in the depth of analysis involved in the judging process,which in turn makes them uniquelyworth winning.


Announcing thewinner, JohnathonMarshall, Rob Beckett


partner at PwC, said: “In the end therewas one organisation who stood out across the five core disciplines. This organisation showed howtheir supply chainwas used to create a genuine competitive advantage. “It therefore givesme great pleasure to announce


recognition,but this has only been possible because of the team.It’s justmy privilege to collect this on their behalf.”


Dino Rocos, operations director at the John Lewis Partnership, winner of the Individual Achievement Award


It’s always fantastic to get personal


that thewinner of the 2013 European Supply Chain Excellence Award is Jaguar Land Roverwith Unipart.” A total of 64 organisationsmade it to the final


stageofthe Awards this year. The Awards entries highlighted


many of the trends in supply chain and logistics that have been apparent across industry. The development of online shopping has forced traditional retailerstocomeupwith strategies to competewith the


More than 500 guests attended the Awards.


We’re very pleased,and it’s nice to have our great supply chain,aswell as our exceptional coffee,acknowledged.”


Chris Clowes, supply chain manager of Costa Enterprises, winner of theTechnology Award.


even knowIwas nominated!”


Hollie Bradshaw, solution design manager atTravis Perkins Group, winner of the Rising Star Award.


I’m totally astounded – really amazed.I didn’t


online specialists.Not only that, there are companies that started out as online-only retailers that are nowopening stores. Increasingly companies operate in an omni- channelworld – one where the supply chain must be as responsive to a buyer on amobile phone as it is to a shopper in the store. In manufacturing, the need to be able to respond quickly to changes in themarket has influenced growth in near- shoring. And the trend towards strong collaborative supply chain partnerships has also been highlighted by the Awards entries. It is clear that supply chain is


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ne of the great names of British manufacturing has taken the top Award at the 2013 European SupplyChain


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