“Not only do we get things right legally, we can also be sure

we are doing things in a way that has a

positive impact on the bottom line.”

Gavin Tennent, Braehead Foods

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Braehead Foods leads the way

in supplying discerning clients in the hospitality and retail trade across the UK with a large range of quality food products.

The company has gone from strength to strength since being acquired by Craig Stevenson in 1999. In 2008, they moved to a purpose built 35,000 sq ft warehouse and factory in Kilmarnock, ten times the size of their previous site.

As the business grew, the need to maintain high standards with regard

to HR procedures and health and safety became increasingly important. Being in the food sector, clients demand the highest standards of hygiene and this can only be achieved with robust procedures and a motivated yet disciplined workforce.

Gavin Tennent, General Manager, says: “The people behind our company are as important as our company itself. All our teams, from the Processing Department through to the Telesales Team, are committed to providing the best possible customer experience.”

“We employ in excess of 80 people and we’re a people-focused business. As well as having a moral obligation to do the right thing we also recognise the value of responsibly managing the health, safety and wellbeing of our colleagues which means they are more motivated and take more pride in working for the company.”

To help maintain standards and support their ambition, they realised that an external supplier would not only relieve the bureaucratic burden but that unlimited support for a fixed fee would represent excellent value for money.

Gavin concludes: “Our nominated Employment Law Adviser and Health & Safety Consultant have the benefit of working with many companies across the UK. They have an immense amount of insight and are able to share that expertise with us so that not only do we get things right legally, we can also be sure we are doing things in a way that has a positive impact on the bottom line.”

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