A Hamilton man has powered to an award for his outstanding work in driving forward the electric vehicle revolution south of the border.
Neil Davidson, who now lives in London, won the Motivational Manager prize at the annual Living Our Values Awards hosted by UK Power Networks.
He looks after a team of staff across Kent and Hertfordshire who handle customers’ applications to connect to the local electricity networks, which include a growing number of EV charging requests.
Neil left Scotland for England only intending on a short stay, but has built his career there with highlights including working on the London 2012 Olympic Games before joining UK Power Networks.
Neil satold Lanarkshire Live : “I’ve been with the company almost 10 years now.
"When I left school my options were further education or to start my working life, so I decided to take on an electrical apprenticeship.
“At the time, a lot of my friends in Hamilton were moving south to London, so I made the move myself working in various roles, eventually up to construction site manager.
"I moved to London for what was initially going to be for six months and I’m still here 17 years later.
“In 2011 I got a job with the Organising Committee of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games working on the back up electrical systems, and in that role I collaborated a lot with UK Power Networks.
"Once the Games were over and my contract completed, I was able to use that link to join the company in December 2012."
He added: “I did notice a couple of the nominations mentioned my terrible Dad jokes, which is interesting to hear, because I’m not even a Dad!”
Engineers and office staff from UK Power Networks celebrated best-in-class achievements at the company’s awards designed to honour employee achievements that align with the company’s vision and values.
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