Advantage West Midlands has again been recognised as a top
performing organisation and award winner after receiving the
highest honour at the region's premier business awards - the
Midlands Excellence Awards 2010/11.
Mick Laverty, Chief Executive of Advantage West Midlands,
described the result as excellent news and a well-deserved
testament to the professionalism and commitment of the Agency's
staff.
He said: "The team at Advantage West Midlands have been using
their expertise and experience to support the region and its
economic development for more than ten years.
"We know that every year we have been getting better and raising
the bar on what we have achieved as an organisation, but to have
this recognised externally is fantastic.
"We have made a difference. Independent evaluation has shown
that every £1 invested by the Agency generates an average
£8.14 return back into the Region's economy - as public
sector activity goes that's an outstanding return.
"We set ourselves the highest professional standards and our
work has been driven by a determination to continuously improve
performance. In March 2012 that work will end but we will ensure
the Agency closes down in an exemplary manner, with the best
interests of the region and its people firmly in focus."
The Agency joins an illustrious list of previous Midlands
Excellence winners including Severn Trent Water, BMW and
Siemens.
Advantage West Midlands are proud supporters of the Midlands
Excellence Awards and the Midlands Excellence team; they deliver
the Agency's aim of helping organisations from across the region
improve their performance.
Winning a Midlands Excellence Award represents success in one of
the toughest, most rigorous assessments of organisational
performance there is. As the largest event of its kind in Europe,
success at the Midlands Excellence Awards is a formidable
achievement.