The UK has won nine awards at the 2009 International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) European Solal Marketing Awards. The UK won more awards than any other country.

The UK has won nine awards at the 2009 International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) European Solal Marketing Awards. The UK won more awards than any other country.

The ICSC said the Solal Marketing Awards bring together the very best of retail marketing across Europe, recognising best practice and rewarding those with the most effective campaigns.

In all, 119 entries were received from shopping centres across Europe - more than ever before, with shopping centres from twelve countries across Europe triumphing in the awards. The first shopping centre in Romania has also won an ICSC Solal Marketing Award.

All the winners automatically qualify for entry into the internationally-acknowledged ICSC MAXI Awards which recognise excellence in shopping centre marketing across the world.

Category: COMMUNITY RELATIONS

SOLAL GOLD
Campaign: 6 Million+
Shopping Centre: Brent Cross, London, United Kingdom
Owned by: Hammerson & Standard Life Investments
Managed by: Hammerson Management Services

Campaign: 6 Million+
Shopping Centre: Brent Cross, London, United Kingdom
Owned by: Hammerson & Standard Life Investments
Managed by: Hammerson Management Services

Campaign: Acque Chiare. Giro d'Italia a nuoto e non solo
Shopping Centres: La Corte Lombarda, Le Fornaci and Le Porte Franche, Italy
Owned/Managed by: Cogest Italia srl


SOLAL SILVER
Campaign: Global Kids Corner
Shopping Centre: The Chimes Shoppping Centre
Owned/Managed by: Capital Shopping Centres

Campaign: Forum Montijo - Friendship Recycling Center
Shopping Centre: Forum Montijo, Montijo, Portugal
Owned by: CRI – Commerz Real Investment
Managed by: Multi Mall Management

Campaign: When everybody helps - Great Orchestra of Charity
Shopping Centre: Manufaktura, Lodz, Poland
Owned by: Manufaktura Ltd. (Subsidiary of Apsys Group)
Managed by: Apsys Management

Campaign: CSC Supporting Breast Cancer Campaign
Shopping Centres: 10 Capital Shopping Centres, United Kingdom
Owned/Managed by: Capital Shopping Centres

Campaign: Dreams come true in M1 for terminally ill Kids
Shopping Centres: 9 M1 Shopping Centers, Poland
Owned/Managed by: METRO Group Asset Management Sp. z o.o.

Category: PUBLIC RELATIONS

SOLAL SILVER

Campaign: Bluewater Christmas PR campaign
Shopping Centre: Bluewater, Greenhithe, United Kingdom
Owned by: Prudential, LL Europe Ltd LLR Partnership & Hermes
Managed by: Lend Lease Retail (LLR)

Campaign: Domoteka Design Night
Shopping Centre: Domoteka, Warsaw, Poland
Owned by: Inter IKEA Centre Group
Managed by: Inter IKEA Centre Polska

Campaign: From Lisbon to Geneva in a classic VW Kombi
Shopping Centre: W Shopping, Santarém, Portugal
Owned by: Millenium BCP – FAII – AF Portfolio Imobiliaro
Managed by: Multi Mall Management Portugal

Campaign: Kanyon Urban Reflections Weekend
Shopping Centre: Kanyon, Istanbul, Turkey
Owned by: Eczacibasi IIac San. and ISGYO
Managed by: Kanyon Yonetim Isletim ve Pazarlama Ltd. Sti.

Campaign: Dundrum Town Centre 2008 Public Relations Campaign
Shopping Centre: Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin, Ireland
Owned by: Phil O’Reilly
Managed by: Glenrye

Campaign: Fashion Event 'Pop-UP'
Shopping Centres: Spain: Grancasa and Zubiarte, Portugal: ArrabidaShopping,
CascaiShopping, MadeiraShopping
Owned/Managed by: Sonae Sierra


Category: CONSUMER AND TRADE ADVERTISING

SOLAL GOLD

Campaign: Trendsetter
Shopping Centre: Markedet, Haugesund, Norway
Owned/Managed by: Steen & Strom

Campaign: Urban Art Weeks 2008
Shopping Centre: Bruun s Galleri, Ã…rhus C, Denmark
Owned by: Steen & Strom
Managed by: Steen & Strom Denmark

Campaign: Grand Arcade - The Architects of Fashion
Shopping Centre: Grand Arcade, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Owned by: USS / Grosvenor
Managed by: DTZ

SOLAL SILVER

Campaign: Stop Monotony
Shopping Centre: Forum Gliwice, Gliwice, Poland
Owned by: DEKA Immobilien GmbH
Managed by: Quinlan Private Golub (Poland)

Campaign: There's shopping and there's Bluewater
Shopping Centre: Bluewater, Greenhithe, United Kingdom
Owned by: Prudential, LL Europe Ltd LLR Partnership & Hermes
Managed by: Lend Lease Retail ( LLR)

Category: SALES PROMOTION

SOLAL GOLD

Campaign: CentrO Fashion Tower
Shopping Centre: CentrO Oberhausen, Oberhausen, Germany
Owned by: Stadium Group, England
Managed by: Centro Management GmBH

SOLAL SILVER

Campaign: MINI 08
Shopping Centre: ATRIO, Villach, Austria
Owned/Managed by: SES Spar European Shopping Centers

Campaign: REALITY IN CAR
Shopping Centre: Shopville Gran Reno, Casalecchio di Reno - BO, Italy
Owned by: Corio
Managed by: Corio Italia Srl

Campaign: The Liberty - Annie Body want to be a star
Shopping Centre: The Liberty Shopping Centre, Essex, United Kingdom
Owned by: Cosgrave Property Group
Managed by: DTZ

Campaign: Festibull
Shopping Centre: Bullring, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Owned by: Birmingham Alliance
Managed by: DTZ

Category: GRAND OPENING, ANNIVERSARY, REFURBISHMENT or EXTENSION

SOLAL GOLD

Campaign: Grand Opening Bryggen
Shopping Centre: Bryggen, Vejle, Denmark
Owned by: Steen & Strom
Managed by: Steen & Strom Denmark

SOLAL SILVER

Campaign: IstinyePark Grand Opening
Shopping Centre: IstinyePark, Istanbul, Turkey
Owned by: Orjin Group and Dogus Group
Managed by: Istinye Yonetim Hizmetleri ve Ticaret A.S.

Category: BUSINESS TO BUSINESS

SOLAL GOLD

Campaign: We are Fischapark - Involving Our Team
Shoppoing Centres: FISCHAPARK, Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Owned by: SES Spar European Shopping Centers
Managed by: Fischapark Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H.

SOLAL SILVER

Campaign: RED Animations WTC Constanta preview
Shopping Centre: World Trade Centre Constanta, Constanta, Romania
Owned by: Harborside Imobiliara
Managed by: RED

Category: CENTRE PRODUCTIVITY/REVENUE IMPACT


SOLAL GOLD

Campaign: Cirque du Soleil at CentrO
Shopping Centre: CentrO Oberhausen, Oberhausen, Germany
Owned by: Stadium Group, England
Managed by: CentrO Management GmbH

SOLAL SILVER

Campaign: NEW HORIZONS BESIDES THE BUDGET.
Shopping Centre: Shopville Le Gru, Grugliasco - TO, Italy
Owned/Managed by: Corio Italia Srl


SPECIAL DISTINCTION FOR INNOVATION

Campaign: Join the Fashion Journey
Shopping Centre The Chimes Shopping Centre, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Owned by: Liberty International
Managed by: Capital Shopping Centres

Professional Recognition
Michelle Moffitt, The Chimes Shopping Centre, Marketing Manager