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Group that growth is across all of our locations . We are able to provide people with really good opportunities in places ranging from Scotland to Yorkshire and Bristol where we ’ ve just opened our new depot . Over the last 12 months we have purpose built this new 30,000 square-foot facility set in three acres of land . It represents a long-term commitment to growing the business in the UK . The facility will also include a bespoke client demo area and a training centre where we can provide consistent training for our engineers . This will help us be more efficient in serving our clients in the South of England .”
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Prioritising people in a business reliant on skilled labour is a key strategy to ensuring the company ’ s ongoing success . Stephen highlights some of the ways in which Kelling Group stays ahead of the curve : “ We achieve this is by offering apprenticeships . We ’ re very keen on getting young people into our business . If they have a view of how they want to move on in their career we can also help them to achieve those goals . We ’ re very proud that we keep and retain people . It ’ s also exciting when people have got a specific skill that they would like to learn in the business ; we ’ re happy to help them learn and help them move up through the company .
“ A significant number of the new people we onboard each year are young , and we try to make sure we give people opportunities to grow with us . Apart from being a very fair employer in terms of pay we also go above and beyond with benefits including enhanced pensions , medical cover , and salary sacrifice . It ’ s important to make sure people feel valued . It not only helps with retention , but it also helps keep a happy work environment . It ’ s something that ’ s embedded in our culture ,” he concludes . “ We have quarterly awards where we ask for nominations on our core values from our employees or from customers for somebody who has gone the extra mile , demonstrating that they prioritise the same values we do as a company .” ■
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