Oakland International has been selected as a finalist in the Corporate Social Responsibility and Service Excellence categories of the Midlands Family Business Awards 2016 with the winners announced at the University of Birmingham’s Great Hall Awards Ceremony on Thursday 17th November.
Oakland International, a responsible family business working in partnership with Heart of Worcestershire College is delighted with the Apprenticeship Scheme that was introduced six months ago.
Award winning family business, Oakland International, will be joining a host of other exhibitors at this year’s lunch! show at the Business Design Centre in London on 21st-22nd September.
Valentine Foods is delighted to receive Soil Association Approval for their range of artisan fine food products which are stored, picked and distributed via family food distributor and supply chain specialist Oakland International.
After taking part in a non-stop charity ‘Race the Sun Challenge’ from sunrise to sunset of cycling, climbing and kayaking around the Brecon beacons in support of Action Medical Research, four friends from Redditch have managed to raise a whopping £5,090 with money still coming in.
Four delighted students from Aston Fields Middle School in Bromsgrove have received financial sponsorship from Redditch-based 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.
Against strong competition, Family business Oakland International secured Highly Commended at the National Red Ribbon Awards held at Wembley Stadium in London on Friday 15th July 2016 in The Innovation Award category for their specialist Distress Load Management Service.
Oakland International is delighted to be a finalist in the Supply Chain Innovation Award category of the prestigious IGD Awards 2016 to be held in London on Tuesday 18th October 2016.
The Oakland Foundation, a local charity working with young people in Redditch and Bromsgrove, has celebrated with the first group of students to undertake and successfully graduate from ‘The Oakland Programme’- a project initiative launched in January.
UK and Ireland supply chain specialists Oakland has won the Business Initiative of the Year Award at The Grocer Gold Awards 2016 for their distressed load management service held at the Guildhall, London on Tuesday 14th June 2016.
A group of friends never to enjoy the heady-heights of pop stardom, will instead perform as Team Wrong Direction when they undertake the ultimate Boy-band challenge around the Brecon Beacons on Saturday 25th June and all in aid of Action Medical Research.
Family business Oakland International was delighted to join other finalists at this year’s prestigious Chamber Business Awards held at the University of Worcester Arena on Thursday 9th June.
Oakland Foundation Trustee Hayley Smith is a finalist in the Health and Wellbeing category of the Celebration of Volunteers Awards to be held at The Hive, Worcester on Thursday 9th June.
Family business Oakland International were overwhelmed with the applications received from job seekers following the successful jobs fair held at the Kingfisher Centre in Redditch.
A donation of two smoothie makers, cups and straws and a large selection of fruit by Redditch charity the Oakland Foundation are helping bring the topic of food and nutrition to life for pupils at a local school.