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Waterside Celebrates 30 Years with Special Reunion

Waterside Training celebrated a very special milestone on Friday 30th October, bringing together friends, former colleagues and familiar faces to mark 30 years of Waterside.

It was a lovely afternoon filled with laughter, conversation and plenty of reminiscing. Guests had the chance to catch up, share memories and reflect on the many moments, experiences and people that have helped shape Waterside over the past three decades.

Looking around the room was a reminder of just how many people have been part of our journey. From those who were there at the very beginning to those who have joined us along the way, everyone has played their part in making Waterside what it is today. We are incredibly grateful for the support, dedication and contributions of so many people over the years.

One of the highlights of the event was the unveiling of a commemorative plaque to celebrate 30 years of Waterside Training. Our Chairman, Nick Shore, spoke to guests before officially unveiling the plaque, marking a proud moment in our history.

More than anything, the reunion was about celebrating the people behind Waterside. It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces under one roof and to have the opportunity to look back on how far we have come.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the occasion so memorable. It meant a great deal to be able to celebrate this milestone with so many people who have been part of our story.

Here’s to the last 30 years, the memories we’ve made and everything still to come. We look forward to building on our history and seeing what the next 30 years bring!

Testimonial

Vanderlande are proud to be partnered with Waterside Training as our principle training provider in the Northwest to deliver technical training to our teams, especially the Mechanical Maintenance VRQ L2 programme.

The mixture of technical knowledge and practical elements which our delegates have received over the course of the year combined to make a fulfilling experience. The course was engaging with many opportunities to participate and lots of relatable examples that we were able to bring back to site. This was found after a full site tour by the Waterside team to expertly devise the best course to deliver our teams with knowledge of the process and equipment on site.

We have now trained at least half of the Engineering Support Operatives across our four shifts with all the teams and site reaping the rewards in maintenance completion and system performance through the continued support given and putting into practice the skills they learnt. The tutorship given is professional with tailored delivery to the differing knowledge of the attendees on each course, which ultimately shows how diverse the styles of teaching are at Waterside Training.

This has set our Engineering Support Operatives on an Engineering and Technical pathway to offer hands on support for our teams of Service Technicians to deliver planned and reactive maintenance across the largest warehouse in both Vanderlande’s and Asda’s UK portfolio.

We look forward to upskilling our single trade Service Technicians in the near future with expertly tailored courses to have a truly Multi-Skilled Engineering team at our disposal.

— Josh McCormack, Service Operations Manager, Vanderlande