14Awards INTRODUCTION


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A delighted British Gas teamcelebrate winning the overall award.


Absolutely delighted


British Gas faces the massive challenge of putting smart meters to every home in the UK - and its strategy has made it overall winner in the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards. No wonder the team was absolutely delighted. Report by Nick Allen and AlexWhiteman.


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ritishGas took the overallAward at 2014 EuropeanSupplyChainExcellenceAwards for theway it’s supply chainhas responded to the


challenge of putting smartmeters into every home intheUKby the end of the decade. TheAwards were presented infront of some 600 guests at a gala dinner at the Park LaneHiltoninLondon. Dave Long, senior projectmanager at Centrica,


said: “The BritishGas teamwere extremely pleased to havewon the two sector Awards, but are absolutely delighted to also have been named overallwinner. “The government havemandated for everyUK


JohnathonMarshall, partner at PwC Consulting.


household to be able to have a smart gas/electricity meter by the end of the decade.Winning these prestigious Awards is a great testament and recognition of the efforts everyone in the teamhave put in to give us an industry leading supply chain solution thatwill enable BritishGas to scale to deliver for our customers and theUK, on this massive undertaking.”The BritishGas teamwas presentedwith theOverall Award by Johnathon Marshall, partner at PwC. The awardswere hosted byMartin Bayfield, the


former England rugby player,who at 6ft 10in, is one of the tallest players ever to take the field. The Individual Awardwent to chairman ofThe London Ambulance Service, RichardHunt CBE. “I


amrarely surprised,” saidHunt. “But this has truly surprisedme, catchingme off guard. It is a humbling experience.” John Lewis in partnershipwith Knappwon two


Awards: Retail and E-tail, andWarehouse Initiative. JohnMunnelly, head of operations atMagna Park, said: “It is a pleasure to achieve the doublewin,” saidMunnelly. “I ampicking this Award up on behalf of a fantastic teamat John Lewis, and for the strong collaborative effort alongside Knapp.”


I am picking this Award up on behalf of a fantastic team at John Lewis, and


for the strong collaborative effort alongside Knapp.”


John Munnelly of John Lewis, double winner, Retail and E-tail, andWarehouse Initiative


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 turnmakes themuniquelyworth winning. A total of 72 organisationsmade it to the final stage of the Awards this year. “Four years ago, the supply chain teamof SkyD


embarked on its journey – tonightwe received the European Supply Chain Excellence Award,” said SebastianHauptmann, collecting theHiTech,


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