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Reading Buses shortlisted for award after pandemic operations

Phil Creighton by Phil Creighton
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 6:09 am
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READING BUSES has been shortlisted as Leadership Team of the Year in the Thames Valley 250 Awards. It is for the company’s dedication to keeping the local area moving during the height of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Robert Williams, Chief Executive Officer said: “The awards are only open to the 250 top performing businesses (by turnover) based in the Thames Valley region.

“I felt that an entry in this category would rightly reflect what a great locally based senior team I’m delighted to lead, and the significant effort that has gone in dealing with covid while also keeping the business afloat.”

He said that businesses have faced huge challenges over the last 18 months. Reading Buses was an example of this as services needed to keep running even though people were being advised not to use them by the Government.

“Keeping key workers connected, and an organisation running, when the vast majority of employees can’t work from home – drivers, cleaners and engineers – and the majority of your income has disappeared, and then attempting to build back, has been a huge challenge,” he said.

“Our leadership team have done a great job in keeping things going by maintaining processes, working tirelessly to ensure the correct service levels are running and that all employees were safe and well themselves.”

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And Mr Williams praised all staff for their work during the various lockdowns over the past 18 months.

“Clearly, such an achievement is not possible without a fantastic team of frontline employees, including our drivers and those behind the scenes in engineering and support roles,” he said. “As such, our leadership team represents the whole of Reading Buses.”

Peter Laurie, Senior Adviser at event organiser The Business Magazine which runs the awards, said: “The judges were impressed by the quality of entries during such a challenging and uncertain period.

“Once again, Thames Valley businesses have shown real strength in their growth, innovation and leadership. We look forward to welcoming all guests to our evening of celebration”.

The winners will be announced on Thursday, November 18, during a dinner at Easthampstead Park in Wokingham.

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