London, 15 May 2008 -- Sigaria Ltd, governor of the Procurement Leaders Network and publisher of Procurement Leaders magazine today announced accolades in four categories across two major publishing awards.

The title received a Highly Commended award for Brand Extension in the Periodical Publishers ’ Association Independent Publisher Awards 2008, celebrated in London during May. It was also Highly Commended in the Best Paid-For Website category of the Periodical Publisher ’ s Association Magazine Awards 2008 for editorial and publishing excellence, widely regarded as the ‘ Oscars ’ of the magazine publishing world and which recognised titles such as BBC , Esquire and GQ. The magazine also received a finalist position in the IPAC Awards for Best Magazine and Sigaria Ltd was a finalist for Best Independent Publishing Company.

Mark Perera , Chief Executive of Sigaria, commented, "As an independent publisher I am delighted that Procurement Leaders is rubbing shoulders with some of the biggest names in world publishing, which shows how far we have come in such a short space of time. The fact that we have picked up multiple accolades in our first year of entering the awards is testament to the unprecedented quality and efforts of our team and the ongoing support of clients and partners. We will continue with our commitment to deliver award recognised content and services to our community."

David Rae, editor of Procurement Leaders, said, “This is timely recognition of the growing success of both the magazine and the readers it serves. There really is no better time to be reporting on, and to, the procurement profession. I have no doubt that we will pick up one of these awards next time.”

Procurement Leaders (formally European Leaders In Procurement) is Sigaria’ s flagship title and forms part of the Procurement Leaders Network, an international membership-led community for executive level procurement, sourcing and supply chain management professionals.