The 2008 Winners
Short Term Merchant of the Year
Julia Langkraehr from Retail Profile presents the SCEPTRE Award for Short Term Merchant of the Year to Andy White from Xtras.
Environmental Management Initiative of the Year
Brian Saunders of Futur presents the SCEPTRE Award for the Environmental Management Initiative of the Year to Teresa Gottschalk from The Meadows in Chelmsford.
Shopping Centre Marketing Manager of the Year
Caroline Gamester from LDJ Design and Display (left) presents the SCEPTRE Award for Shopping Centre Marketing Manager of the Year to Jude Leitch from The Gate in Newcastle.
Town Centre Regeneration Team of the Year
Paul Birkett from Retailfusion presents the SCEPTRE Award for the Town Centre Regeneration Team of the Year to Ken Sims (left) from Kirkleees Council.
Shopping Centre Developer of the Year
Richard Chadwick from Europa (right) presents the SCEPTRE Award for Shopping Centre Developer of the Year to Denis Carruthers and Martina Sloan of Westfield.
Shopping Centre Managing Agent of the Year
Shopping Centre Publishing Director John Lewis (right) presents the SCEPTRE Award for Managing Agent of the Year to Martin Wallace from Savills.
Security Team of the Year
Shopping Centre editor Graham Parker presents the SCEPTRE Award David Pollock and Terry Atkinson from the Europa Team at the MetroCentre, Gateshead.
Customer Services Team of the Year
Mike Green, CEO of him! (right) presents the SCEPTRE Award for Customer Services Team of the Year to Marc Burchett and Geoff Jones from Westfield's Royal Victoria Place in Tunbridge Wells.
Brand Promotion of the Year
John Lewis presents the SCEPTRE Award for Brand Promotion of the Year to Binder Tohani of Westfield's Castlecourt Shopping Centre for its "Orange County Chopper Road Show".
Young Achiever of the Year
Graham Parker presents the Sceptre Young Achiever Of The Year to Annarose Hearsum from Land Securities' Gunwharf Quays In Portsmouth.
Retailer of the Year
Graham Parker presents the SCEPTRE Retailer of the Year Award to Keith McCombie of the John Lewis Partnership.
Britain's biggest workers co-op also happens to be the shopping centre developers' anchor of choice. During the current development boom John Lewis is opening more than one new store a year, with the latest being a 250,000-sq ft giant at Liverpool One.
Centre Manager of the Year - up to 200,000 sq ft
Alpine Selection's chairman Ian Flanagan OBE (right) presents the SCEPTRE Award for Centre Manager of the Year at a centre up to 200,000 sq ft to Paul Haynes from Regent Place in Leamington Spa.
Centre Manager of the Year - 200,001 to 450,000 sq ft
Francois deFreitas from Photo-Me International presents the SCEPTRE Award for Centre Manager of the Year at a centre between 200,001 and 450,000 sq ft to Louise Evans from REALM's Clarks Village in Street, Somerset.
Centre Manager of the Year - 450,001 sq ft and above
Don Nugent from Dundrum in Dublin won the SCEPTRE Award for Centre Manager of the Year at a centre bigger than 450,001 sq ft.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Capital Shopping Centres managing director Kay Chaldecott presents the SCEPTRE Lifetime Achievement Award to Chapman Taylor's Nigel Woolner .









