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Back-to-back BP Supply Chain Award wins for Lancashire company G.A.P Convenience Distribution Ltd
G.A.P Convenience Distribution Ltd has been named as BP Supply Chain Award winner for the second consecutive year. Backing up 2021’s award win for flexible supply chain support to BP’s national network of 330 company owned service stations, the 2022 accolade has seen...
Hull University SPAR benefits from £150,000 refit with support from James Hall & Co. Ltd
Hull University’s SPAR store has benefited from a comprehensive £150,000 refit through the support of James Hall & Co. Ltd – and the impact is already reaping positive results. Launching in time for the new academic year, the SPAR owned by the University Student...
SPAR and James Hall & Co. Ltd launch lorry competition to design Marie Curie themed trailer
People across the North of England have the exciting opportunity to design a lorry trailer through a new competition between SPAR, Marie Curie, and James Hall & Co. Ltd. Throughout October, people will have the chance to let their imaginations run wild by...
Pumpkins aplenty as James Hall & Co. Ltd supports Lancashire growers T&E Forshaw ahead of Halloween
There’s been some ghoulish goings on at Lancashire suppliers T&E Forshaw as pumpkins grown on the family farm in Tarleton have ghosted onto the shelves of James Hall & Co. Ltd supplied SPAR stores this week. James Hall & Co. Ltd plumped for T&E Forshaw...
SPAR supports the One Tree Planted campaign
Leading symbol group, SPAR UK, is supporting the international brand’s 90th anniversary celebrations by giving back to communities and planting 12,500 trees all over England with leading organisation One Tree Planted. The SPAR One Tree Planted campaign involves SPAR...
James Hall & Co. Ltd supports Community Gateway Association to create Workwear Bank
James Hall & Co. Ltd has enhanced its support for Preston’s Community Gateway Association by supporting the creation of a Workwear Bank. The new initiative has seen several wardrobes worth of good-quality second hand clothing donated by staff who work at the...
Hundreds run in the SPAR City of Preston 10K
Hundreds of runners attended the SPAR City of Preston 10K on Sunday 25th September. The popular race event delivered by The Running Bee Foundation and sponsored by SPAR welcomed runners, friends and families to the streets of Preston City Centre to take part in the...
Mayor of Preston ready to race in SPAR City of Preston 10K
Set in a friendly, welcoming, and beautiful city, the SPAR City of Preston 10k is ready to welcome runners to the start line in September, and this year Preston’s very own Mayor will be a part of the roster. Organised by health and wellbeing charity The Running Bee...
James Hall & Co. Ltd invests £200,000 into new forklifts and picking trucks
James Hall & Co. Ltd has continued to invest in brand new forklifts and picking trucks at its Preston-based SPAR Distribution Centre. Three new Linde R20 forklift trucks have been purchased on a replacement programme helping support the 15-strong fleet in the...
How’s that for community support? SPAR sponsors Willington Cricket Club and the town’s foodbank
Two further Willington community assets have been supported by SPAR following the opening the brand new £3m convenience store in the County Durham town. SPAR has agreed to sponsor Willington Cricket Club for the 2023 season which will see the First XI home shirt...
James Hall & Co. Ltd freshens up fillings in new SPAR Food To Go range as Marie Curie sandwich sales reach £250,000 in donations
Four delicious new fillings have freshened up SPAR’s sandwich range as James Hall & Co. Ltd launched its updated Food To Go lines. Available in SPAR stores across the North of England, new sandwich flavours include the Chicken Club, Honey and Mustard Chicken,...
SPAR climbs on board as headline sponsor of Wylam on Wheels cycle sportive
Plans for the first Wylam on Wheels cycle sportive in September are accelerating after SPAR climbed on board to be headline sponsor. Organised by the Wylam Sprockets Cycling Club, with all monies raised going to the Wylam Jubilee Field, the event on Sunday 18th...