Latest News - September 2009

Fuel Surcharge (w/e 13/03/10) - The current base rate is 0.95p per litre

Courtesy of Express and Star Saturday 20th Feb 2010

Congragulations to Kevin Bagnall (Oldbury Depot)

On 6/9/09 Kevin competed in the Carver Wolverhampton City Cycle Marathon race and he came 19th out of 422 riders. Kevin said..."My time was 0:38:43 (of which I'm quite proud of). This is the 7th time I have done this and finished in the top 20. At the same time I have raised 1,000's of pounds for various charities. I don't know if this is worth a mention in Clarke newsletter on our website" - you bet it is! The photo shows a proud Kevin warming down with his commemorative medal. Well done Kev.

New Eastleigh Depot

Our new Eastleigh depot is up and running following the move of less than 200 metres to the new bigger facility. Phil Lowcock, Transport Director said "Although we have only moved the depot a short distance, this facility is far superior to the previous depot that had serviced for over 10 years. The guys now have added capacity to develop the customer base and build on the existing excellent service levels."
(August 2009)

New Mercedes Vehicles

Robert Clarke, Operations Director is pleased to have been able to negotiate favorable terms to replace some existing vehicles at our Leigh and Wishaw depot with new Mercedes vehicles, which will be integrated into our fleet and should provide us with economic reliable vehicles which are driver friendly. All vehicles will be monitored via our satellite tracking devices, as well as our PDA electronic data capture device. (August 2009)

Track & Trace Technology

Jason Westwood, IT & Network Manager has successfully rolled out our new Track & Trace technology, that gives us access to drivers live electronic data with delivery information.

Jason said "When a driver turns up at a delivery point with the electronic PDA, he is asked to confirm the delivery by signing the screen. This information is then sent back to our traffic department and updates our records. During 2009 so far, the vast majority of all deliveries have been achieved using a totally automated system. This provides our customers with increased accuracy and instant access to information. Customers have their own secure area on our site, enabling them to select and view order information using various search criteria such as date, order number, reference or delivery address."
(August 2009)

Well Done Allan Field

Allan Field, National Sales Manager has been working hard alongside the sales team in these difficult times to extending several existing contracts and also converting some prime new accounts, so well done. And thank you for your business from us all. (August 2009)

30 Years Service!

A special mention to Ken Pritchard who is quickly approaching 31 years service at our Oldbury depot and to Willy Park who has also passed the 30 years service mark before retiring from our Wishaw depot at the end of last year. (August 2009)

Congratulations to Nick

Congratulations are in order to Nick Glasspool who has been promoted to the position of Eastleigh Depot Manager. (August 2009)

The Big 40 for Steve!

Steve Jarrett, Foreman at Bridgend celebrated his 40th birthday on Friday June 26th. Seen here holding his birthday present, and commemorative badge as bought by colleagues in the office, he was extremely happy with his gift.

Steve started his career with Clarkes in September 2001, as a delivery driver. Born in London, Steve left the Berkshire Fire Service and moved to Clydach in the Swansea Valley where he now lives wife Claire and dog Poppy. With his positive attitude and willingness to learn Steve quickly progressed up the ladder. Spending only a short time as a delivery driver, he was made up to assistant foreman then completed his Class 1 HGV. His promotion soon followed where he now takes up his position as Foreman at Bridgend depot.

His interests include watching the Ospreys rugby football club, he is Assistant Secretary of his local Workingmen’s Club, and he has even been known to be a bit of a party animal when he gets going!
(August 2009)

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