John McLaughlin, Consultant at STS, was shortlisted as a finalist for the prestigious Best Auditor Award at the Society of Food Hygiene and Technology (Sofht) Awards luncheon on 24 November 2011.
John was nominated and shortlisted for this award as recognition for his exceptional depth and breadth of expertise, and sheer dedication and contribution to the industry over 41 years.
During John’s 21 years as Technical Manager with STS, John has undertaken thousands of audits, tirelessly travelling throughout the UK.
Registered with UKAS to audit against BRC food and storage & distribution standards, John also audits against STS and Public Sector Codes of Practice.
John’s auditing skills and understanding are extremely well rounded, as previously in his career John was Operation’s Manager for an inflight airline company at Heathrow, and inspected major food businesses as food team manager at the London Borough of Hounslow.
An acknowledgement to his knowledge in food safety, John achieved the prestigious Fellow of the CIEH, and is well respected by suppliers and colleagues within the food industry.
STS would like to thank all those who nominated john for this award, including Tina Georgiadis from Capital Catering. Here is a quote from Tina’s nomination:
‘As an Auditor for STS, we, at Capital Catering Company have known you for more than 10 years.
If any portion of your skills, knowledge, wisdom, attention to detail and above all your patient encouragement has been passed on to any of your customers, it is a legacy you should feel proud of To be ‘guided’ through the modern-day ‘Food Safety Systems’ by you, has been a privilege and we will do our very best to maintain your high standards. Your thorough and tenatious approach towards reaching and sustaining the required standards as well as your enthusiasm and sense of humour has been an inspiration!’
STS would like to sincerely thank John for all his hard work, dedication and congratulate John on being shortlisted for this award.
STS also won Best Training Company at the Sofht Awards.
