More than 50 members of staff from Arnold Laver’s depots in Sheffield, Leeds, Bradford, Chesterfield and Hull have each clocked-up more than 25 years’ service with the company – equating to at least 1,250 years at the national timber merchants.
Around 20 employees are based at Arnold Laver Timber World’s depot at Mosborough, Sheffield, including Ian Drayner, who has been with the company for 30 years, with more than 20 years at the Chesterfield site.
“Arnold Laver Timber World has always had a family feel about it,” he said. “There is a good group of people here who have worked at the company for 25 years plus, which signals a settled workforce. It helps build a rapport with customers who get to know you and appreciate you know what you are talking about.”
Managing director Andrew Laver the number of long-serving employees was “remarkable and probably quite unique in this day and age”.
“I am pleased that so many people enjoy working at Arnold Laver,” he said. “They are the backbone of our organisation, providing the day-to-day contact with our loyal customers. Without them we wouldn’t have been able to build on our success.”
