Old Woking, Surrey 1^st December 2009 – Gazetteer specialists Aligned Assets are delighted to announce that 12 of their customers were recognised across 15 separate categories at the 2009 Exemplar Awards.

The Awards, which celebrate achievements in public sector use of the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) and National Street Gazetteer (NSG), saw a total of nine wins by users of Aligned Assets’ gazetteer management system, Symphony, plus three runners up and three highly commended.

The London Area saw a clean sweep for Aligned Assets with Redbridge scoping the Award for Best NLPG in Greater London and Enfield for Best NSG.  The Welsh also witnessed domination from Symphony users with Monmouthshire selected as Best in Wales for the NLPG and the Isle of Anglesey collecting the award for Best NSG.

Additional victories were seen with Exeter City Council winning Best in South West Region for NLPG and Wokingham, Walsall and North East Lincolnshire each winning their respective regions for Best NSG.

This is the fourth year in a row that has seen success for the users of Symphony.  Speaking after the awards, founder of Aligned Assets, Phil Gee said, “What these awards show is the consistently high level of excellence amongst our user base.  Key to achieving this excellence is dedication and hard work, so I applaud all our customers who realised success.”

Aligned Assets are an industry leader in gazetteer software solutions.  They supply over 90 Local Authorities as well as the FiReControl Project, the British Transport Police and Transport for London.  In addition to providing GIS and address management software they can offer a complete range of consultancy, training, bespoke solutions and project management.

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Full list of Aligned Assets awards:

NLPG Best Business Process Transformation

-          Highly Commended Exeter City Council

Most Innovative Use

-          Highly Commended Canterbury City Council

NLPG FireControl Award for the Best Integration

of the NLPG by a Fire and Rescue Service

-          Runner-up Kent Fire & Rescue Service

NLPG Ministry of Justice Award for the Best Implementation

of the Electoral Registration Data Standard

-          Runner-up High Peak Borough Council and Staffordshire Moorlands District Strategic Alliance

NLPG Best in Greater London

-          Winner London Borough of Redbridge

NLPG Best in South East Region

-          Runner-up Adur District Council

NLPG Best in South West Region

-          Winner Exeter City Council

NLPG Best in Wales

-          Winner Monmouthshire County Council

NSG Most Improved

-          Winner Isle of Anglesey County Council

NSG Best in Greater London

-          Winner London Borough of Enfield

NSG Best in South East Region

-          Winner Wokingham Borough Council

NSG Best in Wales

-          Winner Isle of Anglesey County Council

NSG Best in West Midlands Region

-          Winner Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

NSG Best in Yorkshire & Humberside Region

-          Winner North East Lincolnshire Council

Best Integration of the NLPG & NSG

-          Highly Recommended Monmouthshire County Council

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CONTACTS

Carl Hancock, Aligned Assets

0870 750 8750

carl.hancock@aligned-assets.co.uk