Working with as a team supplying coolers and the odd Drinking Fountain
January 23rd, 2010
I started working at my current employer Horizon back in 2004. I left Ofwat in the December of 2003 and started my new employment in the January. To begin with it took me a while to find my feet, but starting a new division within a company is never easy and it was a lot of hard work. Just getting the basic structure in place and the procedures of the business it very difficult, but at the same time it is very rewarding seeing something that you have started progress in a successful manner.
It was initially started by me and David and approximately 6 months into the project a salesman called Mark also joined. Within the first 12 months we had achieved numerous prestigious contracts and in turn had to employ various new Engineers and purchase a lot more company vehicles.
The company distributes and services both water coolers and the odd drinking fountain from various sites within the UK. The head office is based in Walsall within the West Midlands and there are Technical Support depots in both Wakefield and London supplying spares. The coverage of a national network is very difficult to coordinate, but is conducted in a very effective and efficient manner. Everything is centrally coordinated and all individuals are kept informed on all important issues. It is key within an industry to communicate and it certainly helps working closely with your colleagues and even more so if you get along well. We are all fortunate at Horizon that we all work together really well and the results speak for themselves.
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