Repeat Success as QPA Doubles Up at TAF Awards
The QPA has repeated 2006's major success at the Trade Association
Forum's Best Practice Awards by landing two prestigious prizes
against stiff national competition. This year's scheme received
entries from some 300 trade associations, of which nearly 60 went
on through as finalists. Prizes are awarded across 17 categories
united in sharing best practice on effective representation for
members.
The first QPA honour of the night was awarded to www.qpa.org
which picked up Website of the Year. The redesigned site, which
was supported by editorial contributions and advice from many
QPA members, was the unanimous victor in a hard-fought category.
Judges remarked that the QPA had "succeeded in producing
a site that was both educational and a valuable means of promoting
the industry that it serves". The QPA's public website is
no stranger to success, with this week's award bolstering the
CiB national prize for website design picked up in May.
The second recognition went to www.safequarry.com
which took home the Social Initiative Award. Judges saw the groundbreaking
site as a "major step forward in communications that is benefiting
the health and safety of workers throughout the industry".
The site benefits heavily from QPA members contributions in sharing
health and safety best practice and innovative toolbox talks.
The trophy will share the cabinet with the UEPG award the project
won earlier in the spring.
Both these online resources contribute to the 120,000 visits that
the QPA's family of websites enjoys every month. This amounts
to almost 1.5 million people a year making the link between this
vital industry and our everyday lives. And with 57 other big hitting
Trade Associations competing in the Trade Association Forum Awards,
the QPA is officially providing class-leading support for the
quarry products industry.
Visit the websites now at www.qpa.org
and www.safequarry.com
ENDS
For more information please contact Tim Parry by tel: 0207 9638000
or e-mail parry@qpa.org, www.qpa.org
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