We were commissioned to produce a video highlighting the work of Paul White, Chairman of Frogmore, for the 2018 ‘Props Awards’ held in London.

Paul White – Lifetime Achievement Award 2018

He was given the Lifetime Achievement Award at the event, which brings together property professionals in the capital at a lunch to celebrate the best and most innovative projects in the property sector.

To see the video report click here

“the PROPS” Awards lunch took place at the London Hilton Park Lane and was staged by our client, Variety, the Children’s Charity who used the event to raise vital funds to purchase electric wheelchairs for disabled and disadvantaged children and young people throughout the UK.

Variety’s 27th Annual “the PROPS” lunch is real estate’s premier fundraising event. Since its inception in 1992, “the PROPS”, dedicated to the UK’s property industry, raising nearly £10 million and funded more than 2,000 custom-made electric wheelchairs. This year’s awards was hosted again by England and the British & Irish Lions Rugby Legend Martin Bayfield.

Martin Bayfield hosted the event

“the PROPS” Awards spans a wide range of categories, from Deal of the Year, to Property Lender and Development of the Year. The list of recipients of PROPS awards over the years reads like an industry ‘who’s who’ including Trevor Hemmings, Gerald Ronson CBE, Tony Pidgley CBE, Sir John Beckwith CBE, Sir John Ritblat, Sir William McAlpine, Richard Caring, Irvine Sellar,  Michael Slade, Sir Stuart Lipton and Irvine Sellar.

For the past 27 years, “the PROPS” Awards has recognised individuals and companies in the property industry who have excelled.

Paul White joined Frogmore in 1995 as Managing Director.  He set the Company’s vision and delivered its sustained performance over the past 21 years.  Under his leadership in changing market conditions, the listed company’s profit before taxation more than tripled from approximately £15 million to £55 million (1996 – 2000).  He then led the privatisation of Frogmore Estates plc in January 2001.

Since 2006, Frogmore has evolved into an established real estate investment manager.  Paul spearheaded the raise of close to £1bn in equity capital globally across three closed-end funds.  He has been involved in the origination, underwriting and financing of over £7bn transactions at Frogmore. Paul moved from being Chief Executive at Frogmore to his current role as Chairman in April 2016.

Paul is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a member of the Investment Property Forum.  He is a strong supporter of the Willow Foundation, a charity for seriously ill young adults. In 2016, Paul was awarded the MBE for his services to charity.

The 2018 Made in the Midlands Awards were a big “wow” according to those that wrote to Good Call Media following the event.

We crafted the kick off video for the glittering evening held at the Macdonald Burlington Hotel in the centre of Birmingham featuring winners from last year and the main sponsors of the 2018 event. We work with Insider to identify the potential interviewees and then pick up the organisation schedule on their behalf. We then arrange to visit the various  sponsors and winners to highlight the main aspects of the awards.

Our background in journalism with the BBC business unit, working for programmes such as ‘World Business Report’, ‘Working Lunch’ on BBC 2 and the former BBC business flagship programme ‘Business Breakfast’ as well as the “Today” programme and “Wake Up To Money” on Radio Five Live, were key when we were appointed by Insider Media Group, the organisers of the Awards.

Click here to see our video report:

Here’s full list of this year’s winners and shortlisted companies and a summary of the judges’ remarks:

Automotive Award
Winner: Liberty Vehicle Technologies
Judges said Liberty is embracing the future by building its business and supply chains around electric and autonomous vehicles.
Highly Commended: MarchantCain Design
Shortlisted:
Cameron-Price
Otter Controls
Lander Automotive
G&P Group Holdings
Steel & Alloy Processing

Export Award
Sponsored by: Barclays
Winner: Indestructible Paint
Indestructible showed that it understands the huge complexities and barriers of the global market yet overcame them to export 70 percent of its turnover.
Shortlisted:
Apreco
Exol Lubricants
Clifton Packaging
Liberty Performance Steels
Portmeirion Group UK
Crofts & Assinder

Digital Engineering/Technology Award
Sponsored by: Xuper
Winner:  Reynolds Technology
Reynolds marked its 120^th anniversary by taking a traditional product, bicycling tubing, and turning it into an innovation-led 3D printed growth story.
Highly Commended: Stickee Technology
Shortlisted:
Evolve-IT Consulting
Guidance Marine
JC Metalworks
Unipart Manufacturing Group
Sorion Electronics
Waldeck Consulting

Food and Drink Award
Winner: Aston Manor Cider
Cider’s a fast-growing market, and Aston’s made some shrewd investments in innovation and branding, with fruit flavourings that stand out on shelves.
Shortlisted:
Clifton Packaging
James T Blakeman & Co
Miss Macaroon
Purity Brewing Company

Green/Sustainable Manufacturer Award
Winner: Stone Computers
Stone’s got sustainability in its DNA: it comes naturally in all it does – a slick recycling operation that’s integrated with the rest of the business.
Highly Commended: Minster Surfacing
Shortlisted:
Clifton Packaging
Purity Brewing Company
Smithery

Manufacturing Apprenticeship/Training Scheme Award
Sponsored by: Coventry University
Winner: Contechs
Contech’s breadth of training, from apprenticeships to PhDs, is driven from top with a philosophy that continuous improvement means continuous success.
Highly Commended: Miss Macaroon and Aston Martin Lagonda
Shortlisted:
JC Metalworks
Lander Automotive
Liberty Pressing Solutions
Tamlite Lighting

Manufacturing Innovation Award
Sponsored by: Haines Watts
Winner: Clifton Packaging
Clifton’s simply at the cutting edge of innovative packaging. Its new products and processes have driven strong, consistent growth.
Shortlisted:
Network Telecom (UK)
Guidance Marine
Kingspan Insulation
Jack Aluminium,
Lontra
Wicksteed Playgrounds

Judges Special Award
Winner: Unipart Manufacturing Group
This year the judges decided that there was one business that was shortlisted, and although it did not win its category, was so impressive and had made such a sustained contribution to Midland manufacturing generally that it would be wrong for it not to be rewarded.

Manufacturer of the Year (turnover of under £25m)
Sponsored by: Hunter Selection
Winner: AE Aerospace
The judges said AE Aerospace was doing all the right things to keep it flying – investing in equipment, skills and really embracing Industry 4.0.
Shortlisted:
JC Metalworks
Mereway Kitchens
Alpha Rail
Apreco
Lontra
Sygnet Signs

Manufacturer of the Year (turnover of more than £25m)
Sponsored by: East Midlands Airport
Winner: Liberty Engineering
Liberty’s acquisition of the former Caparo Industries steel business has brought stability to the regional economy. The pipeline of new products and growth potential stands out with this company.
Shortlisted:
Aston Manor Cider
Kingspan Insulation
Liberty Engineering
Tamlite Lighting
Voestalpine Metsec

Reaction has continued to flood in from our rapid turnaround of interviews recorded imediately after the ceremony for the 2018 Ceva UK Animal Welfare Awards.

The number of hits on social media was dramatically increased by our swift response with many winners and sponsors very keen to share their success in the aftermath of receiving their award.

Good Call Media Co-owner, Nik Wood, who coordinated the interviews and editing said:”When better to encourage people to share their Tweets, Facebook posts and Linked In entries than when they arte basking in the success of winning an award.
“By working through the night we were able to offer links to the videos to the winners and sponsors within minutes of the interviews being recorded so this resulted in a big hike in hits compared to events when content is sometimes edited days and even weeks after it is recorded.”

Feedback from those involved was unanimously appreciative with many saying they were proud to be able to share their success with their friends and families but also colleagues and marketing teams to get maximum exposure.

The awards were hosted by TV presenter and animal lover, Matt Baker, and renowned retired veterinary surgeon, Chris Laurence MBE FRCVS, who puts his name to the Vet of the Year Award. They recognise the achievements of remarkable people from the farming, veterinary and charity industries, who go beyond the call of duty to better the lives of animals around the world including veterinary and charity professionals, researchers and volunteers.
Speaking at the ceremony, chair of the judging panel, Chris Laurence, said: ““The quality of nominations for this year’s awards surpassed any we’ve had before, and the people and organisations nominated are well deserved winners. It is especially pleasing to see people from different organisations coming together in the name of animal welfare to work together and to provide leadership. Not only do the winners deserve our thanks and praise but all those nominated should be really proud of what they do for the welfare of animals that can’t speak for themselves.”

You can see the latest You Tube videos that were posted for the following categories by simply clicking on the titles:

Welfare Nurse of the Year Award in association with Agria Pet Insurance
Adina Valentine, Blue Cross Animal Hospital in Grimsby
Charitable Contribution of the Year supported by Blue Cross
Helen Whiteside, Canine Research Associate at Guide Dogs

Farm Animal Welfare Award supported by R.A.B.I. and NADIS
The University of Nottingham Dairy Herd Health Group

The 2018 UK Animal Welfare Awards, staged by our key client, global veterinary health company, Ceva Santé Animale, were declared the ‘best ever’ following the ceremony held in Birmingham, UK.

Figures from the veterinary, charity and animal health sector gathered at Birminghams’ city centre conference centre for the event and Good Call Media was on hand to record on the spot interviews with the winners.

We worked through the night to upload the interviews and all were ‘live’ on social media by the time people woke up the following morning and they were given links to the video files and You Tube postings so that they could share through their own social media outlets.

You can see some of the winners’ videos by clicking on these links:

Charity Team of the Year

Charitable Contribution of the Year

Vet of the Year

Watch out for further links to our videos later.

Television presenter, Matt Baker, host of The One Show and Countryfile, has been announced as the host of the 2018 Ceva Animal Welfare Awards.

He will co-host the awards alongside the ceremony’s head judge, retired veterinary surgeon, Chris Laurence MBE FRCVS, who puts his name to the Vet of the Year Award.

TV presenter Matt Baker will host the Awards

Good Call Media has been recording video ‘teasers’ for the event and will also be there to record interviews with the winners on the night. The interviews will immediately be shared on social media outlets such as Ceva’s Facebook, Twitter, Linked In and You Tube channels

Click here to see the latest teaser.

Matt Baker said: “The countryside and love of animals are in my blood and I am passionate about improving animal welfare both in the UK and abroad. I applaud the Ceva Animal Welfare Awards for recognising both individuals and organisations who dedicate their lives to enhancing animal welfare and I look forward to personally acknowledging and thanking them for the work they do at the awards.”

Cuneyt Seckin, managing director of Ceva Animal Health, added: “We are thrilled to have Matt on board to help reward the crème de la crème of animal welfare professionals and organisations. We’re sure that his love of animals, the countryside and farming will make Matt a true asset to the awards.”

The Ceva Animal Welfare Awards will take place during a ceremony held in Birmingham ahead of BSAVA Congress on 4 April 2018. To find out more about the awards visit www.cevawelfareawards.com.