Wholehead salads supplier English Village Salads scooped the Skills Development Award at the annual Deliciouslyorkshire Awards earlier this month.
EVS, which has also just signed up to continue as sponsor of the 5 A DAY Supporter of the Year award, at Re:fresh 2008, won the accolade for “demonstrating a focused and flexible range of training with good evidence of use of new technology”.
For the past 16 years, the Selby-based firm has worked with local growers to supply cucumber, lettuce and tomatoes to the UK retail market. A comprehensive skills and training development plans and continuous improvement initiatives have vastly improved employee performance and morale, says the company
Dave Kearney, general manager, said: “We are delighted to have won this award, which is a testament to all the hard work of our staff in developing and implementing new training initiatives. In a business of this size and complexity it’s vital that all our employees have access to the right training and that this is delivered in an efficient way.”
The Deliciouslyorkshire Awards, which celebrate Yorkshire’s finest food and drink, were held celebrated at York’s historic Merchant Adventurers’ Hall.
