Ample, the marketplace for farm surplus, teams up with award-winning logistics company Oakland International to build a kitchen that will produce millions of delicious and nutritious meals for schools and hospitals using surplus food. The problem: Fresh produce
Oakland International has registered as a Disability Confident employer through the Disability Confident Scheme. The Disability Confident Scheme is a voluntary, government-backed initiative designed to encourage employers to recruit and retain individuals with disabilities and health conditions. The
The Oakland Foundation, our children’s charity, has secured new business funding from Avanti Print and Packaging and Coolways UK for the upcoming year. Oakland Foundation Trustee Mark Williams commented: “We’re absolutely delighted to have gained additional funding from
Oakland International and Attwell Farm Park organised a highly successful ‘Meet the Neighbours’ event at Attwell Farm Park on Thursday 27th February. The Seafield Lane event in Redditch, open to the local community, provided an excellent opportunity to
Oakland International have been shortlisted in the Cold Chain Sustainability Awards for the Sustainable Business – Refrigerated Transport Operator Of The Year 2025 category. The Cold Chain Sustainability Awards honour businesses, facilities, and individuals driving sustainable progress through
As a passionate advocate for apprenticeships, taking on our first apprentices back in 2013, Oakland International is celebrating our five latest apprenticeship recruits and highlighting why we should all mark National Apprenticeship Week (10th to 16th February). National
Our Oakland family team smashed their fundraising target after successfully completing the Warwick Half Marathon in support of Molly Ollys on Sunday, 2nd February, raising an impressive £1,620. Running their socks off Oakland co-founder Dean Attwell, son and
Twelve Oakland International employees are delighted after qualifying as Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA). Delivered by St. John’s Ambulance, the two-day course saw all trainees achieving qualification and taught how to recognise the signs and symptoms of common
Three members of our Oakland family will be taking on the Warwick Half Marathon in support of Molly Ollys on Sunday 2nd February. Making up the family team are Oakland International co-founder Dean Attwell, son and Molly Ollys
It was all hands-on deck at Oakland International as staff from across the business joined departments on the front line in the packing warehouse to help prepare ‘Blue Monday’ food boxes for every employee. Office staff left their
A partnership between Oakland International and Better Pathways has seen remarkable success with the first cohort of participants, and with one participant receiving an offer of permanent employment. Total supply chain solutions provider Oakland International and mental health
Oakland Foundation Trustees were in attendance as students from Catshill Middle School in Bromsgrove celebrated and marked their completion of the Be You Programme, a school-based educational programme with a graduation celebration. Delivered by Be You Training and
As part of Oakland International’s commitment to talent development and leadership succession, Transport Manager Lynne Pearson has been enrolled as their first employee ‘apprenticeship’ on Aston University‘s Logistics with Supply Chain Management Degree programme. Aston University launched the
Tesco retain their crown as category winners of the ‘Range of the Year’ award in the 2024 Free From Christmas Awards. Retaining this coveted awards title, COO Nicki Clowes commented: “Retaining the ‘Range of the Year’ crown, with
As Acorn Trade Partners (ATP) and Oakland International celebrate their successful year-long collaboration with Grubby, a UK-based producer of plant-based recipe kits, focus has now turned to developing and expanding product and service offer to better serve Grubby’s