An award-winning company that deals in surplus food and household products has sealed a major partnership with one of the 海角视频鈥檚 largest retailers.
The Company Shop Group, which is based in Barnsley, redistributes food and consumer goods to people in need through its Company Shop and Community Shop networks.
It has now signed a deal with national retailer Wilko to redistribute health, beauty and confectionery items.
The link up comes just a few weeks after the Company Shop Group won its third Queen鈥檚 Award for Enterprise, this time in the promoting opportunity category.
Lee Wood, trading director for Company Shop Group said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted to have wilko on board to redistribute its surplus stock through Company Shop and Community Shop stores.
鈥淲e work with businesses of all shapes and sizes, across multiple categories, to redistribute surplus stock and deliver an environmental, social and commercial return for our partners. We look forward to supporting wilko and delivering a long-term solution for them.鈥
The Company Shop Group has stores in some of the 海角视频鈥檚 most deprived communities that are open to individuals and families who are in receipt of welfare support.
As well as providing food and other essential items, they aim to offer personal development support, helping to rebuild lives and develop long-term change in communities.
Jerome Saint-Marc, Wilko chief executive, said: 鈥淪howing we care isn鈥檛 just something we do at wilko, it鈥檚 one of our core values.
鈥淲e care about local families and also the environment so when we were asked to get involved in the ethical redistribution of surplus stock to prevent it from going into landfill, and help families鈥 hard earned cash go even that bit further, we jumped at the chance.
鈥淲e understand we all have a part to play in our wider communities and want to make sure we do our bit as it鈥檚 the little wins that make a world of difference.鈥
