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46 MARKET TIMES • OCTOBER 2024 NMTF strengthens member support team
TWO new recruits to the NMTF
north- west.
staff line-up are destined to be-
Now she is looking forward to come familiar faces on our mar-
supporting NMTF members in her kets as they take up their roles as
new role.
Member Support/Business Devel- opment Officers.
Holly Challinor and Luis Turton will join Member Support/Business Development Manager Tania Murphy and Member Support/Business Development Officer Delise Hardy.
As well as giving prompt advice to members on any aspect of their business they will also visit markets on a regular basis to chat to them in person, and explain the great benefits of joining the NMTF to non-members. Collecting vital markets data for analysis will also be part of their brief.
At 30, Holly has already launched a thriving business called Cheshire Botanicals, making and selling gin on markets and to stockists in home town of Nantwich and across the
Holly, who reached the NMTF’s Young Traders Market national final in 2022, said: “The business was started in lockdown. “
After the gin boom 10 years ago we always thought someone might start a gin business in Nantwich but no one ever did.”
She and her parents decided to fill the gap and they now sell their gin on local markets and food festivals.
“I got such a boost from the NMTF’s Young Traders Market campaign that I decided I wanted to get involved and give something back,” Holly added.
Luis, 22, is particularly looking forward to supporting young traders and encouraging more young people to shop on markets.
Luis comes from the Kidderminster area of the West
Left to right: Luis Turton, Holly Challinor, Tania Murphy and Delise Hardy
New poster warns market operators and traders over illegal misuse of bread baskets
A HARD-HITTING poster
indicate that markets are among campaign to highlight the
some of the industries that use our misuse of bread baskets is
baskets, often without realising targeting UK retail markets.
what they are doing is illegal.” Produced by Bakers Basco, an
In the past year Bakers Basco has alliance of leading bakery
achieved significant recoveries companies, the posters being
from the 244 markets visited, with distributed to markets emphasise
12,104 Omega baskets and 1,260 that using bakery equipment for
Omega dollies recovered.
either for display or storage could
In an effort to repatriate its well be against the law.
equipment, the alliance has In a nutshell — the equipment
invested heavily over the past few belongs to the bakery companies
years in GPS technology to track and should be returned to them.
the whereabouts of its bread Paul Empson, general manager of
baskets and dollies.
Bakers Basco, said: "The problem
It also has a dedicated national of misplaced and misused baskets
investigations team tasked with at market sites has increased
identifying and reclaiming any massively over the last few years,
equipment which has been prompting our investigations team
delayed, lost or stolen.
to launch a nationwide campaign
Bakers Basco says it is an issue to combat the issue
that has plagued bakers for many “Obviously, we are not pointing
years — with typical losses in fingers in this instance, but our
excess of 60 per cent and, in experience and investigations team
extreme cases, up to 100 per cent.
Midlands and worked in car sales before spotting the advert for the NMTF job.
“It seemed like a really interesting role and I am very keen to support the Young Traders initiative.
“It is so important to get younger
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Describing himself as a “people person”, Luis is looking forward to getting out and about and supporting both new and established traders alike.
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Call the Bakers Basco helpline: 08000 327323
or email: [email protected]
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Anyone who comes across these baskets can contact the Bakers Basco team, who are willing to arrange collections for free. Report via the recovery helpline: 08000 327323 or email: [email protected]