Awards

A.F. Blakemore has a long history of winning industry awards and accreditations. 

Below is a list of the recognition we have achieved since 2007.  


2011    Wolverhampton EBP
             Special Employer Contribution Award

2011    Business in the Community
             Big Tick - Education

2011    Business in the Community
             Heart Distribution - Big Tick - Supply Chain

2011    Business in the Community
             North East Employee Volunteer of the Year - Brian Freeman

2011    Convenience Tracking Programme   
             Tates - Best Managed Retailer (over 50 stores)

2011    Walsall EBP
             Commendation - AFB Community Programme

2011    Walsall Civic CSR Awards
             Outstanding Example of Excellence
 
2010    Food & Drink Federation Community Partnership Awards
             Highly Commended - Education

2010    Walsall Education Business Partnership
             Employer of the Year

2010    Business in the Community
             Collaborative Big Tick - Employability Category - Business Action on Homelessness

2010    Sustainability West Midlands
              Barry Davies - Top 50 Green Leaders

2010    SGS
              Blakemore Logistics - ISO 14001

2010    SGS 
              Blakemore Logistics - ISO 9001

2010    SGS
              BRC Food Storage & Distribution Standard

2010    Walsall NHS Community Health Promotion Unit
              Gold Award - Blakemore Logistics

2010    Walsall NHS Community Health Promotion Unit
              Bronze Award - Blakemore Food Service, Fresh Foods & CSL

2010    Convenience Retail Awards 
              Best Multiple Store - Tates Crewe

2010    Convenience Retail Awards 
              Outstanding Achievement - Elwyn Davies

2010    Convenience Retail Awards 
              Best Wholesale Business Initiative - Pounds Down

2010    True Taste of Wales Food & Drink Awards 
              Multiple Retailer Category - Gold Award

2010    Groundwork Black Country
              Platinum Status - Environmental Business Charter
 
2009    Retail Industry Awards
              SPAR - Symbol/Fascia Group of the Year

2009    NQA 
              Blakemore Food Service- ISO 14001

2009    Retail Industry Awards 
              Tates- Regional Convenience Chain of the Year

2009    Food & Drink Federation Community Partnership Awards 
              Silver Award- Workplace

2009    Business in the Community 
              Big Tick Re-accreditation - Blakemore Food Service School Partnership Programme

2009    Food Industry Awards 
              Heart Distribution- ECR UK Award for Sustainable Distribution

2009    Investors in People 
              IIP Assessment- Tates

2009    Business in the Community 
              Peter Blakemore - HRH Prince of Wales West Midlands Ambassador Award

2009    Grocer Gold Awards
              Tates - Independent Retail Chain of the Year

2009     Walsall NHS Community Health Promotion Unit 
               Blakemore Logistics - Bronze Award

2009     British Retail Consortium
               Blakemore Fresh Foods - Grade A Accreditation
 
2008     Business in the Community 
               Big Tick Re-accreditation - Blakemore Food Service School Partnership Programme

2008     Forecourt Trader Awards
              Tates - Best Food to Go outlet, best main route site, best main route oil company/
              supermarket owned store
 
2007     Business in the Community
               Big Tick - Education Category - Blakemore Food Service School Partnership Programme

2007     Retail Industry Awards
              SPAR - Outstanding Achievement Award

2007     Retail Industry Awards 
              Tates - Fresh Produce Retailer of the Year

2007     Retail Industry Awards
              Tates - Store Manager of the Year - Aberystwyth