Awards and accolades
Every employee of New Directions works hard to maintain our values and offer a high quality service. We are proud to have been awarded numerous accolades over the years at team and company level.
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- Shortlisted for Cardiff Life Awards – Event
- Disability Confident Committed – HM Government Award
- Winner of the Care Hero Award – West Wales Health & Care Awards
- Winner of the Outstanding Contribution Award – West Wales Health & Care Awards
- Shortlisted for East Wales Health & Care Awards – Palliative Care & End of Life
- Shortlisted for REC Awards – Business leader of the Year
- Shortlisted for REC Awards – COVID Champion of the Year
- Shortlisted for IIP Awards – Best Pivot
- Shortlisted for IIP Awards – Health and Wellbeing
- Named the ‘Most Innovative Recruitment Specialist – UK’ at the Corporate LiveWire Innovation Awards 2020
- Winner of Investors in People (IIP) Silver 2020
- Shortlisted for Compliance Officer of the Year – Women in Compliance
- Shortlisted for IRP Awards 2020 – Recruitment Team of the Year
- Shortlisted for IRP Awards 2020 – Back Office Team of the Year
- Shortlisted for IRP Awards 2020 – Newcomer of the Year
- Winner of ‘Innovation and Excellence’ Award at the Corporate Live Wire Awards 2019
- Shortlisted for In-House Innovation in Recruitment at the Recruiter Awards 2019
- Shortlisted for Back Office Team of the Year – IRP Awards 2019
- Shortlisted for Recruitment Team of the Year – IRP Awards 2019
- Shortlisted for Newcomer of the Year – IRP Awards 2019
- Winner of Professional Service Company of the Year at the Cardiff Life Awards 2018
- Winner of HR Professional of the Year (Cath Day, Group HR Officer) at the Wales HR Awards 2018
- Winner of Recruitment Training Provider of the Year at the Business Excellence Awards 2018
- Shortlisted for Professional Service Company of the Year at the North Wales Business Insider Awards 2018
- Shortlisted for Best Recruitment Agency at the Regional Awards
- Highly Commended at the Cardiff Business Awards 2017 – Jeff Tune, Company Chairman
- Winner of HR Professional of the Year at the Wales HR Awards by Sophie Cecil, Group HR Director
- Shortlisted for HR Assistant of the Year at the Wales HR Awards 2017
- Shortlisted for Professional Services Company of the Year at the Cardiff Life Awards 2017
- Winner of Best in Education and Domiciliary Recruitment UK at the Acquisition International Awards 2017
- Shortlisted for Professional Service Company of the Year at the North Wales Business Insider Awards 2017
- Winner of Acquisition International ‘Most Outstanding Recruitment Training Services Company’ Excellence Award
- Winner of ‘Best Company to Work For (under 250 employees)’ at the IRP Awards 2016
- Highly Commended for ‘Best Service’ at the Go Wales Awards 2016
- Winner of ‘Innovation and Excellence’ Award at the Corporate Live Wire Awards 2016
- Winner of ‘Best Recruitment and Training Services – Wales’ at the Business Excellence Awards 2016
- Winner of ‘Best Recruitment Agency’ at the Regional Awards 2016
- Shortlisted as the ‘Best Professional Services Company’ at The Cardiff Life Awards 2016
- Winner of ‘Best Compliance Team’ at The Women in Compliance Awards 2016
- Winner of ‘Supplier of the Year’ at the Welsh National Procurement Awards 2016
- Shortlisted for ‘Community Award’ at the Welsh National Procurement Awards 2016