WORKERS at a North-East depot are celebrating after they produced their company's employee of the year for the second year running.

Jenny Bowker is the cash office manager at cash and carry firm Batley's Preston Farm Industral Estate warehouse at Stockton, and follows in the footsteps of last year's winner, checkout manager Michael Graham, in winning.

The competition is open to all Batley's employees across the country and Jenny won the award when she admitted the quality needed to be employee of the year was "be prepared to have a go at anything".

The win is the culmination of an exciting 12 months for Jenny who, after nine years in the canteen, switched to checkout manager, before taking over in the cash office eight months ago. General manager Robert Reid said: "She can always be relied upon to give 110 per cent in everything she does. Nothing is ever too much trouble, no matter how big the problem."

Jenny was given a £1,200 cash prize and 19 runners-up each received £200 at a special presentation event staged at Castle Howard, North Yorkshire.