Tag: Great Bear
The Red Hot Chilli Steppers’ 3 Peaks Challenge
24 hours | 3 Countries | 462 miles driven | 23 miles walked | 3064 metres ascended The date: June 18th 2021 @ 21:00 The event: Red Hot Chilli Steppers’ 3 Peaks Challenge The charity: Alder Hey Children’s Hospital The clock was ticking… The team had 24 hours and a huge mountain – or 3 – to climb! They had
Keeping things squeaky clean at Great Bear Chorley
In March, the teams at Great Bear Chorley made a real splash with their fundraising efforts, by organising a charity carwash (in the freezing cold) and a raffle, with prizes donated by some of the customers onsite. After donning their customised red nose day face masks (courtesy of the fantastic efforts of colleague Sylwia Morys), car washers; Danny Hughes, James
Charity Spotlight – with Great Bear Kettering
2020 has been a year like no other with COVID-19 disrupting lives and businesses across the globe. Never has charity fundraising been so important – or so difficult. Great Bear Kettering had to think outside of the box in order to generate much needed funds for their 2 chosen charities of the year – The Trussell Trust and Cransley Hospice
A Fresh Start With New Business
Getting an innovative product to market is no small task especially in a well-established sector. This is exactly the challenge ‘Waken’ set themselves. The mouthwash producers have launched a range of 4 fresh and exciting flavours, PepperMint, SpearMint, LemonMint and AniseedMint. The beautifully designed 500ml aluminium bottles aren’t just aesthetically pleasing, they are also endlessly recyclable. The bottles, that clearly
How DID that get there? – Co-Packing
If I were to say the word ‘Co-Packing’ to you, you would be forgiven for thinking I was talking about the joint effort to get the suitcases ready for the annual family holiday. When in actual fact I would be talking about the 3rd party logistics process in which a co-packing company receives a product from a manufacturer (sometimes in
Culina Group backs petition to help fund the cost of redistributing more surplus food to charity
Culina Group is backing a formal petition launched by The Grocer (magazine) that asks ministers to reconsider subsidising food waste distribution to get more surplus food to charity. Currently, it can cost up to £150 per tonne to separate, store and transport edible surplus food to charity. If this cost were reimbursed far more of the 270,000 tonnes of edible
Culina Group Driver Michael Young picks up Microlise Short Distance Driver of the Year Award
Culina Group Driver Michael Young from Great Bear Hoddesdon has won the ‘Short Distance Driver of the Year’ award at the 2017 Microlise Driver of the Year Awards. Michael was chosen from 120,000 drivers who were entered in the competition over nine categories. What makes this an impressive achievement is that 80% of Michaels journeys are in central London! The
Port Salford Team Recognised At Supply Chain Excellence Awards
Culina Group, General Mills UK and Peel Ports have been recognised as the ‘Team of the Year’ at the recent Logistics & Supply Chain Excellence Awards, following the opening of the Port Salford warehouse and distribution facility near Manchester earlier this year. The event held on Monday 14th November at the London Hilton on Park Lane was attended by some
Port Salford Initiative Takes Top Supply Chain Award
Culina Group and General Mills UK & Ireland have scooped the Warehouse Operations Award at the CILT (Chartered Institute for Logistics and Transport) Annual Awards for Excellence. The event on Thursday 27 October was held at London’s Lancaster Hotel and featured some of the biggest names in the UK logistics and transport sector. Operating from Port Salford, a multimodal warehouse
Culina Charity Cycle Ride for MacMillan Cancer Support
A team of cyclists from Culina Group including Mike Roberts, Tony Kay, Paul Giddings, Carl Tolley, Daniel Muller, Paul Jacobs, Wojceich Jastrzebski and Paul Barnes recently took part in a charity cycle ride in support of MacMillan Cancer Support. The event started at Hoddesdon on Sunday 4th September where the team received a very warm welcome and a fine send