Did you engage other team members?
Our Comms team led the application process working closely with other colleagues and teams to ensure we made the best application we could. Describe any challenges you overcame in the process? A business of this size has a lot going on and we are very proud of our apprentices and our colleagues in RSBi. The biggest challenge therefore was trying to include as much information as possible within the word counts! Now you’ve won an award, what advice would you give to others thinking of applying? Consider it carefully. Look at the eligibility and examine the questions being asked. Do not rush your application and ensure you submit the best possible answers that will highlight your business operations.
How will you use your award to promote your business going forward? We use the branding everywhere! We have a 900-strong fleet and the Queen’s Award emblem is visible on all of them. We believe it is the highest accolade a business can achieve and is helpful when tendering for new contacts or establishing new working partnerships. It is as important to us as our own City Building brand.
What do you consider to be the benefits of being a Queen’s Award holder? We believe it is an external stamp of approval and shows other organisations we wish to work with that we are considered worthy of being at that prestigious level. And finally, could you please share some thoughts on what the Platinum Jubilee means to you? I congratulate Her Majesty the Queen on achieving such an important milestone and, along with everyone at City Building, I look forward to celebrating with the rest of the country.
Would you consider applying again in future?
Definitely. It is a great exercise in understanding what changes and improvements we have made over the period, and an opportunity to celebrate them with not only our own workforce but with the wider business sector.
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