This week is National Apprenticeship Week and a chance for Princes to celebrate the achievements of our 45+ apprentices around the country. This year’s theme is #skillsforlife and we’re sharing the stories of a number of apprentices on our website. Barry McDonnell, Chief Operations Officer for Princes Food and Drink Group, and leader of the
I’ve been with Princes now for ten years and my role is Channel Controller, which involves leading a team of account managers on a daily basis. Being able to coach the team to enable them to unlock their full potential is vital. When this programme was advertised, I felt this was important for my development.
I’m in my final year as an engineer apprentice and I work at our EOL site in Erith. My main duties are reacting to breakdowns as well as looking to perform improvement work on the production lines. Whilst at school I knew that sixth form was not for me so, when I left school, I
My name is Smith and I’m about to complete the Princes Fast Track Developing Leader Programme. I chose this apprenticeship as my development is important to me. I achieved my degree in Food Science at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology in Ogbomoso, Nigeria, before moving to the UK in 2008. I have spent my
I am currently an apprentice on the Princes Fast Track Developing Leader Programme. My development has always been important to me and, after attending the Princes internal Leadership Essentials Programme, this qualification felt like the natural next step in my career. It was the first opportunity I had for a formal education in the UK.
I’m currently an apprentice on the Associate Project Management Programme. I am working towards this qualification alongside my role as Princes Commercial Graduate. My current role in the business is a Buying Executive within Seafood. I joined Princes straight from the University of Liverpool in September 2021 and during the past 16 months I have
I’ve recently completed my engineering apprenticeship and I am now a multi-skilled Food & Drink Maintenance Engineer. I stayed on at school at 16 and did a year at sixth form studying Maths, Physics, Biology and Product Design. I was unable to find a job that would fit around my studies, so I decided to
A walk to raise money inspired by a Princes colleague living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) has smashed its target. Justin Hammond, 50, a Sales Director for Liverpool headquartered Princes, was diagnosed with the degenerative disease 18 months ago. The disease has left Justin confined to bed and unable to move or speak. Last Wednesday,
A Financial Controller for Princes has been selected to play football for England. Laurie Sephton, who is based in Princes’ head office in the Royal Liver Buildings in Liverpool, is part of the England Walking Football Squad. The national governing body, the Walking Football Association (WFA), was launched in December 2016 and helps people with
More than 200 Princes colleagues joined our live Q&A on menopause awareness last week. Broadcaster and journalist Louise Minchin and menopause expert Dr Helen Kini hosted the event, which was held at our UK Head Office in the Royal Liver Building in Liverpool and was also available virtually to colleagues across the Group. Joining Louise
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