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GLENWAY

What a Year ! ! !

It was the middle of March last year when the penny dropped . The realisation of what was facing us dawned . Things were going to be different , very different for the UK and for us as wholesalers of trophies and awards . Little did we know that COVID would stretch throughout 2020 and into 2021 . By March we are always heading to our maximum stock levels for the year , so the timing could not have been any worse . The products which are ordered months in advance were still arriving and filling the warehouse in preparation for the supply of the end of the winter sports seasons in April , May and June , which of course never happened .
The 12 months that have followed have been undoubtably a very difficult time for all of us involved with trophies , with sales vastly reduced . We were faced with two options . Hide away and stay in waiting ready for things to start back up again or use the time to set plans in place to help us in the future . We chose the latter and with a limited number of staff working ( and a number on furlough ) we set to work .
The Warehouse
The shelves were already stacked high ready for the season , but this did not stop us moving stock into a more orderly fashion . We stock over 10,000 items so the logistics in getting this sorted are huge ! Accompanied with our ongoing aim of automation and efficiency it was a job that could not be ignored . In addition to this huge task , we also had an entire stock take consisting of us recording all weights and product dimensions , both Chris & Wes really have had their work cut out !
The Glenway Production Hall
Glenway ’ s trophy finishing department has always been popular with our customers and although this had to be scaled back with some services removed last year , its returning and set to be bigger than ever before . A new 7,000 sq ft area to service all of your engraving , laser , sandblasting and printing needs has been signed off and should be ready and complete towards the middle of April .
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