Blakemore Trade Partners has laid on a series of operational efficiency workshops for SPAR retailers to help prepare them for the introduction of the National Living Wage in April. More than 200 retailers across Spar UK’s Meridian & Welsh Guild
After its successful launch last summer, AF Blakemore’s Graduate Scheme is set to return for 2016. The two-year programme aims to develop future leaders for the company and will take on five graduates across four areas of the business.
AF Blakemore group managing director Peter Blakemore has called for greater collaboration with the company’s supplier base to help drive mutual success. This message was delivered at AF Blakemore’s inaugural IGD Supplier Seminar, attended by senior representatives from the
A team of 64 colleagues from Blakemore Trade Partners has donated more than 400 hours of work time to supporting an outdoor education centre in Oxfordshire. Employees from the division’s Sales and Recruitment teams joined forces for a day of volunteering
TrueCommerce, a HighJump company, is pleased to announce that AF Blakemore, one of the UK’s largest and most forward-thinking family-owned businesses specialising in retail, wholesale, and distribution has awarded TrueCommerce a major contract to deliver a fully managed service for
Eleven Blakemore Foodservice employees along with friends and family members donned their mountain boots to climb Mount Snowdon for charity. The team of walkers raised a total of £2,500, which will be split equally between Cancer Research UK and Guide
Musgrave Wholesale Partners, the market leader in Ireland for multi-temperature food delivery service to the catering sector, chose quiet, efficient and fuel-saving solutions from Thermo King, a manufacturer of transport temperature control solutions for a variety of mobile applications and
A team of 20 volunteers from Blakemore Retail Spar stores have offered a helping hand to a special needs riding centre in North Wales. Employees from sixteen Spar stores across North Wales and the North West of England spent a day on
Blakemore Fine Foods has launched a brand new online ordering system and reduced lead times on orders to enhance its service to customers. The new online ordering site, found at www.blakemorefinefoods.co.uk, enables customers to view and order from the entire Blakemore
AF Blakemore is celebrating after three of its responsible business programmes retained their Big Tick status in the Business in the Community 2015 Awards for Excellence. The company’s Foodservice division has also made a donation to a local children’s hospice.
More than 50 employee volunteers from across the AF Blakemore estate have made a positive difference to their communities as part of Business in the Community’s national day of volunteering (15 May). Volunteers from AF Blakemore’s Spar Retail, Logistics, Wholesale
Blakemore Trade Partners has announced new investment in its development team to help support its recent success with recruiting new retailers. Six new members of staff have joined the business’s store development team since the beginning of January, increasing numbers
Blakemore Fresh Foods expects to have achieved record sales, in excess of £36m, for the 2014/15 financial year, following a successful expansion into new trading areas. The fresh meat wholesaler and importer opened a new office in Bristol at the start of
Blakemore Trade Partners has launched a brand new retailer induction to welcome new retailers to Spar. The two-day induction programme, based at AF Blakemore’s main site in Willenhall, aims to provide new joiners with an overview of the key retailer
Two Blakemore Logistics transport managers have raised more than £7,100 for Bowel Cancer UK by cycling 300 miles from London to Paris. On 8 April distribution general manager Dave Higgs and distribution manager Pete James embarked on a four-day bike
A logistics operator has placed increased emphasis upon developing its own people to help ease the challenges created as a result of the national shortage of drivers. AF Blakemore & Son provides existing employees with the opportunity to develop their
James Hall & Co, the Spar wholesaler for the North of England, is helping retailers get the right balance of stock with its store replenishment system. Availability is one of the top things customers look for in a convenience store, says research
James Hall, the Spar wholesaler for the North of England, is relaunching its lunchtime range, introducing a new meal deal and added sushi to its offer. The Spar wholesaler has sold almost 25m sandwiches since it first started producing them in its own
James Hall & Co, the Spar wholesaler for the North of England, reports it has seen phenomenal success in its Cream Cakes range, with £1.3m of retail sales in just one year since they were launched by Clayton Park. To
James Hall & Co, the Spar wholesaler for the North of England, is launching a range of new bread products to retailers, thanks to the huge success of its six-day a week bread delivery service. Since the fresh bread delivery service
AF Blakemore, the largest wholesaler of Spar UK and distributor to the independent grocery sector, has implemented a 3G failover system from Vodat International, the leading in-store communications and network provider. The solution offers AF Blakemore’s store estate improved resilience, reduced down
The Bestway Group has announced its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2014. The Group’s annual turnover increased by 1.2% to £2.55bn from £2.52bn in 2013. Profit before tax for the year ended 30 June 2014 was up
CJ Lang & Son, the long-established Dundee-based independent food and drink wholesaler, has been named the best wholesale business in the country at the prestigious Scottish Wholesale Achievers, the awards initiative created and organised by the Scottish Wholesale Association to
AF Blakemore’s Fine Foods division has announced the second phase of its strategic re-launch, with the expansion of its operational team and online presence. The company, which was launched in 2007, rebranded as Blakemore Fine Foods last July to symbolise
AF Blakemore has announced the launch of its first graduate scheme, due to commence in July 2015. The two-year programme aims to develop future leaders for the company and will take on four graduates across four areas of the business.
