ATTIKES DIADROMES S.A won the IBTTA PRESTIGIOUS "TOLL EXCELLENCE AWARD"!

IN ENGLISH:

The International Bridge Tunnel Turnpike Association (IBTTA) has announced the winners of the 2009 Toll Excellence Awards. ATTIKES DIADROMES S.A. (Attica Tollway Operations Authority) is the proud winner of the 2009 IBTTA Toll Excellence Award, in the Administration Category.

So, ATTIKES DIADROMES S.A. under Bill Chalkias' leadership, who is the CEO of ATTIKES DIADROMES, did exactly what Aristotle said 25 centuries ago: «We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit»!!!

IN GREEK:

Η Διευθνής Ένωση Γεφυρών, Συράγγων και Αυτοκινητοδρόμων (International Bridge Tunnel Turnpike Association - IBTTA) ανακοίνωσε ότι το πρώτο Βραβείο για το 2009 για τη Διαχείριση Έργου (Toll Excellence Award – Administration Category) απονέμεται στην Ελληνική εταιρεία «ΑΤΤΙΚΕΣ ΔΙΑΔΡΟΜΕΣ Α.Ε.», την εταιρεία λειτουργίας της Αττικής Οδού.

Ουσιαστικά οι «ΑΤΤΙΚΕΣ ΔΙΑΔΡΟΜΕΣ Α.Ε.», υπό την ηγεσία του Διεθύνοντα Συμβούλου τους κυρίου Βασίλη Χαλκιά, έκαναν πράξη αυτό που είχε πει πριν από 25 αιώνες ο Αριστοτέλης: «Είμαστε αυτό που κάνουμε συνεχές. Επομένως, η Αριστεία, δεν είναι πράξη αλλά συνήθεια»!!!

The whole announcement is as follows:

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JUST OFF THE PRESS: IBTTA PRESTIGIOUS "TOLL EXCELLENCE AWARD" GOES TO "ATTIKES DIADROMES S.A.

"The International Bridge Tunnel Turnpike Association (IBTTA) has announced the winners of the 2009 Toll Excellence Awards. Attikes Diadromes S.A. (Attica Tollway Operations Authority) is the proud winner of the 2009 IBTTA Toll Excellence Award, in the Administration Category.

The IBTTA Toll Excellence Awards program recognizes toll agencies from around the globe that are promoting the aims of the toll industry through creative and innovative applications. Five prestigious awards have been established for this recognition, one for each of the categories of Administration, Customer Service, Operations, Social Responsibility and Technology.

Attikes Diadromes is the Operation and Maintenance Company of Attiki Odos, known as Attica Tollway, the 65 km Toll Ring Road surrounding the Athens Metropolitan Area, in Greece.

Attica Tollway Operations Authority, won the Award in the Administration Category, for the application of a project entitled "Monitoring the Success", a project implemented to monitor performance and level of service offered to Tollway users, to measure the success of policies and actions that reflect the administrative policy of the company in Strategy, Communications and Outreach, Finance, Human Resource, Law, Risk Management, Government Relations, Internal Organizational Structure and to reveal successful practices followed by the Operational Units of the Company, in all areas of the corporate activity.

Winners will be recognized at a special award ceremony during the General Session of the 77th Annual IBTTA Meeting & Exhibition in Chicago, Illinois on Monday, September 14, 2009.

For Attiki Odos and its Operating Agency "Attikes Diadromes S.A.", this prestigious award is not only a significant recognition but also a continuous commitment to strive for excellence.
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