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DTI MINISTER BARRY GARDINER MP ANNOUNCES NATIONAL WINNER OF DTI / INTERFORUM E-COMMERCE AWARDS 2005
Blueheath Holdings wins £50,000 cash prize -
Pictured from left to right:
Declan Curry, Breakfast Business Presenter, BBC News; Bill Murphy, Managing Director, BT Business; Joe Norburn, Head of RBS Trust Assured; Richard Ball, Chief Technical Officer, Blueheath Holdings Plc.; Douglas Gurr, Chief Executive, Blueheath Holdings Plc.; Barry Gardiner MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Competitiveness; Phil Flaxton, Chief Executive, InterForum
07 October 2005:
London based Internet-enabled grocery wholesaler, Blueheath Holdings PLC, has been awarded the title of national E-Champion of the seventh annual DTI / InterForum E-Commerce Awards in association with BT, for the innovative way in which it has applied e-technology to develop a unique business model servicing the independent grocery retail sector, transforming the efficiency and effectiveness of its distribution model and stripping costs out of its supply chain.
Blueheath Holdings ( (External)
www.blueheath.com
), whose use of e-commerce technologies has enabled it to transform the way in which it services its retail customers, also won the London regional and national 'best end-to-end integrated business' category and beat an incredible 71 other small and medium sized organisations from across the UK at the final of the National E-Commerce Awards 2005 to win the grand cash prize of £50,000.
Barry Gardiner MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Competitiveness presented Douglas Gurr, Chief Executive of Blueheath Holdings Plc., with the cheque at the national Awards ceremony held at The Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 6 October 2005, also attended by the national E-Commerce Awards sponsors BT.
Barry Gardiner, commented, "The effective use of ICT can make companies more competitive and productive. There is now significant evidence that shows us that investment in ICT coupled with organisational change is a major enabler for increased productivity. This impact on productivity is why the Government is committed to creating the right conditions and environment to enable companies to exploit ICT in a way that allows innovation and enterprise to flourish within all businesses."
He continued, "This year's winning companies provide powerful examples to other businesses in the effective use of ICT. In doing so, they help contribute to a growing knowledge economy and making the UK the best place in the world for e-business."
As well as six national category winners, seven new Innovators Awards winners were selected from the entrants across the UK. The 2005 national category winners are:
Best Customer Care Online: Kelvin Lodge Dental Practice (North East) - (External)
www.kelvinlodge.co.uk
Best End-to-End Integrated Business: Blueheath Holdings PLC (London) - (External)
www.blueheath.com
Best Sales and Marketing Online: Confused.com (Wales) - (External)
www.confused.com
Best Use of Broadband: Advitel Ltd (East) - (External)
www.advitel.co.uk
Best Use of Teleworking: Scothosts Limited (Scotland) - (External)
www.scothosts.com
Best Use of Mobile & Wireless Technology: pH Europe Ltd (Yorkshire & The Humber) - (External)
www.pheurope.com
Recognising the way in which larger enterprises and SMEs can learn from each other's application of ICT, this year's E-Commerce Awards also saw the launch of the National Innovator Awards, a new set of seven categories judged and awarded at a national level, open to individuals or groups of people within any public or private UK organisation who can demonstrate innovative use of ICT. The following organisations have been recognised for their endorsement and promotion of the benefits of emerging technologies in the following areas:-
Environment: Riverford Organic Vegetables Limited - (External)
www.riverford.co.uk
Transport: eCourier - (External)
www.ecourier.co.uk
Safe Online Transactions: Coverpoint.biz - (External)
www.coverpoint.biz
Export: NetConstruct - (External)
www.netconstruct.co.uk
Health: Walkgrove Limited - (External)
www.walkgrove.co.uk
E-Government: UK visas - (External)
www.ukvisas.gov.uk
Education and Learning: Fisher Educational Ltd t/a 10ticks.co.uk - (External)
www.10ticks.co.uk
Blueheath Holdings was awarded the overall title of National E-Champion 2005 for its implementation and use of e-trading, distribution and supply-chain technology, that now underpins the foundation of the company. The implementation and innovative use of technology has enabled Blueheath Holdings to grow and manage its business, in a highly competitive market sector, and pass the cost savings it has achieved on to its customers and clients.
Phil Flaxton, Chief Executive of InterForum, said, "Since the Awards inception in 1999, we have seen entrants' steadily increasing maturity and innovative use technology, endorsing clearly how technology is all about integration, transformation and enhanced business processes. In 2005, the Awards entrants demonstrate how the clever and considered application of technology represents a complete reassessment and shift in the way that business is done, and at its most successful, forms a core part of a fully integrated competitive strategy for business growth."
"Our congratulations go to all winners, and in particular to Blueheath Holdings, who has demonstrated just how an innovative use of technology can help to completely transform not just a business, but an entire network of organisations."
"This is the seventh year we've sponsored the e-Commerce Awards and it is a testimony of our commitment to the UK's smaller businesses that use the latest technologies to drive their companies forward," said Bob Bissell, Marketing Manager of BT Business.
"Each and every company that entered the Awards really captured the essence of what they're all about - not just the technology, but also the dedication and application to create real value for smaller businesses - and that's what we're celebrating. BT Business is proud to be a part of the Awards and champion their cause."
The regional and national E-Commerce Awards are open to any organisation with less then 250 employees and recognise and reward innovation in the application of Internet and information and communication technologies to transform small and medium sized businesses in the UK. With national ICT innovators Awards being open to all UK organisations, both public and private sector.
Further information about this year's Awards, sponsored nationally by BT, and details on how to pre-register or nominate a company free of charge for next year can be found on the dedicated web site
www.ecommerce-awards.co.uk
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