At the end of this strangest of years, Umbrella’s traditional end of year celebrations and awards ceremony have for the first time been held in our offices!  Conscious of our status as a holder of a COVID-secure employer accreditation,  the prize winners were informed by email and were invited to make the solo walk to CEO Nick Holmes’ office to collect their trophy and accept the praise heaped on them!  The walk along ‘Winners’ Way’ was accompanied by appreciative cheering and support from their colleagues!

Staff then enjoyed a Christmas Dinner barm/bap/stottie/roll (depending on when you’re from!) at their desks and took part in the BIG Umbrella Christmas Quiz! 

Although the day was fun, like you, we would all rather be celebrating the Festive Season in more traditional ways.  We wish all our customers and business partners, all the very best for the holidays and look forward to getting back to some kind of normal life in 2021!

Congratulations to the ‘2020 Staff Awards’ winners:

Employee Of The Year – Allison Gallagher, Finance and HR Manager

Rookie Rockstar – Chantelle Norcross, Accountancy Support Team

Players Player – Suzi Kinsella, Acting Manager of Customer Services

The Spirit Award - Ciara Morris, Customer Services Agent

Marvellous Multitasker – Suzi Kinsella, Acting Manager of Customer Services

Human Wikipedia – Jon Biddle, Chief Operating Officer

Outstanding Innovator – Jane Thornhill, Sales Manager