Multi temperature supply chain and logistics specialist Oakland International has confirmed it is to invest around £2.8m in a high-bay extension at its Corby facility.
The last opportunity to gain valuable insight and practical Brexit advice will take place at The Crowne Plaza, NEC, Birmingham on Wednesday 17th October 2018 and attended by food businesses and non-food importers, logistics providers and consultants from the UK, Ireland, Europe and Asia.
Retaining accreditation for well-over a decade, responsible family business Oakland International has maintained British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) quality standard for storage and distribution, securing a double ‘AA’ grade rating.
Brexit advisor and customs expert, Robert Hardy, will address food and retail delegates at the Food & Business Conference at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry on the 2nd October.
Launched in Worcestershire in 1998, ethical family business Oakland International has celebrated 20-years of successful trading with team members and their families at a family-friendly BBQ at Attwell Farm Park, Beoley on Saturday 15th September.
Two intrepid women from Worcestershire will take part in an epic week-long trek along one of the Seven Wonders of the World, as part of a team of 30 trekkers in aide of Acorns Children’s Hospice thirty-year anniversary celebrations this coming October (5-13th).
Responsible family business and specialist UK and Ireland multi temperature supply chain operator Oakland International has appointed Shaun Devey as its Group IT Director, a new boardroom role focused on enhancing information technology across group operations.
The last in a series of successful Brexit Seminars focusing on food, and attracting international attention, will take place at The Crowne Plaza, NEC, Birmingham on Wednesday 17th October 2018.
Redditch’s Active Kitchen project has secured further funding from local children’s charity the Oakland Foundation which will help to ensure their children’s activity programme will go ahead during the summer holidays.
Eight students from Ipsley CE Academy in Redditch are celebrating their success after completing the Oakland Programme, a structured course designed to provide young people with valuable workplace experience.
Students from Ispley CE Academy in Redditch and Aston Fields Middle School in Bromsgrove have received financial sponsorship from children’s charity the Oakland Foundation which has enabled them to take part in a 10-week course at the Bonterre Project, based at Top Barn Farm in Holt Heath, throughout the summer term.
‘GlastonBeoley’ the first ever music festival of its kind to be held in the Midlands attracted around 12,000 people and raised a staggering £10,000 for charity. Event Organiser Debbie Joynes said: “Our GlastonBeoley committee have been overwhelmed with the love support and generosity shown to our event – so much so that we have decided to do it all again next year!
Brexit advisor and registered EU trade expert, Robert Hardy will address the 2018 World Forum for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Liverpool, 11th and 13th June. The world’s biggest business festival, the World Forum for FDI will attract over 500 delegates from corporates to government officials and explore the latest in solutions, innovation, and best practices, with topics ranging from Rise of the Robots, Workforce Development & Talent Acquisition, The New Global Disorder, The Investor Perspective and Cybersecurity.
The first ever charity music festival of its kind, ‘GlastonBeoley’ is only weeks away and will be an amazing community and family event in the village of Beoley, Worcestershire on Saturday 9th June 2018.
Supply chain and distribution specialist Oakland International are ‘delighted’ that its gender pay gap review found no disparity between the rates of pay between men and woman across its business operation.