“Safeguarding its members:” IMI wins support award

7 October 2022  

The IMI has won an award for Best Member Support during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The organisation won its award at Memcom Excellence 2022, which recognises work by professional bodies, associations, charities and the wider not-for-profit sector. This year’s winners were announced on 29 September 2022 at an awards evening in London.
Commenting on its new gong, IMI CEO Steve Nash said: “From the beginning of the pandemic it was our stated intention to be there to support our members with whatever help they needed, with a concerted effort to engage with our members and extend the IMI’s special ‘family spirit’ to the wide community.

“In particular, COVID-19 had a devastating impact on the skills development of our sector. From the first lockdown training provision was shut down, businesses closed their doors, recruitment and training initiatives were paused or even cancelled, apprenticeship starts saw a devastating drop in numbers and some businesses made redundancies or put staff on furlough. All of these actions affected our members and their wellbeing and it was our responsibility to respond to the crisis with immediate and practical assistance.”

Steve added: “From giving members professional assistance as they navigated the daily challenges of working through a pandemic, to future-proofing careers with the development of new skills to address emerging motoring technologies, the IMI team took great pride in safeguarding its members during the COVID-19 crisis and we are thrilled that this has been recognised with the Memcom award win.”