Security was the theme of the night when more than 100 staff and clients recently attended Ward Security’s second Annual Employee Awards Dinner.
Held at Oakwood House in Maidstone, Kent, guests were treated to an enlightening speech by Keith Hanson, chief exhibitor of the Crown Jewels and the man responsible for the security of all the jewels in the Tower of London.
But it was the Ward Security employees honoured on the night that were the real ‘jewels’, all of who had shown a willingness to go beyond the line of duty in their roles providing security services to a wide range of clients.
Employees invited to attend had previously won an employee of the month award for their region. This award was nominated by their client or other staff members in recognition of their high standards of service, their reliability and by having exceeded expectations with their performance.
At the dinner, the winners of the Regional Awards for each of Ward Security’s five business areas were announced. Each of the winners was presented with an engraved trophy and £250 of holiday vouchers.
The top award of Employee of the Year was presented to Jack Goodayle, a long-standing security officer, who picked up his engraved trophy along with £1000 of holiday vouchers.
Commenting on the awards, managing director of Ward Security, David Ward, said: “Ward Security’s reputation as a provider of bespoke security solutions rests on the quality of its employees’ performances and their abilities to offer clients a consistency and quality of service that they can rely upon.
“By recognising some of these outstanding performances, we hope to build a culture within the business where our employees continually strive to be the best they can in whatever role they are working. We are already looking forward to next year’s awards and believe that the competition will be even fiercer.”
The full list of winners was:
Employee of the Year – Jack Goodayle £1000 Thomson Holiday Vouchers
London Regional Winner – Glen Burrell £250 Thomson Holiday Vouchers
South East Regional Winner – Peter Clarke £250 Thomson Holiday Vouchers
Midlands Regional Winner – Michael Breward £250 Thomson Holiday Vouchers
West Regional Winner – Peter Gorman £250 Thomson Holiday Vouchers
Response Regional Winner – Trevor King £250 Thomson Holiday Vouchers
Most Promising Newcomer – Akinola Ogendengbe £250 Thomson Holiday Vouchers
