10 Minutes News for Hoteliers 10 Minutes News for Hoteliers
  • Top News
  • Posts
    • CSR and Sustainability
    • Events
    • Hotel Openings
    • Hotel Operations
    • Human Resources
    • Innovation
    • Market Trends
    • Marketing
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Regulatory and Legal Affairs
    • Revenue Management
  • 🎙️ Podcast
  • 👉 Sign-up
  • 🌎 Languages
    • 🇫🇷 French
    • 🇩🇪 German
    • 🇮🇹 Italian
    • 🇪🇸 Spain
  • 📰 Columns
  • About us
10 Minutes News for Hoteliers 10 Minutes News for Hoteliers 10 Minutes News for Hoteliers
  • Top News
  • Posts
    • CSR and Sustainability
    • Events
    • Hotel Openings
    • Hotel Operations
    • Human Resources
    • Innovation
    • Market Trends
    • Marketing
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Regulatory and Legal Affairs
    • Revenue Management
  • 🎙️ Podcast
  • 👉 Sign-up
  • 🌎 Languages
    • 🇫🇷 French
    • 🇩🇪 German
    • 🇮🇹 Italian
    • 🇪🇸 Spain
  • 📰 Columns
  • About us

Williams says happy anniversary to its long-serving employees

  • Anna Startin
  • 27 August 2024
  • 2 minute read
Total
0
Shares
0
0
0

This article was written by Luxury Hospitality Mag. Click here to read the original article

Celebratory lunch and awards commemorate 210 years’ service!

Williams Refrigeration, the manufacturer based in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, honoured some of the company’s longest serving employees with awards and a celebratory lunch on August 22nd.  All ten of them have been with the company for at least two decades and, between them, they have racked up an impressive 210 years of service!

At a time when staff retention is a huge issue for many companies, what’s Williams’ secret?  Purchasing manager Robert Smith, who has been with the company for 30 years, reckons it’s a mix of several factors.  “The trust to be allowed to make a vital decision, the support, the fast pace, and how Williams is always moving,” he says, adding, “I never get bored, it always challenges me!”

Steve Leslie, managing director at Williams Refrigeration in Scotland, is receiving an award for 20 years’ service.  He reckons that staff staying a long time is itself a factor in retention.  “Their experience means they know exactly what’s required, which makes life much easier for everyone,” he says.  “The team are a great bunch and make my working life enjoyable.”

Robert says that the biggest change over the years has been technology, and Ian Wiggins (20 years’ service), production operative at Williams’ plant in King’s Lynn, agrees, adding, “The products we make are more environmentally friendly now, which is a great thing.  There’ve also been big advances in health and safety.”

HEI Hotels & Resorts Adds Beacon Hotel & Corporate Quarters to Portfolio
Trending
HEI Hotels & Resorts Adds Beacon Hotel & Corporate Quarters to Portfolio

Tim Smith is managing director of Williams Refrigeration.  “We have a wonderful record of long serving staff,” he says.  “Each year we honour the ones who make these milestones, and each year I’m humbled by their commitment and loyalty.  I’m proud of the whole team we have here, every single one contributes to our success.”

The ten award winners are:

30  years

  • Robert Smith, purchasing manager, King’s Lynn

20 years

  • Darren Hall, technician, King’s Lynn
  • Michael Steward, stores operative, King’s Lynn
  • Ian Wiggins, production operative, King’s Lynn
  • Lynette Wixey, purchase ledger supervisor, King’s Lynn
  • Paul Mason, production operative, King’s Lynn
  • Lee White, senior refrigeration design engineer, King’s Lynn
  • David Hayton, warehouse operative, Central Contracting Unit, Doncaster
  • Stephen Leslie, managing director, Scotland Contracting Unit, Edinburgh
  • Steve Langford, sales project manager, Southern Contracting Unit, Maidenhead

Williams is one of the leading manufacturers of commercial refrigeration for the foodservice, bakery, medical and pharmaceutical industries.  The company’s main UK manufacturing is in Kings Lynn. Williams has manufacturing sites in China and Australia, too, and sales facilities around the world.  The company also has regional contracting units supporting customers throughout the UK, in Edinburgh, Doncaster, Maidstone and Basingstoke.

Williams Refrigeration offers a comprehensive range of commercial refrigeration including gastronorm cabinets and counters, specialist bakery equipment, coldrooms, multidecks and blast chillers.

To learn more about Williams extensive product range visit www.williams-refrigeration.co.uk.

Please click here to access the full original article.

Total
0
Shares
Share 0
Tweet 0
Pin it 0
You should like too
View Post
  • CSR and Sustainability

Accor unveils the winners of the 2025 Accor Design Awards at the Maison&Objet Fair with its founding brand Novotel

  • Automatic
  • 5 September 2025
View Post
  • CSR and Sustainability

From Functional to Memorable: Card Sleeves in Hospitality

  • Automatic
  • 5 September 2025
View Post
  • CSR and Sustainability

ATPI’s 2025 Sustainability Report reveals…

  • Travel Weekly Group Ltd
  • 5 September 2025
View Post
  • CSR and Sustainability

Mews and KLABU partner to support refugees through sport, hospitality and technology

  • Automatic
  • 4 September 2025
View Post
  • CSR and Sustainability

Where the Rich Are Moving Next & Why Its Redefining Luxury

  • Carlota Rodben
  • 4 September 2025
View Post
  • CSR and Sustainability

Hilton Garden Inn Sunnyvale Certified as Silicon Valley’s First Neuro-Ready Hotel

  • Automatic
  • 4 September 2025
View Post
  • CSR and Sustainability

Regenerative Hospitality Canva: A Transformative Playbook

  • Automatic
  • 4 September 2025
View Post
  • CSR and Sustainability

Every city leaves a mark. We’ve found a way to hold it in your hands.

  • Automatic
  • 4 September 2025
Sponsored Posts
  • 2025 SOCIETIES Quaterly 3

    View Post
  • The Future of Revenue Management Is Strategic Leadership – LodgIQ

    View Post
  • Case Study: Refinery Hotel Redefines Revenue Management with LodgIQ

    View Post
Latest Posts
  • GCS Times to Showcase Eco-Friendly Innovations at NoVacancy 2025
    • 8 September 2025
  • The age of non-tourism
    • 8 September 2025
  • Direct Bookings Up, Errors Down: Asiatic Hotel’s Winning STAAH Story
    • 7 September 2025
  • Do Wild Stuff: Collaborations, Contrarian Thinking, and Curated Travel in Japan with Ryan Bukstein
    • 7 September 2025
  • Guest Post: The next travel scandal won’t be a fake review, it’ll be a fake hotel
    • 7 September 2025
Sponsors
  • 2025 SOCIETIES Quaterly 3
  • The Future of Revenue Management Is Strategic Leadership – LodgIQ
  • Case Study: Refinery Hotel Redefines Revenue Management with LodgIQ
Contact informations

contact@10minutes.news

Advertise with us
Contact Marjolaine to learn more: marjolaine@wearepragmatik.com
Press release
pr@10minutes.news
10 Minutes News for Hoteliers 10 Minutes News for Hoteliers
  • Top News
  • Posts
  • 🎙️ Podcast
  • 👉 Sign-up
  • 🌎 Languages
  • 📰 Columns
  • About us
Discover the best of international hotel news. Categorized, and sign-up to the newsletter

Input your search keywords and press Enter.