For the second consecutive year, Vassallo Group of Companies organised the Shine Awards, rewarding employees who stand out for their excellent performance throughout the year.

The event, held at the Diamond conference hall in Qormi, was hosted by TV personality Corazon Mizzi. Awards were given in 12 categories: customer focus, green initiatives, successful project, service quality, safety award, training and development award, exposure to group on personal social media award and smart appearance. Other awards given were for best employee, best supervisor, best manager and best Arkati Foundation ambassador.

A number of surprise awards were given by group chairman Nazzareno Vassallo. Culminating this year’s event was the chairman’s award, given to Joe Borg, a foreman who has just retired from Vassallo Builders after almost 40 years of service.

Mr Vassallo highlighted the group’s achievements this year, namely the completion of works at Wasterserv’s North Waste Treatment Plant in Magħtab, the completion and inauguration of the 200-bedded Casa San Paolo home for the elderly in Buġibba, the completion of phase one of the One-One-O complex at The Strand, Gzira, the completion of works at the Coastline Hotel, as well as the Oncolology and the Life Sciences centre.

He also announced the opening of two homes for people with disability wishing to live within the community and the group’s intention to open more homes over the next five years.

Mr Vassallo had words of praise for the over 1,700 employees within the group, whom he described as the key to the successes achieved throughout the group’s 69 years of operation.

He said the group intended to keep investing in its human capital, both through improved employment conditions as well as through training and development. Vassallo Group has also inaugurated a new training and development centre, which will provide training programmes for group employees.

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