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20 | 2ND - 8TH JUNE 2017 | UTILITY WEEK Operations & Assets Event U tilities today face unprecedented pres- sure to be flexible and to transform their businesses in an uncertain and tense environment. Responding to this pressure, companies are investing in innovation and new tech- nologies and some are carving up their busi- nesses to deliver new enterprises, focused on delivering a fresh types of customer experi- ence or advancing the interests of a sustain- able society. But these strategies are nothing without the people who deliver them. Across the util- ities sector, seasoned employees and recent recruits are stepping up to the plate to help their companies tackle the big issues facing the industry, the economy and communities. They do this in a multitude of ways, by sharing knowledge with apprentices, by bringing fresh ideas to the table, by unlock- ing the secrets of industry and consumer data and simply by being passionate, engaged and inspiring individuals. At the Utility Week Stars Awards, we rec- ognise this. We celebrate the hard work and dedication that goes into delivering increas- ingly smart, fair and sustainable essential services. For the 2017 awards, we were delighted to receive a record number of entries, each reflecting a new perspective on the responsi- bilities and pride teams in the sector feel for the difference they make to the lives of mil- lions, day in and day out. On 23 June, in Manchester, we will put these people in the spotlight, celebrate the achievements of our deserving finalists and reveal the winners of the 2017 Stars trophies. Star quality The shortlist is in for the Stars Awards 2017, which give the utilities industry a rare opportunity to reward frontline staff. The finalists, 2017 Big Bang Award for Innovation • Bristol Water • Morrison Utility Services • Cadent (National Grid Gas Distribution) and Catalyst Information Services • Scottish Water • Severn Trent Water • Xoserve Constellation Award for collaborative work with a customer community/education • Affinity Water and WaterAid • Good Energy, Fintry Development Trust, Veitch Cooper, Energy Assets and Heriot Watt University • Northumbrian Water and Esh-MWH • Severn Trent Services Minewater Treatment Team and Coal Authority Environment Team • South East Water • UK Power Networks • United Utilities Constellation Award for collaborative work with a supplier • Affinity Water • Water Innovation Network - Anglian Water, Allia and Opportunity Peterborough • British Water and BIM4Water • National Grid • South Staffs Water • UK Power Networks Customer Culture Award • Northumbrian Water Property Solutions • Severn Trent • SP Energy Networks • SSE • UK Power Networks • Yorkshire Water and Morrison Utility Services Data Demon Award • Northumbrian Water Group • Severn Trent • South East Water and Advizzo • Southern Water • Thames Water Utilities • UK Power Networks Health and Safety Champion – Initiative • Clancy Plant • Morrison Utility Services - Lone Workers • RWE • Southern Water • UK Power Networks • Wales and West Utilities and the Alliance Health and Safety Champion – Individual • Anna Chivers - Anglian Water • Jennifer Fitzgibbon - The AMK (Aecom, Murphy and Kier) • Simon Deeley - UK Power Networks • Gurj Multani - UK Power Reserve Last year's Stars Awards