Bedford, United Kingdom

Farewell Paul Chaplin and Tracie Gannon

End of March we said Farewell to two long serving colleagues; Paul Chaplin (MD) and Tracie Gannon (buyer).

They have been with us 15 years and 8 years respectively so we will miss them hugely.

We gave them a good old Axis send off with speeches, cakes, flowers & gifts and learnt that Paul has cycled a thousand miles for the Cycle Challenge and his love of Kit Kats has cost him £4.5k during his time here – no wonder he had to ride so many miles.

Since records began in 2019, Tracie has ordered 30,370 order lines, spent approx. £20m of our customer’s money and engaged with 245 suppliers.

We’re very lucky that Paul will still be part of our team in the bigger picture, in another role as non-exec on the Cicor UK Board, we best get some Kit Kats in.

Blue Monday

There is something known as “Blue Monday” in the UK which is supposed to be the unhappiest day of the year, this year was 20th January. At Axis, we decided to lift our spirits with some free yoga sessions so staff could embrace the day with some deep breaths and gentle movement

Sue Wren
Head of HR