James Hall & Co celebrates career development with awards

One hundred members of staff at James Hall & Co had their professional development recognised at the company’s Achievement Awards.

The celebratory occasion saw current and former apprentices from right across the business rewarded for their effort and endeavour in front of an audience of supportive colleagues.

Members of staff who are developing skills through the company’s internal Leadership Academy were also acknowledged for their commitment to learning as part of a programme that is future-proofing the business.

Georgia Rogers-Waterman, a digital marketing assistant based at James Hall & Co’s SPAR distribution centre in Preston, is participating in the Digital Marketer Degree Apprenticeship.

She said: “I am enhancing my marketing knowledge on my latest apprenticeship and putting the theory and skills into immediate effect in my job role. The course integrates seamlessly into my role and the final project of the apprenticeship will be something I am doing at work.

“Supporting this is my place on the Leadership Academy which is improving my wider skillset. There really is a supportive environment to learn and develop within the business and I feel like I am consistently growing in my career.”

Amy Edwards, a HR administrator at James Hall & Co, was part of a trio from the department to be recognised for completing Level 3 HR Apprenticeships.

Edwards said: “Starting out in my HR career, I knew that completing an apprenticeship would allow me to gain my CIPD Level 3 and this would be beneficial for me. It was challenging, but I achieved the qualification while simultaneously gaining practical experience in HR.

“My apprenticeship has taught me time management and I am better at balancing tasks in my HR role. What I like most about HR is that every day brings new challenges. This keeps the role exciting, interesting and rewarding, and I feel fully supported and encouraged by my manager to continue in my career development and take advantage of opportunities to progress further.”

Paul Armson, people services manager at James Hall & Co, commented: “Our Achievement Awards are an important date in the company calendar as we shine the spotlight on our achievers – a huge well done to all of them.

“We need to continue growing the number of employees we have enhancing their knowledge and skills to ensure James Hall & Co continues to be a thriving business whose people sit at the heart of its success.”