Logistics company launches new scheme to attract top talent

A logistics company based in Newton Aycliffe has recently launched a scheme aimed at getting more people into driving heavy goods vehicles, a news report in the local business media has found.

The family-run Stiller Warehousing and Distribution company based on Aycliffe Business Park, has launched an earn while you learn” training pathway programme” in an attempt to get more young people to take up a career in driving HGVs.

Three new drivers will eventually be taken on every two months – costing the company £5,000 per driver in wages and training – as Stiller looks to increase staff numbers this year, meaning the scheme could cost the firm up to £90,000 a year.

Stiller will also loan each driver £1,250 to pay for the HGV class C practical training and test fees with a nearby driving school, which will be paid back over six months.

Commercial manager Matthew Stiller said: "This is a way of getting people into the industry faster, and hopefully giving them a permanent job at the end of it.

"Training up young people into HGV drivers will have long-term benefits for the company, because we know when we’ve put them through their training, we’ve given them job specific real-world skills.

"There is still a nationwide shortage of drivers, although we’re not feeling too much of a pinch here at the moment, mainly because of the proactive work we’ve already done in recruiting drivers."

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