Our 2020 Recognition Awards recognised some fantastic achievements and outstanding contributions to the successes in 2019. Here are the winners from this week’s event, along with the award presenter and the evening’s entertainer, Doug Segal.
Unsung Hero
Shortlist:
Linda Bentley – "Unyielding support"
Ryan Amos – "Can-do attitude"
Melissa Boyce – "Huge support for Finance Business Partners"
Nicky Betts – "High standard, dependable to the core"
Joy Edwards – "Tirelessly keeps department ticking over"
Tracey Smith – "Customer service excellence"
Sharon Brown – "Doesn’t just deliver what is asked – always more"
THE WINNER: Linda Bentley, presented by Adrian Storr
Hit The Ground Running Award
Shortlist:
Rachel Watson – "Integral part of many key projects"
Steve Telford – "Straightforward approach delivering improvements"
Yiota Toumba – "Does everything with confidence and reliability"
Steve Wilkinson – "Contributed from Day One to the Res Sales Team"
Sharan Mohiki – "Immediately became someone who could provide effective support"
Martin O’Reilly – "Significant change in the Irish business"
Gary Major – "Driven our retail strategy forward"
THE WINNER: Sharan Mohiki, presented by Katie Cope
Team Of The Year Award
Shortlist:
Field Sales Team – "New team but are so driven and focussed. Had a tough year, handled with maturity"
Non-Res North – "120% of 2019 AOP – These guys have worked extremely hard and never once took their foot off the gas"
Warehouse Team – "Consistent Performance all year, particular to achieve the stretch"
LDSC Launch Team – "The place speaks for itself – true team spirit to get it across the line."
THE WINNER: London Design and Specification Centre launch team, presented by Stephen Ewer
Most Improved Sales Person
Shortlist:
Tom Ball – "A great performance with challenging targets"
Grant Massie – "He has gone above and beyond and continues to do so"
Nikesh Modi – "Improved his performance and continues to want to learn and develop
Rachel Steer – "Delivered new customers that will deliver strong sales in 2020"
Ash Burtoft – "He is an asset to the team and could continue to be an asset to the business for years to come"
Liam Pryszlak – "His performance has gone from strength to strength"
Steven Wilkinson – "Building a presence in the business to take Regional Res to where we need it to be"
THE WINNERS: Tom Ball and Ash Burtoft, presented by Dave Barber.
Irish Sales Person Of The Year
Shortlist:
Eamon Marrinan – "Delivered sales growth of 7% and worked extremely hard in developing new relationships"
Fergus Hayes – "After a difficult start, finished the year really strongly to achieve growth in a number of key regional customers"
Tom Elston – "Outstanding customer service to mid size trade accounts delivering 9% growth with these accounts"
THE WINNER: Tom Elston, presented by Martin O’Reilly
UK Salesperson Of The Year
Shortlist:
Alex Hooley – "Continued to drive the Graham’s sales at the same time as taking on TP and managed to deliver both"
Nicola Pye – "Continued excellent sales performance over past three years. Over delivery of individual target."
Katy Mullan – "Always positive, can do, taken on challenge of people as grows in role, always delivers both on sales and other activity"
Julian Williams – "Shown huge determination this year – consistently thinking outside the box"
Dave Larreta – "13.3% growth 49.5% margin. If you need an order, we all call Dave"
Sally Ann Moss – "Excellent management of a team to a fantastic result"
THE WINNER: Dave Larreta, presented by Andy Dennis. Dave wasn’t able to be there in person because of a knee injury, so we called him at home to receive his award.
Team Player Award
Shortlist:
Ilika Copeland – “Works strongly across the business, takes note quietly of when someone needs that extra assistance, work or personal”
Jo Edwards – “Extremely team oriented, makes all colleagues genuinely feel that they are part of one team.”
Ann-Marie Tennison – “Kept the team morale going in what was a very challenging year.“
Katy Thorpe – “Nothing is ever too much trouble and she always goes above and beyond”
Mike Smelt – “Independently took on lots of responsibility outside of his role to help out others”
Adam Evans – “He provided strong leadership to those around him and sought to utilise the internal resource to best effect”
Chris Golding – “Chris has provided huge amounts of support and coaching to many members of the non res team”
THE WINNERS: Ilika Copeland and Katy Thorpe, presented by Mike Kelly
Above And Beyond Award
Shortlist:
Sabrina Wells-Burr – “She continues to always try to help and wants to learn and improve all the time”
Mark Washbrook – “Dealt with Bovis issues with commitment, tenacity and perseverance”
James Bakewell – “Crucial to the success of the launch of Amazon ”
Debbie Harlock – “Faced into difficult situations and worked tirelessly to complete the job in hand”
Dave Pratt – “Influential voice in the supply chain team, leaning into SOIP process”
Collette Jones – “Consistently goes ‘above and beyond’ to ensure our service to our customers is at an optimum level”
Leanne Martin – “Without her knowledge and position in highly political lobbying for the whole company, our business would be in a much less secure position today”
THE WINNER: Leanne Martin, presented by Stephen Ewer
Lifetime Contribution Award
THE WINNER: John Merrick, presented by Stephen Ewer