The Spirit of Sodexo Awards evening, attended by 600 Sodexo employees, saw 21 individuals and teams win accolades.
Operations manager Nicola Newman from Sodexo’s Northumbria University contract won the Employee of the Year award. The judges were impressed with her ‘genuine care’ for students during her 20-year career.
The Army Basing Programme mobilisation team won Team of the Year for their work ensuring military families returning from overseas were given job opportunities and 'top class facilities'.
Sean Haley, regional chairman of Sodexo UK & Ireland, said: “I am extremely proud of each and every one of our winners, and very thankful for what they bring to this great company.
“The Spirit of Sodexo Awards recognise and reward colleagues who best embody the values and behaviours of our company, and our winners truly do this.
“The varied and impressive achievements showcased by all the finalists are an inspiration - these are colleagues who are living and modelling our values in all that they do, each and every day. It is important that we recognise the great contribution our employees have made to the success of our business.”
Service spirit winners:
- Health & Safety Initiative: Community North Employee Engagement team, Sodexo Justice
- Health & Safety Champion: Hayley Johnson, Government & Agencies
- Excellence in Food Services: Junior Ranks Dining, Episkopi Station Cyprus, Government & Agencies
- Excellence in Facilities Management: Joanne Pickersgill, Government & Agencies
- Excellence in Customer Service: Lorraine Forrestal, Government & Agencies
- Operational Efficiency: Nick Hayter, Universities
Team spirit winners:
- Better Tomorrow: Ascot Racecourse, Sports & Leisure
- Spirit of Inclusion: Jenny Katoroz, Schools
- Nurturing Talent: Steve Wylie, Schools
- Site of the Year: Queen's Romford Hospital, Healthcare
- Team of the Year: ABP Allenby Connaught, Government & Agencies
Spirit of Progress:
- Quality of Life: Johnson & Johnson WeCo team, Corporate Services
- Growth Retail team: Queen's Hospital Romford
- Rising Star: Chelsea Flynn, Justice
- Progress: Graham Hough, Healthcare
Regional winners:
- Regional Chair: Anthony Cheeseman, Corporate Services Claire Appleby, Sports & Leisure
- Alan Tilley award: Graham Box, Government & Agencies
- Kathy Ridgard award: Gokul Nepal, Corporate Services
- Manager of the Year: Peter Somerville, Sports & Leisure
- Employee of the Year: Nicola Newman, Universities