"I am proud to see everyone pulling together which has been I think our finest moment and signifies what Morson is made of. The family spirit shone brightly, with people helping others before themselves. It was not about I and me - it was us and we.  

Some COVID heroes to mention include all H&SE facilities who ensured we were compliant. We acted swiftly and went above and beyond, so well done to Gareth Morris, Joe Mason, Angela and the teams.

I also thank everyone that manned the offices that kept functioning and to our IT department who were the stars of the show. Barry, Ged, Chris, Dave and all of their team. Our HR team did a mammoth task with the furlough scheme, and thank you to our Marketing team who kept our communications going throughout.

We did some great things; our comms, Zoom and Teams meetings, flexible working, temperature reading, STEM gifts, children’s entertainment and quizzes. The team integration across the branches was also a highlight so well done to all our recruiters. 

Our Morson Projects and Vital Rail Projects delivery teams also adapted incredibly well, so a huge well done!

And of course finally, a big thank you to everyone in the room and across the business - including our US and Canada branches, South Africa and across the rest of the world!"

The presentations were closed by Ged, who announced the retirements of two Morson Group legends - Managing Director Dr. Kevin Gorton and Commercial Director Mike Jones.

Kevin Gorton joined the business for his second spell in 1995 as Business Development Director and has been an integral part of the growth of the Group throughout that time.

Mike Jones joined the business in the early 1980's and has undertaken many roles across almost 40 years including a spell living away from home at Sizewell. 

Both will be missed by colleagues across the Group. We wish both of them very happy retirements and thank them for their outstanding contributions to the Morson story.

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Finance Director Paul Gilmour took the stage first to provide an update on Group trading throughout the last 18 months.

Ged then returned to the stage to discuss the vision for Morson's future and the plans and the benefits of our growth. 

COO Adrian Adair then delivered a presentation on how we improvise, adapt and overcome the challenges in the current market landscape to help deliver this Morson vision.

Group Head of Marketing Rebekah Lee kicked off with a video that showcased Morson marketing (video on the right, SOUND ON!), before speaking about the power of amplifying Morson's content through social sharing.

Group Head of HR Katie Winstanley's presentation centred on our work over the last 18 months with employee engagement and our upcoming leadership framework.

Group Sales Director David Lynchehaun's presentation centered around our recent wins, target clients, and how to harness the capabilities of the Group Products & Services to generate leads.

Finally, Client Service Managers James Millward and Juliet Rice closed off the presentations with a look into the client service offering. 

Ged

This year also saw another collection of people hit service milestones within the Morson Group:

Morson Talent
30 years: Paul Gilmour, Kevin Gorton

20 years: Alexander Black, Kelly Chambers, Wendy Corps, Phil Evans, Tina Hafferty, Paul Harvey, Allison Holt, Katy Matthews, Barry Toole

10 years: Adrian Adair, Paul Anscombe, Lydia Dixon, Lim Thim Hoong, Sara Jackson, Claire Morgan, Alessandra Vitali

Morson Projects

20 years: Chris Burke, Richard Payne, Phil Read, Jeremy Brooks

10 years: James Chew, Paul Dowling, Jordan Knapp, Brian Patton, Jacob Pike, Wasim Undre, Sophie Williams, John Wright, Marie Wright

Anderselite
20 years: John Hobbs

10 years: Lewis Clewlow, Cassie Ferguson, Nicholas Ruman, Timothy Smyth

Vital
20 years: Louise Jamieson, James Lowther, Martin O'Brien

10 years: Sara Benco, Elaine Lindley

The Bridge
10 years: Mohammed Imran