More thanks go to our fantastic colleagues nominated for the June 2024 Thanks For Your Effort award for showing exceptional dedication and going above and beyond their day jobs. They are:
Caroline Gardner, Marketing Specialist Europe and Tom Burton, Digital Marketing Specialist
Nominated by Mike Higgins, National Technical Manager for Focusing on Customers, Working as One Cemex. Over the past three months Caroline and Tom have given additional discretionary effort to help promote Readymix Value Added Products and our new Digital solution for Customers, I-Con. For example, usually we would evaluate a UK VAP strategy and include the Marketing team at a very high level. With 2024 looking to be a challenging year, both Caroline and Tom have joined the team touring the UK in an attempt to make a more granular strategy for VAP in the markets. This has meant a great deal with more commitment than usual. The same is true for the launch of Cemex I-Con, both Caroline and Tom have worked to very tight deadlines to help deliver the launch on time.
Samantha Vine, Marc Luckhurst and Richard Cork, Weighbridge Operative & Operatives, Denge Quarry
Nominated by David McCauley, Assistant Quarry Manager, for Working as One Cemex. David wanted to thank all the staff at Denge quarry for their recent efforts with the relocation and installation of the new offices, completed quickly and effectively. He said: “They’ve helped create a better working environment for staff and wellbeing. By using staff on site and their skills this has saved us big costs and being reliant on contractors. Keep up the great work.”
Andzrej Wegrzgn, Readymix Plant Manager
Nominated by Paul Nicholson, Operations Manager, Readymix for his Focus on Customers and Purse Excellence. He explains: “Andy has taken on the role as Plant Manager of Ryall Readymix to a massive and impressive standard in the last four months. He takes pride in the plant and in his work ethic. In every situation if he’s doesn’t know he asks, and if he makes a mistake he learns from it and does not make it again. The plant has improved massively under his control, and we are rebuilding confidence in the local area with customers who have not used us for some time, as a plant you can trust for service and quality.”
David Roberts, Plant Manager and Jordan Cannon, Relief Plant Manager – Watford Readymix Plant
Nominated by Adam Leverett, Head of Operational Excellence WEM, for Ensuring Safety and Working as One Cemex. Adam explains: “David and Jordan supported a recent corporate filming project at Watford Readymix plant, with our energy monitoring partner Panoramic Power (an arm of Centrica) in a number of ways:
- Cleaning and preparing the site to a very high standard to ensure the film looked perfect.
- Providing inductions for our visitors and accompanying them at all times.
- Being extremely helpful all day, and working with the film crew to minimise any plant downtime whilst the filming took place.
They even appeared in the video and David provided some comments for the film crew – great acting!!
The OE and Sustainability teams made the filming process safe and easy, even when they had to work around their production during the day.
Paul Smith, Upgrade Implementation Engineer, Readymix
Nominated by Nigel Bateman, Operations Manager, London, for Ensuring Safety and Working as One Cemex. Nigel said: “I wanted to say a huge thank you for the support we received on Saturday 30th June.
London were helping Home Counties on a motorway pour and Dagenham was the only plant that could supply. We had many calls during the week with both regions and with Aggregates and Cement to make sure we had all the materials needed. The pour started around 4.30am and just after 5.00am I got a call saying we can’t batch at Dagenham due to a computer problem. More in desperation than expectation, I sent a text to a few people asking for help and within minutes at 5am on a Saturday morning, without hesitation, Paul Smith jumped on it and resolved my issue. Paul, I can’t thank you enough – I truly believe we have the best people in the industry, always willing to help out and do whatever is needed without question to get the job done. I wanted to share this to all as an example of teamwork. Thank you Paul, you are a star.
As a result of Paul’s quick actions, the team were able to complete the pour, the seven IHCs were able to work instead of going home without earning any money, the public did not have to suffer further road closures, and lastly Cemex maintained our good reputation.”