MEA's dedication to delivery for its clients was recognised at the first ever Scottish PR Awards in May 2002. In association with The Drum magazine and IPR Scotland, the awards were launched to recognise the exceptionally high standards of PR on offer in Scotland.

The awards were won for changing public and political opinion in favour of HCI International Medical Centre and for generating substantial and measurable sales increases.

The judging panel consisted of highly respected PR professionals from the public and private sectors, in-house and magazine editors, including: Kate Nicholas of PR Week, Alex Pagett of Hilton International, Dorothy Fenwick of Railtrack, Martin Raymond of HEBS, David Appleton of Royal Bank of Scotland and Richard Draycott of The Drum.