The tleat Manweb's monthly newspaper is on ... for staff and their families. Page 10 Vol.43 No.9 September 1990 New warehouse should meet Manweb's future needs First class Page 4 by Graeme Cooper MANWEB'S new Queensferry warehouse is now open and in action! The company's 58 shops and electricity network are supplied from Queensferry, and the new warehouse is aimed at enhancing our service to customers. Fishy The multi-million pound for domestic appliances to house all manner of goods in equipment in the new build­ warehouse are unchanged building features 80 thousand 6,000 pallets. the new warehouse. ing, though I must point out from the old store. However, hobby square feet of storage area, As well as appliance stor­ He said: "We're already that as a Corporate Service the upgraded office accom­ almost doubling the depot's age, Depot Manager Bob storing stationery, furniture we do make a charge!" modation has allowed Bob to undercover storage capacity Wright has had requests to and additional metering Staff levels in the new house all the administration for both the appliance and Page 9 network services store in the same building, making for easier management. Flower With covered loading bays and gravity-fed racking which automatically brings goods down ready for load­ ing, the development aims to power be "state of the art" in stor­ age and handling. GREEN-fingered Meter The building work at Operative Charlie McGuin­ Queensferry has given the ness has brightened up Man­ opportunity to enhance secu­ web's Liverpool District rity, with a new fence erected Thrills Office with a few of his own round the site and extra secu­ "electric" bulbs! and spills Charlie, who often arrives at rity cameras. 6.45 am to keep his blooms in The development also trim says that he was increas­ includes landscaping and ingly depressed by the some­ additional parking space for what dour appearance of the 150 vehicles. / Page 12 · Lister Drive office. Manweb's Managing "The building is an old Director Richard Gales said: MANWEB pIc, Editorial power station, and looks the "The new Queensferry Ware­ part! The trouble is that it's a Office: Room 5E I, Head house is an exciting expan­ Office, Seal and Road, listed building, so you can't sion 'of our goods handling paint it or really do much with Chester, CH 1 4LR. Tel: capacity and should meet our it!" he says. Chester (0244) 377111, needs well into the future." "There were weeds 4ft high Internal 2090. Fax no: around the flagpole so I asked Picture by Adrian Chesworth Pictured at the handing 0244377269. over ceremony are (I-r) our District Manager Gerry That was four and a half donated plants from their own Manweb sign had to be laid. Advertising Manager: Haughan if I could put a few of years ago and since then the gardens and the office even Fortunately Charlie has now Queensferry Depot Manager Denys King, D & P King, my own plants in." flower bed round the flagpole boasts a wishing well! put in a new rockery and Bob Wright, David Elderton, Stone leigh Hall, Cranston The District Manager gave has grown to include beds and But the greening of Lister shrubs, so both the Manweb Director of builders - Fair­ Road, East Grinstead, Sus­ Charlie's plan his blessing, and tubs all around the District Drive hasn't been without diffi­ sign and Charlie's garden are cIoughs, Manweb Managing sex, RHI9 3HN. Tel: helped out with cash for a few Office. culties - a rockery had to be dis­ keeping Lister Drive a brighter Director Richard Gales and 0342 324963. Fax no: shrubs. Members of staff have mantled when cables for a new place. Architectural and Building 0342 410060. Manager, Ben Foster. CONTACT Page 3 Manweb Staff 'helpline' sponsors A SPECIAL telephone 'hot­ line' for staff has been set up concert by Manweb as part of a major communications cam­ is set up series paign in the run-up to flota­ tion. The employee Helpline, Tom Hamilton said: "We are 272272. This facility is avail­ MANWEB pic has announced based at Head Office, is being here to help, so if you have any able 24 hours a day, seven days sponsorship for the BBC manned by Administrative Ser­ queries about the share offers, a week. Welsh Symphony Orchestra in vices Manager Tom Hamilton, however simple they may Tom went on to say: "Flota­ the Manweb Tour '90. Personnel Policy Adviser Don appear, don't hesitate to con­ tion is expected to be in late The tour got underway on Roxburgh, and Principal Assis­ tact the Helpline. Under the November and anyone who .September 23 and will continue tant, Personnel Policy, Gill Far­ Financial Services Act we are expects to be away from home through October, with concerts ren. not allowed to give financial at that time should telephone Manning the Employee Helpline (l-r) Gill Farren, Tom in five towns - Newtown, Several lines have been advice. We are here to give fac­ the Helpline as special arrange­ Hamilton and Don Roxburgh. Aberystwyth, Llandudno, Ban­ made available on Head Office tual information about the ments can be made." If you have not already done so ber of staff will receive an invi­ gor and Mold. Manweb has internal extension 4545 for offers so that staff can make Employee guides to the please return the form which tation and details of which arranged free tickets for local staff who wish to ask questions informed decisions on the share offers are due to be was recently sent to you for Roadshow to attend. charities, and special discounts about the forthcoming flota­ options open to them." posted out to all members of checking," said Don Roxburgh. Staff who are in the current are also on offer, details of tion. In addition, there is an The Helpline staff are only staff on October 15 , or earlier Special Roadshow presenta­ savings scheme with the which are contained in leaflets external telephone number authorised to deal with ques­ if possible. tions at Head Office and Dis­ National and Provincial Build­ available from Manweb shops in 0244 382326, which can also tions from employees, and for­ "It is vital that your personal tricts will also get underway on ing Society will be contacted the areas where the concerts are be used and which has an mer employees with queries details on our records are accu­ October 15, highlighting the shortly regarding the arrange­ being held. The first 25 cus­ answerphone facility so that about the Pensioner offer ·rate to ensure you receive main points of the share offers ments for withdrawing their tomers to take these leaflets to messages can Qe left outside should telephone the Share information about the share and providing question and savings in time for the share the respective theatre box office hours. Information Office on 0272 offers and an application form. answer sessions. Every mem- offers. offices will receive two top price tickets for the price of one. The Manweb Tour '90 contin­ ues the company's support for the arts in the region, following Depots the highly successful sponsor­ ship of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Sum­ get the mer Proms Season in June and July. The programme is as follows: Theatr Hafren, Newtown, green Sunday September 23 at Series presenter Elin Rhys 7.45pm: Strauss Don Juan; is pictured on location outside Mozart Hom Con~erto No 4 in Manweb's Blaenau Ffestiniog E flat (k495); Elgar Introduction shop. light and Allegro; Beethoven, Sym­ phony No 7.Great Hall, Univer­ TWO more Manweb depots sity College, Aberystwyth, Star have "gone green" after receiv­ Thursday October 25 at 8pm, ing their first consignments of and Pritchard Jones Hall, Uni­ unleaded petrol from Shell. versity College, Bangor, Satur- roll Llangefni Depot on Anglesey I day October 27 at 8pm: Rave! was the company~s fourth loca­ gramme in Mid Cheshire Dis­ diesel.Manweb has a total fleet of Mid Cheshire Mains Manager Mother Goose Suite; Ravel tion to switch to lead-free fuel trict.The Depot's 1,500 gallon more than 1,600 vehicles - Paul Wilkinson was the first cus­ Piano Concerto in G; for and following hard on its heels tank supplies 21 petrol cars and around 950 petrol and the rest tomer at Nortwich Depot's Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4. was Northwich Depot. commercial vehicles, while a fur­ diesel - and the conversion pro­ "green" pump and is pictured Arcadia Theatre, Llandudno, Manweb is forging ahead with ther 19 use diesel fuel. gramme is now more than half (centre) filling up with lead-free Friday October 26 at 8pm, and shop a programme to convert all its At Llangefni, a 1,000 gallon way to completion. In addition, petrol, helped by District Trans­ Theatr Clwyd, Mold, Sunday petrol vehicles which are suitable. tank supplies 16 petrol cars and all new petrol vehicles bought by port Supervisor Brian Johnson October 28 at 8pm: Wagner Tbe change-over at Northwich commercial vehicles based on the the company run on unleaded (right) and Shell Territory Man­ Tannhauser Overture; Sibelius staff completes the -lead-free pro- island, and a further 21 run on fuel. ager Robert Sleemen. Violin Concerto; Tchaikovsky THE cameras rolled in Blaenau Symphony No 6 (Pathetique). Ffestiniog when the town's Man­ The concerts will be broad­ web shop was chosen as a location cast on BBC Radio Wales and for a new S4C Welsh language Redundant refrigerators BBC Radio Three later this year. programme. ' Now You're Talking' is a series aimed at absolute beginners, and concentrates on real people made 'ozone friendly' Diary filmed in real life situations.