MP Visit Alloga UK awarded ‘Made in the Midlands Apprenticeship Employer of the Year’ by CT Skills

On February 7th, Alloga UK was named the winner of the annual CT Skills Awards. Alloga competed against around 400 local companies to win this coveted award.

Chris Williams, Managing Director of Alloga, said “This is testament to the entire team for all the hard work in supporting our apprentices at Alloga UK. As a business we are passionate about developing our people and I am delighted that our efforts have been recognized”.

Each winner was selected for their performance in one of CT Skills’ core values: pride, respect, accountability, integrity and service excellence. Explaining their reasons for selecting Alloga, the judge noted: “they are a very driven company, with a strong culture of offering progression and promotion from within and that they place a huge emphasis on developing each employee to be the best that they can be.” CT Skills is a family-owned training and recruitment provider with over 20 years' experience in delivering a variety of programs for the benefit of people and businesses across the Midlands.

Newly elected MP for Bolsover, Mark Fletcher, visited the Alloga UK logistics provider to present the award on Friday, February 14th. Following the presentation Mr. Fletcher was given a site tour hosted by David Guttridge, Director of Sales and Marketing at Alloga. He toured the warehouse and witnessed how medicines are received and stored safely and securely in accordance with strict regulatory guidance. With over two decades experience in healthcare logistics, Alloga UK, specializes in delivery of pharmaceutical, healthcare, veterinary, medical device and consumer products. The local company Alloga is based at Castlewood Business Park, South Normanton and employs around 1,300 colleagues which include drivers, warehouse operatives, pickers and packers.

Commenting on his visit, Mr. Fletcher said: "Alloga distributes approximately £7 Billion worth of products per year and provides a wealth of opportunities in high skilled employment and apprenticeships. It was fantastic to be given a personal tour of Alloga's facilities and better understand the vital role they play in supplying our health services and their work in supporting the constituency of Bolsover."

Carla Marshall, Director of HR at Alloga, said: “We are delighted that our training programs have been recognized. I must thank Helen Yarrnall, who in conjunction with CT Skills has devised our apprenticeship programs. It was a pleasure to meet Mr. Fletcher and to talk to him about how we will continue to develop our people to support our business which will help in strengthening our position as the UK's leading healthcare supply chain service provider."