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Summary

Bluestones One’s Merchandising team supported Wickes in their latest relocation project in Leicester, supporting with the closure of their central Leicester store and the opening of their new store a few miles down the road in Wigston.

Challenges

Wickes Leicester required a partner that was able to efficiently and effectively relocate one store to another with minimal disruption. We implemented this project in three phases.

Phase 1 – Warehouse Reduction – During this phase, we were able to empty the entire warehouse of stock and work it on to the shop floor.

Phase 2 – Merchandising of the new store – We supplied a team of 12 people for 6 days to merchandise the complete store.

Phase 3 – Counting and transferring stock – We counted and transferred all of the stock from the Leicester store in order to quickly and efficiently empty the store.

Results

This piece of activity was completed 1 week ahead of schedule and under budget.

Annual Field Awards 2020

Field Team Awards 2020

Every year we aim to recognise and reward the individuals in our Field teams who have gone above and beyond while embodying our company values. This year, our teams have felt additional pressures but have consistently worked hard and impressed both us and our clients. It was a tough task to choose our 2020 winners, so we want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their commitment, professionalism and resilience during this difficult time. Without further ado, here are the 2020 winners! Our 2020 winners New Employee of the Year For surpassing expectations of a new starter Winner – Kelsey Rawlings Shortlisted nominations for New Employee of the Year• Alex Woffindon• Paige Matthews Leadership Award For leading by example and showing genuine leadership qualities Winner – Luke Randall Shortlisted nominations for the Leadership Award• Jason Crawley• Tom Bowyer Directors Award Identified as an integral person within our business who has worked to a consistently high standard throughout the year Winner – Garry Leck Shortlisted nominations for the Directors Award• Mike Webb• Mark Goulding Effective Communication Award Communicates effectively with Management, Resource and Field teams Winner – Harry Stringer Shortlisted nominations for the Effective Communication Award• Tom Bowyer• Mihai Cojanu

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