IBP Regional journalism Awards Success continues
The IBP Regional Journalism Awards continued the success of its inaugural year with a well
attended awards ceremony recognising the outstanding talent of journalists writing about the
built environment in the North West.
The awards are designed to showcase the growth, development and regeneration of the
property sector in the North West, with entries showcasing design, construction and property
journalism at its very best.
The ceremony, held at The Lowry Galleries in Salford Quays, was hosted and awards
winners announced by Felicity Goodey Chair of Central Salford URC and former award
winning journalist as the BBC’s Industrial Correspondent.
Underlining the importance of regeneration and the continued improvement of Salford and
Manchester’s built environment Ms Goodey highlighted the worth of good journalism,
describing her own journey into regeneration from that field. She described her affection for
the North West of England, particularly Salford, and her experience in delivering The Lowry
Galleries project to the City and more recently her new appointment to lead the BBC to Peel’s
Media City:UK project.
The Awards were split into five categories:
Best Regional Article in a National Newspaper
was won by Riazat Butt of The
Guardian for her article ‘Manchester Passion’, reporting on the North West media
revival with particular focus on the BBC’s move to Salford Quays. Also short listed
was David Ward of The Guardian.
Best Article in a Regional Newspaper
was won by Larry Neild, City Editor for the
Liverpool Daily Post, on his coverage of the proposed ‘Manhattan skyline for Wirral in
the UK’s biggest regeneration project’ by Peel Holdings. Also short listed was Paul
Unger of the North West Enquirer.
Best Regional Article in a National Business Magazine
was won by Heather
Greig-Smith, Deputy Features Editor of Property Week for her work involving
Grosvenor’s Liverpool One scheme and the impact this will have on the city. Entries
for this category were especially high in numbers and as such short listed entries
came from Management Today, Estates Gazette and Property Week.
Best Article in a Regional Business Magazine
was won by Lisa Miles of North
West Business Insider for her profile ‘It’s good to talk’ a working lunch with George
Downing of Downing Developments focusing on his work in Liverpool. Also short
listed was Neil Tague of North West Business Insider.
Best Commercial Supplement
was won by Heather Greig-Smith, Deputy Features
Editor for Property Week for her coverage of the plans for Manchester’s London Road
fire station and its owner, hotels tycoon, Alex Langsam. Also short listed was David
Quinn of Estates Gazette.
An additional commendation went to Building for its ‘Oh Manchester’ edition focusing on ‘The
Making of Manchester’ bringing the region into national focus in what is hoped to be the first
of many of its kind.
The encouraging growth of these awards means that the IBP have committed to holding the
event in autumn of 2007 with venue and event details to be released shortly.
The awards were supported by a high profile, independent judging panel:
Stuart Lyell, Project Director at Allied London Properties
Robert Shaw, Chief Executive, Castlewood Developments
Colin Sinclair, Chief Executive of MIDAS
Peter Gallagher, Director, Head of Agency, Dunlop Haywards (North West)
Colin Harvey, Director of Bovis Lend Lease UK North
Steve Parry, Managing Director, Neptune Developments
Rupert Goddard Associate Director of Aedas Architects
Gerald Bowey, Chief Executive of International Building Press comments:
“Commercial organisations are given a voice through our media in informing the public of the
progressive work taking place in the North West’s built environment. These stories, themes
and the industry issues debated are widely echoed across mainstream UK and international
media as testament to the high quality journalism within this sector.
We relish the opportunity to thank and recognise those people involved and hope to do so
throughout the growth of these awards year on year.”