Colleagues came together at Canalside on Friday, September 6th, for a spectacular evening celebrating the second annual SPS Excellence Awards
The Awards recognised our incredible people, teams and achievements across SPS over the past year, as we came together to celebrate the winners across 12 award categories.
Simon Cursio, Managing Director, said:
“It was a delight to honour the people who make SPS what it is today. We’re celebrating not only the impact our colleagues make across SPS but also their contribution to our communities and the HPC Project. I’d like to thank HPC and First East of England for their ongoing support. Congratulations once again to all our winners and nominees!”
This year’s awards proved to be even more popular, drawing in over 310 nominations—surpassing last year’s total of 275. The judging panel had an extremely difficult task of picking 12 winners. They reviewed many nominations, giving examples of individuals and teams demonstrating our SPS values, delivering fantastic results or leading others.
Our Winners 2025
Please find the names of our amazing winners below.
Dedicated Award
Darren Stevens (Winner)
Chris Warr
Engineering Team
Respectful Award
Sian Perry (Winner)
Iain Wainman
Adam Cox
Inclusive Award
Ricky Fox (Winner)
Mike Crosby
VPT Day Shift
Versatile Award
Nick Hutt (Winner)
Engineering Team
Maebh Fox
Values Star Award
Bobbie Knowlson (Winner)
Sharon Small
Adam Stewart
Kat Carwood
Hannah Goeorge
Sally-Anne Collins
Richard Pole
Lifetime Achievement Award
- David Porter (Winner)
Zero Harm Champion
Joshua Khan (Winner)
Deb Winn
Innovation & Improvement Award
Digital & Business Intelligence Team (Winner)
Courtney Cook
Trevor Bale
Rising Star Award
Jack Bidgood (Winner)
Louise Hughes
Cameron Brick
Team Player Award
Deb Winn (Winner)
Bill Bennett
Engineering Supervisors
Driver Excellence Award
Steve Dove (Winner)
Barry Donbavand
Chris White
Empowered Award
Culture Club (Winner)
Gareth Collins
Owaine Bird
Check out the official photos
We’re delighted to share the official photos in our digital photobook, which captures the highlights of a truly memorable evening and gives more details of the winners and why they were nominated. Click here to open the photobook.
Congratulations to all our winners and finalists, and a massive ‘thank you’ to everyone who took the time to nominate. We are already looking forward to next year!
