It was the North East business awards last night so it was an evening of networking and talking to people and yes...there was food and I had to wear a bow tie.
Centrex were in the final three of the services catagory and we were up against two very capable businesses in Eclipse Tranlations and ITPS both of whom are very well known in the region.
There was a bit of a roar from our table when they announced Centrex as the winner but it was the conversation around the table afterwards that touched me. It was nothing but praise for all of the people who work in the organisation, the bench repairers, the engineers, the call centre staff. Everyone was recognised as having been part of winning this award and it was quite humbling to listen to the senior management speak with passion about the employees and to hear it recognised by them when this award was so fresh in their hands. I have often said that this is a special place to work and it was confirmed to me last night exactly why that is, these people have worked for six years to build up the business, and when it gets an award they talked about the people that work here and how well they did.
There were 26 entrys in our catagory, we got to the final three and then we won. Carolyn looked a bit shocked on the stage when they announced it. I was buzzing, I'm still buzzing now. The only sad thing from my point of view is that I wish there had been someone that I could have sent a text to when they announced the winner. Someone special to share it with. Luckily when I got home there was a special bottle of wine in the fridge so I shared my buzz with that, and very nice company it was too :-)
Yay! That is so great!
Posted by: Sandy | March 26, 2012 at 06:16 PM
Congrats!!! To all of you of course :)
Posted by: just a girl | April 03, 2012 at 05:11 AM