Staff Awards 2023 recognises outstanding team members

The Rotec Staff Awards acknowledges and celebrates team members who have made a positive impact, achieved results and those who go above and beyond within their work role.

Our company works with hundreds of clients every year, engineering solutions, providing exemplary customer service and delivering high quality products.

Rotec’s team span four service centres and have a range of skill sets from engineering to purchasing, accountancy to design, HR to marketing.

Every Rotec employee is given the opportunity to nominate a colleague for each award category. The nominations are then presented to the judging panel, consisting of senior management and directors.

This year, a record number of nominations were received, with a representative span of submissions across all locations and facets of the business. The judging panel commented on how difficult selecting a shortlist and winner were for each award category.

The judging panel decided to shortlist and name as winners the following individuals:

Personal Development Award

An award to acknowledge a team member who has shown a commitment to the growth and development of their skill set within the workplace, whether through training courses, facing new challenges or through a change of working role.

  • 1st Place: Sam Jones
  • 2nd Place: Craig Kerr
  • 3rd Place: Ryan Jenkin

Outstanding Achievement Award

The Outstanding Achievement Award recognises staff members who have achieved greatness through hard work, expertise and determination whilst in their working role.

  • 1st Place: Alex Pounde
  • 2nd Place: Rachel Worth
  • Joint 3rd Place: Paul Sharland and John Llewellyn

Special Recognition

A category to celebrate team members who regularly go above and beyond at work.

  • 1st Place: Glyn Cattle
  • 2nd Place: Beverly Chalmers
  • 3rd Place: Isaac Anderson

Rising Star Award

Awarding a staff member who has made an outstanding impact within the first 2 years of their role.

  • Joint 1st Place: Chris Kennedy and Kevin Arscott
  • 3rd Place: Paul Sharland

Long Service Awards

During the course of the evening, recipients of continuous long service awards were also recognised. Team members celebrating 5-year milestones during 2023 were as follows:

  • Richard Renfree – 30 years
  • Andy Rimes – 25 years
  • Steve Alcock – 20 years
  • Dale Edney – 10 years
  • Lee Barns – 5 years

Rotec reports 21% reduction in CO2e emissions as they journey towards Net Zero

Rotec Hydraulics Ltd are a responsible business that identifies, plans and invests in solutions to reduce our carbon footprint and environmental impact. 

We are delighted to report a 21% reduction in CO2e emissions during 2022, compared with the previous year.

To achieve this, we have implemented changes such as installing LED lighting, investing in EV vehicles where possible and by sourcing biofuels instead of oil to reduce fossil fuel consumption on-site. Further, we have reduced our gas usage and sourced alternative heating suppliers, reducing its carbon footprint affects to 0 kgs CO2e.

The biggest independently recorded reduction is that of our business, car and van miles – which has had a significant impact on our carbon footprint and is helping us to achieve our Net Zero ambition.

Rotec’s next steps include investing in renewable technologies, such as Solar PV & Battery Storage, creating staff awareness sessions and employee incentives for green travel/zero carbon miles, in addition to procuring a 100% renewable energy provider.

Sustainability is embedded within our company strategy and engrained into our daily business due to us having the necessary management frameworks, processes and systems in place. This includes our ISO 14001 certification – an internationally recognised standard that relates to a stringent and specific set of requirements all linked to systems of environmental management.

For more information of Rotec’s Environmental Sustainability policies, updates and aims please visit https://www.rotec.net/about/environmental-sustainability/

Rotec sponsors Powerchair Football Club GBG Spartans

It has been confirmed that Rotec are the proud team sponsors of the GBG Spartans – a Powerchair Football team.

Powerchair Football is the fastest growing disability team sport, which enables severely disabled people to play football using electric powerchairs.

Last month, premier league player and  last seasons league top scorer, Bobby Allen had the pleasure of presenting Troy Willicombe, the team’s captain, with the new GBG Spartans shirts.

The GBG Spartans are kindly sponsored by Rotec Hydraulics in partnership with the charity Goals Beyond Grass.

Looking into the future the team are looking at qualifying for the national league at the end of this season.

To find out more about this fully inclusive team sport, with no age and no gender limits, please visit the Goals Beyond Grass charity website.

Rotec supports ‘Shine Bright for Bristol Children’s Hospital’ this Christmas

One thing no-one has on their Santa wish list is spending Christmas in hospital. Unfortunately, the reality is that many children and families will have to spend time away from home, to receive vital care.

Rotec Hydraulics Ltd is proud to announce we will once again be supporting Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Appeal, the official Bristol Children’s Hospital Charity, this festive season.

To help better the quality of life for the thousands of children that’ll be treated at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children over this Christmas season, we sponsored Noel (a Christmas Tree inspired Gromit Unleashed character) on a magical projection lighting up the hospital. Our donation will go towards helping to fund two new life-saving ventilators.

Rotec’s Managing Director, Paul Prouse comments,

“It has been a pleasure to support Bristol Children’s Hospital’s charity for 10 years now. The hospital team go over and above to support and care for children and their families every year. We are proud to be supporting this worthwhile cause once again in 2023.”

Bristol Children’s Hospital cares for over 100,000 babies, children and young adults from across the South West annually and supports patients with rare genetic disorders, neurological conditions, congenital heart disease, traumatic injuries, cancer and kidney disease.

Everyone can get involved with the campaign by spreading cheer in their community and decorating their house, window or garden. For more information about the ‘Shine Bright’ campaign, including how to get involved visit grandappeal.org.uk/shine-bright or you can donate here grandappeal.org.uk/christmas-appeal.

Every penny raised will help children in hospital get the care they deserve and families the support they need.

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Rotec confirmed as LEEA Full Member

Rotec Hydraulics Ltd are thrilled to announce that following a thorough audit they have achieved full membership status with the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association, better known as the LEEA.

LEEA are a respected organisation dedicated to ensuring safety and quality across lifting equipment materials and supplier integrity. LEEA supports the education and quality procedures to ensure that safe practice is the everyday norm.

To become a full LEEA member, Rotec provided evidence of their activities within the lifting equipment industry and underwent a thorough compliance audit where the business’s processes were examined and assessed on their ability to uphold and maintain the exemplary standards required by LEEA. 

This thorough membership process ensures that only those who provide the highest-quality products and services can attain a membership.

When using a LEEA member, you can be confident that they are compliant to any and all relevant standards and legislation, competent, and are continually raising the standards of practice.

Quality Systems Manager at Rotec Hydraulics Ltd, Josie Chamberlain, commented,

“It is a fantastic achievement to have been confirmed as full LEEA members. Rotec are highly experienced at hydraulic projects for the lifting equipment industry, including being a well-renowned producer of bespoke hydraulic winch systems.

 

We look forward to continuing our work with LEEA, and ensuring we deliver expertly trained staff to all our clients.”