Business Award winner announced
Castle Point Gas and Heating has been named the Mayor's Choice in the Castle Point Business Awards.
The award was fiercely contested, but the Thundersley-based business beat its competitors to the Business Excellence Award.
Castle Point Gas and Heating has been operating since 1982, growing to a £13million per year business with 92 full-time direct employees and 21 sub-contractors.
Judges, including Castle Point Mayor Beverley Egan, were particularly impressed by the business' commitment to the local area and the fact a large proportion of the company's workforce had been employed from local schools and fully-trained through its apprenticeship scheme.
The Mayor said: "Researching Castle Point Gas and Heating and then visiting their workplace, I was able to get a real sense of the community-minded attitude running throughout the organisation. The success of this business is helping the local economy and is also creating local jobs for local residents. The company's training programme is an excellent example of how businesses can develop the skills of employees, helping the individual while also delivering a better service.
"Castle Point Gas and Heating truly deserved the award. However it was still a difficult choice with so many excellent businesses to choose from. I would like to thank everyone who entered, and think Castle Point Gas and Heating can feel particularly proud knowing they won the award despite such high quality competition."
HSM Services and Stafford Court Care Home of Canvey Island and Elevation Lift Services of Hadleigh were highly commended in the awards.
Castle Point Gas and Heating director Dave Wells said: "We are chuffed at winning and our employees can feel proud for being part of achieving it. This is the first time we've ever entered a business competition and this shows we are doing something right.
"Companies, particularly in this industry, are scared of apprenticeships, but we've proved them wrong - teaching youngsters and training them pays real dividends for the company as well as the community."
The award was organised in conjunction with the Castle Point Business Forum, Business Link and The Federation of Small Businesses.
Media Contact:
For more information contact corporate communications manager Lea Fountain on 01268 882427 or email lfountain@castlepoint.gov.uk
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