The seventh annual Fred Olsen Travel staff awards have been held at the Stoke-by-Nayland Hotel.

The dinner, attended by nearly 100 guests, saw some of the top awards going to the companys Colchester-based staff.

Manager of the Year was Caroline Linton from the Sir Isaacs Walk branch, who won the award for the second time in two years. Caroline will shortly be beginning maternity leave and her assistant manager Zo' Greenleaf, who takes over the responsibility in her absence, won the company's top service award for exceptional customer service.

Other Colchester winners were Jackie Robinson, from the Williams & Griffin branch, who was the senior sales consultant of the year; Claire Dykes from Williams & Griffin, who will shortly be moving to the Sir Isaacs Walk branch, was the top assistant manager and Rachael Pollard, from Sir Isaacs Walk, won the award for the top part-time consultant.

Other major winners at the event included the company's specialist Australasian business, Discover Down Under, receiving the accolade as branch of the year, and Zara Collins, of Ipswich, who won the overall employee of the year.

The guest of honour was Ipswich swimming star Karen Pickering, who presented the awards.

Published Thursday February 17, 2005

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