26 May 2004

Minerva Education & Training Ltd, the project team for Welbeck - The Defence Sixth Form College have won the category Best Project To Reach Financial Close at the Public Private Finance Awards 2004, reflecting the smooth progress of this challenging project.

Minerva Education & Training Ltd is a consortium consisting of Interserve, TQ Education and Training and HSBC.

The aim of the PPF Awards is to promote best practice and recognise innovation and excellence and the ceremony was held on 25th May 2004 in London. 

A total of three Interserve PFI contracts were shortlisted at the awards this year, The Defence Sixth Form College also won a finalists place in the Best Public Sector Project Team category.

In the category for Most Promising New Operating Project the UK Army Training Estate Strategic Partnering Project (Landmarc) was one of four shortlisted projects. A further short-listed project was the St Genevieve's High School in Northern Ireland, nominated by the construction partner O'Hare & McGovern - Interserve Investments are equity partners in the project and Interservefm provide facilities management.