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UTILITY WEEK | 16TH - 22ND DECEMBER 2016 | 5 The Utility Week Awards 2016 was a sellout event that attracted a strong turnout of industry executives and senior regulators. Sponsored by CGI and Capgemini, the event at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London fostered an ebullient end-of-year spirit and celebrated industry success stories in a challenging year. In addition to the 13 main awards categories, Baringa Partners once again sponsored an Industry Champion award to recognise outstanding and enduring utilities leadership. This year the accolade was given to Steve Johnson MBE, the popular former chief executive of Electricity North West. Capital Project Management Award Winner: United Utilities in partnership with Galliford Try, Costain and Atkins. Community Initiative of the Year Winner: Npower Environment Award Winner: Severn Trent Customer Care Award Winner: SP Energy Networks Team, Back Office Winner: Northumbrian Water Team, Customer Facing Winner: Northern Ireland Water and Echo Managed Services IT Initiative of the Year Winner: Thames Water and Eight20 Customer Engagement Winner: Welsh Water Utility of the Year Winner: UKPN Marketing Initiative of the Year Winner: First Utility Staff Development Winner: British Gas Supply Chain Excellence Winner: Openreach, Morrison Utility Services & Hire-A-Lite Smart Utilities Winner: Centrica Utility Week Awards 2016 winners "A bump in the road" How University of Ulster professor Patrick Keatley described the effect of Brexit on the integrated single electricity market in Ireland. He told a Belfast conference that it would not have any long-term effects. $5.197tn The scope of global fossil fuel divestment has doubled over the past 15 months, with institutions and individuals controlling $5.197 trillion in assets pledging to divest, according to analysis by Arabella Advisors. £54K Amount Ovo Energy has agreed to pay to a charity after it failed to compensate customers when its agents missed appointments or turned up late.