CorpComms Magazine

Southern Water emerged as the big winner at last night's CorpComms Awards picking up the Grand Prix for a series of campaigns that demonstrated creativity across the board.

The water company, which serves Hampshire, East and West Sussex, Kent and the Isle of Wight, received three awards last night.

Host Stephen K Amos, who stepped in at the last minute to replace comedian Chris Addison whose filming commitments overran, presented director of communications Geoff Loader with awards for best communications by a private sector organisation, best CSR and a highly commended certificate for best campaign.

NHS Leicester City also received three trophies last night for its hard hitting campaign to reduce the incidence of teenage pregnancies in the city. It picked up best digital campaign, best campaign and best communications by a public sector organisation.

The Gurkha Justice Campaign received the Editor's Award 2010 for a campaign that changed people's lives, forcing a government U-turn and winning gurkhas the right to settle in the UK.

Charlotte Lambkin, director of communications at BAE Systems, received the professional of the year, while 25 year old Liane Smith, internal communications manager at Action for Children, received the young achiever trophy.

Click here to see the winners and find out why they won. Photos will be online here shortly.

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