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Celebrating 50 years of GAP /
GAP People
Catriona Dunning Doug Fletcher
Head of HR Area Sales Representative
Glasgow Newcastle
26 years with GAP 26 years with GAP
There have been many memorable moments My fondest memory would have to be the we would need to dig in, as we felt we
and times working at GAP, but for me the time we were asked to put a team in for could win this. The first event started
fact that I was given the opportunity back in ‘It’s a Knockout’, through Balfour Beatty. and I took over the inflatable obstacle
1998 to set up the HR function from scratch Ian Campbell and I were signed up by like a greyhound, much to my surprise
really stands out. Not just because this was the Accounts Manager at the time. We and everyone else’s. I was in the lead,
a fantastic opportunity for me to develop my arrived at the venue and were greeted by unfortunately I had used all my energy on
skills and experience, but because it allowed Keith Chegwin who was the compère for the outward run and didn’t make it back
me to make a real difference to how the the day. He looked a bit shocked, due to for a quite a while. Needless to say, we
business engages with its people. Since 1998, the average age of the team which was did not get placed and the following year
the HR team has grown from just myself to about 40 years old, and was concerned were relegated for a much younger team.
17 and it’s been the most amazing, enjoyable, about our health. The other teams looked
challenging and rewarding journey. like athletes compared to us! We knew
Alan Woodhouse A year to remember for me was
General Manager 2010/2011 when my depot had the
Carlisle Plant & Tool 2nd highest profit margin in the group,
29 years with GAP falling just short of the Sighthill depot.
It’s worth noting that we had a stock
holding of £1 million compared to
Sighthill who had a stock holding of £4
million, but it ended up a close finish!
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