Bradford garden centre winsnational people and culture award

The team at a Bradford garden centre is celebrating after winning a national HR award.

Tong Garden Centre won the Retail Company of the Year category of the British HR Awards thatcelebrate organisations and individuals that are driven by delivering a world-class people experience.

"We're over the moon to have beaten such stiff competition. Our work family is at the heart of everything we do at Tong Garden Centre.We are passionate about our workplace culture and providing a great place to workand continually strive to be the best employer in the UK.

Our People and Culture team of six work hard to create an environment where everyone can reach their potential, so we're delighted that this dedication has been recognised with a national award" said Tong Garden Centre's Head of People and Culture, Neil Barwise-Carr.

Organised bynext-generation employee insight platform, New Possible, the British HR Awards aim to discover and celebrate the individuals, teams and suppliers who believe in the transformational role a high-performing HR function can play in building brilliant organisations. 

Nate Harwood, founder of New Possible and British HR Awards judge said: " With over 220 entries received from organisations all across the UK, from start-up innovators to public sector heroes, tech superstars, global titans and everything in between, competition proved to be especially tough."

The stellarlineup of nine judges included representatives from Shelter, Monzo, Apple and Iceland Foods.

In an all-Yorkshire final, Tong Garden Centre faced competition from Hull-based Heron Foods.The winners were announced at a celebration event in Central London on Wednesday 22nd March.
 

Tong Garden Centre occupies a 19-acre site in Tong village. It is one of Yorkshire's biggest independent garden centres with 11,600m²of retail space and parking for up to 700 cars. It is part of the Yorkshire Garden Centres (YGC) group that also owns Tingley Garden Centre and the former Stephen H Smith's Garden Centres in Otley and Harden, Bingley.

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Photograph caption:Left to right: Hannah Stockwell, Georgios Seglias-Padin, Neil Barwise-Carr, Andrew Bradley, Ben Cawkwell and Sue Sheerin

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Notes to editors

1. For more information about Tong Garden Centre, please visit https://www.tonggardencentre.co.uk/
2. For more information about the British HR Awards, please visit https://newpossible.io/british-hr-awards
3. New Possible helps leaders build healthier organisations by providing meaningful insight that can drive real change. For more information, please visit https://newpossible.io/