On Tuesday 10 September 2024, we celebrated with our suppliers at our GEM Awards. Open exclusively to our suppliers, the GEM (‘Going the Extra Mile’) Awards highlight the innovative and impactful contributions our suppliers make across the business.
There were 160 people at the event from a range of large and small businesses across our supply areas. The awards support us in building strong relationships with our partners, which is crucial as we gear up for AMP8.
We wanted to make sure that the night benefitted the local economy as much as possible too, so, we held the event at The Fed in Dunston, Gateshead, which is run by northeast business, Ramside Events. We also worked with other local suppliers in the region, Big Purple for the sound and lighting, Yorkshire Rose events for the decoration, Printed.com for the printing of programme cards and NE Trophies who provided the sustainable bamboo trophies for our winners.
We also held a lucky wine hoopla on the night with our generous suppliers donating over £470 to our company charity WaterAid which all goes towards the vital work they do.