The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire Edition 24: April/May 2016 | 页面 8

POSITIVE BUSINESS

Business against Poverty member profile:
John Williams Heating Services
Business against Poverty (BaP) is a local community of business
people who care about the issues of poverty and ethical
standards. They are taking action through their charity People
against Poverty, based in Trowbridge.
Each edition of TBE we profile one of their members to find
out more about them, what motivates them and why they
support BaP. This edition BaP interviewed Debbie Williams of
Chippenham based business John Williams Heating Services
to find out more about their business philosoophy.

What motivates you?
A desire to create a business environment where people
want to work and be part of a great team, to encourage
our team to grow and development in a personal and
professional way.
John and I are committed to 'growing our own' through
the apprenticeship programme. We took our first apprentice
in September 2011 and since then have recruited a further
four apprentices, three plumbing and heating and one
business administration apprentice. It's really important to
us to pass on the skills and knowledge to future generations
and it's rewarding to see young people grow in confidence.
We are delighted to have just won A