acs wins two awards at regional heat of UK Chamber Awards

acs has scooped two awards at the regional round of the British Chambers of Commerce Chamber Awards 2011 and is now in the running for the national titles in these categories and the chance to collect the Award for Outstanding Business Achievement – with a top prize of £25,000 and runner up prizes of £15,000 and £10,000.

acs's Dan Harding and John Harley receive the awards from Tracey Branson and Paul Griffiths of the Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce. Also accepting the awards are members of the acs team who have come the company's apprenticeship scheme.

The Brackmills-based company, which provides IT solutions, office furniture and interiors as well as online services to SMEs, triumphed in the Award for Excellence in Customer Service, sponsored by AXA PPP healthcare, and the Award for Excellence in People Development categories.

acs has just celebrated its best year ever - recording growth of 13%, which it hopes to raise to 50% over the next three years. It has also invested heavily in up-skilling its workforce in the last three years.

John Harley, Joint Managing Director, said of the double award win: "We are absolutely thrilled to have won these two awards, which are at the core of our values, developing highly talented people from the local area. These people then become real assets to the business and deliver quality customer service, which in turn provides the platform for our continued expansion, creating yet more opportunities for job creation, further fuelling our growth and success."

Paul Griffiths, Chief Executive of Northamptonshire Chamber, said: "We're delighted to see Northamptonshire Chamber and Business Alliance Group members acs win these two awards. The company has had a phenomenal year and to get recognition in the fields of customer service and people development is no mean feat. The Chamber Awards were created to recognise the hard work of companies like acs and I wish them the best of luck for the national finals in November."

The national winners of the Chamber Awards 2011 will be announced at a ceremony at London's Connaught Rooms on Thursday 24 November. For more information visit www.chamberawards.co.uk/2011/

Link: www.northants-chamber.co.uk