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Plastics industry awards 2019

unsung Hero

living in the limelight

(From left) Philip Law, director general of the BPF, Lydia Wheeler, and Shaun
Williamson

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t was the owner of ND Precision Products, Nick Squire, who put forward Lydia
Wheeler for the Unsung Hero award at
this year's Plastics Industry Awards.
In that submission, Squire noted: "I can
wholeheartedly say that Lydia is the best
employee I have ever employed."
For her part, Wheeler was thrilled to
be shortlisted for the award. "I was very
surprised to learn that Nick had nominated me for the award, and I was even
more surprised when I realised I had been
shortlisted!"
While all the shortlisted nominees at
this year's Plastics Industry Awards had
a special backstory, Wheeler has gone
above and beyond in helping advance ND
Precision. From being hired as Squire's
personal assistant, she now combines
that role with bookkeeping, payroll, business development, social media marketing, IT support, human resource management and trade show planning.
"I've learned many skills while at ND
Precision Products, including how to use
Sage Payroll, Sage 50 Accounts, various
social media platforms and much more,"
said Wheeler.

Currently, she is working towards completing her foundation degree in Business
Management in June 2020 ("after three
years of hard work!"), following which
Wheeler is hoping to study part-time for
the full degree. Tuition will be sponsored
by ND Precision Products.
Would Wheeler advise other company
bosses put their best employees for the
award? "I would definitely recommend
that bosses nominate their staff. I think it's
recognition for all their hard work."
As it is, the PIA Unsung Hero trophy
has yet to find a permanent display location, as Wheeler reports it is being
moved back and forth between home
and work. "A lot of people keep asking
to see it," she said. It's also getting a digital outing on those same social media
platforms.
There is a school of thought which
would have you believe that employee
training is simply preparing people for
their next role at another company. The
responsibility Wheeler has taken on, supported by the related training and educational opportunities, goes a long way to
proving otherwise.



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