Stephen McPartland, MP for Stevenage, visited Bedwell Supermarket on Bedwell Crescent in Stevenage, to see for himself how PayPoint, Hertfordshire’s Company of the Year, makes life easier for local people.

Stephen said:“PayPoint is a very worthy winner of this year’s Hertfordshire Company of the Year Award. This visionary business provides a hugely popular service for millions of people every week.Shops offering PayPoint also make it as easy and convenient as possible for their customers by being open seven days a week from early morning to late in the evening. Many of them will even be open on Christmas Day, so anyone whose energy meters run out knows they will be able to rely on PayPoint to get the lights back on again."

Bedwell Supermarket was the first shop in Stevenage to install a PayPoint terminal back in 1997. Now, customers can pay for their TV licence, gas, electricity, water and phone bills and top up their mobile phones at the shop, as well as send and receive parcels. PayPoint is widely recognised for its prepayment systems, smart technology and consumer service.