Red Rose triumph
20th March 2018

VEKA GROUP has been named ‘Employer of the Year’ at this year’s Red Rose Awards held at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool before more than 1,100 guests.

Now in its eighth year, the evening has been described as ‘the awards for the businesses that keep the county alive – the heroes of the Lancashire economy’.

Choosing Veka Group from a short list of six, the judges said: “In 2017 the development and implementation of the Employer Brand and Veka Values found a way to put their people at the heart of the business. What they are and what they stand for was well evidenced, as was the fact that the changes the business has adopted are good for the employees, the suppliers and for the business.”

Group MD Dave Jones said: “We are all extremely proud to have been named ‘Employer of the Year’ at the Red Rose Awards, in the same year that we also won ‘Employer of the Year’ at the Burnley Business Awards.

“While Veka is an international name in the PVC-U industry, we are also very much a local company in Burnley. With over 90% of our almost 400 employees from the town and its surrounding areas, we take our values very seriously when it comes to our workforce and this, in turn has a direct impact on our suppliers and customers.

“Our continued commitment to our employees and the local area was reflected in our Red Rose Awards nominations that also included ‘In-House Training Award’ and ‘Corporate Social Responsibility Award’, but to come home as ‘Employer of the Year’ was the icing on the cake. It shows that all the effort we put in to supporting and nurturing our team is working, and of course we couldn’t have done that without the commitment and hard work from all the staff too.”

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