In front of more than 1,150 business leaders, five organisations fought off stiff competition to win an award in one of the prestigious Midlands Excellence Specialist Category Awards.
Now in their third successful year, these awards recognise outstanding performance in the areas of Innovation, Sustainability, Lean Efficiency, Customer Service Excellence and Learning & Development.
Speaking after the gala ceremony, Midlands Excellence chief executive Ian Nield said: “This is a fantastic achievement and I congratulate the winners wholeheartedly. We received our highest number of entries this year in the Specialist Category Awards and the standard has been nothing short of exceptional.”
WINNERS
Innovation – The Hardstaff Group (Nottingham)
Sustainability – Alumet Renewable Technologies (Southam, Warwickshire)
Lean Efficiency – HS Marston Aerospace (Wolverhampton)
Learning & Development – Balfour Beatty Plant and Fleet Services (Derby)
Customer Service Excellence – Trident Housing Association (Birmingham)
The following organisations were also highly commended in each of the categories:
Innovation
Bowater Building Products Limited
LaSer UK
Sustainability
Bombardier Transportation UK Ltd
Orbit Heart of England
Lean Efficiency
Derbyshire Community Health Services
Wulvern Housing Limited
Learning & Development
The Wrekin Housing Trust
Customer Service Excellence
The Hanley Economic Building Society
Congratulations to all the finalists and winners within each category – the standard of entry this year was extremely high and it is an achievement to even be short-listed.