ARGYLL AND BUTE SCOOPS MAJOR ROADS MAINTENANCE AWARD

ARGYLL AND BUTE SCOOPS MAJOR ROADS MAINTENANCE AWARD




Argyll and Bute Council has been named ‘Most Improved Performer’ at a prestigious UK awards ceremony.



The authority won the title in the Highways and Winter Maintenance category at the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) awards in Blackpool.



Argyll and Bute was nominated for the Best Performer title in the same category, but was delighted to come away with the Most Improved Performer gong.



The news was welcomed by Councillor Duncan MacIntyre, the authority’s spokesperson for Transportation and Infrastructure.



“These are national awards which recognise outstanding performance in local government front line services,” he said.



“Our success is a real credit to the council staff who work so hard to maintain and improve our roads network, who are so often the unsung heroes.



“These awards measured improvement in areas such as cost, quality and customer satisfaction, and for an independent body to score us so highly is extremely rewarding.



“Winning this award won’t change the way we operate. We will continue to do what we do best – look at innovative and exciting solutions to maintaining and improving our roads network within the available funding.”



The awards were presented by Strictly Come Dancing star Flavia Cacace.



Mark Bramah, APSE assistant chief executive, said: “The public sector faces an austere future, so getting best value for the public pound means constantly getting the best performance from our front line public services.



“What these awards show is that in front line local council services there is a genuine commitment to providing high quality at the best price. The awards are strictly about performance and we have judged these councils to be amongst the very best in front line service delivery”.