INNOVATION and team building has seen two Reading Buses employees rewarded for their efforts.
Andy Gordon and Stuart Kirby have been named as stars of the month by the firm, the latest names to be put forward for the scheme.
Mr Gordon, 39, has worked for for the Great Knollys Street firm for 22 years and lives in Reading.
He was put forward for having done a ‘first class job’ since being seconded into the role of night shift supervisor, with his actions speaking for themselves.
His nominee said: “He has galvanised the team, bringing them together to work more cohesively with much better results.
“Couple this with the relationship he has built with the operations department, and it is clear he has invoked some real change.”
And this was highlighted by Caroline Anscombe, Reading Buses HR Director, who said: “Andy has achieved fantastic results with the night engineering team, which is particularly great to see from someone who has been seconded into the role.
“Andy has more than proven himself, and it’s brilliant to be able to reward him with our Star of the Month award.”
And rural late driver Stuart Kirby, 50, has been nominated for a ‘going the extra mile’ award for suggesting ‘positive’ rota changes, working with another driver to create it.
His suggestions benefit the firm’s Lion 4 route, which links Reading to Wokingham and Bracknell.
“Stuart’s innovative thinking and ability to work collaboratively with both other drivers and our scheduling team achieved a great result and truly demonstrated a can-do attitude,” said Ms Anscombe.
“Our drivers are the ones on the front line, so feedback like this is important to allow us to make things better wherever we can.”
