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NIS announced as STEMNET’s ‘Most dedicated employer’ of 2011!
Having just celebrated the opening of their new £1m manufacturing facility, champagne corks are flying again for NIS Ltd as they were crowned ‘Most Dedicated Employer’, at the STEMNET Awards 2011. The award was presented to Group Managing Director Richard Penrose at a prestigious ceremony hosted by Lord Sainsbury on Tuesday 13th December at the House of Lords.
NIS made it to the final four from 150 nominations of “employers that have supported their employees to become an Ambassador and then to actively engage through this with their local schools”. The four finalists, and eventual winner, were then decided by an expert panel of industry judges who told NIS they were “incredibly impressed by your dedication to inspiring young people in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM).”
In addition to the impressive title, NIS was also presented with a prize inviting two representatives to visit CERN, the highly topical European Centre for Nuclear Research located in Geneva.
Speaking straight after the event Richard said “Simply being nominated for the award was an honour in itself, particularly when you consider the pedigree of the organisations that we were competing with. I’m absolutely elated and extremely proud that we have won, and want to express my sincere gratitude to all of our dedicated STEM ambassadors who have worked so hard on behalf of NIS to make such a big difference”
A breakfast briefing was held at NIS to share the good news and Group Managing Director Richard Penrose also took the opportunity to announce the two new appointments to the NIS Board of Directors with Ken Colquhoun taking up the role of Business Delivery Director and Gill Marsden Business Development Director.