Month: July 2023

The SCEPTRE Awards recognise the best practice and the best people in the shopping centre industry.

They are the pre-eminent accolades in the shopping centre industry, putting the spotlight on management teams, retailers and suppliers that demonstrate real excellence.

The awards are in their 24^rd year and this year’s glittering event was held at the Hilton London Bankside Hotel on Thursday 19th October, attended by delegates from across the shopping centre industry.

This year, our Security Team at Touchwood Shopping Centre and Castle Quay Shopping Centre are being recognised as finalists in the Security Team of the Year category!

We would like to take this opportunity to wish our Partners, who are also through to the finals, the very best of luck in the following categories:

Car Park of the Year

Handforth Dean Retail Park

St Johns, Liverpool

Touchwood, Solihull

Community Initiative of the Year

Telford Centre

Touchwood, Solihull

Customer Service Team of the Year

St Johns, Liverpool

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 2023 Quarter 2 winners are:

Team of the Quarter

WINNER – Haymarket Shopping Centre – Dual Service Team

RUNNER-UP – QVC Chiswick – Cleaning Team

Manager of the Quarter

Amanda Hall – North West

Colleague of the Quarter

Walter Williams – Houndshill Shopping Centre

Newcomer of the Quarter

Vicky Martin – Technical Services, Head Office

CSR of the Quarter

Susan Williams – The Galleries

H&S Champion of the Quarter

Tekbahadur Gurung – Wellington Shopping Centre

Service Excellence of the Quarter

• Paul Greatrex – Touchwood Shopping Centre
• Paul Britton – The Galleries
• Adam Wilkes – Touchwood Shopping Centre
• Adrian Alcantara & the Tata Technologies Team
• Christine Preece – Telford Centre
• Shaf Ur-Rehman – Castle Quay Shopping Centre

Outstanding Act of the Quarter

• Matthew Cornah, Jason Mackay & Gareth Griffiths – Grosvenor Shopping Centre
• Alan McCabe and Ahmed Karim – St Johns Shopping Centre
• John Trott – Quedam Shopping Centre
• Majid Khan – Templars Square Shopping Centre
• Andy Joy – Quedam Shopping Centre

Congratulations to all our winning colleagues and to everyone who was nominated in Quarter 2.

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.

Warrington based, fast growing Facilities Management company, The Westgrove Group has recently secured a new contract at Hairpin House in Birmingham, a build-to-rent development with 237 apartments. Under the agreement, Westgrove will provide mechanical, electrical and life safety maintenance and compliance inspections to ensure the smooth operation of Hairpin House.

As the first of the ila’s (I Live Around) neighbourhoods to complete, Hairpin House aims to elevate the BTR market by creating people-first communities that celebrate from the culture and heritage of its location. Hairpin House pays homage to its historic location, once home to Kirby Beard & Co, renowned for inventing the Kirby Grip hairpin.

“We are thrilled to collaborate with Westgrove Group for the technical services at Hairpin House,” said Catrin Morgan, Operations Director at ila. “Their expertise and professionalism will ensure that our residents enjoy a safe and comfortable living environment, in line with our commitment to exceptional quality.”

Claire McKinley-Smith, Group Managing Director expressed delight in partnering with the ila team and supporting their growth. McKinley-Smith emphasized the company’s commitment to delivering quality service and working in line with ila’s vision of creating stylish and proud communities.

Paul Booth, Technical Services Director, added, “This contract award is fantastic news for Westgrove and showcases the tremendous growth our Technical Services business has achieved over the past three years.”

Westgrove is a facilities management company that provides planned and reactive maintenance, security, cleaning, and customer service to corporate offices, shopping centres, mixed-use destinations, manufacturing, and business parks throughout the UK.

Established in 1998 by Simon Whittle and Steve Fives, the Westgrove Group is proudly celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.