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Issue 95 | January 2013 onThe newsletter stage of Stagecoach Group Vote for your 2013 Stagecoach champions THE search has begun for the To nominate your Champion, download a working practices and sustainability, such as Stagecoach Champions of 2013 – and we nomination form from the FAQ section, under by improving energy efficiency, reducing the are hoping for even more nominations than ‘Media’, at www.stagecoach.com. Email the company’s carbon emissions or developing ever before. completed form to champions@stagecoachgroup. innovative ways to get people to switch from the 2013 marks the fourth year of the awards and com or send by post to Lindsay Reid, Corporate car to public transport. around 50 employees have previously been Communications Manager, Stagecoach Group, Community Champion: recognises employees honoured for their outstanding efforts across a 10 Dunkeld Road, Perth PH1 5TW. Any staff who have made a significant contribution to the number of fields. member can nominate a colleague for an award. local community through charitable fund-raising The 2013 awards will recognise success in Nominations close on Friday 29 March 2013. or volunteering. the following categories: Safety, Environment, Look out for updates on the awards and the Health Champion: for employees who have Community, Health, Customer Service, and shortlisted nominees in future editions of On done most to promote employee health within Innovation. Stage. the Group. The awards are judged by Helen Mahy, Chair of Customer Service Champion: presented the Health, Safety and Environment Committee. Categories for 2013 to individuals who have gone the extra mile to Gold, silver and bronze awards are presented for deliver exceptional customer service. each category and shortlisted entrants receive a Safety Champion: awarded to employees who Innovation Champion: for employees who trophy and a cash prize. have championed good safety or excelled in have developed good ideas across any area of the This year we are looking to encourage even dealing with a specific situation or incident. business, whether it’s the launch of a new product, more entries from our bus and rail companies Environment Champion: presented to the introduction of a new system or a way of across the UK, North America and Canada. individuals who have championed greener saving the company money. STAGECOACH bus driver Mike Reid Brian Blessed gets on has been awarded a British Empire Medal Queen’s honour board for Samaritans (BEM) in the Queen’s New Year Honours list. for Mike SOUTH West Trains passengers at Mike, who is based at St Andrews depot, was London Waterloo were treated to a awarded the honour for charitable services in booming announcement from Brian Fife and Angus after raising around £65,000 for Blessed recently, as the actor supported a good causes over the past 25 years. fundraising day in aid of Samaritans. The 63-year-old is well-known locally for his Brian Blessed urged passengers to spare a few charity work, and has raised thousands of pounds coins for Samaritans, while the charity’s volunteers for a number of local and national charities collected at the station all day and helped South including Guide Dogs for the Blind, CLIC West Trains managers hand out complimentary Sargent and the St Andrews branch of Enable. mince pies. Mike said: “To find out I was getting this The idea came after passengers tweeted Brian honour was just amazing. It was the last thing Blessed – a regular South West Trains commuter – I thought about but I’m absolutely delighted. to suggest he recorded an announcement. South I’ve had great support for my charity work West Trains got to work with Samaritans and from local people and from my colleagues and staged the charity fundraising day at Waterloo managers at work and I would like to thank Stagecoach driver Mike Reid BEM. station, with Mr Blessed’s fee going to Samaritans them all for that.” to support their work. Mike, who lives with his wife Pam, began his supplied the vehicles for the event. Mike drove Samaritans is halfway through a five-year transport career in 1970 and has worked for the length and breadth of the country as part of partnership with Network Rail to reduce suicides Stagecoach since 1985. He is a driver on services the Olympic and Paralympic torch convoys in on the railways. in the St Andrews area where he is a favourite advance of the London 2012 Games last summer. among passengers and staff. Stagecoach Group Stagecoach East Scotland Managing Director Chief Executive Sir Brian Souter also provided a Charlie Mullen added: “Mike is an excellent letter of support for Mike’s honour nomination, ambassador for the local community and for which was submitted by one of the recipients of the company and has helped countless people his charitable work. through his charitable work.” As an experienced busman, Mike was also selected to drive one of the buses for the Find out more about Mike in the Olympic Torch Relay last year as Stagecoach Quickfire Round on page 9 Brian Blessed records his special announcement. 1 uk bus on stage Aberhill anniversary STAGECOACH in Fife celebrated the 50th anniversary of its Aberhill Depot in Methil by You what?! bringing together past and present employees Overheard on a night bus in London. and vehicles for a trip down memory lane. Person 1: “Anybody know when Old and new vehicles, painted in the same classic we’ve got to get off?” red and cream livery as the Fife Scottish vehicles Person 2: “When we get there.” were back in the 1960s, joined retired drivers and Person 1: “Ah….anybody conductresses from the same era to commemorate know where there is?” The anniversary celebrations at Aberhill Depot. the anniversary. Can you beat that? Send your weird and wonderful overheard comments to Your essential lindsay.reid@ stagecoachgroup. com employee guide UK bus appointments EMPLOYEES are reminded of the we should all follow and should help you to STAGECOACH has announced a importance of reading the Group’s Code decide how to act if you are ever in doubt. series of appointments at its UK Bus of Conduct, which sets out the values and Honesty and integrity have been crucial in division as preparations continue for standards all staff are expected to live up to. building our relationships with the people and Robert Montgomery to take up the post The Code of Conduct applies to all directors, communities we work with and serve. We want of Managing Director on 1 May this year. managers, employees and representatives of to make sure these values and our reputation as a Elizabeth Esnouf (50) has taken up the new Stagecoach Group and its businesses. high quality organisation are protected.” post of Managing Director, Coaches and All employees should take time to read the For any questions, advice or further Special Activities. She will be responsible for the Code of Conduct and consider how it affects information, please get in touch with one of the megabus.com and Scottish Citylink businesses, their own particular role. Copies are available following people: as well as rail replacement services and other online at www.stagecoach.com or from your line special contracts. manager. Andrew Levy, Legal Director Gary Nolan (56), Managing Director Laws and cultures vary from location to tel: 020 7620 5976 of Stagecoach East Midlands, is appointed location, however the Code of Conduct applies email: andrew.levy@ stagecoachgroup.com Regional Director (North) from 1 February across the whole Group in addition to local rules 2013. His role will be to oversee Stagecoach and regulations. Stagecoach UK Bus & Rail companies in the North West, North East, At the heart of the guide are the principles Friars Bridge Court, 41-45 Blackfriars Road Yorkshire, Manchester, Merseyside, East that have guided the development of Stagecoach London, SE1 8NZ Midlands and East. Group over the past 30 years: acting with honesty Robert Andrew (49), currently Regional and integrity, taking responsibility for our Ross Paterson, Director of Finance Director (North), becomes Regional Director actions, treating people with dignity, respect and tel: 01738 642 054 (South) on 1 March 2013. A former Regional thoughtfulness. email: ross.paterson@ stagecoachgroup.com Director (Scotland), this means he will have had The Code of Conduct covers how we deal senior management responsibility for each of with our employees, suppliers, customers, Lindsay Reid, Corporate Communications the bus division’s regions. competitors, and the wider communities in Manager In addition, Les Warneford, who has more which we work. tel: 01738 642 019 than 40 years’ experience in the UK bus Sir Brian Souter, Stagecoach Group Chief email: lindsay.reid@ stagecoachgroup.com industry, will continue to undertake special Executive, said: “We have always had a very clear project work for Stagecoach after he retires in set of values at Stagecoach and it is vital that we Michael Vaux, Company Secretary May 2013. live up to them in practice. I would encourage tel: 01738 642 043 everyone, no matter what their role, to take time email: michael.vaux@ stagecoachgroup.com to read this guide and consider it carefully. It is just Charity triathlon as important as your contract of employment. Stagecoach Group plc “The Code of Conduct sets out the principles 10 Dunkeld Road, Perth, PH1 5TW RICHARD Fletcher from Chesterfield recently STAGECOACH London employee A mountain to climb competed in the Sharon Moonie took part in the trip of a Virgin Active lifetime when she completed a sponsored London Triathlon to trek to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in raise £237 for the Tanzania, Africa. Breathtakers OB trust. Sharon, who has worked for Stagecoach for 13 The charity supports years, raised £3575 for the charity ‘SCOPE’, which sufferers of the lung disease Obliterative cares for disabled children, by trekking for 10 days Bronchilitus and their families.