Month: April 2022

We’ve Won a RoSPA Gold Award!

Facilities management specialist, The Westgrove Group are celebrating after landing an internationally-recognised award for high health and safety standards.

The Warrington based business, who provides cleaning, security and maintenance to sites across the UK received a RoSPA Gold Health and Safety Award for working hard to ensure its colleagues and partners get home safely to their families at the end of every working day.

Organisations receiving a RoSPA Award are recognised as being world-leaders in health and safety practice. Every year, nearly 2,000 entrants vie to achieve the highest possible accolade in what is the UK’s longest-running H&S industry awards.

“Being recognised as one of the world leaders in health and safety practices is a remarkable achievement and is testament to the outstanding hard work and commitment of the entire Westgrove team” says Claire McKinley Smith, Group Managing Director.

Angela Crawford, Head of Health Safety and Compliance added: “We are thrilled to receive this coveted award and to have achieved the gold standard in our first year of submission is a phenomenal achievement.”

Julia Small, RoSPA’s Achievements Director, said: “This is a fantastic and well-deserved accomplishment. All our award entrants demonstrate their unwavering commitment and passion for keeping people safe at work. By receiving this recognition, The Westgrove Group join like-minded businesses and organisations worldwide, who represent the very best in their approach to Health and Safety. I would like to add my personal thanks for all the work that it has taken to secure this well-deserved award – congratulations to all those involved, who champion and drive-up Health and Safety standards every day. You are a fantastic example to others in your sector.”

Following on from the company’s success in the Women in Security Awards, the regional rounds in the BSIA British Security Awards and being named as finalists in the Outstanding Security Performance Awards, it is fantastic achievement that the company is now also being recognised for its commitment to health and safety.

The Westgrove Group was founded by Group Chairmen Simon Whittle and Steve Fives.  Based in Warrington, Cheshire, Westgrove employs over 1000 colleagues and specialises in providing security, cleaning, technical services and customer service to shopping centres and mixed-use destinations, corporate offices, business parks, manufacturing and airports throughout the UK.  Following a successful 24-year history, the company expanded in 2020 to add technical services to enhance its well-established award-winning soft services provision. 

For more information about The Westgrove Group visit www.westgrove.co.uk

Westgrove Scoop Seven Regional Security Award Wins

We are absolutely delighted to have SEVEN regional winners in the BSIA British Security Awards, 2022. We have some outstanding security colleagues and teams across our business and we are thrilled that their hard work and dedication over the past year is being recognised in this way.

The Westgrove Group’s regional winners are:

St John’s Shopping Centre – BEST TEAM

Templars Square Shopping Centre – BEST TEAM

Paul Britton – SECURITY MANAGER OF THE YEAR

Mo Osman – SECURITY MANAGER OF THE YEAR

Thomas Battiscombe – BEST NEWCOMER

Ben Jaggers – OUTSTANDING ACT

Cornbow Team – SERVICE TO THE CUSTOMER

We’re told that the standard of nominations was exceptional and the judging panel had a very difficult job shortlisting the winners. Well done to all the nominees and regional winners and good luck in the Nationals which are being held at the London Marriott Grosvenor Square on the 29th June 2022.

Our Outstanding Colleagues – Quarter 1

Our people are what make us special. From saving lives and preventing crime to helping people in need and much more. Our Reward and Recognition scheme is our way of saying thank you to our Colleagues for the amazing work that they do each and every day, often going above and beyond in their role.

Well done to all our winners and everyone who has been nominated for an award this quarter – you are all amazing!

Our 2022 Quarter 1 winners are:

Site Manager of the Quarter      

  • Keith Hammond, Arconic Kawneer

Colleague of the Quarter

  • Aston Ford, Royal Priors

Team of the Quarter

  • Ryemarket Shopping Centre

Newcomer of the Quarter           

  • Judith Rees, The Quadrant

Health, Safety and Wellbeing Champion of the Quarter

  • Clare Danks, Head Office

CSR of the Quarter

  • Susan Williams, The Galleries

Outstanding Act              

  • Christine Preece, Telford Centre
  • Kirsty Kirkland, St Johns
  • Jake Quieros, Hameed Smith, Imran Younis, Jonathan Chandler & Owen Jarrett, Castle Quay
  • John Whitford, Willow Place
  • Ryan Griffin, Willow Place
  • Sebastian Tyrer & Mathew Hall, Marketplace
  • Damon Kosmalski-Pearson, Riverside (Hemel)
  • Darren Williams, Quedam

Service Excellence

  • Mike Clark, Doncaster Sheffield Airport
  • John O’Neill, Touchwood
  • Timea Kubikova, Head Office
  • Suphan Konthong, Ryemarket
  • Kyle Smith & Jordan Holmes, The Moor
  • Colin O’Neil SR, Dewight Thompson, Alex Qarri & John Taylor, Touchwood
  • Mark Griffin, Eccles
  • Mo Osman, Queens Square

Congratulations to all our winning colleagues and to everyone who was nominated.

If you wish to nominate a colleague for a Reward & Recognition award, click here.

To see a list of all our previous winners, click here.