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Employee of the month

Each month we reward members of our team who have gone above and beyond their duties and earned Employee of the Month and this winner was chosen due to their fantastic teamwork and work ethic. 

We’re delighted to announce that October’s Employee of the Month has been awarded to Mihaita Cojanu!

Mihaita is a great team player, works extremely hard, and has shown exceptional performance during the recent project with B&Q.

He was nominated by B&Q Account Manager, Andy Smethurst, who has said:

“Mihaita received great feedback from B&Q and has done an excellent job in a very challenging store this month! He was really supportive, he completed everything myself and the team had thrown at him and went over and above the call of duty. He was very engaging with key team members of our client, speaking openly and confidently with them about the project. He represented the business well and I felt particularly proud of him when walking the seniors around.”

A special mention also goes to Patrick Connor, Tonianne Adamson and George Mazzoncini who have also shown exceptional performance.

Every Employee of the Month wins a £40 voucher – well done, Mihaita!

Meet the team: Gary Lowe

Meet Gary Lowe, Operations Director

How did your journey at Bluestones One begin and what has it been like since?I was lucky enough to be one the first to join Bluestones One and since joining the business we have grown significantly, we are now a strong business with a great reputation for being customer and people focused. Why do you enjoy about working in this industry?Everything! From interacting with customers to visiting stores and meeting the teams that do the hard work at the shelf edge. I have some great relationships with customers and our field teams which we have built over time. Every day is both challenging and rewarding and I can’t imagine ever working in any other industry than this one. What is your proudest professional moment?It is really difficult to pick just one moment as there have been many in my career. But if I had to pick one, it would have to be when we won ‘Best New Business’ at the Bluestones Investment Group Awards. To share this accolade with my fellow Directors made me very proud indeed. What are your values as a leader?I have 3 values I tried abide by in everything I do: 1. Lead by example. 2.

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In memory of Harry Stringer

In memory of Harry Stringer

In loving memory of Harry Stringer On Monday the 7th March 2022, we lost one of our most loved site supervisors. Harry passed away suddenly after suffering a heart attack 1 week prior to his passing. Harry was a much loved and well respected mentor and friend in the retail merchandising world and in particular the D.I.Y sector. Harry made his debut in the retail industry working for Homebase in 1987 where he served for 20 years in roles such as Store Manager and in the later part of his Homebase career in the Store Format team. Harry then moved on to work for several Merchandising and Installation companies completing roles mainly working on Format Projects for B&Q. Harry was versatile and would do whatever role was required of him whether it be Site Supervisor, Retail Change Partner, Siers Supervisor or Team Leader. Over the last 12 years Harry worked for Dee Set and most recently Bluestones One. He will be sadly missed and we send our condolences to all of Harry’s family and friends. RIP Harry. Here’s what Bluestones One Director, Gary Lowe had to say shortly after Harry’s passing: “We are all shocked and devastated by the sad

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