HavMain FSB Best Business Awards

HavMain has been very successful at the FSB Devon Business Awards 2009. We were shortlisted for both the Workforce Development Award and the Best E-Business Award. We won both the Workforce Development Award and the Overall Best Business Award for 2009!

The overall winner was chosen unanimously by the judges as the most outstanding company from the category winners.

Having won the Workforce Development Award, HavMain was also chosen by the panel of judges as 'Overall County Winner' as a result of their substantial investment in an ongoing training and development programme for staff. Developed over a 3 year period the programme includes health & safety, ongoing management and skills training and professional development and the company works closely with local educational partners including South Devon College. 

"We were the runner-up in the 2008 awards and therefore were delighted to be voted the overall winner at this year’s event.  As a business we have worked very hard to develop our workforce to add to the success of the company and it is wonderful to get a public recognition for this achievement. The ongoing investment in training is a long term plan for the company’s future and winning this award clearly demonstrates that we are a local company worth doing business with." Stephen Havill Managing Director HavMain.

"Winning the award category as well as Overall County winner is a double celebration for the company and will be a great motivator for our staff.  We are very proud to have such a highly skilled and talented workforce and the £1250 award monies will go towards a summer event as a big thank you for the whole team in recognition of their ongoing commitment and contribution to the success of the business." Christopher Havill - HavMain Director.

Jim Howard, Managing Director of Vehicle Save Contract Hire & Leasing and Vehicle Save (UK) Limited t/as National Car & Rental said...
"We were delighted to be dual sponsors for the second year running for this prestigious award event which publicly recognises the achievements of successful Devon businesses. The quality of the entries this year was particularly high and the calibre of the winners outstanding. HavMain, the 'Overall County Winner' was selected as a result of their impressive staff training and development programme. As judges we were unanimously agreed that their overall commitment and substantial investment embracing each individual employee from director level right down to new recruits made them a very worthy winner."

Stephen Havill (MD), Jim Howard (MD Vehicle Save Group), Christopher Havill (Director HavMain), James Preece (Technical Support SD Fire Alarms), Tim Coates (Online Sales Manager HavMain)