Halton Council Leader Visits Suttons

The Leader of Halton Borough Council has been hearing about the success of global logistics provider Suttons’ apprentice scheme.

It follows a visit by Councillor Rob Polhill and senior council officer Mick Noone to the company’s Widnes HQ where they met some of the 250-strong workforce, including Aiden Stanley and Luc Edwards who both live locally.

Andrew Palmer, Group Managing Director of Suttons, said:

“We’re grateful to Cllr Polhill for taking the time to come and visit us and meet some of our staff.

“Both Aiden and Luc are an example our successful and well established apprenticeship programme. Following the visit Suttons will be working with the Council and Riverside College to develop further apprenticeship opportunities.”

Suttons is based in Cheshire, UK and operates globally with key business centres in Antwerp, Ludwigshafen, Houston, Kuantan, Le Havre, New Jersey, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo.