April 2024
Welcome to the latest news update from Granby. This month, we have much to celebrate, including the exciting announcement that our Managing Director, Caroline Noblett, has been recognised as one of Lancashire's Rising Stars by Lancashire Business View. Elsewhere, Caroline and Victoria attended the UK Warehousing Association conference, which has since been hailed as the "best-ever." In the spirit of celebrating warehousing, we are also delighted to announce that two members of our team have successfully completed their counterbalance forklift training. We want to take this opportunity to give a big shout out to Eddie and Richard, who are integral members of our warehousing and operations team, playing a crucial role in delivering exceptional service to our clients. And as March marked International Women's Day, we are proud to share the thoughts and reflections of some of our key team members in support of this global event. We hope you enjoy the read and we look forward to talking again with you next month.
Caroline Noblett Lancashire's Rising Star
Lancashire Business View magazine have for many years published an annual feature highlighting the achievements of women in business. This year they wanted the spotlight to shine on those under the age of 36. They had a tremendous response and many impressive nominations highlighting the achievements of young women in all types of business across our county. Their talent, energy and enthusiasm shone through. Out of that list an independent judging panel chose a selection of younger business women who they believe are making a real difference and are pointing the way to a brighter future for Lancashire. Granby would like to congratulate our managing director, Caroline Noblett on being selected for this list.
UKWA 'Best Ever' Conference
In March, Victoria Pittman, Head of Client Services/Business Development at Granby and UK Warehousing Association Board member, attended the UKWA Conference in Nottingham. Victoria was joined by our MD, Caroline Noblett. This year’s Conference was bigger and better than ever. The event’s theme was ‘2024 The Year of Warehousing’. The UKWA had designed a busy programme aimed at helping delegates empower their businesses, optimise their operations and secure their future. Victoria reports that the discussions were “…engaging, informative, insightful and even challenging.”
Forklift Truck Graduates
Exciting news from our operations team at Granby! Eddie Pickup and Richard Willmott have both successfully completed a 3-day Novice Counterbalance training course and are now counterbalance forklift graduates. What are Counterbalance forklifts? Counterbalance forklifts are characterised by their weight distribution, with the weight of each load being counteracted by the weight of the machine itself. The design allows them to lift and move loads with stability, making them versatile workhorses in our warehouses. However, the sheer power and potential hazards associated with these machines necessitate thorough training for operators.
Reasons we are proud to be Employee Owned
Granby are proud to be an Employee-owned business. Over the past few months on LinkedIn we have shared some of the findings from the 2023 Employee Ownership Association (EOA) research study that looked at why employee-owned businesses keep on delivering. Through our commitment to sustainability, community support, diversity and inclusion, employee development, and productivity, we are not only contributing to the economy but also creating a positive work environment for our employees. Our focus on health and safety, training, and growth reflects our dedication to creating a successful and sustainable business model that benefits all stakeholders. We look forward to continuing our journey as an employee-owned business and making a positive impact in the UK and beyond.
International Women's Day Caroline Noblett
Last month the world celebrated International Women’s day our Managing Director, Caroline Noblett shared her thoughts on what this means for Granby.
International Women's Day Team Granby and Industry Partners
We aslo took the opportunity, while celebrating International Women’s Day to ask other members of our team what the day meant for them. As well as Caroline, we heard from Jo Kimber (Chief Executive), Andrew Gregson (Operations Director), Victoria Pittman (Head of Client Services / Business Development) and Kayleigh Scott (Client Services Manager). It was also generous of Clare Bottle (UKWA), Amanda Meachin, Chief Executive at Community & Business Partners and Emma Verkeik of the BCMPA to share their thoughts. We hope you enjoy hearing what each of them had to say.
Client Services Team
And we couldn’t leave this month’s news update without a big shout out to our refreshed Client Services team. We finally managed to get most of them together for this picture. We’re missing Declan, who was at college for the day, but he’ll definitely be in the next one. Our amazing team is committed to delivering exceptional service day in and day out for each of our incredible clients and their customers, and we are especially pleased that they work together with a smile on their faces.
Left to right we have: Kayleigh, Klaudia, Beki, Victoria, Niamh and Chloe.