North Lincolnshire company battles it out for top business award
The UK’s battered economy hasn’t held back an award-winning North Lincolnshire firm as it goes on to compete for a top business accolade.
Education recruitment agency, Education Resourcing Ltd, picked up the Yorkshire Award for Excellence in People Development, sponsored by CIPD, and will now go through to battle it out for the national trophy in the British Chambers of Commerce’s Chamber Awards 2010 later this year.
Neville Reyner, President of the British Chambers of Commerce said: “We’ve been delighted with the consistently high standard of confident companies out there that have been flying the flag for British business, despite the uncertain times we find ourselves in.
“These strong businesses have demonstrated that they are thriving – and they’re doing this through innovation, hard work and determination to succeed at the highest level.
“These awards have revealed some good news for the British economy – which is good news for us all.”
Education Resourcing, based in Wrawby, supplies teachers to schools in Lincolnshire, Peterborough, Hull, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Cambridgeshire. Founded by Nicky Keller in 2002, it has enjoyed year-on-year growth and now employs more than 200 supply teachers.
Its success has been built on the fact that it invests in its employees to ensure that its teachers don’t miss out on great opportunities because they have chosen the supply route. As part of this it has launched a new training school to help supply teachers receive the same level of career development support as they would in a permanent post in a school. This is the first programme of its kind in the UK to be offered by a teacher training agency.
Having won the regional title, Education Resourcing is now in the running for the national award in its category, as well as the chance to collect the Award for Outstanding Business Achievement – with a top prize of £25,000 and runners up prizes of £15,000 and £10,000.
There are eight categories, backed by high profile sponsors including RBS and NatWest, Dell, Westfield Health, BT, Staples, AXA PPP healthcare and Base.
The national winners will be announced at a ceremony at London’s Hurlingham Club on November 25.
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