SKIPS
Skip Hire firm is caped crusader for Kori’s caravan
DERBYSHIRE-based skip hire and waste management company Colson Transport was so moved to hear the story of local boy, Kori Parkin Stovell, that its bosses decided they had to reach out to help.
Seven-year-old Kori was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, a complex and rare birth defect which affects normal blood flow through the heart. After undergoing three major heart surgeries and then a heart transplant, Kori needed to be kept largely in isolation, as attending school and playing among other children could have put him at serious risk due to exposure to germs. He needed a safe space to learn and play.
Mum, Kerrylee Stovell, turned to the
supportive local community in Ripley for help. A friend kindly donated a caravan to the family, but they had no way of getting it over the wall and into their back garden. So, when Colson Transport’s bosses heard about the family’s plight, they promptly sent round one of their crane lorries to lift the caravan and place it in the back garden.
Director of Colson Transport, Ellie Colson, said: “Kori struck a chord in all our hearts. Moving the caravan was a small gesture from us as a company but it was undeniable how much that meant to Kori, and it honestly meant the world to us to see how happy it made him.”
Kerrylee commented: “The caravan is the start of a huge project to revamp the garden that went totally wild whilst Kori was in for a heart transplant. This van gives him a space away from painful procedures and will be a haven when it’s renovated.”
Willshee’s named in Top 1000 British League Table – again!
THE London Stock Exchange has named Willshee’s Waste & Recycling in its Top 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain ‒ for the second year running.
The report is a celebration of the UK’s fastest-growing and most dynamic small and medium sized businesses (SMEs), with companies representing over 40 sectors and spanning every country and region across the UK.
To be selected for the list, businesses had to demonstrate not only positive revenue growth over the last three years but also outperform their sector peers.
Established in 1984, Willshee’s offers a one stop shop waste management service ‒ with capability across the reduction, reuse, recycling, recovery and disposal of waste for its clients across the Midlands, with the delivery of zero waste to landfill now a key part of the offer.
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Dean Willshee, managing director of Willshee’s said: “We are delighted to have been named in the Top 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain for the second year running. It is an honour to be recognised by such a prestigious financial institution as the London Stock Exchange and it is testament to the drive and continuous commitment of our whole team here at Willshee’s.
“We have just celebrated 35 years in business, and have grown from one lorry and 10 skips to 100 employees and over 40 vehicles. Our ambitions have been further boosted by planning permission recently
being granted for the expansion of our Swadlincote depot, creating 25 new jobs and giving us the capability to recycle a further 120,000 tonnes a year.”
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