ABP has opened a new £1 million welfare facility for staff at the 海角视频's largest port to create a "better place for people to work".
Pilgrim House, a new building at Immingham comes equipped with state-of-the-art facilities including new shower rooms; a fully functioning canteen as well as heating and air conditioning throughout.
It features male and female changing rooms with drying rooms for workers' uniforms. The welfare facility also has disabled access with lifts and separate toilets and changing rooms on the ground floor.
Humber ports director, Simon Bird, said: “It’s taken a lot of time in terms of getting it designed and built. It took us a year to get the plans together and another year to get it built.
“The dock workers themselves have had a huge input regarding what we’ve installed. They were asked what they wanted, and we’ve delivered exactly that.
“It’s giving colleagues a great place to work and ensures that they have the right facilities and a place for downtime.
“If they’ve had a hard day or a hard shift then they need a good place to come back to. Our ethos is to give them ways to deliver their jobs. Since the flood in 2013, the workers have been dealing with cabins as staffrooms.
“We need somewhere where they can feel safe and happy at work. After what they have been through it’s about time these men and women had first class facilities.”
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ABP chief executive Henrik Pedersen cut the ribbon to officially open Pilgrim House.
He said: “ABP is a great place to work. We understand that these conditions can be difficult in the summer and the winter.
“This new facility creates a motivational workplace for everyone here. That goes hand in hand with the mood around the place today.
“You can see from the smiles on the people’s faces that they’re proud of what we have achieved here. All that remains now is that they take care of the space and respect it.
“After the success here in Immingham, we’re looking now to our other staff ports. Hopefully this can create a positive culture and produce a better place for people.”
Alongside Mr Pedersen was the only female in-dock worker, Rosie Baker. She said she was glad to have somewhere with central heating and somewhere comfortable to sit.
“It allows us to have our own space which makes everything a lot better because everything you need is in the one place rather than being spread across the port.
“I help move things around the docks and take cargo off the ships so after you’ve spent the day working hard it’s great to know you’ve got somewhere you can go back to and relax. I feel like there’s a good future for the company and I’m definitely looking forward to the next steps for everyone who works here.”
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