Notcutts Garden Centres has been celebrating the success, performance and customer service excellence of its colleagues across 19 garden centres at this year’s annual awards event.

On 16 March, 130 Notcutts colleagues and sponsors gathered together at Chesford Grange Hotel in Kenilworth to celebrate their peers and reflect on their achievements over the past year.

The family-owned garden centre group presented 12 awards in categories such as ‘Best Restaurant’, ‘Environmental Action’, ‘Best Customer Service’, ‘Planteria Excellence’, and ‘Community Hero’.

Individual colleagues were also recognised with ‘Frontline Heroes’ awards for demonstrating exceptional customer service, as well as ‘Long Service’ awards for colleagues achieving 25 and 40 year milestones in their careers with Notcutts.

Nick Burrows, Chief Executive at Notcutts Garden Centres, said: “We’re proud to recognise the outstanding service that our incredible teams deliver across the country every day, making great efforts to inspire customers and to share their skill and expertise. Well done to all our award winners and thank you to our sponsors for supporting our celebrations.”

The Notcutts annual awards event was sponsored by many key suppliers including Brakes, Mr Fothergills, Darlac, Smart Garden, Westland, FAR Logistics, McBains, Evergreen, Kettler, Char-Broil, Esprit, ADT – part of Johnson Controls, Pelican and Hozelock.

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Photo caption: Notcutts Woodbridge Garden Centre colleagues collect their awards alongside Caroline Notcutt (front centre). (L-R) Shanel Shimmon; Neil Ludgate; Caroline Notcutt; Rob Canham; Darren Brooks, General Manager at Notcutts Woodbridge; and ‘Frontline Hero’ winner Craig Beecroft-Smith. (Credit: Chris Kemp, Copyright: Notcutts Ltd).