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	Darran McNee (centre) with Angela McAlpine from Van Hee and Ken McDermott from 3663

Darran McNee, aged 28, from Jarrow likes to keep things moving at his new job after completing a 13 weeks drivers training course organised and run by Van Hee Training of Felling, the north's leading logistics training company.

"I like to keep things moving" said Darran who now works for 3663 First for Foodservice, also based in Felling, as a De-Briefer's assistant in the Goods Outward department. "This job keeps me active all the time, which I like, and I get to meet different people - to deal with lots of different challenges. I check all outgoing and incoming goods and see vehicles get away on time."

Transport supervisor, Ken McDermott commented "We have 42 drivers covering an area from Stranraer in Scotland down to Leeds in the South with daily deliveries to many regular customers. We deliver on average 16,000 different items per day, so it takes a bit of planning. You need to be logical, accurate and have a sense of responsibility. Darran has taken to it quickly,
with the good training he's received from Van Hee, and is doing a great job.
We have some excellent employees also trained by Van Hee Training and we have a good relationship with them."

Darran, who had been unemployed for 2 years, went to seek the help of Jobcentre Plus and undertook the course at the end of last year at Van Hee's Felling Training Centre. He trained as a Driver's Mate on driving skills, route planning, health and safety awareness and drivers hours/ digital tachographs and even had instruction in the 18 tonne trucks. He did so well that he was awarded his ADR certificate for handling dangerous chemicals.

Angela McAlpine, who has worked for Van Hee for four years as their Job Centre Plus co-ordinator supported Darran throughout his training and helped him to apply for the job at 3663, said: "Darran came on the training scheme because he wanted to be a Drivers Mate, but the wider training we gave him has enabled him to make the switch to this logistics job which he likes better. It was a pleasure to work with him."

Van Hee Training is one of the largest providers of logistics training in the north east, training around 1,200 people annually at all levels in the logistics sector for around 200 customers. Altogether they have trained 23,000 people over the last 40 years. Job functions include, fork lift truck drivers, commercial transport operatives, even those who need to learn to drive a car for their job.

Last word to Darran, whose main interest, apart from his wife and three children, is snooker, "Great thanks to Van Hee Training who helped me get this job. I'm doing what I was trained to do, and loving it."

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The Journal Storage supplement, 11th February 2008

There was a time, when storage was not a big problem. It did not top the list of our issues or concerns. But the changes in our society and the way we live our personal lives has changed all that.

The trend to move to smart town centre open plan office blocks or to run our businesses from the latest Business Parks has meant that there just is not the space available that there used to be to store all those files, or spare furniture, or stock. The lock-up garage is disappearing.

With the rising cost of land, and ultimately rentals, it is not surprising that there has also been a rise in the use of off-site storage facilities. Managements are having to consider storage as a separate function for the first time.

It is not just businesses either, that take advantage of the self-storage facility.
In our homes, fashion and style favour the minimalist look. There's no room for clutter. But we do not necessarily want to get rid of things?

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