Colleagues honoured at awards ceremony

There were cheers and celebrations galore as leading decorating and DIY specialist Leyland SDM honoured its top-performing colleagues at its annual awards ceremony.

Over 100 from Leyland SDM’s 33 stores, support centre and warehouse attended the event at The Brewery in Moorgate.

Twelve awards were presented to the employees who have made a special contribution over the last year.

The winners included Siobhan Kaminski, who won the CEO Special Recognition Award for her tireless work to improve the recruitment process and recruitment open days.

There were also Colleague of the Year prizes, with Alex Hunter winning in the Store category. Alex, who works at the Clapham High Street store, was praised for helping to upskill new starters and being proactive in searching for new account holders.

Gabriel Horn won the Warehouse Colleague of the Year award for showing initiative to improve processes, while Aleksandra Niklewicz scooped the Support Centre category gong for assisting the commercial and finance teams with insightful data.

Lee Webb, meanwhile, was hailed as a “visionary” for leading Leyland SDM’s Edgware store to unprecedented success while supporting other stores in London. He was named Store Manager of the Year.

Martin Hastings, CEO at Leyland SDM, said: “It was a truly fantastic event that paid tribute to some of the amazing people at the company. A huge congratulations to all of the winners who have made a massive contribution over the last year – but I am well aware that there are many others who have gone above and beyond for the business and our customers.

“We have almost 450 colleagues and they really are the heartbeat of the company. We are continuing to make significant progress and we could not do that without the support, drive and dedication of our amazing people.”

Shaftesbury Avenue was named Store of the Year after a record-breaking 2023.

The full list of winners:

 

RISING STAR AWARD
Sponsored by Portwest

Store: Eva-Marie Johnson

Warehouse: Jeson D’Sousa 

Support Centre: Shuaib Uthman 

 

COLLEAGUE OF THE YEAR 
Sponsored by Kilrock PRO

Store: Alex Hunter 

Warehouse: Gabriel Horn 

Support Centre: Aleksandra Niklewicz

 

DEPUTY STORE MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by CT1

Violeta Vrangova 

 

SUPPORT CENTRE MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Kilrock PRO

Anupa Rai – Stock Control Manager

Paul Williams -  Credit Control Manager (Finance) 

 

STORE MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by CT1

Lee Webb 

 

STORE OF THE YEAR 
Sponsored by CT1

Shaftesbury Avenue 

 

CEO SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD 
Sponsored by PPG

Siobhan Kaminski

 

Leyland SDM has become one of the most recognisable and trusted decorating and DIY retail brands in central London, with stores in some of the capital’s most prominent locations.

Its 33 stores stock a comprehensive range of thousands of products across all departments, including paint and decorating essentials, building materials, electrical fittings, tools, plumbing equipment, ironmongery and much more, all under one roof.

Some of the biggest and best-known DIY brands are available at Leyland SDM, including Farrow & Ball, Tesa, Bahco, Bosch, Purdy, Dulux Trade, Leyland Trade, Stanley, Ronseal and DEWALT.