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Facility Media, the only Asia-based multi-service media company serving industries making up our built environment, made its first foray into social media in the wake of its second annual Outstanding Individuals in Industry Awards gala dinner, held 14 May this year. The decision to start a Facebook site was in response to the flood of enquiries from people wanting to see photos of themselves immediately and the ability of social media to publicise and create a community at the same time. "While many of the pictures will also be published publically on www.rfpmagazine.com and in our print edition, this is anotheravenue for people to be a part of RFP. As an invitation only group, there will be more information posted over the course of the year with elite events and information for RFP subscribers being posted online", said Ashford Pritchard, Managing Editor, RFP Magazine.

"Using something like facebook or twitter is just another way of fulfilling our mission to create a comunity of knowlege and contacts." said Claire Saeki publisher of RFP Magazine and MD of Facility Media.

To join the group and see the who's who of hte Asin property, building and design community under one roof, search Facebook for "RFP Magazine" and request to join.

Facility Media Now Online

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Facility Media have launched its new website in April to better showcase the range of products and services they provide. The new site offers more information and company news as well as promotions and polls relevant to the industry as a whole.

RFP Outstanding Individuals In industry Awards 2009

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Join us in congratulating the winners of the 2009 Awards. Table sales for the Gala Dinner, 14 May almost sold out. Act now. Winners listed below.

RFP (Real Estate Facilities Projects) Magazine, one of Asia’s top trade titles and the leading magazine for the industries of the built environment, has announced the recipients of the 2009 ‘Outstanding Individuals in Industry’ Awards. Rewarding the professionals responsible for the buildings in which we work, live and play, this year’s award nominees include some of the heaviest hitters in the industry.

The award winners were selected by a celebrity judging panel featuring experts and industry insiders. Both winners and nominees will be feted at a gala dinner in the newly refurbished Mira Hotel in Hong Kong on the 14th May.

The 2009 RFP Outstanding Individuals in Industry award winners are:

Architectural & Systems Design Award
Michael Tomordy, Associate Director - Technology and Security Consulting Practice, Arup – for leading Arup’s design team for its engagement for the design and integration of the IT, Security and Operational Systems for projects across Asia such as Beijing and Hyderabad’s new airports.

Business Development Award
Peter Barge, Asia Pacific Chairman - Jones Lang LaSalle / Board of Directors - Sandalwood – for his leadership role in the establishment of Sandalwood, a retail joint venture partnership between Jones Lang LaSalle and Colonial First State Property Management

Corporate Facility Leader Award
Brian Crockford, Program & Operations Manager, Microsoft Corp. – for establishing outstanding programmes that added value to the business and were adopted internationally.

Environmental Performance Award
Jenny Yeung, Facilities Manager, JP Morgan/Cushman & Wakefield – for implementing energy saving programmes representing a reduction of green house gases by some 3,500 tons and achieving dollar savings of US$513,000

Excellence in Facilities Management Award
Graham Tier, Manager - Property Operations and Maintenance, - for outstanding operation and maintenance of the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s property portfolio. Notably in 2008 Graham’s guidance and the Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian venues were completed, commissioned, maintained and operated in a seamless manner.

Industry Champion Award
Nick & Margaret Brooke, Chairman & CEO, Professional Property Services - For their commitment to excellence in Urban Planning and Design and their ongoing and irrepressible civic responsibility, particularly in respect of the harbour and shoreline redevelopment.

Landmark Project Achievement Award
Cynthia Chan, National Director, Head of PDS Shanghai, JLL Shanghai – for project managing the construction of Mattel’s worldwide first, flagship five-storey House of Barbie in Shanghai.

Project Manager of the Year
David Yau, Deputy General Manager, PM 1 Department, Henderson Land – for juggling multiple projects in varied locations such as Hangli Bayview in Guangzhou, The Beverly Hills and The Shining Heights in Hong Kong.

Real Estate Investment Award
Christiaan van Beek, Head of Derivatives, GFI Colliers – for pioneering the field of Real Estate Derivatives in Asia. Perhaps his most newsworthy deal of the year was the first long-dated Asian OTC property derivative option trade in Hong Kong between Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers Global Real Estate Group.

Real Estate Strategy Award
Martin Kaye, CEO, Millennium Group – for purchasing and securing planning approval for two of the largest resort projects in Asia located in the Gulf of Thailand.

Real Estate Transactions Award
Francis Quah, Head of Investment, Zerin Properties – for successfully concluding the sale of the Intercontinental Hanoi, Vietnam during the peak of the sub prime crisis.

Transformational Project Leader Award (two recipients)
Paul Liu, Chairman, Axons Concepts – for spearheading the conversion of a 35,000 sqm abattoir in Shanghai into a unique mixed-use development.

Greg Pearce, Managing Director, One Space – for leading a two-stage design transformation that propels HSBC’s iconic regional headquarters building at One Queen’s Road Central into the 21st century.

“This years award winners have helped to show what the unsung heroes of our industry can achieve” said Claire Saeki, Co-Founder and Publisher, RFP Magazine. “We are looking forward to seeing new heroes that have risen in real estate, construction and other industries that saw a turn in fortune following the global economic downturn.”

“The awards are really about highlighting the shared achievements of the industries of the built environment in Asia,” explained RFP Magazine’s Managing Editor, Ashford Pritchard. “By calling-out people, and not projects, we aim to put a human face to an industry which performs a truly essential service to the general public, but is all too often overlooked.”

All the glitter and glamour of the awards will be shared with all companies shortlisted nominees and high-profile invited guests from around the region.

www.rfpmagazine.com/outstandingindividuals, and submitted by email ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), fax (+852 2851 9477) or by post.

Selection of companies who attended the Awards Gala Dinner in 2008 or are participating in the 2009 Awards:
ISG Asia, Arup, CBRE, Citi, Connected Group, DWP, EC Harris, Facility Media, Goldcrest Consultants, Honeywell, Hospital Authority of Hong Kong, Humanscale, IBI, InProjects, Intel, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Jones Lang LaSalle, JP Morgan, Knight Frank, M Moser Associates, Microsoft, ProjexAsia, SBFI, SINO Properties, WPP, Zerin Properties.

About RFP Magazine
RFP Magazine was created to provide quality, independent information for corporate Real Estate, Facilities and Project Managers in Asia. First published in May 2004, RFP has been constantly updating and providing informative, timely and relevant contents so that readers, contributors and advertisers have a clear picture of their role in the market. To date, RFP has more than 30,000 readers working in a diverse range of local, regional and multi-national companies both within Asia and beyond.

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