Toolbox Talks – Continual training is essential for the reduction of accident/incident rates and the occurrence of ill health and environmental damage in our workplaces. Toolbox Talks play a major part in our continuing effort to create an increased awareness of hazards present in our workplaces and the precautions which must be taken to eliminate or control them.  Our regular toolbox talks keep the Envirocare team up to date with good health and safety practice while our ‘team briefs’ make sure everyone is up to speed with company changes and developments. 

Hope everyone has had a good week?  Be sure to let us know if you have any news or updates that you think may be of interest for our blog.

We are quickly approaching the end of the week, so let us have a little fun shall we - (Well, it’s great fun for me anyway!) with our 6 weekly questions to our 2 different team members every Thursday! 

This week we are going to ”Get to know” our Franchise Accounts Manager, Janet Jolly and our Marketing Manager, Noel Keane

Here are Janet’s 6 Quick fire questions…

Janet Jolly, Franchise Accounts Manager

1.  What was your first ever job and how hold were you?

Newspaper round aged 12 years

2.  What is your earliest memory and how old were you?

Playing at my grandmas house aged 4 years

3.  What is your favourite CD at the moment?

Supertramp Greatest Hits

4.  Favourite 3 course meal?

Starter: Pate and Toast

Main: Salmon Steak or any other fish dish

Dessert: Raspberry Pavlova

5.  What is your superstar name? (The name of your first pet and your mothers maiden name)

Nell Harrison

6.  Either, what would you change in the past, or what would you make happen in the future?

I can answer both….

In the past: I would have stayed single and so would own my house by now!

I would make happen: Win the lottery with just enough to be life changing but not frightening!  To be able to have a house in the country, with lots of space, a garden, a potting shed and a large kitchen.

Strangely enough, a lottery win is a very popular answer for number 6!  Cannot imagine why!

Right Noel, it’s your turn – let us “Get to know you”….

Noel Keane, Marketing Manager

1.  What was your first ever job and how hold were you?

Paper boy aged 12 years

2.  What is your earliest memory and how old were you?

Falling off a moving bus aged 3 years – in those days, it was the buses with the open corner at the back with a conductor and a pole!  Most of the time you had to quickly jump on it while it was still moving to be able to catch it!

3.  What is your favourite CD at the moment?

The Howlin Wolf Story

4.  Favourite 3 course meal?

Starter: Pate and Light Toast

Main: Ribeye Steak with chips (veg if necessary!) or Beef Cobbler

Dessert: Apple Crumble and custard

5.  What is your superstar name? (The name of your first pet and your mothers maiden name)

Rocky Hull

6.  Either, what would you change in the past, or what would you make happen in the future?

I would find a way to lose weight without dieting or exercise!

Thank you so much for your time again!

Be sure to check in again next Thursday for another 2 unsuspecting team members! 

Also, check out our Monday blog – with lots of different business information and news and sometimes just a feel good story that we want to share!

See you soon!

We hope you will join us in wishing our Operations Manager, Mick Mann and his new ”fiance”, Alison Bennison, a big “Congratulations”!

Mick took the plunge (at long last!) and popped the question to his girlfriend last weekend!

Romance is not dead – he chose the ring on his own (which has many diamonds – he knows his girl well!) and completely surprised her…

They were planning to have a standard night out together and were waiting for the taxi to arrive…Little did Alison know that Mick had other plans!

Their “taxi” arrived…in the form of a sleek black, stretched limo complete with champagne to take them to Alison’s favourite restaurant!

En-route, in the best, traditional way – Mick got down on one knee and asked Alison if she would be his wife? Of course, Alison said “yes” and the date is set for June 2013 at Beeston Manor.

We wish a very lovely couple, all the happiness in the world.

It’s that time again!  Let us go and delve into the personal lives of the Envirocare team!

First up – let us get to know “Steven Vivers”. 

We need an updated photo of Steve but he’s not too keen on having his photo took!  He will hate us for this but meanwhile, you can still check him out as he has appeared on our blog before! 

He’s the guy on the chair, with his head in a bandage in March’s blog ” First Aid Training is Fully Booked”. 

Here are Steve’s answers to our “6 quick fire questions”…

1.  What was your 1^st ever job and how old were you?

Delivering milk at 10 years old! 

(That has to be a record – definitely the youngest “grafter” we’ve had so far!)

2.  What is your earliest memory?

Getting my pedal tractor from Santa – I don’t remember exactly how old I was but I remember being very young and having it for a really long time – I loved it!  I played with it until it literally fell apart! 

3.  What is your favourite CD at the moment?

Cd’s are so yesterday get with the program – I download from i-tunes but my style of music is definitely The Pussycat Dolls

4.  Name your favourite 3 course meal…

Starter – Haggis and mushroom cup

Main – Sirloin steak

Dessert – Sticky toffee pudding

5.  What is your superstar name? (The name of your first ever pet and your mothers surname)

Jockey Johnston

6.  Either, what would you change in the past, or what would you make happen in the future?

Change my bank balance (wouldn’t everybody!)

Joining Steve for week 5, it’s Contracts Manager, Ben Roxburgh…

Contracts Manager

1.  What was your 1^st ever job and how old were you?

A local gardening company aged 15 yrs

2.  What is your earliest memory?

Aged 5, dressed as Robin Hood in a local parade

3.  What is your favourite CD at the moment?

Kings of Leon – Come around sundown

4.  Name your favourite 3 course meal…

Starter – Mussels in white wine

Main – Smoked Haddock Mornay

Dessert – Apple crumble and custard

5.  What is your superstar name? (The name of your first ever pet and your mothers surname)

Pepper Winrow

6.  Either, what would you change in the past, or what would you make happen in the future?

I’d make Alex Ferguson stay at Manchester United forever!

Thank you for your time guys!  Next week we will be “Getting to know….” Trevor Stothers, Fitter and Noel Keane, Marketing Manager

Everybody must be looking forward to the Spring already! 

We are already having a record year in our bulb sales…having sold more than 50,000!

The program of spring bulb planting has already started and should be completed during October & November. 

Half hardy summer flowering bulbs should be lifted this month and dried as quickly as possible to avoid any chance of moisture causing the bulbs to rot. Store them in a cool, dry place free from any possibility of frost.