Stonegate Pub Company has won an HR Distinction Award for a third consecutive year.
The 2016 Distinction for Innovative use of Digital or Social media was awarded at Birmingham ICC this week, adding to previous Distinctions for People Development and Innovative Use of Technology.
The award was given for the success of ‘Albert’s App’, launched in August 2015, already used by 40% of the company’s 12,500 employees. The app hosts all company information, training videos and individuals training programmes amongst other features.
Chief executive Simon Longbottom said, “It’s a great honour for Stonegate to have been recognised at the HR distinction awards for three successive years. It reflects both the commitment we have to developing our people, and the outstanding efforts that our Managers put in to identifying and nurturing talent.’
Jon Perkins, Success Coach for Stonegate, also achieved highly commended as HR Rising Star of the Year. Perkins has created the company’s successful accelerator programme for high potential Deputy Managers.
