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Established in Sandefjord, Norway in 1926, the Jotun Group is a matrix organisation divided into seven regions responsible for the sale of Decorative Paints and Performance Coatings (Marine, Protective and Powder Coatings) and now has hubs in Malaysia, Dubai and China. The company has 37 production facilities in 21 countries, 63 companies in 45 countries and is represented in over 100 countries around the world.

Thames Water is the UK's most significant water and wastewater services company and supplies 2.6 billion litres (570 million imperial gallons) of drinking water per day and treats 4.7 billion litres (1,000 million imperial gallons) of wastewater per day. Thames Water's 15 million customers comprise 27% of the UK population.

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The Co-operative Group is the UK's largest mutual business, owned by over six million consumers, not by private shareholders. It is the UK's fifth biggest food retailer, the leading convenience store operator, and a primary financial services provider, operating The Co-operative Bank and The Co-operative Insurance. Among its other businesses are the number one funeral services provider and Britain's largest farming operation. The Group operates 4,800 retail trading outlets, employs more than 106,000 people and has an annual turnover of more than £13 billion.

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CHEP manages, maintains and supplies 330 million pallets and containers shared by manufacturers, distributors, and retailers worldwide. For more than 60 years, CHEP has enhanced supply chains to connect with more trading partners, reduce transportation, create less waste, use less natural resources and lower platform inventories.

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With approximately 82,000 employees at some 1,300 locations in over 100 countries, the Kuehne + Nagel Group (K+N) is one of the world’s leading logistics companies. It’s strong market position lies in the seafreight, airfreight, contract logistics and overland businesses, with a clear focus on high value-added segments such as IT-based integrated logistics solutions.

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Transforming supply chains since 1961, Gist pride themselves in working with their customers to deliver innovative solutions and transform supply chains. They have a proven track record spanning more than 50 years. Deploying industry-leading expertise in global supply chains, creating a competitive advantage for their customers by bringing end-to-end visibility and implementation, along with environmental benefits.

They work with market-leading businesses, including Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Morrisons, Waitrose and Starbucks. 

The Ferrero Group is one of the most successful business collectives globally. With brands like Kinder, Nutella, Tic Tac and Ferrero Rocher underneath their belts, they possess an extensive grasp of the chocolate market. 

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Bentley Motors Limited (Bentley) is a British manufacturer and marketer of luxury cars and SUVs, and a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group since 1998.

Headquartered in Crewe, England, the company was founded as Bentley Motors Limited by W. O. Bentley in 1919 in Cricklewood, North London, and became widely known after winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930.

Muller Wiseman Dairies employs thousands of staff throughout the UK. Its head office is in East Kilbride, Scotland but a large proportion of staff work within the 14 distribution depots throughout the UK supporting dairies at Bridgewater, Droitwich, Manchester, East Kilbride and Aberdeen - Scotland.

Barbour, the IOSH approved information provider, produces services that are used across a variety of commercial and public organisations in the UK and Ireland. Their online information resources are designed to help clients to improve decision making, understand complex information areas, reduce risks and manage projects.

Teva is a global organisation that develops and produces innovative, specialty and generic pharmaceuticals and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients. Teva Runcorn employs around 450 people, working in roles encompassing everything from quality assurance, manufacturing operations, logistics, research and development, chemistry, engineering, microbiology, quality compliance and packaging.

The National Archives is the UK government's official archive from Domesday Book to modern-day websites. It holds the guardianship of some of the nation's most iconic documents, dating back over 1,000 years with a collection of over 11 million historical government and public records. Therefore, it is one of the largest collections in the world. Their 21st-century role is to collect and secure the future of the government record, both digital and physical, to preserve it and to make it as accessible. They have an excellent health and safety record ensuring legal compliance and actively maintaining a safe and healthy environment for its approximate 600 employees and visiting members of the public.