PLC Awards Dinner: Sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers
The PLC Awards event was founded in 1987 to reward excellence in the smaller quoted company sector. The winners of each of the seven award categories are presented with their awards at the annual PLC Awards Dinner, which is held in March. The PLC Awards Dinner is "the" City event of the year and is attended by 1,500 guests, including quoted companies, investment banks, fund managers, investment analysts, and corporate advisors.

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PLC Awards Archive - 2002

Best Investor Communication award
Sponsored by: WILink plc

Winner: John Menzies plc

Winner Picture shows, left to right; Nigel Burton, WILink plc; John Geddes, John Menzies plc (winner); Penny Smith; and Kieran Poynter, UK Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Best Performing Share award
Sponsored by: Winterflood Securities

Winner: Energy Technique plc

Winner Picture shows, left to right; Brian Winterflood, Winterflood Securities; Leigh Stimpson, Energy Technique plc (winner); Penny Smith; and Kieran Poynter, UK Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Best Performing Smaller Company Fund award
Sponsored by: KBC Peel Hunt Limited

Winner: Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc

Winner Picture shows, left to right, in the winners absence; Penny Smith, accepting the award on behalf of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc; Kieran Poynter, UK Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers; and Christopher Holdsworth-Hunt, KBC Peel Hunt Limited.

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New Company of the Year award
Sponsored by: Arbuthnot Securities

Winner: Corin Group

Winner Picture shows, left to right; Guy Peters, Arbuthnot Securities; Peter Gibson, Corin Group plc (winner); Penny Smith; and Kieran Poynter, UK Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Best Technology award
Sponsored by: SJ Berwin

Winner: DICOM plc

Winner Picture shows, left to right; Kieran Poynter, UK Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Delphine Currie, SJ Berwin; Christophe Loeslein, DICOM plc (winner); and Penny Smith

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Entrepreneur of the Year award
Sponsored by: Credit Lyonnais Securities

Winner: Cranswick plc

Winner Picture shows, left to right; Simon Bennett, Credit Lyonnais Securities; Martin Davey, Cranswick plc; Penny Smith; and Kieran Poynter, UK Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Company of the Year award
Sponsored by: College Hill Associates

Winner: Hornby plc

Winner Picture shows, left to right; James Henderson, College Hill; Penny Smith; Neal Johnson, Hornby plc (winner); and Kieran Poynter, UK Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

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