Many hands make light work!

Thirty three of our employees made light work of sorting and storing more than 725 bags of donated stock for local children’s hospice Ty Hafan.

The end is in sight the team gather for a final group shot

Over four days, some of the apprentices and trainers sorted raw stock into the relevant distribution bays while other staff boarded out the newly emptied bays at to make better use of the existing storage. Another team created a shelving unit from scratch which will make the turnaround of stock easier for the shops and a new PAT testing station was built so that electrical items could be sorted and tested ready for the shelves.

Darren Berry, one of the trainers involved who also co-ordinated the challenge explained: “Each year, our apprentices take on a community project and this year we were delighted to work with Ty Hafan and make some positive changes to the distribution centre facilities.  The aim of each project is to provide a valuable resource to a local charity while giving the apprentices an opportunity to expand their skills in a setting which is often so different to their normal work day.”

‘Amazing’ and ‘spectacular’, were just a few of the words used by Retail Distribution Manager for Ty Hafan, Kevin Shanahan, to describe his surprise at what was achieved in just four days, he said; “It was an absolute pleasure to work with the WPD team last week. On behalf of Ty Hafan and all the families who are supported by our services, I cannot thank WPD enough for the transformation they have made to the warehouse. 

“The sorting of 725 bags of clothes into men’s, women’s and children’s will mean we can keep replenishing our shops with fresh stock much quicker and generate much needed income to provide frontline care to children and their families.”

Success! A new purpose built 'PAT' testing bench ready to go!