Awards

Awards 2011

• First London driver Phil Hiett based at Dagenham Depot won frontline Employee of the Year Award at the 2011 London Transport Awards
• Aircoach is awarded Overall Logistics and Transport Award by The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Ireland
• Two First London staff shared the 'Above And Beyond The Call Of Duty' award at Transport for London's Annual Bus Awards

Awards 2010

• FirstGroup wins the award for Most Effective Communication of an Employee Share Plan by a large employer at the ifs ProShare awards
• First TransPennine Express achieves 5-star recognition from the Recognised for Excellence Awards
• FirstGroup wins award for Contribution to Sustainable Transport at Scottish Transport Awards
• First ScotRail wins Frontline Employee of the Year Award at the Scottish Transport Awards
• First TransPennine Express named Passenger Train Operator of the Year at the National Rail Awards
• First in London wins Green500 Platinum Award
• FirstGroup wins award for the 'most effective all-employee share scheme strategy,' at the Employee Benefits Annual Awards ceremony
• FGW win Passenger Experience award at the Railway Industry Innovation Awards for the Putting Customers First programme
• First Great Western wins the Most Improved Public Transport Operator of the Year at London Transport Awards
• First London bus driver wins Frontline employee of the Year at London Transport Awards
• First London staff win two awards at the London Bus Awards
• FirstGroup named Green Operator of the Year at Transit Awards

Awards 2009

• FirstGroup wins Business of the Year at the 2009 Eversholt Rail Business Awards
• FGW wins Train Operator of the Year at the 2009 Eversholt Rail Business Awards
• First in Glasgow named Public Transport Operator of the Year at the Scottish Transport Awards 2009
• First ScotRail named Passenger Operator of the Year 2009 at National Rail Awards
• ScotRail was named Public Transport Operator of the Year at the National Transport Awards
• First UK Bus won the Frontline Employee of the Year at the National Transport Awards
• First Capital Connect wins two prizes at this year’s Railway Industry Innovation Awards
• Benefits Team of The Year at the 2009 Employee Benefits Awards
• First Capital Connect wins Gold at the Green500 Awards
• Passenger Transport Management Awards
• FirstGroup America named recipient of National Safety Council's 2009 Green Cross for Safety Medal

Awards 2008

• Success for FirstGroup at Scottish Transport Awards
• First ScotRail awarded Passenger Operator of the Year at the 2008 National Rail Awards
• First GBRf awarded 'Freight Achievement of the Year' at the 2008 National Rail Awards
• First Capital Connect, in partnership with Network Rail, won the London Team of the Year award at the 2008 National Rail Awards
• First Great Western won the award for the 'Best Major Station' at the 2008 National Rail Awards
• First TransPennine Express won the award for the 'Best Small Station' at the 2008 National Rail Awards

Awards 2007

• First ScotRail named Scottish Public Transport Operator of the Year 2007 and wins two top employee awards
• First ScotRail was a double award winner at the HR Network Scotland Awards
• First ScotRail was named Public Transport Operator of the Year at the Scottish Transport Awards
• The First Great Western website has won a prestigious Revolution Award in the Leisure and Travel category.
• The First Great Western Website won an NMA website effectiveness award
• First Capital Connect highly commended at Rail Forum Innovation Awards
• First Capital Connect commended in accessibility awards
• Superbrands, the internationally renowned organistaion that measures and presents expert and consumer opinion on branding, has included First in its top 500 list of UK brands

Awards 2006

• First TransPennine Express - Winner Rail Business of the Year
• First TransPennine Express - Winner First Rail Business Manager of the Year
• First TransPennine Express - Winner Rolling Stock Excellence of the Year
• First TransPennine Express - Winner Rail Marketing Campaign of the Year
• First's ftr project won the award for 'Innovation of the Year' at RouteOne awards
• Barbara Bedford ftr project director, received the 'Special Award' for outstanding contribution to the industry as a whole at RouteOne awards
• First ScotRail won the Rolling Stock category at the Community Rail awards.
• First ScotRail's Fort William driver, John Hynd won in the category of Outstanding Contribution at the Community Rail awards
• First ScotRail New Uses for Station Buildings category for Uddington Station in Strathclyde at the Community Rail awards.
• First ScotRail won the Operator of the Year at the National Transport Awards 2006
• Rentokil skills for life award for UK Bus 2006
• National Rail award for Continuing Environmental Excellence 2006
• First ScotRail Highly commended at the Railway forum awards 2006

Awards 2005

• Innovation Award - Working with Young People to Change Attitudes towards Buses UK Bus Awards 2005
• First ScotRail Customer Service at the National Rail Cycle Awards 2005

Awards 2004

• Employee of the Year - Bernard Rhodes from Leeds UK Bus Awards, 2004

Awards 2003

• First won the Award for Corporate Social Responsibility at the Pricewaterhouse Cooper and Scottish Business Insider Scotland plc Awards 2003

Awards 2002

• The Best Interchange Project - East Leeds Guided Bus Scheme Integrated Transport Awards ( Now National Transport Awards) 2002
• Judges Special Excellence Award for Innovation - East Leeds Guide Bus Scheme Integrated Transport Awards (Now National Transport Awards) 2002

Environmental Awards

• Gold Award for our environmental submission in the Freight and Highways category at this year's 'Green Apple Awards'.
• Network Rail Environmental Awards - in five years
• 4 National Green Apple Awards - for the fourth year running
• 2 Bus Industry Awards - for environmental achievement and innovation and
• The Railway Industry Innovation Awards 2005 - highly commended for staff participation in environmental schemes
• First ScotRail - won Best Station Garden for Aberdour station at the Community Rail Awards 2005

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