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Peel Ports achieves military objective

[ July 12, 2023   //   Chris Lewis ]

Peel Ports Group has received the gold award from the MOD under the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme, having held the silver award since 2016. The operators activities include working with military charities, promoting the reserve service within the organisation by hosting a joint careers fair, sponsoring the Battle of the Atlantic 80^th anniversary event in Liverpool and developing a reserve forces policy, which includes two weeks of paid leave for reserve forces training.

Business unit manager of the Port of Liverpool, Spencer Barton-Hope, previously served as a captain in the Royal Logistic Corps for eight years and joined Peel Ports in 2020. He said: “It’s meant a lot for me to work for a business that really appreciates the transferrable skills that armed forces personnel can bring to the logistics and maritime sector.

“There’s so many people across the business who have worked in the armed forces, which proves to me Peel Ports value veterans and the experience and expertise they bring to a company.”

Rachel Smith, Group HR Director, said: “Approximately 10 per cent of people in our business have a miliary background, which shows how much we recognise the value that veterans can bring to our teams.

“We look forward to continuing to build relationships with the armed forces community and embracing the wealth of transferrable skills that veterans and reservists possess.”

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