
AVK in the UK Expect Awards 2025
Celebrating Employees within the AVK UK Group of Companies 14-02-2025
The Expect Awards 2025 took place on Wednesday, February 12th, in the beautiful Ellenborough Park Hotel, a 16th Century mansion located in the Cotswolds near to Cheltenham. It was a truly positive and inspiring day that acknowledged the outstanding work delivered across the AVK in the UK companies in the previous twelve months



The Expect Awards recognise employees whose work and leadership embody, in the view of their colleagues and customers, the ethos of the AVK Expect Promises. The five Expect Award categories are:
- Expect more of Yourself
- Innovation
- Customer Service
- Customer Response
- Best Site

From the over 200 nominations received, twenty-one Award winners were chosen. Presented with their trophies, the winners were photographed alongside the guest speaker, Sam Warburton.
Sam is a former Rugby Union international, captaining both Wales and the British Lions, a team made up of the best players from the four home nations.
Sam spoke about his journey to leadership and those who had influenced him along the way. He also talked about how the principles of sports psychology can be applied to performance in the workplace and other areas of your life.
Paul Hubbard, Chairman of AVK in the UK, also spoke about leadership and the importance he placed on creating an environment which celebrates people being the best they can be.
Lee Foxall, Head of People and Organisation Development, was the host for the Awards, supported by the Managing Directors: Martin Greenhalgh, James Fry, Mark Palmer, and Paul Boyden. Lee thanked all those who had taken the time to nominate a colleague for an award. He also expressed his gratitude to all those behind the scenes that had co-ordinated the day’s events.
See photos of the winners here, with more to follow next week
If you’d like to share your own images or video from the day, email them to craighume@glenfieldinvicta.co.uk
And the winners are...
Expect More of Yourself:
AVK UK....................Paul Oscroft
AVK UK...................Graham Hunt
Atplas......................Carl Bayliss
Atplas......................Alison Wadlow
Fusion Group..........Rachael Ostrowskyj
Glenfield Invicta......Gayle Farrant
Innovation:
AVK UK – Donkin....Sam Jinks
Atplas........................Paul Calderbank
Fusion Group..........Wallen Wang
Glenfield Invicta......Richard Davis
Glenfield Invicta......George Izod
And the winners are...
Customer Service:
AVK UK....................Caron Timlin
Atplas ..................... Carla Bowkett
Fusion Group...........Donna Pendleton
Fusion Group...........Martin Lidicky
Glenfield Invicta.......Maria Gentle
Customer Response:
AVK UK...................Mamoun Humayra
Atplas.....................John Rosser
Fusion Group.........Ben Kennedy
Glenfield Invicta.....Paul Clayton
Best Site:
AVK UK - Donkin