Two Squire’s Garden Centre employees have been selected to join a Garden Centre Association (GCA) led Rising Stars Programme.
Following an intensive selection procedure, George Bishop, Assistant Manager at Woking and Charlotte Prentice, Garden Furniture Department Head at Long Ditton, will be presenting their results of the programme to the GCA conference in 2014 following their year-long course.
Sponsored by Westland, one of Squire’s suppliers, the training programme is designed to hone the delegate’s skills and direct them toward being potential leaders of the future.
The Squire’s presence within this programme, conducted through the (GCA), comes only weeks after four more of their centres across the South East were entered into the prestigious ranks of the GCA. Following a yearly inspection, Squire’s Reigate, Crawley, Windsor and Cobham (joining 8 other Squire’s centres) are now considered amongst the 200 centres that achieve the highest excellence in customer services, plant quality and reliability.
In securing two of only four spots in the training programme, Squire’s continue to establish themselves as a leading employer of garden enthusiasts and experts, dedicated to employee training and development.
Sarah Squire, Deputy Chairman of Squire’s, commented: “We’re incredibly proud of George and Charlotte being selected as two of four admissions for this programme, it’s a credit to the hard work and dedication they have for the industry. We wish them every success on the Rising Stars programme and their future as leaders within the Squire’s business”.
