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  • Bluestone Resorts Ltd- Bluestone biomass partnership with PBE/PBESCO - Example of Excellence 2011

    Bluestone is believed to be the first in the world heated exclusively by energy crops grown by local farmers co-operative. It spends over £50,000 a month on biomass, far less then it would spend on the equivalent amount of oil. The investment also aids the local economy and has measurable environmental benefits saving 3000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year.

    Date:
    July 2011

  • RCT Homes - Wales Employee Volunteering Award - Highly Commended

    RCT Homes is a new type of organisation – a housing community mutual – where tenants are able to act together with staff to take an active role in business operations and decision-making affecting their neighbourhoods. As well as being Wales’s largest social landlord, RCT Homes is charged with supporting the economic and social regeneration of the communities it serves.

    Date:
    June 2011

  • Wates Group - Wales Company of the Year Award

    In a challenging market where construction services were in decline, Wates have increased their turnover by 34% and their profitability by 19% at the same time employing talented people displaced in the marketplace.

    Date:
    June 2011

  • ScottishPower - Wales Employee Volunteering Award - Winner

    ScottishPower's long established volunteering programme is focussed on developing their staff, sharing the company's skills and resources and contributes to them being a good neighbour. Recognition of the skills gap in their industry has led to a recent refocusing of the programme to promote sector attractiveness, leading to strategic partnerships being developed with Rhosnesni High School in Wrexham and communities initiatives linked to boosting future recruitment to their industry.

    Date:
    June 2011

  • Wates - Wales Environment Award - Winner

    Using ISO14001 as a foundation, Wates’ two fold-fold focus for environmental improvement lies in carbon reduction and a zero waste target, aiming to lead the way in low carbon construction in Wales.

    Date:
    June 2011

  • Brother Industries (UK) Ltd - Wales People Development Award - Winner

    Brother Industries (UK) Ltd believe in making people their business. They believe that a business cannot achieve optimum success if it does not have the workforce, with the correct skills, to support or manage it. With 220 employees on their books, BIUK continuously strives to maintain a well balanced and motivated workforce.

    Date:
    June 2011

  • RCT Homes - Wales Responsible Procurement Award - Winner

    As well as being a landlord, not-for-profit organisation and social enterprise, RCT Homes supports the economic regeneration and development of the communities it serves. This involves working with tenants, other key stakeholders and partner organisations to develop local skills, training and to generate jobs through the procurement of local labour.

    Date:
    June 2011

  • John Lewis Cardiff - Wales People Development Award - Highly Commended

    The opening of John Lewis’s new store in Cardiff in September 2009 presented many challenges. As John Lewis is a co-owned business it meant that what was expected of each partner would differ to anywhere they had previously worked or would ever work. John Lewis had to train skills and brand ethos to new members of staff in a very short space of time. The Partnership recruits all new partners based on behaviours and attitudes (not skills) irrespective of the position or post they are applying for. As a result, 95% of Cardiff partners were new to John Lewis when they opened.

    Date:
    June 2011

  • Arup - Wales Environment Award - Highly Commended

    Arup are an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists offering a broad range of professional services. The company is committed to sustainable design, to its increasing incorporation into projects, and to industry-wide sustainability initiatives.

    Date:
    June 2011

  • Costain - Church Village Bypass

    Delivering increased value on a major infrastructure project through community benefits, including delivering jobs and training for 75 local individuals, spending £10 million on local suppliers and sub contractors and engaging 7000 students.

    Date:
    June 2011

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