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Business Experience Day with Bude Park Primary School

21st November 2024

We recently partnered with HEY Children’s University to host a Business Experience Day with students from Bude Park Primary School.

The aim of the event was to educate the pupils on a variety of topics associated with the day-to-day running of the business. Subjects ranged from product quality control and loading logistics, to route planning and job interviews.

Our head office in Hessle was the setting, and by the end of the opening speeches, one of the children had asked if he could work at J. Marr forever – it appears that we made quite the first impression!

Buoyed by the children’s enthusiasm, our employees ran a host of activities throughout the day, and the pupils appeared to enjoy themselves. They were engaged in the activities and learned a lot.

Steve, Container Operations Managersaid: “It was a great, rewarding experience and I am sure all my colleagues who were involved thought the same. Even our Chairman made a few appearances, which he enjoyed.”

This is not our first involvement with HEY Children’s University, who are one of our chosen charities for this year. We participated in a 6-a-side football tournament in the summer, as well as sponsoring a trip to London for Year 6 students from Francis Askew School in June. We are proud to be able to plan these events where we can impart our knowledge and inspire the next generation.

We look forward to our next event, and a big thank you to our employees for taking part and sharing their day and experience with the students.