He has helped reduced distribution cost by over £200K
Widdop, Bingham & Co. is an award winning wholesaler of giftware, baby gifts, wedding gifts, clocks and other fancy goods trading throughout the UK. A family-run business which has been established for over 125 years, they were founded in Brighouse in 1883 as a retail jewellers and watchmakers, and today they are one of the UK’s largest suppliers of clocks, giftware and home accessories to the trade. Supplying over 7000 products across 22 different brands to wholesalers.
Cast UK spent considerable time making sure they understood our business and the role thoroughly, touring our warehouse and investigating exactly what was required. They have an excellent understanding of their specialist sectors & functions, and worked in partnership with us to ensure that our business and culture were matched incredibly well with the best candidates, we were very impressed.
Cast UK’s depth of knowledge regarding our sector and the role’s requirements were second to none.Chris Illingworth
Finance & Operations Director at Widdop, Bingham & Co ltd.
Widdop, Bingham & Co were seeking to find a new Head of Operations, with the successful
candidate
requiring the following;
To be able to reduce transport costs.
To create and own the company’s logistics strategy to support future growth plans in conjunction with the Board of Directors.
Larry Walls has now been Head of Operations for over 2 years at Widdop, Bingham & Co. In that time, his impact on the organisation has been exceptional:
He has helped reduced distribution cost by over £200K
Increased fulfilment rates from
97% to 99.8%
Managed attendance in Distribution - Now at:
98.7%
Only one member of staff has left the business in the time Larry has worked at Widdop, Bingham & Co.
It was really enjoyable role to recruit, the Board of Directors at Widdop, Bingham & Co. have a clear vision and strategy, which meant they were clear in the type of individual that they required. They fully entrusted the process to us, realising that Cast UK have the skills, specialist knowledge and experience to manage the project. They are a very interesting business with a fantastic history, now experiencing high growth in new markets. We look forward to continuing to work in partnership with Widdop, Bingham & Co. in the future.
Gareth Steggles
Account Manager for Cast UK Logistics Team North
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