We’re incredibly proud to be involved with the latest charity calendar being organised by Girl Torque. Our girls have done their photo shoot and we think the photos are fab!
Here’s a few snippets from the article published in Truck and Driver. It makes great reading!
Brought together by a passion for their profession, a group of drivers are producing a calendar to raise money for various charities
Road transport may be facing a wider range of problems than ever, but it keeps on going; the blood in the veins that keep the heart of our nation pumping. Those wheels keep turning, in the face of ever greater adversity.
That’s because when you strip it all down to the bare bones, there’s a spine of incredible, inspirational people who go above and beyond what they need to get the job done and seek to support others.
Look at the amount of charitable and fundraising events organised by truck drivers. Would you find anything close to that per-capita in any other industrial sector? Don’t think so.
“Truck driving brings people together, it creates bonds and unites, and forges friendships for life. For some folk, yeah, it’s just a job. But for others, that feeling of freedom, of the open road, that inexplicable need to keep on moving and exploring; it becomes a compulsion.
It burrows into your soul and it never really leaves you. You either get it or you don’t”
That’s ultimately what’s brought this group of women together; a mutual respect, a passion for the work they do and the career they’ve chosen. This industry badly needs more drivers full stop! Not just women!.
THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE GIRL TORQUE CALENDAR IS KAREN SUTHERLAND.
She came up with the concept after hearing a variety of comments and opinions over the years about women drivers, whether she asked for them or not. “I wanted a way to show everyone what we do as drivers and raise some money for charity too” she explains, “There are plenty of women who are more than capable of doing this job out there. It shouldn’t matter whether you are male or female! These women do what they do for the love of the job, not the attention.”
This years calendar will feature 48 female drivers from different sectors of the haulage industry. Each month has four showing off the truck they drive and the work they do.
SPONSORSHIP
EMS and Stuarts have sponsored this fabulous calendar and are really proud to be associated Girl Torque. Other sponsors include Volvo UK, Michelin Tyres, STAS Trailers and Gray & Adams Trailers just to name a few. If you want to support this great cause, then don’t delay! For enquiries pleae contact Girl Torque via their website www.girltorque.co.uk
ALL PROFITS FROM THE 2023 CALENDAR WILL GO TO THE FOLLOWING FOUR CHARITIES:
The Alzheimers Society
Dogs Trust
Maggies Cancer Support
MIND
Our awesome girls Lydia, Chloe, Trina, Cat and Cassie attended for their photo shoot this week and the photos are fabulous!
GIRL TORQUE IS A NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATION WHO ARE WISHING TO NORMALISE AND PROMOTE HARD WORKING FEMALES IN THE TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS SECTOR, WHILST RAISING MONEY FOR VARIOUS CHARITIES
Female HGV Drivers at EMS
When you think of a HGV driver you’d be forgiven for usually thinking of a man. However this role is becoming increasingly popular with women of all ages and we have to say some of our best drivers are girls!
We’ve actively promoted sexual equality in the work place for years and think its great that more and more women are taking an interest in the role.
We’ve had people join us from other companies and we’ve also trained from within the company and they’ve been amazing!
The haulage industry is traditionally seen as a male dominated industry and the figures speak for themselves. Out of over 315,000 registered truck drivers in the UK, only a very small percentage are Female!
BUT numbers are on the rise and the Female Trucker roles are gaining popularity. There are many female truckers posting on TikTok with videos showing their life on the road. Girl Torque are using their flatform to promote and normalise hard working females.
We like to think we’re forward thinking in our approach to recruitment and hopefully this driver shortage will encourage more female drivers to look for a change of career.
We’d love to hear from anyone (male or female) looking to return to HGV work or even a new challenge.
Get in contact and we’d be happy to discuss any possible vacancies we may have.
HERE AT EMS WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON OUR COMMITMENT TO THE TEAM. WE WANT OUR EMPLOYEES TO ENJOY THEIR JOBS AND HOPEFULLY FEEL THAT THEY ARE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER AND THAT THEIR TIME AND COMMITMENT IS WHAT HELPS MAKE A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS. SO AFTER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE AND COMMITMENT WE ARE VERY SAD TO BE SAYING GOODBYE TO OUR OFFICE MANAGER IN EXETER, JULIE ANDREWS.
After seeing her every day Julie will be sorely missed by the whole team. She has been a huge part of many of the teams daily life and has contributed to our successful growth over recent years.
We enjoyed her last day with plenty of food and a gift of a ‘teas maid’ as she can now enjoy a cuppa in bed instead of rushing to the skip office each morning!
Thank you Julie for all your hard work over the last 20 years! You will be missed
EMS Waste Services is considered one of the premier waste management services in the country, serving customers throughout the Devon and Cornwall regions. We offer a range of skips for hire that are suitable for all manner of waste. We can help you with everything from garden and general household waste to specialist waste removal, such as asbestos.
Our friendly and professional team has over two decades of industry experience, allowing us to provide you with the best possible customer service. We can assist with the provision of permits for roadside skips to make your experience with us as stress-free as possible.
EMS have over two decades of experience. Our reputation speaks for itself and our continued expansion means we are constantly striving to recycle every kind of waste possible.
EMS Waste Services is a family run business with family values running through the Company from Director to Operator, focusing heavily on service, image and customer commitment
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?
At EMS Waste Services, we’re constantly improving the way we collect and process all manner of waste. Our facility has a dedicated segregated processing line to keep soil, glass, plastic, metal and stone waste apart before it’s transported to our recycling area.
Our facilities are fully licensed to accept all manner of household, commercial, and construction/demolition waste. If you have any questions about the waste we can handle, please contact us.
We offer a range of skips for our customers to hire that are suitable for containing all manner of domestic and commercial waste. We can also arrange and provide detailed recycling reports tailored to your specifications.
Want to join our fabulous team?
It’s not often we tend to lose staff but as we’re constantly expanding we’re always looking for conscientious people to join our already amazing team!
SOME REASONS TO WORK WITH US
Company general reputation
Reputation of being a key leader in our industry
Admiration of our products and services
Company culture and values
Company continuous growth and success
We listen! We listen carefully when you tell us what you want
We keep our promises
We keep developing us further
We have years of experience in our industry
We work closely together with you
We talk easy – the door is always open
We are an equal opportunity employer
Part of the Stuart Group, EMS is a leading waste management company providing turn key solutions for business. Providing bespoke waste management solutions for industry our clients trust us to provide the right solution first time every time.
Never sitting still, the Stuarts are now looking to the future of renewable energy and have secured planning permission to build a new waste to energy plant. This will incinerate waste for electricity generation rather than sending it to landfill – reducing greenhouse gas emissions and recovering valuable energy.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON ANY OF OUR SERVICES, OR IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT JOINED OUR TEAM JUST GIVE US A CALL.
WHEN YOU THINK OF A HGV DRIVER YOU’D BE FORGIVEN FOR USUALLY THINKING OF A MAN. HOWEVER THIS ROLE IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY POPULAR WITH WOMEN OF ALL AGES AND WE HAVE TO SAY SOME OF OUR BEST DRIVERS ARE GIRLS!
We’ve actively promoted sexual equality in the work place for years and think its great that more and more women are taking an interest in the role.
We’ve had people join us from other companies and we’ve also trained from within the company and they’ve been amazing!
The HGV driver crisis seems to have hit the headlines in a big way. We’re fortunate enough to have some amazing drivers (both male and female) but we have to admit we’ve found it more difficult to recruit over the last year.
Here are our girlies – Cassie, Cat and Chloe
As the general perceptions of a truck driver slowly change, people are starting to realise that female HGV drivers can do the job just as well as men, if not even better.
The industry stats for female drivers currently stands at around 2% but this is changing as more enter the sector.
In the past 10 years or so the standard and comfort of the trucks have improved with better beds, mod cons and home comforts. There are also many less manual HGV roles that don’t need someone of strength to do the job well.
All these factors and the perceptions of female HGV drivers are changing all the time and here at EMS we hope that trend continues!
So why has it become so difficult to find decent qualified drivers?
Why now? Covid is certainly part of the problem. As travel became increasingly restricted last year, and large parts of the economy shut down, many European drivers went home. And haulage companies say very few have returned.
Quote taken from BBC News
The pandemic also created a large backlog in HGV driver tests, so it’s been impossible to get enough new drivers up and running.
The industry warned the prime minister in June that there were 25,000 fewer candidates passing their test in 2020 than in 2019.
SO WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THE SHORTAGES?
As well as allowing more foreign workers into the UK from October, Ministry of Defence examiners will be brought in to increase the number of HGV driving tests.
There will be free intensive ‘boot camps’ to train 3,000 people to become HGV drivers, with another 1,000 to be trained through courses funded by the adult education budget.
The government is also writing to nearly one million drivers who hold an HGV licence to encourage them to return to the industry.
It has also slightly relaxed the Drivers’ Hours rules, which means drivers will be able to increase their daily driving limit from nine hours to 11 hours twice a week.
A government spokesperson said longer journeys “must only be used where necessary and must not compromise driver safety”.
And there is £7,000 per person funding for the Large Goods Vehicle Driver apprenticeship scheme.
THERE IS SO MUCH PRESS RELATING TO THIS WE COULD GO ON FOR AGES!
HOWEVER ONE GOOD THING POTENTIALLY THAT WILL COME FROM THIS IS THE SURGE IN INTEREST FROM WOMEN DRIVERS!
Lorry driver shortage… time to tempt female truckers?
With the UK facing a chronic shortage of lorry drivers, limiting supplies of everything from Coca-Cola and beer to McDonald’s milkshakes, and even Nando’s chicken, could female drivers be a saving grace for supply chains across the country? As haulage firms try to attract more women to the profession – currently only 1% of truck drivers are female.
It’s even a big topic on THIS MORNING!
We like to think we’re forward thinking in our approach to recruitment and hopefully this driver shortage will encourage more female drivers to look for a change of career.
We’d love to hear from anyone (male or female) looking to return to HGV work or even a new challenge.
Get in contact and we’d be happy to discuss any possible vacancies we may have.
IT’S BEEN A HECTIC COUPLE OF MONTHS IN THE WASTE MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY AND WE’VE BEEN RUSHED OFF OUR FEET! WE’VE BEEN ACTIVELY RECRUITING TO EXPAND OUR TEAM (ESPECIALLY DRIVERS) DURING THIS TIME AND OUR NEW ADDITIONS SEEM TO HAVE FITTED IN SEAMLESSLY.
We’ve taken on three new drivers at our Paignton Bay Skips yard, a new driver for our new Middleton Baler in Exeter and we’re actively looking for new drivers to join the team in Plymouth.
We aim to continue the expansion as demands increase and are open to applications from anyone! If you think that you’d be a good fit for the company, are hard working, honest and friendly we’d like to hear from you.
Here at EMS we pride ourselves on our intensive recruitment procedure. We are completely committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
We’re committed to making EMS a fair, safe and enjoyable place to work. A place where everyone feels valued and our employees all have equal access to the opportunities our company offers.
Equal opportunities in the workplace is not only good practice, it also makes sound business sense. Our equal opportunities policy will help all those who work for us to develop their full potential. By utilising their talents and resources it can only benefit the efficiency of the company.
We’ve found that being an equal opportunities employer also helps us to attract the best talent available when recruiting staff. We believe this is part of the reason we have such a great team!
A FAMILY RUN BUSINESS
EMS Waste Services is a family run business with family values running through the Company from Director to Operator, focusing heavily on service, image and customer commitment.
By having strong values in place and treating our staff with equal respect, regardless of their role we keep a happy, content team who are then focused on whats important.
Providing an excellent service to our customers.
We’re one of the premier Waste Management companies in the country, serving customers throughout the Exeter and Devon regions. We offer a range of skips for hire that are suitable for all manner of waste. We can help you with everything from garden and general household waste to specialist waste removal, such as asbestos.
Our friendly and professional team has over two decades of industry experience, allowing us to provide you with the best possible customer service. We can assist with the provision of permits for roadside skips to make your experience with us as stress-free as possible.
EMS have over two decades of experience. Our reputation speaks for itself and our continued expansion means we are constantly striving to recycle every kind of waste possible.
So if you think we’re the type of company you’d like to work for give us a call. We’re always on the lookout for more quality individuals to join our team.
Recent Comments