Recently in EG's Regional Awards Category

Presented with their awards in the glamorous surrounds of Wentworth golf club in Surrey, Wrenbridge's Jeff Wilson and James Gray and Savills' Paul Atherton and Ed James were all justifiably delighted.

Thankfully, after-dinner speaker, golfer Bernard Gallacher eschewed fatuous links between sport and business

Nevertheless the former Ryder Cup player and captain's tales of on-course behaviour - of both the sporting and unsporting kind - has clear application for corporate life. Only the former exists in property, of course.

All things nautical and nostalgic last night at the RICS London awards last night, as some 250 guests took over the top floor of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich writes EG's Jo Bourke.

Agents and architects tucked into a meal of duck with potato spring rolls and miso (I had to google the latter - a fermented soy bean paste for those interested), while being surrounded by lots of historical artefacts and trinkets.

RICS UK director Luay Al-Khatib opened the awards with a Winston Churchill quote: "We shape our buildings and thereafter they shape us." 

The sentiment was echoed around the room as agents were heard discussing just what will happen post Olympics.

EG had the pleasure of handing out its own 

London awards: London property company of the year went to Land Securities, and London property adviser of the year went EA Shaw. 

Unfortunately our pictures taken on mobile phones after several vinos were not great, but perhaps if you squint your eyes, you may make out Colette O'Shea of Land Sec and below Charlie Killen and Lisa Holland of EA Shaw both with yours truly. 

As soon as the official pics are out of the developing room we'll add them to the post.

Well done to all the winners.

Savills and MAG Developments were the toast of Manchester last night as they emerged victorious to accept EG's North West awards for 2012.

The awards were presented at the RICS's North West Awards ceremony - a swanky balck tie affair held at The Point - the modern conference centre at Old Trafford cricket ground.

Savills' James Evans, Alex Palfreyman and Richard Lowe were on hand to accept the North West Property Advisor of the Year 

award (above right), while it's fair to say that MAG Developments mounted something of a stage invasion (pictured right) as the firm was named North West Property Company of the Year.

A group of staff from the developer - which is the property arm of Manchester Airports Group and is behind the planned Airport City scheme in Manchester - proudly crowded the stage to collect the award. "It's a team effort", chief executive John Atkins said as he accepted it.

Comedian and broadcaster Tony Hawks was the night's compere, joking with the audience that anyone with teenage children had probably led them to expect US skateboard supremo Tony Hawk.

Other EG regional award winners' presentations:

East Midlands

Wales & South West