"Evoke People Development" up for Best Learning and Development Supplier Award

FRODSHAM, England, August 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Evoke People Development are excited to have been shortlisted for Best HR/L&D Supplier by CIPD People Management Awards. The winner will be announced at a banquet in London in late September. The CIPD People Management Awards reward and celebrate outstanding achievement in people management and development, honouring the valuable contribution that HR and L&D make to the success of an organisation.

Evoke was nominated by Nufarm UK for the creation of the "Nufarm Capability Improvement Programme" at their global manufacturing facility in Wyke, Bradford. The programme focused on developing in two areas: talent and senior leadership. 

"People are a company's most important asset, so it's worth the time and resources to invest in them," explains Mark Davies, HR Manager North Europe for Nufarm UK ltd. "We set out to create a high performing team and develop leaders of the future. Since the implementation of our Capability Improvement Programme, we have seen increased retention and engagement from our team. We are more aligned and are progressing toward a coaching culture which we are all excited about."

"At the end of the day, it's about real business benefit and professional growth", says Joe Bell, Director of Evoke PD. I am passionate about seeing businesses develop and achieve their objectives by building their talent."

Evoke has worked with a wide variety of clients including Manchester United, Unilever, NHS and SCA. Whilst objectives differ, one theme is common: the desire to improve in the capabilities of their people, enabling them to do better work.

Joe started Evoke in 2012 after realising the benefit of using numerous traditional approaches to create a truly bespoke offering for businesses. "Historically trainers have favoured 1-2 methods and applied a similar process across the board. I have enjoyed using a broad range of tools from the traditional Myers-Briggs to the richer framework of Emotional Intelligence which has given me a "toolbox" so I can customise and adapt for each of my clients."

About Evoke People Development 

Joe Bell is the Director of Evoke People Development Ltd. Based in Cheshire with over 15 years of learning and development expertise, Joe has worked across several businesses and sectors creating commercial value and business improvements through the effective development of people. As a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and the Institute of Leadership and Management, Joe has been invited to speak at leading HR thought events, including Talent and Leadership Summits. Joe is also a member of the International Coaching Federation.

About Nufarm UK Ltd 

Nufarm UK Ltd is one of the top six suppliers of agrochemical products in the UK, providing a full range of crop protection products for grassland, arable, horticultural crops and products for use in amenity situations and by local authorities. Based in Wyke near Bradford, a wide range of top quality crop protection products, chemical intermediates, performance chemicals and polymerisation inhibitors are manufactured. Products are exported throughout the world.

For more information, contact:

Joe Bell, Director, Evoke People Development, joe.bell@evokepeople.com, +44(0)7539-347-953

Stefanie Hingley, Customer Marketing Manager, Nufarm UK, Stefanie.hingley@nufarm.com, +44(0)7717-707665