Over 230 Lothian Buses, Edinburgh Bus Tours, Lothian Country Buses and Airlink employees and their partners turned out at The National Museum of Scotland at the weekend for our annual People Awards.
Hosted by Forth One presenter Grant Stott, the evening recognised employees from all areas of our business who were nominated by there colleagues in categories such as Bus Driver of the Year, Engineer of the Year and of course Employee of the Year. Also recognised on the night were members of our team who celebrated 20, 25, 30, 35 and over 40 years service.
Richard Hall, Managing Director of Lothian Buses said:
Our awards celebrate the long service, dedication and commitment of the people in our business that go the extra mile and excel at delivering great service not only to their colleagues but even more importantly our customers. Our awards night give us the opportunity to say thank you to these employees.
| Bus Driver of the Year Award | Steven McLeod |
| Edinburgh’s Favourite Bus Driver Award | Steven Riddell |
| Apprentice of the Year Award | Kyle McLeod |
| Engineering Employee of the Year Award | Bruce Bennett |
| Edinburgh Bus Tours Ticket Seller of the Year | Tammie Carey |
| Edinburgh Bus Tours Tour Guide of the Year | Sandra Daly |
| Edinburgh Bus Tours Tour Driver of the Year | Stacey Montgomery |
| Lothian Country Buses Driver of the Year | Andrew Fruish |
| Unseen Hero Award | Bill Noble |
| Special Achievement Award | Alan Blyth |
| Edinburgh Bus Tours Employee of the Year | David Imrie |
| Lothian Buses Employee of the Year | Gwen Lessels |