THSP were announced as Gold winners at the SME Luton & Bedfordshire Business Awards on Thursday, June 29, 2023.
This year, THSP based in Bedford were nominated finalists for three awards, while also being Gold sponsors for the event. Having won the Silver award in the Business Innovation category last year, they went one step further this year and received first prize.
The SME Awards define the Business Innovation award as “doing something new, different, smarter or better that will make a positive difference.”
The company’s HR Plus product claimed Gold. In early 2022, their HR and Employment Law team developed a product inspired by customer feedback. HR Plus takes complex and time-consuming HR issues away from those overwhelmed or unable to undertake these tasks. Whether its recruitment, onboarding, Wellness Actions Plans, holidays or sickness absence, our customers have realised their need for additional resource to do this.
As a result, the HR Plus service involves partnering with many of their customers to become their very own Human Resource Department, supporting them where it’s needed most, no matter the size of the organisation. They allocate time and resource to help when our customer needs it.
Kirsty Maynard, Head of Customer Service and Sales, was also presented the ‘Business Woman of the Year’ award, after being the Gold Winner in that category last year.
As a result of the SME Luton & Bedfordshire Gold winner award, THSP have now been invited to the SME National Awards Final at Wembley Stadium on Friday, December 1. At the event, all regional Gold winners will compete for their respective national prizes.
Reacting to the award, Andrew Wilson, THSP’s Employment Law Director said: “We are over the moon to get this award. HR Plus has gained so much interest since it was launched; with new customers of all industries and sizes seeing the benefit of having their own HR team supporting on hand when they need it. On the flip side, these opportunities afford our growing team of HR professionals a huge variety in the work they do, the people they help and the new skills they gain.”
