This award recognises the valuable contribution apprentices make to the company and local economy especially as the scope of apprenticeships includes higher/degree level apprenticeships. Whether the apprentice has had a positive impact on the company or has gone against the odds to achieve their objectives, this award will allow employers to recognise their hard work and showcase logistics talent in the county – what makes this individual stand out from other apprentices within the organisation?

The Northamptonshire Logistics Awards Judging Panel will be looking for:

• Evidence that the individual uses their own initiative to deliver results
• Evidence of achievements and challenges overcome
• Enthusiasm of the entrant for their role within the company
• An outline of the skills they have developed since beginning their apprenticeship
• How your apprenticeship has impacted on you, especially in terms of your ambitions and motivation

To enter this award, you must employ above 100 employees and have a base in Northamptonshire. The judges will be looking for excellence in an organisation from across the diverse supply chain in Northamptonshire. They will be looking for an organisation which is making a difference in Northamptonshire.

The Northamptonshire Logistics Awards Judging Panel will be looking for:

• What makes you different and stand out compared to other companies in the county?
• Can you demonstrate initiative, enterprise & good practices?
• Can you demonstrate growth & commercial success?
• How have you made a difference in Northamptonshire?

Logistics is at the heart of Northamptonshire and at the heart of the communities we live in. This award is to recognise the outside engagements those in the sector continue to undertake, often unnoticed by the wider community. What have you undertaken outside of your site? From tree planting to engaging with schools about logistics and careers, supporting community gardens and food banks to providing resources for community centres or skills for charities to expand and make a difference. Supporting individuals back into work – how have you made a difference?

The Northamptonshire Logistics Awards Judging Panel will be looking for:

• Explanation of what you have undertaken and how it has made a difference
• How was the activity undertaken? Donations/volunteering/company time
• Evidence of the impact the activity has had on a community/individuals
• Evidence of how the nominee/initiative is making a difference
• Focused on activity in Northamptonshire or based in Northamptonshire impacting
  more widely across UK/other sites

This category has been created to recognise organisations for harnessing a truly diverse workforce, businesses that excel in their commitment to equality and inclusion across all strands of diversity. The award will cover excellence in all areas of diversity including age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race, neurodiversity.

To help, here are examples of what could be included in this:

• Networks within your organisation
• Implementation of support groups, education programmes, review of policies etc.
• Activities and campaigns

Entrants for this award can complete the entry as an individual, team, group or network based in Northamptonshire who have initiated/led action/piloted a project to remove barriers and improve the working experience and engagement levels of a diverse group of employees, or demonstrating excellence in the delivery of services to a diverse group of people or activity across Northamptonshire and further afield.

We are all looking at our wider surroundings and the impact we have on the planet and use of resources. What environmental projects have you undertaken to use resources more efficiently and minimise waste? Have you made sustainability a priority across your organisation and what have you undertaken? This could include Reuse and Recycle Initiatives, Biodiversity across your site and Colleague campaigns.

The Northamptonshire Logistics Awards Judging Panel will be looking for:

• What schemes have you introduced?
• Evidence of measurable impact in reductions of energy/carbon/water/plastics
• What environmental/sustainability schemes have you introduced?
• Efforts made to protect and improve the environment – with examples
• Any innovations?
• What are your ambitions?
• Activity led from Northamptonshire or taking place across Northamptonshire

Continuous improvement in health safety and wellbeing is essential across the logistics supply chain – it’s important that the sector focuses on the necessity of creating a safe and healthy working environment that promotes the industry as one that is attractive and welcoming to all. This award recognises individuals or teams that have made significant contributions to improvements in health safety and wellbeing in the business or along the supply chain. It could be activity developed to support colleagues or that has led to demonstrable improvement in safety standards on a site or with partners, or wider community project, a new way of delivery?

The Northamptonshire Logistics Awards Judging Panel will be looking for:

• Provide a brief description of how your initiative goes beyond the basic to build a better
  organisational culture
• Explain how your health and wellbeing initiative has been applied to your organisation (e.g. working with external stakeholders, learning from or was triggered by an accident/incident/near miss, references industry leading initiatives).
• Explain what challenges you have overcome; were there any key successes you want to shout about?
• What other qualities make your organisation stand out?
• Focused on activity in Northamptonshire or based in Northamptonshire impacting more widely across UK/other sites

Recognising the vital role and skills of drivers, HGV and LGV in the Logistics & Transport sector in Northamptonshire and the valuable contribution they make to the UK’s economy and acknowledge their abilities.

The Northamptonshire Logistics Awards Judging Panel will be looking for:

• What makes them unique and stand out?
• What is their role and what do they do?
• Have they gone above and beyond the call of duty?
• Exemplary service?
• Delivering cost & environmental benefits?
• Engaging with the community and a role model for new drivers in the sector?

Recognise the outstanding contribution made by an individual to the logistics sector and its supply chain within Northamptonshire over the past 12 months. Tell us what you (or they) have done – from overcoming barriers, making a positive difference to your team, company and colleagues, a new strand of business, achieving success, promoting the sector, making a difference in logistics in Northamptonshire. This award recognises those across the sector to who make a difference to the Northamptonshire Logistics sector, individuals who are pushing themselves, stand out from the crowd – making real differences to the company and logistics as a whole.

The Northamptonshire Logistics Awards Judging Panel will be looking for:

• Explanation of how the nominee demonstrates passion and commitment to the logistics sector
• Evidence of how the nominee is making a difference to their company and the sector – what have they done/achieved?
• Explain what drives the nominee, how have they gone above and beyond their day-to-day role to achieve this

To enter this award, you must employ below 100 FTE staff. The judges will be looking for excellence in an organisation from across the diverse supply chain in Northamptonshire. They will be looking for an organisation which is efficient, reactive, innovative, adaptable – the leading company within Northamptonshire.

The Northamptonshire Logistics Awards Judging Panel will be looking for:

• What makes you unique and stand out?
• Can you demonstrate initiative, enterprise & good practices?
• Can you demonstrate growth & commercial success?

To recognise a team who have worked together on a project for the benefit of the supply chain or outstanding contribution to the industry. Open to any team of any size in a logistics operation/supply chain organisation across Northamptonshire that has made a difference and is able to demonstrate they have worked closely together with great impact.

The Northamptonshire Logistics Awards Judging Panel will be looking for:

• Has the team delivered a major project on time and to budget?
• What makes this Team stand out?
• How have they consistently over-achieved in their field of operation – such as high levels of
  customer service?
• How has the team delivered over and above that expected of them by stakeholders –
  internal & external?
• Provide statements from external customers & colleagues.

Who has created significant impact in your organisation or within the sector in the early stages of their career? Have they generated exceptional results, made an impact, and have the potential to lead the industry into the next decade and beyond. This award is for people starting their careers in supply chain and logistics who demonstrate enthusiasm, talent and the promise of great things to come. Candidates can come from all levels within the organisation from apprentices upwards, tell us what they have achieved and why they are a rising star.