Ford Land and Alliance 2000 Are Honored for Best Practices

21 November 1997

    DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 20 -_ Ford Motor Land Services
Corporation, CB Commercial (CBC)/Madison Advisory Group and Cushman &
Wakefield Worldwide (C&W) have been honored with the International Development
Research Council's (IDRC) 1997 Best Practices Award for service delivery.
This award is presented annually to companies that provide excellence in
corporate real estate services.
    CBC/Madison Advisory Group and C&W received this award for their global
real estate service delivery system which provides Ford Land with
comprehensive services -- both globally and domestically.
    "We are all proud of the recognition of this unprecedented global
partnership by the IDRC," said Sean McCourt, vice president of global real
estate, Ford Land.
    Alliance 2000 which is a strategic alliance between CBC/Madison Advisory
Group and C&W, two of the world's largest real estate firms, is a key
component of this unique real estate delivery system.
    Alliance 2000 has enabled Ford Land to reduce costs, shorten cycle times,
improve quality, and increase customer satisfaction by strategically
outsourcing selected responsibilities globally.
    "Alliance 2000 will aid Ford Land's global strategy by significantly
improving Ford Land's position in acquiring and developing sites around the
world," said McCourt.
    The awards were presented at the 1997 IDRC World Congress in San Diego,
California, on November 18, 1997.
    Other corporations nominated for 1997 Best Practices Awards, in this and
other categories, include Bank of America, IBM, Kodak, Lockheed Martin, Mobil,
Norfolk Southern Railroad, Nortel, Sprint and Sun Microsystems.
    The IDRC is one of the world's leading professional societies for
corporate real estate executives.  With over 2,000 members worldwide, IDRC has
become a global learning and networking organization for top corporate real
estate executives from the world's largest and fastest growing corporations.
    Ford Motor Land Services Corporation is the developer of Fairlane and is
headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan.  Ford Land is involved in development in
Nashville, Tennessee; Madras, India; Thailand; Vietnam; and numerous joint
ventures in China.  As the real estate arm of Ford Motor Company, Ford Land is
involved in acquisition, construction, and sale of land and facilities for
Ford components worldwide.  It has offices in San Jose, California; Warley,
England and Cologne, Germany.

SOURCE  Ford Land Service Corporation