Pictured: Marjan Horne (The Fort Centre Manager), Don Lemen (Director, DTZ) representative from Green Apple, Paul Delany (Associate Director, DTZ) and Louise Boustani (Sustainability Manager from Aberdeen Asset Management)

Managing agent, DTZ has announced that The Fort Shopping Park has won a Silver Green Apple Award in the national campaign to find Britain's greenest companies, councils and communities.

The Shopping Park's entry, entitled 'The Fort Wages War on Waste', competed against more than 500 other nominations to win the award for sustainable development. Marjan Horne, Centre Manager at The Fort, together with managing agent DTZ, have been the driving force for improving its waste policy by researching ways to reduce waste, increase recycling and regain control of spiralling waste budgets, collected the award at a presentation ceremony in the House of Commons last month.

Marjan Horne said: "We are delighted to win a Green Apple Award. We wanted to do away with the outdated methods of waste disposal that were being used to help save the environment and are amazed at the results achieved with just a few simple changes."

Paul Delany of DTZ commented: "This award win was truly a collective effort and we couldn't have achieved it without the support from staff and occupiers who got behind the project so that recycling has quickly become second nature. We will be setting targets for next year to build on the great work already achieved."

The Green Apple Awards began in 1994 and are organised by The Green Organisation, an independent, non-profit environment group dedicated to recognising and promoting environmental best practice. Judges for the Green Apple Awards are drawn from the Environmental Agency, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, the Chartered Institution for Waste Management and other independent bodies.

The Fort Shopping Park is Birmingham's premier out-of-town shopping experience with 28 quality national retailers, which stock some of the largest ranges in the country, late opening hours and safe, free parking for over 2,000 cars both above and below ground.