Pall-Ex Group in Coalville has received the Veterans into Logistics Gold Patron status.

This is a recognition of its commitment to encouraging and supporting veterans into the logistics industry.

As Gold Patrons, Pall-Ex Group has committed to funding a minimum of three veterans to get their HGV licenses, in a bid to provide them with new opportunities in employment.  

Veterans Into Logistics is a Greater Manchester-based charity, founded to provide training and support to ex-forces personnel with the aim of creating routes into the logistics sector.

By providing HGV training and employment opportunities to veterans, Veterans into Logistics hopes to offer those leaving the Armed Forces meaningful and successful employment when faced with civilian life. 

The positive impact that the organisation has had on the Armed Forces community is notable, helping to successfully transform the lives of hundreds of veterans by offering HGV training, CPC licences and employment advice. 

Pall-Ex Group has been a long-standing supporter of the Armed Forces community, receiving the Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award from the Ministry of Defence in recognition of its ongoing work to support veterans, reservists and their families.

With a commitment to supporting those who serve, Pall-Ex Group has pledged to help veterans find new and rewarding careers outside of the Armed Forces. 

Pall-Ex Group is proud to support several initiatives to encourage veterans into the logistics industry, in the hopes of reducing unemployment across the Armed Forces community and creating a solution to the ongoing HGV driver crisis faced by transport companies across the UK. 

Kevin Buchanan, Pall-Ex Group CEO, said: "At Pall-Ex Group, we are committed to becoming the employer of choice for those leaving the military and being able to fund three veterans through their HGV training is a fantastic opportunity.

"Veterans make valuable additions to the logistics industry so being able to provide training and employment opportunities is beneficial to the network as a whole." 

Darren Wright, Veterans into Logistics founder and former Royal Artillery Airborne Gunner, added: "We're delighted to announce Pall-Ex Group as a Gold Patron supporting Veterans into Logistics, showing their commitment to the Armed Forces community. 

"From our first meeting with Pall-Ex Group Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Buchanan and Group HR Director, Stephanie Durrant, we were impressed that the company already employs many ex-military, including as drivers, through to operations and as directors.

"We're excited by Pall-Ex Group's ambition to be the employer of choice for those leaving the military with opportunities for Veterans, Cadet Instructors, Reservists and their families. The company ethos certainly fits with our mission to prevent unemployment and homelessness in the military community with our fully-funded HGV driver training and access to employment within the logistics industry. 

"Becoming a Veterans into Logistics GOLD Patron gives Pall-Ex Group access to Veterans Job Board UK, to post their latest employment vacancies and to recruit from the highly-skilled and hard-working veteran job pool. 

"We look forward to working with Pall-Ex Group to support even more veterans into employment."

Pall-Ex Group are proud to offer extended leave for Reservists and Cadet Leaders and guarantee interviews for veterans who meet the minimum criteria for a role, ensuring that veterans are not disadvantaged in any way due to their service.

About Pall-Ex Group

Pall-Ex Group is an award-winning network of UK SME's comprising of two leading UK pallet networks (Fortec Distribution Network and Pall-Ex UK), four subsidiary UK logistics businesses and ten European networks. With a renowned name in logistics, Pall-Ex delivers an efficient and reliable palletised freight distribution service, backed by innovative technology and a first-class network of established shareholder SMEs. With its headquarters and central UK hub located in the heart of the Midlands, Pall-Ex is driving excellence in all areas, transporting more than 40,000 pallets across the globe every day. 

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