One of our proudest environmental moments has got to be the planting of 300 Mangrove Trees on Kaboodle's behalf in Tudor Creek, Kenya, in partnership with Mr Bamboo Cup and the awesome Eden Reforestation Projects. The trees were sown following the purchase of 300 reusable cups from eco-friendly drinkware company Mr Bamboo Cup, who, in return, pledged to plant a tree for EVERY cup bought.
Kaboodle’s Bristol Team are excited to get started on our first ever site for Redrow South Wales next month. Our team of experienced Bristol-based Kaboodle installers, who cover the West and Southwest of England and South Wales, will be installing a range of Electrolux Group appliances in 45 modern homes at Redrow’s Great Milton Park development in Newport, Wales.
Bradley Postance joined our Stevenage team as a Business Admin Apprentice in our Client Services Department, after seeing an opportunity to develop previous skills, while also opening up a new career path.
Sebastien (Seb) Brooke joined the Kaboodle apprenticeship scheme in September 2023 as one of our Apprentice Installers. Seb, who is doing the Gas Engineering Level 3 Apprenticeship, tells us a bit more why he wanted to do the apprenticeship, what skills he is learning and what is most interesting about the apprenticeship.
Ed Harrison joined the Kaboodle apprenticeship scheme in September 2023 as one of our Apprentice Installers. Ed, who is doing the Gas Engineering Level 3 Apprenticeship, explains how the role aligns with his career goals and aspirations. Ed said: "I am seeking a stable career path that offers both long-term growth and fulfilment."
Megan Jones joined the Kaboodle apprenticeship scheme in November 2023 in the role of Business Admin Apprentice. Megan explains how she likes having a mix of college and work and said: “No two days are the same in my role, which makes it fun, and I always look forward to coming in.”
We're proud to have secured a fantastic new project for Lovell Partnerships Ltd, on behalf of Latimer Homes, on a former Chocolate Factory site in York. The Kaboodle northern depot will be installing a mix of BSH Home Appliances Group (Bosch) and Whirlpool Corporation appliances, in 84 homes at the new Cocoa West site.
We are immensely proud of two of our Kaboodle Apprentice Installers, Craig Buxton and Krystian Basaj, who have just signed up to begin their qualification to become Fully Qualified Gas Installer.
We wanted to take some time this week to shine the spotlight on one of our employees - our wonderful Business Admin Apprentice, Megan Jones. Megan joined Kaboodle in November last year as our 4th Apprentice and has made quite the impression since she started at our Stevenage office.
The new year is getting off to a flying start here at Kaboodle, with our contracts team excited to get started on our very first site for Taylor Wimpey plc. The first phase of the 45-plot Skylarks at Willow Green project - in the tranquil, outer-city town of Bracknell, Greater London - will be taking a range of AEG & Electrolux Group products at the beginning of next year.
As Kaboodle continue to expand our territory, the contracts team are delighted to get started on our very first site for Persimmon Homes Central region. This first phase of 156 plots at Coseley New Village in the Black Country, will be taking a range of Electrolux Group products. Kaboodle are thrilled to be supporting a major scheme for a growing region of Persimmon Homes set to deliver strong forecasted numbers in Q4.
As part of our commitment to zero waste to landfill, we are immensely proud to support The Phoenix Trust by contributing high-quality salvaged wood from redundant waste appliance packaging.