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#thisisfocus Awards

Launching Autumn 2025

Your teamwork, ambition and drive for success have delivered great results and we must make time to celebrate this. Every department, every person has a part to play in the success of our business and this is our opportunity to shout about your achievements.  

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The #thisisfocus Awards are part of our initiative to recognise and celebrate members of the team who have demonstrated exceptional performance over the previous year.

These awards are voted for by our people, for our people. Not only are they recognised across the entirety of the business, they will also be hosted by a celebrity comic!

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Categories include:

  • Outstanding Contribution
  • Sales Superstar
  • Technical Excellence
  • Outstanding Customer Experience
  • Service Desk Superstar
  • Team Impact
  • The Ashley Glen Award 
  • Charity Champion Award
  • The Founders Award

2025 Award Finalists

HQ Outstanding Contribution

Ionie Gamble, Anna Strevens, Sarah Smart and Gemma Lambert

Regional Outstanding Contribution

Beccy Griffiths, Wayne Coles, and Daniel Fuller-Smith

HQ Outstanding Customer Experience

Louise Moore, Faye Gilman and Adam Hamilton

Regional Outstanding Customer Experience

Kathleen Doherty, Neal Hallinan and Lesley Moore

HQ Sales Superstar

Neil Sykes, Jamie Connolly and Patrick Mahon

Regional Sales Superstar

Daniel Fuller-Smith, Oliver Oswin and Andrew Fraser

Technical Excellence

Jordan Reeves, Darren Gibson and Andrew Pamflett

Group Service Desk Superstar

Sean Power, Michael Burr and Daniel Rowe

Group Team Impact

Mobile Provisioning, Customer Loyalty and Order Delivery

The Ashley Glen Award

Ionie Gamble, Kate Oakden and Daniel Ellis

Founders Award

Announced on the night

2023 Award Winners

Hover over each winner to reveal the category description

Anna Strevens

HQ Outstanding Contribution

A stand-out employee as chosen by you, for outstanding contribution- the HQ leadership team will select their winner based on nominations. There are both HQ and Regional sections to this category.

Wayne Coles

Regional Outstanding Contribution

A stand-out employee as chosen by you, for outstanding contribution- the HQ leadership team will select their winner based on nominations. There are both HQ and Regional sections to this category.

Adam Hamilton

HQ Outstanding Customer Experience

Our customers love this person, they are cool, calm and collected. They resolve issues quickly and hold a 5* CSAT record. There are both HQ and Regional sections to this category.

Kathleen Doherty

Regional Outstanding Customer Experience

Our customers love this person, they are cool, calm and collected. They resolve issues quickly and hold a 5* CSAT record. There are both HQ and Regional sections to this category.

Patrick Mahon

HQ Sales Superstar

They get the deal done! This award will be judged on all-round performance, development, % above target, up and coming talent and high potential. There are both HQ and Regional sections to this category and the shortlist will be selected by our Sales leaders.

Oliver Oswin

Regional Sales Superstar

They get the deal done! This award will be judged on all-round performance, development, % above target, up and coming talent and high potential. There are both HQ and Regional sections to this category and the shortlist will be selected by our Sales leaders.

Darren Gibson

Technical Excellence

Nominate the engineer who has delivered technically but also represented the business professionally and received excellent customer feedback. This is a Group-wide award, the category is open to all.

Daniel Rowe

Service Desk Superstar

Do you know a service desk individual who consistently delivers an outstanding experience? This one's for them! This is a whole Group-wide award, the category is open to all.

Mobile Provisioning

Group Team Impact

Otherwise known as the DREAM TEAM- these people have demonstrated a notable impact on the business over the past year. This is a Group-wide award, the category is open to all.

Dan Ellis

The Ashley Glen Award

Formerly ‘Group Business Ambassador’, this award has been renamed in dedication to our friend and colleague Ashley, who we lost to cancer earlier this year. The winner of this award fully reflects the culture of Focus Group and lives our values every day. This is a Group-wide award, the category is open to all.

Wesley McGovern

Founders Award

To be won by the individual who has made the most exceptional all-round contribution to Focus Group during 2023, this is the highest accolade of the evening. Chris & Ralph will select the overall winner based on nominations received.
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2022 Award Winners

Hover over each winner to reveal the category description

Paul Perkins

HQ Outstanding Contribution

A stand-out employee as chosen by you, for outstanding contribution- the HQ leadership team will select their winner based on nominations. There are both HQ and Regional sections to this category.

Stephen Burns

Regional Outstanding Contribution

A stand-out employee as chosen by you, for outstanding contribution- the HQ leadership team will select their winner based on nominations. There are both HQ and Regional sections to this category.

Jordan Walker

HQ Outstanding Customer Experience

Our customers love this person, they are cool, calm and collected. They resolve issues quickly and hold a 5* CSAT record. There are both HQ and Regional sections to this category.

Stacey Smith

Regional Outstanding Customer Experience

Our customers love this person, they are cool, calm and collected. They resolve issues quickly and hold a 5* CSAT record. There are both HQ and Regional sections to this category.

Ross Sinclair

HQ Sales Superstar

They get the deal done! This award will be judged on all-round performance, development, % above target, up and coming talent and high potential. There are both HQ and Regional sections to this category and the shortlist will be selected by our Sales leaders.

Simon Dunstan

Regional Sales Superstar

They get the deal done! This award will be judged on all-round performance, development, % above target, up and coming talent and high potential. There are both HQ and Regional sections to this category and the shortlist will be selected by our Sales leaders.

Jonny Winter

Technical Excellence

Nominate the engineer who has delivered technically but also represented the business professionally and received excellent customer feedback. This is a Group-wide award, the category is open to all.

Arran Beaney

Group Service Desk Superstar

Do you know a service desk individual who consistently delivers an outstanding experience? This one's for them! This is a whole Group-wide award, the category is open to all.

Desk Engineering

Group Team Impact

Otherwise known as the DREAM TEAM- these people have demonstrated a notable impact on the business over the past year. This is a Group-wide award, the category is open to all.

Tom Wyatt

The Ashley Glen Award

Formerly ‘Group Business Ambassador’, this award has been renamed in dedication to our friend and colleague Ashley, who we lost to cancer earlier this year. The winner of this award fully reflects the culture of Focus Group and lives our values every day. This is a Group-wide award, the category is open to all.

Alex Beaudet

Founders Award

To be won by the individual who has made the most exceptional all-round contribution to Focus Group during 2023, this is the highest accolade of the evening. Chris & Ralph will select the overall winner based on nominations received.
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