20 Oct 10 – International consulting engineering firm Norman Disney & Young (NDY) has won the Employer of Choice Award at the Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Business Awards.
Norman Disney & Young (NDY) has been named Employer of Choice at the 2010 Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Business Awards (LMBA). The accolade was announced at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre on Friday, 15 October.
The awards, now in their fifth year, recognise and reward business excellence across nine diverse categories.
NDY Brisbane director Jeff Marchant was on hand to accept the award.
“We consider the prestige of winning an LMBA award to be immense and it will be a focus of future marketing campaigns undertaken in Brisbane and across Australia,” said Marchant, noting that the award is testament to the initiatives his office has undertaken in the areas of staff development and work-life balance.
“Attracting and developing high-calibre employees is a key component to both our current success and our future. To this end, we strive to offer and exemplary employee value proposition.”
In what was a keenly contested category, NDY was awarded the Employer of Choice Award ahead of three other large companies: Clayton Utz, Holiday Inn, and Seymour White.
The Employer of Choice category award, sponsored by Davidson Recruitment, recognises companies that demonstrate leadership in the growth of their people, and show commitment to staff development, incentives and work-life balance.
Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said the awards recognise those companies and individuals who have significantly contributed to Brisbane’s economy.
“Brisbane businesses significantly contribute to the city’s $85.3 billion economy, while also generating $31.5 billion in annual exports,” Cr Newman said.
“The awards are a chance for us to acknowledge how important these companies are to Brisbane’s prominence as Australia’s new world city. I would like to congratulate NDY for their tremendous efforts in becoming an employer of choice and providing inspiration to other Brisbane businesses.”
Pictured above: NDY Brisbane directors Patrick Fogarty and Jeff Marchant proudly display the 2010 Employer of Choice Award.
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