HR INDUSTRY CELEBRATES LOCAL BUSINESSWOMAN
20 November 2013
A member of ATS Euromaster’s HR team was named ‘HR Professional of the Year’ at the Personnel Today Awards on November 18 at Grosvenor House, London.
HR Manager Nicola Burrows, 36, joined the Birmingham-based tyre and fast-fit company in 2001 and picked up the prestigious accolade for her ability to forge strong relationships with employees and implement a strategic plan that saw the company’s bottom line increase.
Nicola was in a tough category with Senior HR professionals from Marks & Spencer, Trafford Council, Gamma and Merlin. Judges were particularly impressed with her ‘fluff-free’ approach to business which produced excellent results.
Nicola, of Branston, Burton-on-Trent, says: “I’m incredibly proud to have been awarded the ‘HR Professional of the Year’ award. By working closely with colleagues we’ve been able to really make a difference to the performance of certain centres.”
Peter Tye, ATS Euromaster’s Group Operations Director, says: “Nicola always considers the wider business. Whilst she never says ‘no’ she often offers up a fair challenge and always works in partnership with Area Operations Managers to find a workable solution.
“She’s not afraid to tackle difficult situations and is renowned for having brave conversations. She’s extremely strategic and has a commercial approach that’s backed up by professional standards. We’re delighted her hard work and commitment to the success of ATS Euromaster has been recognised by winning such a respected award.”
Due to the processes implemented by Nicola, centres across the North East increased not only profit but employee engagement, meaning labour turnover has reduced.
The Personnel Today Awards are designed to celebrate exceptional achievement in the HR industry. This year’s ‘HR Professional of the Year’ category, sponsored by recruitment company Monster, was a new award created to recognise outstanding HR managers.
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About ATS Euromaster
Birmingham-based ATS Euromaster Ltd is part of the Euromaster Group, which operates in 17 European countries with 11,271 employees in more than 2,000 service centres. Established in Great Britain since 1965, ATS Euromaster has approximately 350 centres (a mixture of retail, comprehensive and truck locations), approximately 900 mobile service vans and employs in excess of 2,600 people, providing coverage nationwide. It is the largest comprehensive tyre distributor supplying tyres for everything from cars and vans to trucks, coaches, forklifts, farm machinery and construction plant. ATS Euromaster was the first national tyre expert to be accredited by both SAFEContractor and the Contractors Health and Safety Scheme (CHAS), and also holds the Silver Award for Occupational Health & Safety from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. The company’s technicians are amongst the most highly trained in the fast-fit industry, offering a comprehensive range of products and services including tyres, wheels, fleet inspections, nitrogen inflation, brakes, batteries, shock absorbers, oil, exhausts, fault diagnostics, air-conditioning servicing, scheduled maintenance servicing and MOT testing. Further information is available from www.atseuromaster.co.uk
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