This year there were only two companies that met the strict criteria for reaching the shortlist in the Sourcing & Procurement category.

Traditionally, the Hi-tech, Communications and Electronics category is the highest scoring sector, and this year certainly didn’t disappoint.

As always, the Public Sector, Services &Utilities category was a difficult award to judge owing to the great diversity of entries.

This was a hard fought category with four good contenders for the prize.

For the second year running, German companies dominated the Aerospace, Defence, Industrial & Automotive category.

The Overall Winner Award is the most highly coveted supply chain award in Europe.

This year’s European Supply Chain Excellence submissions have probably been the highest standard we have ever seen, says Masood Hassan of PRTM. We eventually assessed 63 finalists and spoke with almost 200 supply chain practitioners across a wide spectrum

A sell-out audience at the Grosvenor House Hotel celebrated excellence as Europe’s top supply chains were revealed at The European Supply Chain Excellence Awards. Jessica Davies, Lucy Tesseras and Nick Allen.

An expert and efficient ‘solution’ to help cut costs should be a priority.

DIY retailer Wickes has improved its service delivery levels and reduced operating costs by £250,000 a year after implementing VSc Solution’s electronic proof of delivery, vehicle tracking and performance management systems.