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On 3rd March 2010 Stephanie Snaith, CEO of Gradient Consulting, was recognised as North of England Excellence Associate of the Year for 2009-10. North of England Excellence (NoEE) operates a network of 16 Associates across the North and Stephanie was presented with a gift and a framed certificate by Dave Rusk, NoEE’s Education & Training Director.
Presenting the award, Dave commented: "We at North of England Excellence are very grateful for the support Stephanie and her colleagues at Gradient have given us throughout the year. Our members have been appreciative of the expertise, dedication and professionalism Stephanie brings to her work. Additionally, amidst all her hard work, Stephanie also found the time to act as a Lead Assessor for our North of England Excellence Awards."
Cheshire Probation Area were recently presented with the Investors in Excellence Standard. Richard Lloyd-Mullen (client services director for North of England Excellence) presented the plaque and confirmed that the probation service in Cheshire continue to drive further improvement in their organisation and the commitment shown by all the team members is something that the service should be proud off.
The Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber, Rosie Winterton MP, has urged businesses in the region to promote their high standards by entering the 2010 North of England Excellence Awards.
Ms Winterton, who spoke at last year’s awards ceremony, said she was delighted that the 2010 awards would once again be held in Leeds with Business Link Yorkshire as the principal sponsor.
She said: “Right across the North in all sectors there are many inspiring examples of great business practice. We need to celebrate success and I want to encourage applications from the public, private, voluntary and education sectors. Of course as Minister for Yorkshire and Humber, I’m especially keen that organisations from the region apply and I wish them every success.”
Ms Winterton was supported by David Ross, managing director of Keycare, based in Horsforth, and winner of the 2008 Private Sector Award, who emphasised the business benefits. He said: “The awards create opportunities for promotion and PR and are a tremendous way to motivate staff. As applicants also receive feedback from awards assessors, they are an incredibly powerful tool to help you continue to improve and add to the bottom line.”
The North of England Business Excellence Awards are open to private, public and voluntary organisations of all sizes throughout the North. Entrants are judged against the principles of business excellence. Previous Yorkshire winners include Capita Coal Health Contract based in Sheffield, York-based Northern Rail and Wakefield and District Housing.
Organisations which wish to enter must register their interest by 26 February but have until 26 March to submit their entry. The organisers North of England Excellence are also seeking volunteer assessors. The awards ceremony will take place on 14 October 2010 at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.
For further details contact Pete Macartney at North of England Excellence on 01925 715245 or visit the awards application page.
