Local MP joins UKWA Chief Executive on visit to Granby
UKWA Chief Exec Clare Bottle with Kate Hollern MP, Caroline Noblett, Victoria Pittman and (some of) Team Granby
On last Friday, Local MP joins UKWA Chief Executive on visit to Granby. Clare Bottle, Chief Executive of the UKWA visited Granby, along with local MP Kate Hollern, to tour the company’s extensive facilities and learn more about the company.
UKWA visits Granby
Clare Bottle UKWA Chief Exec with Granby’s Caroline Noblett and Victoria Pittman
The national 2024 Year of Warehousing campaign, announced by Minister Richard Holden MP at the House of Lords in October, continued last week as Clare Bottle, CEO of the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA), arrived at Granby as part of her nationwide tour of 80 UK warehouses to showcase this important sector. The visit was jointly hosted by Granby Managing Director, Caroline Noblett, and Granby Head of Client Relationships / Business Development, Victoria Pittman.
2024 The Year of Warehousing
2024 The Year of Warehousing campaign marks the 80th anniversary of the UK Warehousing Association and this visit recognised Granby’s own close relationship with the UKWA – Victoria Pittman sits on the UKWA membership board – as well as Granby’s own focus on many of the issues close to the heart of The Year of Warehousing campaign.
Social Value
The visit enabled Granby to demonstrate how it embraces social value responsibilities within the circular economy, as well as reducing its own carbon footprint. Granby is also supporting UKWA efforts and strategies to gain wider recognition for the industry, across government, media, and the general public
Granby expertise
Kayleigh Scott Client Relationship Manager at Granby
Kayleigh Scott also had an opportunity to share some of Granby’s credentials with the tour party. From Granby’s rich history in warehousing to our cutting edge technologies, Kayleigh shared an overview of our SCOPe management systems.
Local MP joins UKWA Chief Executive on visit to Granby.
We were delighted to welcome Kate Hollern MP to learn more about Granby’s warehousing operations from Dave Saunders, our Head of Warehousing and Site Services and hear at firsthand how social value is delivered by the Granby team within the local area.
“We are thrilled to have had the opportunity to support the UKWA’s 2024 The Year of Warehousing campaign. It was an absolute delight to welcome Clare and our local MP, Kate Hollern, to our facility here in Blackburn. This visit provided a fantastic chance for our team at Granby, and especially our warehousing team, to take a break from our busy schedules and discuss strategies to help gain wider recognition for our industry.” Victoria Pittman
Our Charity partners joined the visit to Granby
As part of the visit, Granby introduced two key charity partners, Jaydee Davis from the Community & Business Partners, and John Galloway from Speed of Sight. Both John and Jaydee shared how their initiatives for the community are supported and strengthened through partnership with Granby. This particularly relevant as UKWA is committed to raising awareness of the numerous job opportunities available in the sector, including roles for job seekers in our disability communities.
John Galloway from Speed of Sight
“We were also able to make time for some productive discussions with Kate and Clare on how to engage more closely with the government around Social Value issues. On this point, we had the chance to connect with Clare and our charity partners from Speed of Sight and Community & Business Partners to explore ways to help put Social Value on the UKWA agenda. This visit definitely reinforced the importance of face-to-face meetings and the value they bring to these important discussions. We wish Clare every success with the remaining 76 warehouse visits!” Victoria Pittman
Jaydee Davis of Community & Business Partners
About the UKWA
The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) is the leading trade organisation for the fast-growing UK warehousing sector. They have around 1,000 full members include third party warehousing and logistics service providers. Other members include warehousing users such as retailers and manufacturers. Together they represent some 200 million sq ft of warehousing across the UK. UKWA Associate members are suppliers of products and professional services to the industry.
UKWA provides a powerful voice for the industry, representing members’ interests and views to policy makers and other influencers. The UKWA mission is to promote wider recognition and appreciation of the sector. As well as driving up industry standards, building community and supporting UKWA members.
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