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years in the local trust sector. With a degree in Finance and Management Science, Chris is a qualified Chartered Company Secretary and a Chartered Certified Accountant. He has specific responsibility for the management of a client relationship team in Guernsey which specialises in employee benefit and retirement benefit schemes. Wes McGowan, Personnel Director at Ardel Trust, said, “Both Chris Rylatt and Chris Parrott have made a huge contribution to their respective teams in both Guernsey and Geneva over recent years, and proven their capabilities in managing complex client requirements. These managerial promotions recognise their continued hard work and the commitment Ardel has to providing first rate trust expertise in Guernsey and Switzerland.”
La Grande Mare Trip Advisor win La Grande Mare Hotel Golf & Country Club has just received a top Award from Trip Advisor recognising the exceptional ratings achieved by La Grande Mare over the past year. Trip Advisor bases it’s ranking on feedback from guests who have stayed at the hotel - both business and tourists.They are one of the Industries leading quality standards and their endorsement is highly prized by Hotels on a global basis. With a rating of 4.5 La Grande Mare has earned a place amongst the very best. “This award is a fantastic compliment to our staff and to the investment that was made by the owners in totally refurbishing the ground floor and all of the bedrooms” said Simon Vermeulen - Joint CEO La Grande Mare Hotel Golf & Country Club. For further Information/Comment please contact Simon@lagrandemare.com
Local salon stylist’s skills equip him to compete in Paris Salon hairdresser Andrew Wicks, 37, from Josef of Switzerland in Guernsey, has won a top industry award – the cutting competition category in the La Biosthétique UK Beauty Stylist Awards 2012 on Sunday 1st July. The win sees Andrew from St Peter Port, jetting off to Paris in September to represent the UK at the international finals of the La Biosthétique Beauty Stylist Awards 2012 – a glittering event staged in the heart of fashionable Paris. Andrew’s creative asymmetric shape haircut was one of 23 UK photographic entries, judged by an independent panel
of specialist hair trade journalists and industry professionals. Entries had to embrace a total look – cut, colour, make-up and clothes styling to capture the mood of the moment. Andrew was announced winner at a stylish UK awards event at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Birmingham, where two hundredplus La Biosthétique hair professionals from all over the UK gathered together for a glamorous evening of hair shows and award winning celebrations. “I am so proud to win this for my salon and I dedicate this award to the late, great Josef,” said Andrew. “He was my mentor, my constant source of inspiration, Josef would have been so proud of this success. Now I’m really looking forward to competing in Paris with loads of other countries – brilliant!”
their personal development through a high standard of training programmes and courses. In addition, the co-owned structure of the business produces high levels of customer service as all Partners have a vested interest in ensuring customers have the best possible experience in branch because they will take a share of the profits that would normally go to shareholders.
Waitrose wins Customer Service Commitment Award Waitrose branches in Guernsey have been presented with the Customer Service Commitment Award at the Guernsey Customer Service Awards which took place on Friday 6 July. The awards recognise businesses in Guernsey which deliver outstanding customer service. Aindre Reece-Sheerin,
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a sales adviser at Waitrose Admiral Park, was also shortlisted in the category of Employee of a Large-sized Business Award for his individual commitment to delivering excellent customer service as voted by the general public. Waitrose is committed to providing its Partners with the opportunity to further
Allen Edwards, branch manager at Waitrose Admiral Park, said: “As a coowned business, meeting the needs and wants of our customers is very important to Waitrose and all of the Partners who work in our branches. “To be presented with the Customer Service Commitment Award is a great achievement and something that our Partners in Guernsey are really proud of as it reflects all of their dedication and hard work,” said Mr Edwards.
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