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GAME's team spirit and success applauded by judges
06/12/2004
GAME was honoured to win two more high profile business awards in the last few days.
Judges at the Thames Valley Business Awards at Wentworth Golf Club awarded Europe’s largest video games retailer the Employer of Choice Award (sponsored by Mandeville Recruitment Group), and the prestigious Business of the Year Award (sponsored by Pitmans law firm).
Deputy Chief Executive Lisa Morgan and HR Director Carolyn McMenemie collected the awards on behalf of everyone at GAME.
Lisa Morgan said “It is a tremendous honour to win these two awards, and we were delighted to accept them. Being able to hire talented people and maintain a strong team spirit is essential to our success, as it means we can give our customers the very highest standards of service.
“GAME is a big but very close team, full of people who have worked tirelessly to build the business by making sure that we constantly exceed our customers’ expectations. This makes it a great place to work.”
“Receiving such high profile acknowledgement – particularly now, in the run-up to Christmas when everyone at GAME is working flat out to serve customers – is a huge boost and we’re all delighted.”
“We’d like to thank the judges and the award sponsors, and congratulate all the other winners and participants on their superb entries.”
David Riley, MD of Mandeville Recruitment Group said: “Recruiting and retaining the best people has become one of the most pressing challenges facing business not only in the Thames Valley but across the UK and Europe.”
“GAME have had the additional challenge of relocating their head office and distribution facilities this year. Despite this, they have created an environment where employees understand and share the company’s overall goals and come together in a drive to achieve them.”
The winner of The Mandeville Recruitment Group Employer of Choice Award needed to show that what differentiates them from their competitors is their commitment to winning the loyalty of their employees.
The Pitmans Business of the Year Award recognises not only profitability, innovation and employment but also the contribution made to the local economic community and the provision of support to culture and charities in the region.
About GAME:
GAME is Europe's leading specialist retailer of computer software and video games. The Group currently operates from over 390 stores in the UK and Eire, 49 GAME stores in Scandinavia, over 90 CentroMAIL stores in Spain and around 60 GAME stores in France. It also offers an on-line shopping service.
For further corporate information log onto www.gamegroup.plc.uk, and for the new look on-line store log onto www.game.net
About Mandeville:
The Mandeville Recruitment Group had its first full year of trading in 1993. Since this time we have established a reputation for excellence in the fields of Sales, Accountancy and Retail Management recruitment.
Our success to date has brought us a wide range of Business Awards. More importantly it means that both Job Seekers and Employers can approach us with total confidence when it comes to any area of Sales or Retail Management Recruitment.
The Mandeville Group consists of five companies. These are Mandeville Sales, Mandeville Retail, Active Services, Expedite and Mandeville Resources. We offer a range of services and facilities for jobseekers and employers. At the Mandeville Recruitment Group we serve job needs Nationally as well as the South of England and Manchester where we are based.
| For further details please contact: | Simon Soffe / Lisa Artemis – GAME PR Dept |
| 01256 784442 / 784512 |
Judith Diment, Mandeville Recruitment Group Press Office:
Telephone 01628 672965 or 07860 162313 Fax 01628 782098: Email judithdiment@aol.com
