City Parks managing director Luther Williamson hands over a certificate to Bonus Ndou from Mitchell Park, Berea

City Parks managing director Luther Williamson congratulates staff at the Oppenheimer Towers in Soweto

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Chris Xaba is presented with his certificate by City Parks managing director Luther Williamson

City Parks' team maintaining Joburg's trees

City Parks gives staff a hand Certificates of recognition were handed out to deserving City Parks staff at the third annual MD Achievers Awards. May 11, 2006 By Thabang Mokoka CITY Parks staffers were recognised for their good work when the agency's managing director, Luther Williamson, handed out certificates during a tour of eight facilities. Williamson and other executive staff presented the awards on Wednesday, 10 May, during the third annual MD Achievers Award. The awards were presented to a range of workers, from gardeners and machine operators to horticulturists. All excelled in their responsibilities. West Park Cemetery, Oppenheimer Towers, Roodekrans Lapa, Waggon Road in Hurlingham, Mushroom Farm Park, Mitchell Park, Wemmer Pan and Springfields were on the itinerary. On arrival at Roodekrans Lapa, workers continued with their tasks. Zone two manager, Thabang Mokone, said: "I don't have to prove how they work, you have seen it yourself … This team is always there whenever you need them." Williamson praised the workers for the extra effort that they had made, ranging from good site maintenance, to excellent site decorations and setting professional standards. The Wemmer Pan team with their certificates He said the tour was held not only to recognise the hard work done by City Parks staff, but to give an opportunity for employees and executives to meet. "The awards will ensure our employees remain highly motivated and continue to prioritise service delivery as part of the company's service excellence charter." Nominated employees received certificates of recognition, City Parks caps, hats, beanies and bags. Williamson urged his executive team to look into more creative ways of giving money as a reward to employees. He ended the day by saying, "It was an exciting day for me and I thank all of you for a job well done." Permission to use web site material Publishers may use material from this site free of charge, as long as: Credit is given to either the "City of Johannesburg website (www.joburg.org.za)" or to "Johannesburg News Agency (www.joburg.org.za)"; If the article is used online, a link is provided to the original article on this website; The name of the article's author is acknowledged; The webmaster is informed of how and where the material is used (fill in this brief online form). Johannesburg News Agency is operated by BIG Media at 011-484-1400 Print this Page E-mail this article to a friend Help using Joburg.org.za