RWG Awards
Andrew Bamber “Outstanding Contribution to the Retail Market” Award
The RWG's main award is named after the late Andrew Bamber, former RWG Chair (pictured). The award recognises people who have contributed to the success of the RWG and/or the retail market over the last financial year.
The winner is voted on by individuals in the market. You can nominate your top three choices here. Your first place choice gets five points, second place gets three points and third place gets one point. You must choose three people in order, only vote once, and cannot vote for someone in your organisation. Any votes non-compliant with the rules will be discarded.
RWG Chair Award
The RWG Chair Award is awarded to a RWG sub-group Chair, and is chosen by the RWG Chairs, Mike Rathbone and Ray Porter.
The voting window for both awards generally runs from February to March each year.
The RWG Steering Group will oversee the award to ensure fairness, and in case of a tie, make a final award decision.
Previous award winners are featured below.
2024 winners
Oli Shelley, Wave
The Andrew Bamber Award
It’s lovely to be recognised for my contribution to the RWG. I’ve loved getting involved in the Steering Group as Vice Chair and working with people across the industry. My particular focus has been chairing the Settlement Group, to improve customer experience through reducing the time it can take, at times, for retailers to receive refunds for customers from wholesalers. I couldn’t do this without support from Settlement Group members, so thankyou to everyone involved.
Fallon Wilkinson, Water Plus
Retailer Chair Award winner
“It feels wonderful to win this award, especially as I can see every day what a big difference RWG’s work is making to the market and business customers. Retailers and wholesalers working together, dedicating our time and energy as individuals, we just keep on finding a way to solve problems and make things better. It’s great to see playing my small part is seen as valuable.”
Gerard Lyden, Thames Water
Wholesaler Chair Award winner
Thank you to the RWG for this award. I'm grateful to be recognised for the part I play in what is a real collaborative effort. The RWG has made some fantastic progress this year, with much more to come - I look forward to being a part of it!
Lisa-Ann Lott, MOSL
Unsung Hero Award winner
It was a lovely and unexpected surprise to receive this award for my contribution to the RWG. It's fantastic to see so much enthusiasm for market improvement, in particular in the water efficiency space. It's a real privilege to be part of a group that is so passionate about delivering positive outcomes for customers and the environment.
Liz D'Arcy, MOSL
Unsung Hero Award winner
"I am super happy to be recognised as an Unsung Hero. As a PA we do our best to ensure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes, so being in the spotlight is quite a change! Our directors support and trust in us and this award isn’t just for me but an acknowledgement for all PAs who work hard every day, often in the background. I am so grateful to be appreciated for it. Thank you!"
Alex Greenhalgh, Wave
Unsung Hero Award winner
Previous winners
2023/24
- The Andrew Bamber Award winner - Oli Shelley, Wave
- Retailer Chair Award winner - Fallon Wilkinson, Water Plus
- Wholesaler Chair Award winner - Gerard Lyden, Thames Water
- Unsung Hero Award winners:
- Lisa-Ann Lott, MOSL
- Liz D'Arcy, MOSL
- Alex Greenhalgh, Wave
- Paul Baker, Business Stream
2022/23
- The Andrew Bamber Award winner - Matt Rix, Yorkshire Water
- Chair Award winners - Rosalind Carey, Business Stream and Sian Forward, NWL
2021/22
- The Andrew Bamber Award winners - Lois Gill, Everflow, Martin Mavin
- Joint Chair Award winners - Lynette Cross, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water, Matt Glover, Wave
2020/21
- The Andrew Bamber Award winner - Chriss Duffy, Yorkshire Water
- Chair Award winners - Paul Stelfox, United Utilities and Holly Corns, South West Water
2019/20
- The Andrew Bamber Award winner - Simon Bennett, Bristol Water
- Chair Award winner - Chris Dawson, MOSL
“Receiving any award is amazing but to receive one that is voted for by your peers is something else! We have incredibly talented and dedicated professionals giving their time to support the RWG and to be recognised by them is a true honour and incredibly humbling. The Water Efficiency Sub Group has made some real strides forward this year and I can’t thank the group members enough for their continued hard work and support."