The Utility Industry Achievement Awards have been seen as the ultimate recognition of excellence in the utilities sector - no other awards in the water, energy and telecoms sectors carry such prestige and value as the annual Achievement Awards.

The Utility Industry Achievement Awards are not just for the very large companies or multi-million pound projects - they are intended to recognise excellence across the industry, no matter what the sector, the size of the company or the scale of the project.

Bespoke Consultancy Services provided the service of tailoring and implementing a company wide accredited Risk Management training programme for Yorkshire Water.

The purpose of the training programme was to raise the level of risk awareness and understanding to drive efficiencies and support the strategic aim of a high and consistent level of risk application.

Judges said that this well considered and innovative initiative had identified what would be a new field to most people and helped develop a forward thinking '21st century' workforce.