Wincanton Plc

Things are getting spooky at Wincanton HQ!
Well done to all the teams taking part in this afternoon's pumpkin carving competition.

As part of a multimillion-pound project to digitise our transport systems, we have invested in ORTEC’s Transport Management System. The cloud-based software will underpin our transport strategy and bring measurable benefits to our customers in the form of improved efficiencies and real-time updates.
To find out how you can join the Wincanton team, visit our careers page: https://careers.wincanton.co.uk/

New white paper: #Brexit planning for your #supplychain
With less than 6 months to go, time is rapidly running out for businesses to put Brexit contingency plans in place. Here’s our advice on how your company should be preparing.

#Training is a vital part of colleague #engagement. Find out how we're working with Corndel to support our Drive the Difference #apprenticeship programme.

We're pleased to announce that we have been named as the winner of the Health & Safety category at the 2018 CILT Annual Awards for Excellence.
The award was given in recognition of our Health & Safety programme, run in partnership with Wickes, which educated, raised awareness and engaged staff in an active safety culture. Congratulations to the team and to all those nominated.

After an exciting day of competition at the world famous Silverstone Circuit, we're pleased to announce the winners in the Large Goods Vehicles (LGV), Mechanical Handling Equipment (MHE) and Newcomer categories, at our Driver of the Year 2018 event. Congratulations to all the finalists!
To find out more about joining the Wincanton team, visit our careers page: https://careers.wincanton.co.uk/

Not even Storm Callum can dampen our spirits today at Wincanton Driver of the Year. #WincantonPeople

We have joined other major suppliers to sign the MEH Alliance Charter at EDF Energy’s Hinkley Point C nuclear power station project.
As an official warehouse and transport service partner for the megaproject we will be providing storage, handling, asset tracking and transportation for incoming materials from a range of suppliers throughout the build.

Here we are at Silverstone for Wincanton Driver of the Year 2018! Best of luck to all our finalists. Looking forward to a great day of competition.

It’s National Inclusion Week and we’re celebrating what #everydayinclusion means to colleagues across our business. #NIW2018

We’re working with Eversheds Sutherland to offer five Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) law students week-long work placements within the company.
The placements are part of a programme designed to help undergraduate university students and graduates get an insight into a career in law from a private practice and in-house perspective.

We’re pleased to announce that we have successfully achieved the Carbon Trust Standard for the 10th consecutive year.
The Carbon Trust Standard is the world’s leading independent certification of an organisation’s impact on the environment, specifically it’s contribution to global warming and climate change through its fuel and energy use and associated greenhouse gas (CO2e) emissions.

Congratulations to Andrew, our winner of scoring period 2 in this year's Driver of the Year event. We're now less than a month from the final. Best of luck to all the competitors who will be put through their paces on 12th October 2018.

We’re pleased to announce we are once again inviting start-ups to pitch their solutions for industry challenges, as part of our W² Labs innovation programme.
Run in partnership with L Marks, the corporate innovation specialist and early-stage investor, this is the second year that the programme has run with start-ups invited to demonstrate the value of their work which will span four categories: Maximum Visibility, Warehouse of the Future, Intelligent Decision Making and Open Season.

A huge well done to all those involved in this amazing community project. We were thrilled to play a small part providing delivery support. If you missed last night’s #DIYSOS you can catch up with the full episode via the BBC iPlayer here: http://bit.ly/2CrFe92

Following a busy few weeks supporting festivals across the UK, Scott O’Loughlin from Wincanton’s Water Services team, talks us through the challenges of providing a water supply to some of this summer’s most popular events. http://bit.ly/2MIoaQU

Many congratulations to Jamie Gasgoine from our Screwfix team in Stafford, who is a winner in round two of our Driver of The Year competition. Here he is with Acting Night Shift Operations Manager, Michael Ward.
Find our how you can become part of the Wincanton team here: https://careers.wincanton.co.uk/

Our Water Services team has been kept busy over the bank holiday break. As well as making their usual deliveries, they’ve supplied water for Leeds Festival, Notting Hill Carnival and Cardiff Pride #WaterLogistics