2006 Awards



Date Award
2 November Britain’s Best Retailer Awards – Homebase won Best DIY Store Manager of the Year
24 October PR Week – Homebase internal communications highly commended for ‘re:locate’ project
24 October PR Week – Argos staff magazine ‘Argos Post’ highly commended in ‘corporate publications'
12 October 2006 Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management – Argos distribution centre ‘retail recycling champion’
12 October CILT Annual Awards – Homebase won the Supply Chain Integration Award
20 September People in Retail Awards – Argos won Employer of the Year and Team Player of the Year
14 September Retail Interiors Awards – Argos won best in-store communications
5 July HR Excellence Awards – the group won Most Effective Use of Internal Communications
3 July CIPR Excellence Awards – the group was shortlisted for Internal Communications
9 June Irish Dual Language Awards – Homebase recognised by Irish language board for services in Irish
18 May Employee Benefits Awards – the group was runner up for Most Effective Use of the Voluntary Benefits Plan
16 April MCV Industry Excellence Awards – Argos won ‘General Retailer’
16 March Retail Week – Argos won Customer Service Initiative of the Year and Online Retailer of the Year
9 March House Beautiful Awards – Argos took the silver for Best Home Shopping Service
30 January Payroll Giving Quality Mark – Argos awarded Gold Award