On Sunday 21st July, Amy, Claire, Karen and Lucy (plus Amy and Karen’s daughters, who are joining us as honorary members of the Smith & Coburn team for the day!) will be joining forces with thousands of other women to take part in the 2013 Cambridge Race for Life, to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

The Race for Life is a ladies-only event where participants can walk, jog or run a 5K route. If you would like to kindly sponsor the Smith & Coburn girls, please visit our fundraising page and you will be helping us to support Cancer Research UK’s vital work.

Since October 2012, Shane Winslow has been working at Smith & Coburn as an apprentice in order to gain an NVQ Level 2 qualification in Warehousing and an NVQ in English and Maths.

Smith & Coburn has now been added to the official Apprenticeships Roll of Honour, which showcases businesses who have a real commitment to Apprenticeships and who recognise the overall business benefits of employing apprentices.

Speaking about his time so far at Smith & Coburn, Shane said, “My role includes a whole range of duties concerning warehousing and storage, giving me an invaluable breadth of knowledge as I work towards my NVQ qualifications. Working with, and being supported by, the Smith & Coburn team has provided me with practical experience, and has helped me to learn about the various different aspects of the business.”

To find out more about Apprenticeships, please visit the offical Apprenticeships website.

There was no rest and relaxation for Smith & Coburn’s Pete Lilley over the long Easter weekend, as he faced a gruelling 300 mile coast-to-coast cycle ride to raise funds for the charity Alzheimer’s Society.

Pete, a member of the Bishop’s Stortford Cycling Club, has taken part in organised charity cycling events in the past, but this time he and a friend truly did all the “leg work” themselves, by planning their own route to create a challenge for themselves. Starting at Aberystwyth, they cycled 100 miles per day for 3 days, through the lingering winter weather, to reach their destination of Lowestoft.

Thank you to everyone who kindly sponsored Pete on his cycling challenge; a very impressive £600 was raised for a very important cause!

Please click here for more information about the Alzheimer’s Society in East Hertfordshire

Smith & Coburn are delighted to welcome Lucy Brown to the team as of the 21st March 2013. Lucy fills the vacant Sales & Marketing Assistant position, and brings with her a wealth of experience in marketing and customer services. Lucy will help manage and develop all aspects of our marketing, her responsibilities will include the website, promotions, news, customer liaison and social media. We are all looking forward to her starting.

With the business going from strength to strength, we are looking at employing a part time Sales & Marketing Assistant. The job role will involve service calls to our existing customers, outbound telesales calls to local prospects, website and database management, eshots and promotions. Quite a varied exciting new role within a growing company. So if you feel the brief suits you and your skills please contact Glen or Amy on 01763 262050.