Wayne Nixon, Approved Fitter, Maintenance

The nomination was received from David Harrison, following the failure of the main boiler at the beginning of December.   Wayne attended site outside of his normal working hours and whilst he was attending a college exam.  Wayne’s expertise enabled repairs to be undertaken and the issue was resolved.  In awarding the Staff Excellence Award the Senior Management Team, acknowledge the impact made to both the Department and the University.

In recognition of the award a £75 top up has been made to Wayne’s Kent One card. Trevor Pereira, Director of Commercial Services and Estates recently presented the certificate.

Peter Adams, Assistant Building Services Engineer
The nomination was received from Martin Jones, Head of Technical Support, in recognition of the outstanding support provided whilst Peter has been seconded to the Control Systems role.

Harry Williams, Clerical Assistant
The nomination was received from Susan Hickmott, Head of Business Development in recognition of Harry’s outstanding contribution to the Kent Sport admin team during his placement.

Ahmed Abdelaal, Senior Food and Beverage Assistant
The nomination was received from Jan Williams, Event Co-ordinator in recognition of Ahmed’s excellent customer service skills.

In awarding the Staff Excellence Award the Senior Management Team, acknowledge the positive impact made to both the Department and the University.  In recognition of the award a £75 top up will be made to Kent One cards.

Certificates were presented by Trevor Pereira, Director of Commercial Services and Estates.

Simon Omer, Maintenance Assistant

The nomination was received from Colin Flux, Mechanical Maintenance Manager in recognition of Simon’s strong work ethic, often going above and beyond.  Simon’s willingness to help and conscientious manner is a credit to himself and his team.

Keynes Housekeeping Team - Dionne Hoyle, Sam Martin, Wayne Colton, James Knott, Claire Standen, Kaji Gurung, Oksana Panasluk, Joanne Askew, Svitlana Dmytrorsa, Judith Daley

The nomination was received from Amanda Intrieri, Housekeeping Supervisor, in recognition of the support provided to Oksana and Svitlana on their arrival from the Ukraine.  The team have all demonstrated great team work and friendship and Oksana and Svitlana have embraced their new challenge with humour, reliability and dedication at an extremely difficult time.

In awarding the Staff Excellence Award the Senior Management Team, acknowledge the impact made to both the Department and the University.

In recognition of the award each staff member will receive a £75 top up to their Kent One card.  Awards were presented by Trevor Pereira, Director of Commercial Services and Estates.

Colin Reynolds, Store Keeper

The nomination was received from Adam Hames, in recognition of the exceptional work Colin put into creating a stock control spreadsheet for the Lambeth Conference, which will now be used for future events, saving time and improving planning.

Estate Planning Team – Karen Weatherley, Sophie Pearson, Charlotte Longman, Mark Ashmore

The nomination was received from Helen Holland in recognition of the care and commitment the team recently provided to a work experience student. The team were responsive and adaptable to the special needs and interests of the student, which resulted in an extremely positive and valuable experience within a workplace setting.

Andy Turner, Carpenter

The nomination was received from Kim Mullholland in Strategic Planning and Performance. Kim wrote to express her gratitude for the work Andy carried out to ensure the successful installation of an art exhibition in Keynes College, with very short notice. The exhibition is of huge importance to a lot of students who will now feel welcomed and valued by the university.

In awarding the Staff Excellence Award the Senior Management Team, acknowledge the impact made to both the Department and the University.  In recognition of the award all recipients will receive a £75 top up to their Kent One card.  Certificates were presented by Trevor Pereira, Director of Commercial Services and Estates.

Ian Lewis, Campus Security
The nomination was received from Aron Soto, Duty Manager, for the introduction of the Operational Procedure Card initiative that has been adopted by the security team. The system will allow for a quicker response to incidents and will ensure essential information is to hand in the event of a long term power outage.

Antonio Duarte Ramos, Kitchen porter, Rutherford (pictured)
The nomination was received from Geoff Wilcox, Food and Beverage Manager. In appreciation of Antonio’s  strong work ethic and flexibility.   In particular Geoff has highlighted the recent deep clean provided to the Rutherford kitchen. Antonio is an integral and vital part of the team.  Certificate presented by Ben Elsbury, Chef De Cuisine

In awarding  the Staff Excellence Award the Senior Management Team, acknowledge the impact all have made to both the Department and the University.

In recognition of the award each recipient will receive a £75 top up to their Kent One card.

Julie Gellatly and Hayley Blindell, Housekeeping Supervisors  (Hayley pictured)

The nomination was received from Becky Verlin in recognition of the outstanding commitment demonstrated by Julie and Hayley, ensuring a consistently high standard of cleanliness, which includes additional buildings both are now responsible for.  Becky commented, a number of compliments have been received at Woody’s and the Coop and are as a result of Hayley’s commitment.  Whilst Julie has stepped in to cover staff inductions in addition to providing cover for the Sport areas.

Jenny Martine, Interior Services and Signage Manager
The nomination was received from Laetitia Gullett on behalf of herself and many staff members in MORA for the recent redecoration project.  Laetitia commented that Jenny has gone the extra mile in every aspect of the project, ensuring all members of staff felt included and more importantly happy with all the arrangements. Jenny has demonstrated excellent customer service skills.

Alex Watson, Building Services Engineer
The nomination was received from Martin Jones in recognition of Alex’s role during the recent works to repair the underground high voltage network.  Alex worked closely with UKPN to ensure minimal disruption, which resulted in the area being reinstated in readiness for a crucial University Open Day event.

In awarding the Staff Excellence Award the Senior Management Team, acknowledge the impact made to both the Department and the University.

In recognition of the award Julie, Hayley, Jenny and Alex will each receive a £75 top up to their Kent One card.

Tracey Davies, Electronic Systems Engineer

The nomination was received from Martin Jones as a result of feedback provided by Mark Arnold for Tracey's response to providing access control during the Jennison EDA data breach.  Both Mark  and Martin Jones recognised Tracey's professionalism and commitment to the University.

Lindsay Robson, Ben Casey and John Kirkness, Maintenance

The nomination was received from Katrina Dodge, Housekeeping Supervisor in Darwin College for the work  carried out at Darwin College to avert a major loss of heating and hot water.  The team improvised and used their skills to come up with a make shift sleeve pipe wrap that enabled the heating and hot water to function.

In awarding  the Staff Excellence Award the Senior Management Team, acknowledge the impact all have made to both the Department and the University.   Trevor Pereira, Director of Commercial Services and Estates presented certificates and all recipients received a £75 top up to their KentOne cards.

Estates Staff Excellence Awards were presented to Lesley Knox, Training and Development Officer and Teresa Curteis, Head of Traffic Management and Travel.

Lesley was nominated by Chris Wright, Landscape and Grounds Manager. Chris wanted to acknowledge the support provided to enable him to complete his apprenticeship.  In his nomination Chris commented that Lesley is key to the development of staff in Estates and always goes that extra mile for anyone that needs it.

Teresa was nominated by Gary Law, Assistant Director of Estates, Campus Services in relation to her response to storm Eunice, unprompted and whilst on annual leave.  Knowing that there would be travel disruption Teresa was in a position to make contact with travel providers when the weather warning changed from amber to red in the early hours of Friday 18 February 2022 and fed information into the university decision making process.

In awarding  the Staff Excellence Award the Senior Management Team, acknowledge the impact  made to both the Department and the University. In recognition of the award Lesley and Teresa will each receive a £75 top up to their Kent One card.

The Estates Customer Services Team (Bev Braiden, Becky Medlock, Angela Durling and Eli Harnett were awarded the Estates Staff Excellence Award, for January 2022.

The team were nominated by Sarah Cooke, Head of Customer Services and Engagement, in recognition of  the Estates Customer Services team successfully retaining their Customer Service Excellence accreditation for the third year.  The Assessor outlined how the team are clearly empowered to promote and participate in the customer focused culture of the organisation, the assessment confirmed they are now compliant in all 57 areas of the criteria. In awarding the Staff Excellence Award the Senior Management Team, acknowledge the impact made to both the Department and the University.

In recognition of the award, Trevor Pereira, Director of Commercial and Facilities Management presented the team with their certificate and each received a £75 top up to their Kent One card.