Call centre firm scoops top award

Call centre firm, beCogent, was the only Scottish company to get an award

A call centre company from Lanarkshire has been named Employer of the Year at the National Business Awards 2008.

Airdrie-based firm, beCogent, received the accolade at a ceremony in London on Tuesday.

The company has other sites in Erskine, Kilmarnock and Glasgow city centre, and employs about 2,500 staff.

It beat off competition from nine other finalists from across the UK, including First ScotRail and Edinburgh-based internet marketing firm, Bigmouthmedia.

The National Business Awards 2008, sponsored by Orange, recognise and reward excellence, innovation and success across 18 different categories.

beCogent was the only Scottish firm to win an award.

The ceremony at London's Grosvenor House Hotel was hosted by Andrew Marr and attended by Peter Mandelson, the UK Secretary of State for Business.