The rewards of hard work

October 11th 2006 - Hunts Post

A HARD working couple from Somersham have been given a brand new car and a holiday - worth a total of £23,000 - by their employer as a reward for their dedication.

Richard Woods and Helen Lambert, both 26, from Penn Way, are now the owners of a new Mini Cooper, and are looking forward to a 10-day holiday in Mauritius.

Both luxury gifts were given to the couple as part of an incentive scheme set up by catalogue giant Kleeneze. The pair, who have worked as distributors for the home shopping company for three years, were rewarded after their earnings topped £32,000 in a year.

Mr Woods said: "We were truly amazed when we heard we had won the Mini and the dream holiday to Mauritiuis. We have worked really hard to build up a distribution team of around 50 people who have all pulled together to make this happen.

"It still feels really weird as I don't think it has sunk in yet."

The new car will arrive at their house in November, while the £10,000 holiday has been booked for March.

The pair became Kleeneze distributors when they were expecting their first child, Georgina, and wanted to work flexible hours from home.

Miss Lambert said: "We applied to be Kleeneze distributors after seeing an ad in The Hunts Post. It has worked out really well as we can pick and choose the hours we want to work."

This isn't the first time the couple have been rewarded by Kleeneze for their hard work. Earlier in the year the company paid for them and a few of their team to go on a £5,000 long weekend in Budapest.