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Sponsored by Winner: London Borough of Camden The council's Better and Cheaper programme, led by the senior management team, set out to achieve efficiencies which could deliver lasting savings with a phase one target of £175m for 2007/8 and phase two well underway. FINALISTS: (Click on the links to read councils' submissions to the judges) Buckinghamshire County Council London Borough of Croydon North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire Councils Sevenoaks District Council Warrington Borough Council COMMENDED: Chorley Borough Council Hampshire County Council London Borough of Havering London Borough of Lambeth Shropshire County Council Staffordshire County Council About the sponsors: Mouchel Business Services Making Better Partnerships: Working Together Employing approximately twelve thousand people and with an order book worth more than £2 billion, Mouchel is one of the leading private sector providers of public services. We provide greater value for money, efficiently delivered services provided in a safe and sustainable way, and an acknowledged improvement in the quality of everyday life for the estimated 30 million people we serve throughout Britain and Ireland in the following sectors: Government and Business Services We are the UK's leading provider of professional property services to public and private sector clients. We specialise in building long term strategic partnerships providing innovative solutions to help our clients. Our property business boasts over a thousand property professionals dedicated to helping clients and communities succeed in the 21st Century. Mouchel Business Services possess a proven capability to implement world-class modern, fully integrated business systems and improved business processes for Councils. This ensures that organisations secure cost reductions whilst at the same time improvements are delivered in service levels and standards. Regeneration Mouchel offers a comprehensive range of regeneration solutions, working in conjunction with local authorities and agencies to help meet the needs of the local people. At Mouchel, we have the capacity to deliver projects as either stand alone activities or as part of a long-term partnership, exemplified by our Joint Venture partnerships in Liverpool, Knowsley, Rochdale and Oldham. Water With a turnover of £63 million and over a thousand staff across the country, Mouchel's water business provides a variety of design and operational services to all the UK's regulated water and sewerage companies. We also provide marine expertise for major port and terminal operators, shoreline protection for local authorities and the Environment Agency, and planning, engineering and management services for flood alleviation schemes. Waste Mouchel's waste business provides specialist waste management consultancy services to private and public sector clients. These include developing and implementing sustainable municipal waste strategies and providing services for all stages of a waste project's lifecycle. Highways Mouchel's highway services range from planning and design of major capital projects to maintenance and management of congested road networks. Urban traffic congestion and carbon emissions now shape the market's thinking and we are the established experts in strategies and technologies to combat these problems. Mouchel has been engaged in road network management and maintenance since the 1980s and remains one of the UK's leading specialists. The Highways business accounted for 32% of Mouchel's revenue in July 2007. Energy Mouchel's energy business is one of the UK's leading full service package consultancies for gas and utility industry infrastructure clients, helping partners to deliver an efficient and affordable supply of energy to homes and businesses. In addition to comprehensive engineering design support, we offer asset management and due diligence services. Rail The rail division of Mouchel offers the full spectrum of associated works including engineering, management asset management, signalling, safety, telecommunications, installation and power supply to key clients including Network Rail and London Underground. Revenues are over £50 million as the group continues to expand following the acquisition of ServiRail in 2005. Land & Environment With a turnover of more than £16m, Mouchel's land and environment business provides clients in the public and private sectors with a full and integrated service package in the planning, development and management of land-based assets. Mouchel's LandAspects division is the UK's largest land information management business. The team provides clients with management services for land-based assets. Back to the MJ Awards Home

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