Myers mag - March 2015

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Employee News | Health & Safety Update | What ’s Going On? | Community Suppor t | Compet i t ion

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NewEmployees

Delivery FleetUpgrade

SummerRecruitment

Health& Wellbeing

also Inside this month’s issue:

Annual H&S Winners!

...plus much, much more!

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Have a look at the winners inside!More on Page 10

Issue 32 | March 2015

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NEWS NEWS NEWS New AppointmentsWe are pleased to welcome into the Group the following new employees:

Head OfficeVicky Rimicans Accounts Administrator

HGV DriversRichard Dodsworth Skip HireStuart Henshaw Relief DriverPaul Rooke ThorntonCraig Pearson Relief DriverJane McCarthy Bentham

ReadymixKevin Aaron Relief Batcher

Johnsons WellfieldStephen Wright, Adam Bellamy & Shaun Carrig General Operatives

Myers BuildingSuppliesJames Hall Counter Sales Denby DaleRyan Whittingham Yard Operative Crosland HillGeorge Willis Yard Operative SkiptonKyle Wardman Counter Sales BrighouseIan Roderick Yard Operative Brighouse Del Romani Counter Sales Myers TimberJack Bush Yard Operative Myers Timber

CleanersDavid Pardoe & Linda Lock

Des MacorisonKey Account Manager

We welcome into the Group DesMacorison as Key Account Manager forMyers Building Supplies branches atBatley and Leeds.

Des joined us just before Christmas on11th December 2014. Here are theanswers to the questions we put to Des:

Where did you work previouslyand what did you do there? Business Development Manager forKnight Strip Metals, covering North UKand Republic of Ireland.

How old are you? A weathered 34.

What area do you live in? Liversedge.

Are you married/living with? I have a fiancée called Danielle. We havejust had our first addition, Maxwell, bornon the 26th February.

What does your role involve? Key Account Manager, covering Batleyand Leeds Branches. I work closely withthe branches and suppliers alike toensure all customers’ needs are met.

Are you enjoying it so far? I am enjoying my new challenge verymuch. I can honestly say I haven’t workedfor a company with such a family feelbefore, it’s truly a pleasure. I am lookingforward to progressing with the companyfor years to come.

Hobbies & Interests?I am the Manager/Coach for Spen ValleySchools FA u12s district side. The team isselected from the elite players, whichattend any of the 14 high schools withinthe Spen Valley area.

Anything else at all you wish toinclude?Please feel free to contact me with anyenquires: 07714 454950 [email protected]

Spring Edition

Hello all and welcome to Myers Mag.

Spring has sprung, the sun is shining andeveryone is happy! It’s amazing how a littleray of sunshine can brighten up a day!

We’ve lots to tell you about this issue,including new employees, promotions, newbabies, long servers, employees celebratingsuccess and much more!

We hope you enjoy reading your Mag andplease remember whoever you are orwhatever your job role, your contribution isvital to keep this Mag alive, if you want tosee something featured, anything at all,including personal news, birthannouncements, special birthdays,engagements, marriages, etc, all you have to do is let me know. Please give me a call on extension 241, [email protected] or call inand see me at Head Office Central. I lookforward to hearing from you soon!

Happy Easter to all of you (go easy with the chocolate!)

Best Wishes,

Theresa


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Vivienne BrookesJWQ Receptionist

We are pleased to welcome intothe Group Vivienne Brooks, ournew face front of house atJohnsons Wellfield. Vivcommenced employment on 8thDecember and here’s what shehad to say:

How did you come about the job?I was in a really stressful job i.e.Fraud Investigator and worked inManchester, so as well as thestress I had a round trip of 3hours to and from work each day!

One day I was off work anddecided I’d had enough and whatwould I really like to do (at mytime of life) so I thought aReceptionist post - I am goodwith people and enjoy meeting people.

I composed my CV sent it to afew job agencies on-line and wentand bought the Examinerwhereupon I saw the advert forJWQ – basically emailed my CV,the next week I had the interviewand two weeks later got the job!

Where did you workpreviously and what did youdo there? Before the fraud job I worked forGreater Manchester Police invarious roles/departments for 13years. Before that I was a PA tothe MD of an electricalmanufacturing company for 14 years.

How old are you?Wouldn’t like to say, I amobsessed about age – hate it!

What area do you live in? I live in Linthwaite which is a 40minute walk to JWQ – I walkmost mornings which I reallyenjoy although it can be scary on the lanes with no paths.

Are you married/living with? I am married to Alan, we’ve beentogether 27 years, he is aMechanical Engineer and works in Leeds.

Do you have any children?I have 3 children - Emma, Danny& Alyssa and a granddaughterEliza who is nearly 3 and isadorable. Emma is the mother of Eliza and is in her 30s. Danny (my son) also in his 30s is gettingmarried to Claire this year in Aya Napa. They both live inManchester. Alyssa is 22 and is a designer in Leeds.

What does your role involve?It’s much more than aReceptionist – very varied. Aswell as meeting and greetingvisitors, answering the phones,there are delivery notes and palletnotes to arrange, quite a bit ofadmin work, invoicing,spreadsheets, etc. I am always keptbusy which is a good thing andfeel I have picked the work upquickly. I recently had a tour of thesite and it’s so interesting seeinghow the stone is retrieved fromthe quarry in such huge sizes thencut into the pieces required for manufacture.

Are you enjoying it so far?I really enjoy it, everyone isbrilliant – and I mean this sosincerely, and the main thing isthey all have my sense of stupid humour.

Everyone is very busy here andthey work hard, but it is still agreat fun atmosphere andenvironment, I love them all andthey have all made me feel sowelcome. A special thanks toLizzy my Line Manager and theformidable Mr Neil Mallinson theWorks Manager, they make melaugh every day!

Hobbies & Interests?I used to do a lot of acting andextra work and have appeared inCorrie & Emmerdale, Morrison’sadverts and various TV dramas. Ialso used to travel and act in agroup that produced ‘MurderMystery’ evenings held at variousrestaurants/hotels around the country.

I love walking, weekend’s away,meals out and socialising.

Mark JoyGraphics Coordinator

Let’s find out a bit more aboutour new guy in the GraphicsDepartment.

Name?Mark Joy or if you knew me atschool – Joydo.

Date commenced withcompany?I started Monday 26th January.

How did you come about the job? My brother-in-law works for thegroup and let me know there wasa vacancy so I rang up and madesome enquiries and the rest ishistory. So if I upset anyone allyou have to do is find out who my brother-in-law is and blame him!

Where did you workpreviously and what did youdo there?I was a Director at 2M Press (aprint company in Huddersfield). Iwas responsible for the day-to-day running of the company.

How old are you?I am 45... I think. It’s been a longtime since I was asked my age!

What area do you live in?I live at Cowlersley, Huddersfield.

Are you married/living with?I live with my partner Debbiewho is a Pharmacy DispensingAssistant and our 9 year old son Branden.

What does your role involve?Basically I have stepped in to fillMichael Winfield’s shoes and dothe job he was doing so I will bedoing some design work as wellas producing printed materialsand signage. I also have abackground in buying print so Iam hoping to be able to help outon this front too and bring downthe company’s annual print spend.

Are you enjoying it so far?I am enjoying it! It is a verypleasant working environment.Everyone is so friendly and I havebeen made extremely welcome.Although, I’m still trying to getused to waving at every vehiclewith an RMX plate as that seemsto be a condition of being an employee.

Hobbies & Interests?I stopped playing football in myearly thirties and took up squash.I’ve now stopped playing squashas my squash partner had adouble hernia op. So now I’mthinking of taking up karate againjust to keep fit. I used to enjoyplaying computer games with myson but he’s getting too goodnow and starting to beat mesometimes. Probably best if I stick to playing snooker – a bitmore sedate!

Anything else at all you wishto include?I’m terrible at rememberingnames, although I will recogniseyour face if I have met you sobear with me on that one – andthere are still so many morepeople to meet yet!

Ian Hesling Assistant Manager Brighouse

We welcome back a familiar faceto the Brighouse Team. IanHesling has returned as AssistantManager after exploring otheravenues for the past few years.Ian has already settled in and is agreat addition to the business.

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Branch transfer for LeeCongratulations to Lee McGurk who has recently transferred from his role as Branch Manager at Penistone to take on anew challenge as Branch Manager at Leeds.

Lee has been instrumental in developing the business at Penistone over the last two years and we are pleased that he hastaken up this new challenge. We wish Lee all the very best in his new role and look forward to working with him as we aimto develop Leeds into a high performing branch within the Building Supplies network.

Nick Wood &Brian Hirst30 Years

Congratulations to two of our longserving colleagues at JohnsonsWellfield. Sales & ProductionCoordinator Nick Wood (left) andQuarry Operative Brian Hirst (right)both commenced employment at thequarry way back in February 1985.Now that’s dedication!

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Gary Todd 25 YearsHGV Driver Silsden

Congratulations to Gary Todd on clocking up 25years with the Company in January this year, it’s a bigachievement and one worth celebrating.

Gary commenced employment as a Yard Operativeat Silsden on 17th January 1990 at the age of 28,after previously being employed as a WarehouseOperative at Peter Blacks in Keighley. When thebranch took delivery of a 7.5 tonne tipper vehiclemany years ago, the opportunity arose for Gary totake on a driving role. The potential in Gary’s drivingability was soon realised and he was given the chanceto step up and take his Class 2 Licence. This hepassed with flying colours, and has been a HGVDriver at Silsden branch ever since.

Now 53, Gary lives in Keighley with June, his partnerof 6 years. He’s an avid rugby fan (Halifax supporter)and enjoys every minute of his working day.

Adam turns hishand to somecreative stone workApprentice Stone Mason Adam Turnercommenced employment at Johnsons Wellfield inJuly last year and is part way through a two yearcourse undertaking Level 2 Diploma in StoneMasonry at York College.

18 year old Adam has to produce various piecesof stone work to be marked towards hisqualification. Pictured are his first pieces ofimpressive looking work.

Well done Adam, keep up the good work!

Danni’s doing it for the girls!Electrical Apprentice Danni James commenced employment at Johnsons Wellfield on 16th February and iscurrently undertaking a 3 year course at the Engineering Division of Kirklees College, where she attendsone day per week to understand and learn the basics of electrical principles and maintenance. Danni, aged17, is a past pupil of Honley High School.

Danni says, “My granddad was an engineer and he was always telling me stories about his time in theengineering industry, I decided from a very young age that I wanted to do a hands-on job rather than satdown at a computer”. Danni enjoys walking on the moors with her dogs, reading and has a diverse taste inmusic. Her favourite thing to do is EAT!

The diversity of the work at JWQ is keeping Danni interested, and she’s thoroughly enjoying herapprenticeship working alongside Maintenance Supervisor Richard Turton.

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Employee Promotions

Matthew BrownQuarry & Landfill Manager JWQ

We are pleased to announce thepromotion of Matthew Brownfrom Quarry & Landfill Supervisorto the position of Quarry &Landfill Manager at JohnsonsWellfield. Matthew has a wealth ofquarrying experience having beenemployed at Johnsons Wellfield for

more than 20 years, since August 1993 in this employment.

We say in this employment, as Matthew actually beganworking at the quarry in 1989, as a Primary Saw ShedOperative, but had a short break in his service, leaving andreturning in 1993. During his time at JWQ, Matthew hasundertaken various roles, including dumper driver andcrusher operative. Matthew lives in Crosland Moor, he’s 49and enjoys drawing and photography.

Peter JohnsonBranch Manager Sowerby Bridge

Congratulations to Peter Johnsonon his recent promotion fromAssistant Manager at Brighouse toBranch Manager at SowerbyBridge. Peter has been employedby the company for nearly 10years, during which time he’sworked mainly in sales atBrighouse branch, also covering sales in the Central SalesOffice, Penistone, Crosland Hill & Myers Timber.

Peter, aged 36 from Halifax, is married to Melissa and has 2children, 12 year old Madison & 10 year old James. Petersays, “I’m enjoying the new challenge very much and I’ve gota good team working alongside me”.

Mary-Anne DarbyGarage Administration Clerk

We congratulate Mary-AnneDarby on her promotion fromCleaner to Administration Clerk atBarr Street Garage. Mary-Annehas been employed by thecompany for almost 2 years,joining us from a previous role inthe bake house at Parfitts Bakery.Many of you will know her from

her time travelling round the branches with the cleaningteam. Mary-Anne is 45 and lives in Lockwood with herhusband John.

She enjoys reading, walking and has just started going to agym. Her family consists of 3 children – Ricky 29, Jamie 24,Robyn-Leigh 20 and 2 grandchildren – Matty 5 and Laura,just 3 months old.

Mary-Anne’s new role involves ordering and collectingparts, invoicing and general admin duties. Mary-Anne saysof the role, “I am loving the job can’t fault it, I’m workingwith a great bunch of people. I want to say a big thanks toNicola Bullas, she is a lovely person and a great boss”.

New Babies on the Block!

Ruby Celebrations for Alan & Jean

Congratulations to Alan Hood andhis wife Jean as they celebrate 40years of wedded bliss. Alan & Jean ofGolcar, Huddersfield are pictured ontheir wedding day and also at theiranniversary celebration, which theyshared with a few friends at the local.(They’ve not changed a bit, stillsmiling after 40 years together).

Alan has been employed by theCompany for nearly 20 years,commencing as Yard Operative atMyers Building Supplies Huddersfieldand more recently transferred to asimilar role at Crosland Hill branch.

Promoting the company onhis birth day!

Baby Maxell Macorison has been taking tips from his dad already… onlya day old and posing for photos with his Myers hard hat! Congratulations to MyersBuilding Supplies Key AccountManager Des Macorison andhis partner Danielle on thebirth of their first baby.Maxwell was born on 26thFebruary at Halifax GeneralInfirmary weighing in at 7lb9½oz. There were a fewcomplications surrounding thebirth but mum and baby aredoing well now.

It’s a girl for Gavin

Congratulations to Myers Timber Assistant Manager Gavin Edlin and hiswife on the birth of their second child. Beautiful Freya Grace weighedin at 7lb 2oz at 10.46am on Monday 5th January.

Gavin says, “We had a bit of a scare asthe home birth team were on anotherbirth so they had to send 2 dutymidwifes from the hospital and theyreached us at 10.40 am, so if they hadbeen 6 minutes longer I would have todeliver her, a very scary moment forme”. Gavin continues, “We are all doingjust fine and 2 year old Finley loves hisbaby sister”.


The Road to Success

A word from Chris Smith - Myers Building Supplies Operations Manager

As part of the initiative to grow and develop the Myers Group, we are looking for the next generation ofManagers to enable us to work smarter in terms of driving sales and the business forward.

One of these initiatives is the internal promotion of Assistant Managers to help drive the business andgive an extra level of leadership within the Building Supplies branches. As we look to grow the businessand enhance profitability, it is apparent that the next generation of Managers needs to be in place to helpfacilitate these aims.

The first part is to appoint Assistant Managers, the second part is to put in place training to help themgrow into the future leaders of the business. These Assistant Managers will allow the Branch Managerstime to focus on and look after their local customers, developing stronger ties and increasing business inthe full knowledge that their branches are in safe hands.

Please see below your colleagues who have recently been appointed. James, Katie and I wish them every success and look forward to their future development in supporting their managers and teams in their respective branches.

Kirsty CattenachDenby Dale

Sharron CookCrosland Hill

Clare MarslandPenistone

Richard MustoSkipton

Jude WoodwardHuddersfield

Mandy CockertonBentham

Chris NeroThornton

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Recommend a Friend If you have a friend or relative that you’d like to recommend for employment, for any job role, we’d like to hearfrom you. If you recommend a person that we eventually employ, on successful completion of a 3 monthprobationary period, you will receive vouchers to the value of £100 as a reward for your recommendation,plus £250 after 12 months of service. All CV’s should be emailed to [email protected]


It is really satisfying to receivecompliments via our Groupemail or personally fromcustomers that have receivedexcellent service fromindividuals or branch teams.The Company would like toreward all employees forexcellent service, therefore anycompliments received via theGroup email [email protected] will befollowed up and verified andrewards will be awarded to therelevant individuals or teams.

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Celebrating & Rewarding Success

BMF Course Passes

Well done to (pictured left to right) Lisa Brown - BrighouseManager, Andrew Garwood - Crosland Hill Manager, DarrenStubbs - Bentham Manager and Dean Atkinson - LeyburnManager

All of them passed their first modules for the BMF course at the top grade!

DriverAssessmentCourse Pass for Kev

Congratulations to Kevin Piccavey of theTransport Department on passing ROSPADriver Assessment Course - AdvancedDriving Test.

This accreditation means Kevin is qualified toassess drivers within the company, allowinghim to make them more aware of theirenvironment and surroundings with the aimof improving their driving skills whichultimately improves the performance of our vehicles.

Don’t Skip Service!

Our most recent customer compliment was awarded to Jason Masterson - Myers SkipHire Manager for his excellent service. The customer commented,

“Just a quick message to offer my thanks to Jason and his staff in your skiphire department. This morning at 08:10 I googled Skips in Huddersfield andphoned Jason urgently requiring a large skip as I was on my way back fromBradford with a van full of old paper towel dispensers and nowhere to putthem.

Jason arranged for the skip to be at our warehouse within the hour. Which hedid. FANTASTIC SERVICE. The skip was then filled within 10 minutes, yourdriver had another job in Honley and once he’d done that he returned andtook the skip away.

We are moving premises in late February and will require a number of skipsand I will be sure to contact you again without doubt”.

Well done Team Skip Hire, another example of excellent service.

Pump DriversSuitably Qualified

Construction Plant Competence Scheme(CPCS) is a registration card schemeacknowledged by industry for those involvedin plant operations by recognising skills,knowledge and understanding, competenceand qualifications.

Well done to our Mobile Concrete Pumpdrivers – Jason Archer, Andy Harper & MickNewton on recent accreditations.


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Recent unsafe acts The industry recognises that 96% of all injuries and incidents occur because of unsafe acts and only4% due to unsafe conditions. As an example, a pallet is left in a walkway creating a hazard, this maybe an unsafe condition, but it was created by the unsafe act of an individual.

In recent weeks some great examples of near miss reporting has been demonstrated with somequick and effective corrective actions to ensure it doesn’t occur again:

H&S UpdateMarch 2015

Health and safety continues to be a priority for the Group. We arecommitted to ensuring a safe workplace for all our employees, customers,contractors and visitors and we strive for zero harm. The informationcontained in these pages relates to health and safety matters that affect you!

Statistics - Where we are and what this means

In 2014 we recorded 6 Lost Time Injuries (LTI) across the Group which is still 6 injuries toomany. However this is a significant improvement from the previous year (12 recorded) andtherefore we should all be encouraged with the progress being made. We hope that youwill help us achieve further reductions during 2015. The chart below highlights our incidentstatistics across the Group over the past 12 months

Employee witnessed an externalhaulier driving around site far too quickly.

Action Taken Employee spoke to the driver immediatelyand made him aware of the site rules andunnecessary risk he was taking.

Manager found an unattended used Stanley knife blade laid on the counter where a child couldhave reached.

Action TakenBranch Manager removed and disposed ofthe blade in a safe manner and spoke tothe team immediately about the concerns.

HGVs recorded on two separateoccasions parking in inappropriatearea on site that could have causeda collision.

Action TakenDrivers were spoken to and made awareof appropriate parking areas.

An employee was witnessed climbingover plant equipment to access otherside of machine putting their safety atrisk, rather than using the safewalkway around the equipment.

Action TakenBranch Manager spoke to employeeimmediately to explain his concerns andinstruct him not to climb across and use thewalkway provided in future.

We are pleased to confirm thatfollowing recent audits by CPC(Construction Products Certification)both Johnsons Wellfield and ReadymixHuddersfield have once again achievedISO 14001 and BES 6001 accreditations.

ISO 14001 is an internationallyrecognised set of criteria forenvironmental management systems. Toachieve this certification, both businesseshad to demonstrate that systems werein place to protect the environment and that we continue to makeimprovements to reduce the risk ofpollution to land, air or water sources.

BES 6001 is focused around theresponsible sourcing of products. Inorder to comply, both business had todemonstrate that not only are we actingin a responsible manner in our day today operations, but also prove that we have an effective system in place for ensuring our suppliers also act responsibly.

RIDDOR - Reporting of Injuries, Diseases, Dangerous Occurrences Regulations


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I could have saved a life that day,But I chose to look the other way.It wasn’t that I didn’t care;I had the time, and I was there.

But I didn’t want to seem a fool,Or argue over a safety rule.I knew he’d done the job before;If I spoke up he might get sore.

The chances didn’t seem that bad;I’d done the same, he knew I had.So I shook my head and walked by;He knew the risks as well as I.

He took the chance, I closed an eye;And with that act, I let him die.I could have saved a life that day,But I chose to look the other way.

Now every time I see his wife,I know I should have saved his life.That guilt is something I must bear;But isn’t something you need to share.

If you see a risk that others takeThat puts their health or life at stake,The question asked or thing you say;Could help them live another day.

If you see a risk and walk away,Then hope you never have to say,“I could have saved a life that day,But I chose to look the other way.”

Leadership Training

In January & February, the Company invited Managers andSupervisors from across the business to attend a trainingcourse at Myers House. The objective of the training was toprovide attendees with the tools to lead their teams andimprove safety performance throughout the Group.

One area of discussion included the ‘journey’ that theMyers Group is on. The chart below highlights the declinein injury rates following the introduction of a number ofschemes aimed at improving competence and providing asafer working environmental for all.

The training was a great success and we have seen somereally positive action taken as a result. Thank you to all who contributed.

The course was led by a team of 5 who each gave different views and opinions:

I Chose To Look The Other Way...

On a final note, the training discussed ‘Not Walking By’. The following poem explains:

James BerryHis thoughts as the Managing Director.

Chris SmithTo share his experiences atother businesses and his viewson what is happening withinthe Group.

Lisa Brown & Jack Morris To share their experiences asa Branch Manager and YardSupervisor following a seriousincident at Brighouse.

Andy WadeTo lead the presentation and steer discussion.


Health & Safety

Performer of the Year

Winner – Andy WadeRunner-Up – Keni Turner

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During December and January all employees were asked to complete asafety climate survey which was an opportunity for every employee toanonymously have their say.

We would firstly like to thank all those employees who took the time tocomplete the survey, the information supplied is extremely useful inproviding us with information to help ensure your workplaces are safe.Above is an overview of the responses.

The Group scored very strongly on the commitment of the business toimprove safety standards, engagement and attitudes of the workforce, aswell as the availability of resources.

In the open questions, there were also some great suggestions in regard to the improvements required to make sites safer. Popular suggestionsincluded lighting upgrades, improve traffic management and yard repairs.

To demonstrate our commitment to the survey process and the safety of our employees we are setting a number of commitments which we intend to achieve during 2015. Full details of these will be issued by your Manager.

You may have remembered some of the questions asked, with one being,‘Who is responsible for health and safety?’ For those of you who weren’tsure, the answer is Everyone!

Safety Climate Survey Results

H&S Awards 2014

James & Katie Berry visited sites throughout thebusiness in December to present our annual H&SAwards to deserving members of the Group Team.

Team of the Year forHealth & SafetyExcellenceWinner – JWQ Operatives Runner-Up – Myers Skip Hire

Most Improved Site of the Year

Winner – Myers Building Supplies Thornton Runner-Up – Myers Building Supplies Sowerby Bridge

High Achiever of

the Year

Joint Winner – Kevin PiccaveyJoint Winner – Mick Pearson

Health & Safety Innovation

of the Year

Winner – Martin Stafford –Johnsons WellfieldRunner-Up – Matt Brown & Phil Rogers – Johnsons Wellfield

Summary of overall responses by factor for all respondents


Employee Health & Wellbeing

Sharing Best Practice

Recently the following individuals and teams have beenhighlighted for their contribution in improving standardsand we congratulate them all.

• Karl Broomfield & the Team at Brighouse for theimprovements in housekeeping across the site.

• Crosland Hill Team for major improvements in housekeeping.

• Chris Rigg & Richard Housley for their contributionswithin the garage stores.

• James Coates for completed training for 3 new HIAB drivers which has been very well delivered and received.

• Garry Noble & Shane Greenwood for workingrelentlessly and completing some fantastic work in the yard at Leeds to make the working environmentsafer for all.

Housekeeping Excellence at BarrStreet Garage

We often talk about the importance of Housekeeping as it is an essential element ofany safe site. Nicola Bullas, Chris Rigg and the Team at the Barr Street Garage havenow adopted this principle and have made some excellent progress in housekeepingand the general organisation of the stores.

The before and after photos show just how much effort Chris has put into thisproject. Keep up the fantastic work!

Corporate Gym Memberships AvailableIn an effort to promote health and wellbeing we have teamed up with KirkleesActive Leisure (KAL) to provide Corporate Gym memberships for employees.The discount equates to approximately 20% off the Standard or PlusMemberships currently offered by KAL. Don’t worry if you already have a KALgym membership, you will be able to transfer it over to the Company’s CorporateMembership allowing you to take advantage of the discount.

The map shows the locations of leisure centres throughout Kirklees. Membershipallows full peak access to gym, swimming, classes and spa. Members will also haveaccess to the brand new Huddersfield Leisure centre due to open early Summer.

If you would like to take advantage of this offer, please contactTheresa Flacks at Head Office before the end of April.

Midnight Memory Walk 20th June 2015

Myers Building Supplies is sponsoring Kirkwood Hospice’s2015 Midnight Memory Walk which is set to be a greatoccasion. Fun, laughter and wonderful memories areguaranteed. The entry fee is just £12 per person (£6 forwalkers aged 16 and under) and covers the cost of yourplace in the walk, your t-shirt, medal and breakfast butty.

There is no minimum sponsorship requirement; the aim is toraise as much money as possible for Kirkwood Hospice.Bacon butties, hot drinks and a medal for all, are available atthe finish line. Don’t miss out, Dig out your walking bootsand lace up for the Midnight Memory Walk 2015! You canfind more information about Kirkwood Hospice and registerfor the 2015 Midnight Memory Walk atwww.kirkwoodhospice.co.uk

As part of our health and wellbeing commitment to ouremployees, the Company would like to pay the registrationfee for any employees interested in taking part in theMidnight Memory Walk. We’d like to meet at Myers Housefor a get together and refreshments before the event andwouldn’t it be nice to turn up at the Stadium with a massiveteam from Myers! Families are welcome to come along too,but the fee provided by the company would be foremployees only. Partners and family members would have to register in the usual way.

Anyone interested in taking part in the MidnightMemory Walk as part of the Myers Team shouldcontact Theresa Flacks before the end of April.

KAL centres:-

Batley Baths & Recreation Centre

Batley Sports & Tennis Centre

Colne Valley Leisure Centre

Deighton Sports Arena

Dewsbury Sports Centre

Holmfirth Pool & Fitness Centre

Huddersfield Leisure Centre*

Lockwood Park Health & Fitness Club

Scissett Baths & Fitness Centre

Spenborough Pool & Sports Complex

Stadium Health & Fitness Club*

Whitcliffe Mount Sports Centre

Leeds Road Sports Complex

Bradley Park Golf Course*

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Apprentice Open Day atKirklees College

Earlier this month a team from the Company, including Directors James andKatie Berry, attended an Apprentice Open Day at Kirklees College to speakwith young trainees about possible apprenticeships within the Company.

It was a successful event, with plenty of interest from all who attended. The team took time to speak to both tutors and students alike, with theengineering body shop repair and fabrication facilities that the collegeprovides, being cited as very impressive.

The opportunity also arose to conduct some cycle safety. Our campaign,which promotes the awareness of blind spots on most HGV vehicles topedestrians and cyclists, was well received and surprised both students and staff.

The Company is using the services of Kirklees college for lathe training forour engineers and the initial feedback has been positive from all who have attended.

We aim to employ engineering apprentices in Motor Vehicle (HGV) that haveexpressed an interest in working for the Myers Group once they have passedthe acceptance criteria for Kirklees College.

JohnsonsWellfieldlaunch newwebsite

Johnsons Wellfield has recentlylaunched its new contemporary lookwebsite along with a new brochureand product sample boxes toenhance the sales effort.

www.johnsons-wellfield.co.uk

Student Summer Recruitment Programme

Branch Managers Lisa Brown (Brighouse) & Lee McGurk(Leeds) recently took part in a recruitment event atHuddersfield University as part of the company’s studentsummer recruitment programme.

We aim to recruit students who want to learn more aboutthe construction industry whilst gaining valuable workexperience. The new summer recruits will assist our branchteams, improving customer service throughout the busysummer period. A team from the company also attended asimilar jobs fair at Keighley College and subsequently twobreakfast mornings have been held at Myers House forprospective students to see what working for the companywill entail.

The students met with Chris Smith, Matt Peters & JamesBerry and were given a tour of the Huddersfield siteincluding the branch and Readymix plant and also Brighouse branch.

Speculative CVs and applications are always welcome [email protected]

What’s going on around the group?


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Delivery fleet upgrade

We have recently taken delivery of 2 new crane vehicleswith improved safety features including side warningindicators which alert the drivers to any pedestrians orcyclists in the vehicle’s blind spot.

HGV Drivers – Phil Kuleczko of Brighouse branch and GaryMarsland of Denby Dale branch are both delighted withtheir new trucks.

Cycle Safe atBradfordCollege

Our Cycle Safe Team, fronted byChairman John Myers, took their safetycampaign, which promotes awareness ofblind spots on most HGV vehicles topedestrians and cyclists, to BradfordCollege earlier this month. While he wasthere, John got involved in peddling tomake smoothies!

MP visits Silsden

Keighley MP Kris Hopkins visited Myers Building Supplies Silsden recently to hearabout the challenges facing the construction industry. Mr Hopkins met MD JamesBerry, Branch Manager Sean Bullock and the rest of the Silsden team to betterunderstand the challenges facing the construction industry and tour the Silsden branch.

James Berry said: “The construction industry is recovering across the country. But it is amuch softer recovery in the North than the South East and it is important that thismessage is heard in Westminster. There is also a major disparity between nationalconstruction and distribution companies and regional operators. We have seen the impactof schemes such as Help to Buy largely benefit the national companies. We are gratefulfor the time Kris Hopkins spent with us to hear more about our business and the wider industry.”

Growth in the construction industry slowed for the third consecutive month inDecember, but the UK’s booming property market helped round off the best year forBritish builders since 1997. Housebuilding was the strongest performing part of theconstruction industry.

Mr Hopkins said: “Myers Group is a growing business with a long tradition in Yorkshire. Asa valued employer in Silsden, I am here to support their growth and further investment inthe area. Builders merchants are key to supporting the many builders and allied tradeswho are so important to the local economy and driving growth.”

Leeds branch trading well

Our new branch at Halton, Leeds is back on track and salesare rocketing as a result of an excellent effort by a team ofenthusiastic individuals. We welcome on board the LeedsTeam – Darius Stonys, Harcham Matoo, Kevin Swift, MalcolmPickard & Jeff Moore. We’ll bring you more information aboutthe team later

A big thank you goes to all those that have assisted in gettingthe branch up and running. Thanks to Nigel Sykes, LisaBrown, Lee McGurk, Debi Stobbs, Andrew Garwood, CarlMaguire, Andrew Williams, Jerry Galsworthy, Garry Noble,Shane Greenwood, Jamie McIntyre, John Lodge, Andy Turner,Andrew Scott and everyone else involved.

Natural Stone Show

Johnsons Wellfield’s Sales &Marketing Team will be puttingon another fine show at theforthcoming Natural StoneShow in London at the end of April.

Manning the stand will be ourexpert sales team, MichaelGorman & Paul Jennings.


Laying foundations forwildlife sanctuary

Readymix Huddersfield recently donated concrete to assist with theconstruction of the foundation for an island, which is to be part of a largerscale project to create a Wildlife sanctuary in Huddersfield for Spring2015. The project, which is being co-ordinated by local Huddersfieldcompany Learn2Fish, involves a number of local institutions, with much ofthe work being carried out by volunteers including construction studentsfrom Kirklees College. Steve Kelly, of Learn2Fish explained,

“It just would not be possible to create this legacy for West Yorkshire, withoutthe help of local companies. We appreciate the vital role played by ReadymixHuddersfield. Generations to come will benefit from this unique project.”

Training kits are a winner

A local team of under 11s, who are managed by one of our customers,proudly sporting their new training kits sponsored by Myers Building Supplies.

More from Myersavailable in allbranches

Issue 3 of our ‘More from Myers’ quarterlycustomer magazine hit the branchcounters at the beginning of this month.

As well as the product information andspecial offers, it seems our customers likethe competition, and apparently the‘Meet the Team’ feature is well worth aread! Issue 3 will be in circulation untilthe end of May and for those of youthat don’t get to visit a branch, a copy isavailable on the Intranet if you’d like tohave a flick through.

The winner of the iPad Air from issue 2is Carl Scholes of Aspect BuildingSolutions. Carl is pictured receiving hisprize from Key Account Manager Jack Gwillim.

Boxing Win

Well done Clair Shaw(Michael Shaw’s wife – MyersSkip Hire) on packing a punchand beating opponent SamDakota from Manchester in arecent charity boxing match at Rawthorpe.

Members of Team Skip Hirewent along to support.Pictured from left to right areSam Dakota (the opponent),Ben Earle (Skip Hire), ClairShaw & Michael Shaw.

Water Siloimproves JWQperformance

Johnsons Wellfield has recentlycommissioned an efficient new watersilo to replace the old silo which hadunfortunately seen better days. Acontinuous flow of clean fresh water isnow available to aid the sawing andmanufacturing process.

Loading Shovel benefitsproduction

We’ve taken delivery of a new loading shovel at Johnsons Wellfield. Theimpressive machine is a direct replacement for a frontline machine andwill benefit production by assisting the extraction process.

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One of the words from the list doesn’t fit in the wordsearch grid, all you have to do is tell us which word is missing.

Competition

Time!Easter Word Search!

Please send your entry to Theresa Flacks at Head Office or via email [email protected] by Thursday 30th April to be in with achance of winning £25.

All entries will be placed in the prize draw and as always there will be 5winners picked at random. Good Luck!

Remember if you want to create a competition for a futureissue, we’ll give you £25 for your efforts if we use yourcompetition. It’s worth a go!

BasketBonnetsBunnyChicksChocolateDaffodilsEaster

EggsFunHappyHolidaySpringSundayYellow

Little laugh of the day!

Why did the Easter egg hide?

He was a littlechicken!

Signagegone mad!

Just in case you’ve everwondered where to standwhen using a cash point,now you know!

E P M U S K C I H CV F S O F U N E H KH O L I D A Y T A SI K I Y U M E A P TB W D B S D G L P EA O O U U W N O Y NS L F N N I I C S NK L F N D L R O G OE E A Y A V P H G BT Y D R Y S S C E K

Over the last few months, we as a family have spent asignificant amount of time looking at succession planning for the business.

The primary focus has always been on ensuring the Myers Groupremains within the Myers family for generations to come.

As the 3rd generation of the family business, Uncle John and Mumbecame custodians of the shares in the early 1990’s. They have felt forsome time that it was important to start the share transfer process tothe 4th generation to better reflect the roles that the family membersnow play within the organisation.

This complex process has been completed and all four family membersnow have a similar shareholding giving a much greater degree of certaintyfor the future of our family business. As part of this process we have allcommitted to ensuring these shares cannot be distributed to anyoneother than the current directors or future generations in due course.

This change only strengthens our resolve to continue to drive thebusiness forward and achieve the same level of success and growth asprevious generations have before us.

With all your support and the opportunity Uncle John and Mum havenow given us we remain committed to making the Myers Group one ofYorkshire’s largest and most successful family businesses.

James & Katie

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We want to hear from you!We hope you enjoy reading this Mag. We love to hear your comments, good or bad, and would like tohear from you if you have any ideas or suggestions for future articles.

Do you have any blast from the past photos? A hero or good samaritan story to tell? Have you raisedany money for charity or are you taking part in a forthcoming challenge? Have you any photos of youand your colleagues enjoying out of work activities? Keep it clean! Whatever your news, you can telleveryone about it here.

Please e-mail photos and information to: [email protected]

Would you like to create acompetition?If you’d like to create a competition for a future issue or suggest a theme,

we’d love to hear from you. Please email your ideas [email protected]’ll give you £25 if we use your competition!

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