September 2022

Massive congratulations to all the Finalists and Winners at our first ever Standing Tall Foundation Gala Dinner & Awards Night last Thursday.

The event was a fantastic night held at the amazing Imperial War Museum North in Manchester. It saw nearly 200 guests come together to celebrate their support of the Foundation and the brilliant things we have been able to achieve, and deliver due to that support.

The event, compared by the hilarious Pete Emmett was a huge success and we raised a substantial amount of money on the night, allowing us to deliver more Mental Health Counselling and Addiction support services here at the Foundation.

               

The Winners

List of Winners as follows:

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD

Ged Mason OBE – Morson Group

TECH/DESIGN AWARD

This award is presented to the company or individual that has offered exceptional technical or design support to the Foundation, to ensure the professional and smooth running of its internal operations.

Winner

Jamie Moxon

ARMED FORCES AWARD

This award is in recognition of the fantastic support a company or individual gives to our Service personnel and veterans.

Winner

KH Plant Training

SOCIAL IMPACT & COMMUNITY AWARD

This award recognises the company that has contributed to the development or needs of an individual by helping them and implementing positive change in their lives and the community.

Winner

Auxesia Homes

LOCAL SERVICES AWARD

This award celebrates the services offered by local businesses in the Northwest region, and the support they have shown not only the Foundation, but the surrounding community.

Winner

Northwest Waste Services

STANDING TALL AWARD

This award recognises the outstanding contribution this company or individual has made to the Foundation since it started in 2020.

Winner

Cash Converters

You can find all the images from the awards ceremony and the winners HERE.

We were absolutely ecstatic to be crowned winners of the prestigious Ex- Forces Initiative of the year award at the recent British Ex- Forces in Business Awards 2022!

This is the world’s largest and leading celebration of military veterans in second careers, with a shortlist showcasing the huge breadth of ex-forces talent.

The fifth annual British Ex-Forces in Business Awards took place on 8 September 2022 in the famed Great Room of Grosvenor House, Park Lane. Over 1,000 business and military leaders celebrated 20 winners from 700+ nominations, all of which demonstrated the exceptional value that military veterans add to employers and the wider economy in their second careers.

Host of the Awards, TV presenter Jacqui Oatley MBE, welcomed a series of engaging keynote addresses including from Air Marshal Dame Sue Gray, the first female British three-star officer, Alistair Currie, Global Head of Consumer Banking & Payments at Barclays, and Lt. Gen. Sir Andrew Gregory, CEO of charity partner SSAFA, as well as a programme of live entertainment.

We feel extremely honoured to have won the award, after beating stiff competition from the other nominees in our category. These were as follows:

EX-FORCES INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

Barclays Military Talent Scheme, Barclays
Forces Transition Group
Military Spouses Employability Programme, Naval Families Federation & Barclays
OnBoarding Officers
Phoenix Heroes
Project Soft Landing, Jacobs
Royal British Legion Industries
Supported Living Gateway
TechVets
The Transformer Lifestyle Company
VetNet BAE Systems

You can view the full list of winners and find out more about the awards here.