The Whistler Employee Newsletter
March 2025
Your monthly round up of what’s been happening across the Group DDM Join the Silver Marketing Association
Almost there... After months of hard work, our brand new mezzanine floor in Lutterworth is almost complete. For more photos and a brand new video, head to Gareth Hughes’ blog on Marvin and let us know if you’re as excited as we are in the comments!
The SMA is an organisation that exists to promote best practice and ethical marketing to older people.
Door drops represent the ideal channel for reaching this important audience. By utilising data, analytics and insights, we’re able to target mature audiences in the right way and deliver measurable results. Read more on Marvin.
Celebrating Success
EcoVadis Gold... again! Whistl has been awarded ‘Gold’ from EcoVadis, for the second year running. We have moved from the 96th to the 97th percentile, which places us in the top 3% percent of companies assessed by EcoVadis in the past 12 months.
Congratulations to our top cross-sellers of 2024: Kelly Keegan Claire Powder Michelle Caddy David Bedwin Susie Idle Alexandria Stocking-Fuchs Joanne Huggins Garry Taylor
Nigel Polglass and Andrew Goddard took the team to dinner to thank them for their hard work.
A massive congratulations to Irene Boctor, Head of ESG and everyone involved in this sparkling achievement.
For the full list of 2024 cross-sell winners, visit Marvin.
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The Whistler Employee Newsletter
December 2024 March 2025
Check out what has been happening, and what is coming up…
Jet-Setters
New and improved CDP Score
We’re proud to have achieved a B rating for Climate Change from CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) in our sixth year of reporting. This upgrade from B- highlights our commitment to climate action. “We are delighted with our scores, which are a recognition of the hard work and persistence shown from all our employees across the company in 2024. Many thanks for the continued efforts from all those involved.” Irene Boctor, Head of ESG
From the 16th - 18th February 2025, our Cross-Border import team; Sarah Brennan, Laurie Oakley and Justin Coss, attented the annual World Mail & Express Americas event in Miami. During the event, the team generated new opportunities made possible through face to face interactions and also gained valuable insights into how the
US market is influencing imports and exports in and out of the US.
See more on Marvin!
Giving Back During the closure of Unit 1 in Gateshead, Garry Wells and Samuel Urmston from our Property and Facilities team, donated kitchen equipment to Crisis, supporting people experiencing homelessness.
World Book Day
World Book Day (6th March) is a day dedicated to reading and all the joy it brings. The Wellbeing Team have
Crisis recently shared how our donated equipment is being used at their new breakfast club, which they were able to start thanks to the donation.
encouraged colleagues to dress up and get involved in the festivities. The entries will be live on Marvin this month! Check them out and let us know your favorite, plus, share your favorite book in the comments. Keep an eye out for the winners of the competition, coming in April’s edition of The Whistler!
Ramadan 2025
Share how you or your site are celebrating by emailing marvin@whistl.co.uk—we'd love to feature it on Marvin and The Whistler. Ramadan starts in March. It’s a holy month of fasting and reflection for Muslims. Stay tuned on Marvin for more on its meaning and how our colleagues celebrate.
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The Whistler Employee Newsletter
March 2025
Latest achievements and updates from our colleagues Employees of the Month Bedford
Amazing Apprenticeships Congratulations to the 19 colleagues who successfully completed an apprenticeship in 2024. To celebrate, we spoke to Bianca Marzelle and Justin Coss on their recent apprenticeship qualifications. Visit Marvin to read their full interviews and congratulate them!
Thahasin Haris
Ashfak Ali
Mariana Belo Da Costa
Bianca Marzella completed her Scottish Vocational Qualification in Management.
Glasgow
Justin Coss completed his Operations/Departmental Manager Level 5 apprenticeship.
Jacky McCaffrey
Daniel Reside
John Quinn
Bolton
Bristol
Celebrating Decades at Whistl Congratulations to Gareth Brock , International Commercial Manager, who recently completed 20 years at Whistl, and
Jordan Cox Janis Indans Parcelhub - Employees of the Quarter
Tina Bowron , Team Leader (Finance) who has completed an amazing 35 years at Whistl!
Head to Marvin to read their interviews about their time at Whistl.
Jemma Picken
Rising up... A massive congratulations to Sammi Alford who has recently been promoted to Senior Business Development Executive over in DDM.
Okbazgy Maskel
Julia Morby
Looking for something new? Our Internal Job Vacancies could be the perfect opportunity to take the next step in your career. Find your next adventure on the job board, available on Marvin.
Sammi is looking forward to her new role, excited to expand her
knowledge and work closely with the Leafletdrop Team. Read Sammi’s full interview on Marvin.
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The Whistler Employee Newsletter
March 2025
Marvin wants you to meet...
Our 2025 charities A massive thank you to those who nominated a charity for 2025. Check out who your colleagues will be raising money for this year: Join us over on Marvin by sending love and appreciation to your colleagues through Smile Stickers. Don’t let it stop there. Send Smile Stickers whenever you want to make someone’s day! Employee Appreciation Day Coming up on Friday 7th March, Employee Appreciation Day - your chance to let your colleagues know they’re appreciated. In 2024, 82 Smile Stickers were shared on the day, more than the usual average per month! We think we can beat that this year!
Bev Hipkin, Office Facilities Administrator (Marlow) How would your colleagues describe you in one word? Weird.
Steve Pickard, Senior Operations Manager (Bedford) Who is your celebrity lookalike? Jose Sa.
It’s not just about work, it’s also about you! Getting to know you is just as important as the work you do here at Whistl. Take a moment to introduce yourself and let your colleagues see the face behind the role by completing a Marvin Meets today. The questions are on Marvin - just search “Marvin Meets Questions” and email your answers to marvin@whistl.co.uk. We can’t wait to meet you.
If you would like to nominate a charity for your site for 2025, email a nomination form to charity@whistl.co.uk to get started.
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