The NFU has triumphed at the prestigious CBI Trade
Association Best Practice Awards - the industry's equivalent of the Oscars.
At a glittering ceremony held on Thursday, 24 July at London's Park Lane
InterContinental hotel, the organisation was named Trade Association of the
Year 2008 as well as picking up awards for best Environment Initiative and
Magazine of the Year for British Farmer and Grower.
In their summary, the judges said the NFU was a worthy recipient of the
award after rising to the challenges of last summer's flooding, avian flu,
an outbreak of foot and mouth and the arrival of bluetongue in superb style,
reinventing itself by driving its roots down into its core constituency. The
judges said the NFU responded with leadership to crisis after crisis, both
as a voice and lobbyist for the industry and in very practical ways as well.
NFU director of communications Liz Falkingham said: "The NFU is delighted
to have won these awards. This is recognition of the superb work and
dedication of our staff and members and it is particularly special to win in
this our centenary year."
The awards, launched in 2002, recognise and reward the achievements of
Trade Association Forum members and are the only awards of their kind in the
UK. This year, member organisations submitted nearly 170 entries for the 13
categories.
