Oil & Gas UK has opened nominations for its annual industry awards, for the eight year running.
The structure of the awards’ categories will change in 2014, as the two company awards, now called: the Oil & Gas UK Award for Investment in People, sponsored by Petrotechnics; and the Oil & Gas UK Award for Business Innovation, sponsored by BP, will both be split into two categories, one for large and the other for smaller companies.
The smaller enterprises must meet two out of three requirements: employ less than 250 staff; record less than £25.9million turnover; and hold less than £12.5million in assets, in accordance with the UK Government’s guidance on small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
In addition, the individual awards have been simplified and now include: Mentor of the Year, sponsored by Chevron; Apprentice of the Year, sponsored by ECITB; and Graduate of the Year, sponsored by the University of Aberdeen.
“The Oil & Gas UK Awards bring our industry together to showcase to exceptional skills and enterprise demonstrated by individuals and companies across Britain,” said Stephen Marcos Jones, Oil & Gas UK’s business development director.
“Following feedback from both the 2013 judging panel and Oil & Gas UK membership, we have decided to tailor our awards categories to ensure that they are compelling to companies of all shapes and sizes working in or offering services to the oil and gas industry. We hope that this strategy will encourage a greater number of smaller players in the sector to share their achievements.”
The awards, sponsored by Shell, will take place at Aberdeen’s Exhibition and Conference Centre on November 6.
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