tinkering with bikes and cars. Not long after he was offered an Apprenticeship at a local engineering firm that produced bronze alloy products. His engineering career has given him 28 years’ experience in the metal industry but also in all aspects of engineering from welding, electrical, mechanical, heavy fabrications which saw him move into leading teams, problem solving, working on special projects and travelling all over Europe. At Sackers, he leads a team of mechanical and electrical engineers, and coordinating workloads. He works on new and existing projects and is involved in new capex projects for efficiencies and improving production. He enjoys engineering so much that he spends time drawing up plans on CAD for fun. Other than that he likes spending time with his family and walking his dog.

Claydon yard as an Electric Crane driver feeding our Shear, after only a year or so he was promoted to yard foreman to allow owners David and Adrian Dodds to focus on growing sales and visiting customers. He was then moved to the Weighbridge and became Weighbridge Manager and stayed in that role for a further 15 years. He has seen the business through many changes and has gained a variety of experience in all parts of the business which has seen him gain a lot of respect from the develop skills which has allowed him to move into an Operations role. As an essential member of the team he has been a key holder for 22 years, a First Aider for 22 years and a fire Marshall for 18 years. He is also Mental Health First Aider and Culture Club Leader. He bases his business philosophy on hard work, loyalty, respect and always wanting to improve in whatever he does. His interests outside work are my family and a lifetime love of Rock Music watching live music when and wherever he can.

after finishing A Levels. She had a 2 year break from work entirely following the birth of her twins in 2016, returning to sackers in 2018. Her whole career at Sackers has been spent in the shipping department where everything involved in the export process is handled in house, for example contracts, freight and haulage bookings, export documentation, documentary collections, letters of credit, trade finance facilities, credit control and compliance. She has gained and developed skills in all of these areas through experience and from working with some amazing people. As export volumes have increased the shipping department has grown and is now a team of 3. Clare worked her way up from administrator to Manager and is proudly heads up the team. The team work hard to ensure they meet our customers requirements and provide them with an excellent shipping service. We also have longstanding, open and honest relationships with our hauliers, shipping lines and freight forwarders which we value highly. Clare loves spending my spare time with my family and friends, playing badminton and baking a cake or two!

the non-ferrous metal shed where he gained knowledge of different grades of metal and dealing with customers. He quickly progressed into different roles within the business over a ten year period and was promoted to Commercial Manager which he has been doing for the last 5 years. Kris’ role is to purchase the scrap for the business, for both sites and ensure that the budgets and margins set are achieved each month. I also look after the sales in the UK. This role involves building long lasting relationships with existing and new suppliers and customers. I believe honesty, reputation, hard work and trust are extremely important in business and live by that in my work every day. In my spare time I play lots of football and if I’m not doing that, I spend time with family and friends.

He quickly progressed into the metal shed dealing with non-ferrous customers and driving a forklift too after showing strong initiative and drive. He then had 2 years away from the business working for a large insurance company in Ipswich, before a job became available back at Sackers on the weighbridge. In the 18 months working on the weighbridge he gained a better understanding of the whole process and this enabled him to understand customers needs. He was then offered the opportunity to move into the Transport Planner role which he did for 2 years which gave him further invaluable experience of the bigger operational workings of the business and he took great satisfaction by meeting customers expectations. For the next year the business moved into a Trainee Managers role on the Commercial Waste side, resulting into a promotion to Account Manager. He now is Business Development Manager. This involves Account Management, providing quotes for new and existing customers, managing the customer service and trying to better what we do every day. Building relationships with new and existing customers and suppliers is a key part of his day to day tasks. Toby says “Sackers have been great at allowing me to develop personally and I feel my ideas are always valued and listened to and this inspires me to do better every day”. In his spare time he plays football, watches football and thinks about football! He also loves spending time with his family and friends, normally there’s football involved there too!