Operations manager Carolyn looking forward to new challenge
LOLLIPOP ladies and neighbourhood janitors are among a list of dozens of Cordia workers to be honoured at an awards ceremony in Glasgow.
The facilities management and care services provider recognised the hard work of its staff through a long-term service celebration on Tuesday.
Cordia’s 11th annual Long Service Awards saw 76 workers recognised with a total of almost 2,000 years of tenure between them.
The ceremony, held at Glasgow City Chambers, marked 25 years of service for each employee working across catering, home care, cleaning, school crossing and social work.
School crossing patrollers Margaret Sloan and Dorothy Goldie were celebrated for their achievements alongside fellow Cordia workers neighbourhood janitors James Boyle and George Anderson.
Home carers Angela McLean, Elaine Smith, Marie Walsh, Diane Chalmers, Constance Gallagher, Grace McAdam and Carol Scott were among 27 recognised at the ceremony.
Since the official award was handed out in 2007, a total of 1,250 Cordia employees have been eligible for the esteemed award, tallying an impressive 31,250 years of service.
Those attending the ceremony were awarded with a medal to mark their dedication, earned an additional day’s leave and enjoyed a delicious three-course meal prepared by co-workers from Encore Hospitality Services, the contract catering-arm of Cordia.
Since Cordia was formed in 2009, its staff have cared for Glasgow’s elderly and vulnerable citizens, served the city’s schoolchildren and kept public buildings clean and secure.
Staff carry out 95,000 home care visits per week to around 6,200 elderly service users and serve 32,000 school meals per day across 139 employee undertakes on a daily basis is absolutely essential for Glasgow’s citizens, whether it’s a child being able to cross the road safely to an elderly resident getting round the clock homecare support.
“On behalf of everyone at Cordia I’d like to congratulate each one of our longservice recipients and it’s a privilege to commend them for their contribution to Glasgow.”
On behalf of everyone at Cordia I’d like to congratulate each one of our long-service recipients
CAROLYN Weston is an area operations manager, working in the East End of Glasgow – overseeing a team of cooks, cleaners and janitors for the various buildings Cordia looks after which include schools, police stations and council sites.
Her husband George, a health and safety advisor, received his Long Service Award three years ago, and Carolyn is looking forward to having her own medal.
Before joining Cordia in 1990, she worked as a bus driver until her son was born, when she joined the city council as a cleaning supervisor, and later worked as a janitor.
Carolyn loves working with people, and her time working in facilities has given a fascinating insight into the lives of her staff.
In two weeks she will start a completely new job with Cordia, working as an area manager for social care, and she’s looking forward to a new challenge.