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Blakemore Design & Shopfitting Announces Relaunch
May 01, 2012
Complete Shopfitting Ltd is relaunched under the new name of Blakemore Design & Shopfitting (BDS)
Double Big Tick Success Two Years Running
May 01, 2012
A.F. Blakemore retains Big Tick status in Business in the Community’s 2012 Awards
Blakemore Food Service Celebrates Double Success
April 23, 2012
Blakemore Food Service celebrates a new business win and Investors in People Bronze accreditation
Lifestyle Express Retailer of the Year 2011/12
February 27, 2012
Middlesbrough-based Belle Vue Convenience Store is named Blakemore Wholesale Lifestyle Express Retailer of the Year 2011/12
Food Service Raises £6,000 for Walsall Palliative Care
February 13, 2012
Blakemore Food Service employees raise £6,000 for Walsall Palliative Care
Introducing Jerry Marwood
January 24, 2012
Blakemore Trade Partners welcomes new Managing Director Jerry Marwood
Blakemore Retail marks new era for Tates & Waynes
January 06, 2012
The Tates & Waynes division is rebranded as ‘Blakemore Retail’ following the merger of the two store groups in March 2011
AFB Hosts Historic Management Conference
December 02, 2011
Almost 300 managers from across A.F. Blakemore and Capper & Co join together for the annual Management Conference
Blakemore Wholesale Strikes Gold at the FWD Awards
November 29, 2011
Blakemore Wholesale picks up two awards at the Federation of Wholesale Distributors’ Gold Medal Awards in London
Black Country Schoolchildren Learn the Rules of the Road
November 24, 2011
Ten primary schools from across the Black Country learn the rules of the road as part of A.F. Blakemore’s annual Road Safety campaign
West Wales Gets its First EUROSPAR
October 11, 2011
A couple with 21 years of experience working with SPAR launch the first EUROSPAR in west Wales.
Blakemore Retail Launches First ‘Eco-Store’
October 10, 2011
Blakemore Retail launches a pioneering energy efficient SPAR store in Kidderminster
Industry Award Recognition for Blakemore’s
September 23, 2011
A.F. Blakemore’s SPAR retailers celebrate success at the Retail and Forecourt Industry Awards 2011
A.F. Blakemore Hosts MPs and Business Leaders
September 22, 2011
A.F. Blakemore hosts 30 business leaders and politicians from across the Midlands as part of a networking meeting organised by the Black Country Chamber of Commerce.
Lifestyle Express Retailer of the Year 2012
September 05, 2011
Blakemore Wholesale launches Lifestyle Express Retailer of the Year 2012 competition
Employees Make Over Day Centre
August 22, 2011
Human Resources volunteers pick up their paintbrushes to help brighten up a day centre for adults with disabilities
£1 Million Donated to NSPCC
June 22, 2011
The NSPCC has thanked Tates Ltd for raising £1 million for the charity by presenting them with a special plaque.
Double Big Tick Success
June 21, 2011
A. F. Blakemore & Son Ltd achieve double Big Tick success.
More Great Reasons to Join SPAR
June 16, 2011
A.F. Blakemore announces £3 million worth of investment across its SPAR independent retail base.
Lifestyle Express Retailer of the Year
June 04, 2011
A North East Lincolnshire store has fought off competition from 380 independent retailers across England and Wales to be named Blakemore Wholesale Lifestyle Express Retailer of the Year 2010/11.
Tates Wins ‘Best Managed Retailer’
May 19, 2011
A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd’s Tates division picked up the Best Managed Retailer award over 50 stores, at the 2011 Convenience Tracking Programme Awards.
Capper & Co Acquisition
March 24, 2011
SPAR giants merge following Blakemore buy-out of Capper & Co.
Tates and Waynes Join Forces
March 24, 2011
Tates has welcomed 116 Waynes Food Stores to the organisation, following A.F. Blakemore’s acquisition of fellow SPAR wholesale and retail company Capper & Co.
AFB Recognised as Example of Excellence
February 24, 2011
A.F. Blakemore pick up the top award at the second Civic Corporate Responsibility Celebration Event.
Triple Investors in People Success
January 11, 2011
Blakemore Logistics, SPAR Distribution, Blakemore Wholesale and CSL have all received and retained Investors in People (IIP) accreditation over the last few months.
Food Service Catering Awards
December 13, 2010
The seventh annual Blakemore Food Service Catering Awards took place in December at the Hilton Hotel, Coventry, and saw customers from across the food service sector celebrated for their initiative, skill and dedication to their business.
Big Tick Success
May 27, 2010
A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd has scooped a collaborative Big Tick Award at the prestigious Business in the Community Awards for Excellence Gala Dinner held at Birmingham’s Town Hall.
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May 01, 2012
Blakemore Design & Shopfitting Announces Relaunch
May 01, 2012
Double Big Tick Success Two Years Running
April 23, 2012
Blakemore Food Service Celebrates Double Success
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