Centre Manager of the Year at a Large Shopping Centre

Gordon McKinnon has been The Trafford Centre’s director of operations for the last five years. The past 12 months have been his busiest yet with the completion of the Great Hall and the opening of Barton Square.

Shopping Centre Development Team of the Year

In 2008, the Bristol Alliance delivered one of the largest urban regeneration programmes ever achieved by a single development. With 1m sq ft of shopping and leisure, Cabot Circus has created a consumer gateway into one of Britain’s fastest-growing cities.

Manager of the Year at a Small Shopping Centre

After six years as manager of the Freeport Fleetwood shopping centre, Darren Winter has a number of achievements under his belt. In the last year centre turnover has risen by 3.01 per cent, particularly impressive considering the 2 per cent decrease in footfall.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Shopping Centre’s choice for the prestigious lifetime award this year was one of the industry’s true renaissance men, Iain Watters. Iain retired from MEPC in 2003, having joined the property company in 1971.

Environmental Initiative of the Year

Short Term Merchant of the Year

Marketing Manager of the Year

Manager of the Year at a medium-sized centre