Anglia Co-op looks to the future after receiving a £60million cash injection.
The Anglia Regional Co-operative Society is making a fresh start after agreeing a five-year deal involving equal funding from three banks.
It was led by Lloyds TSB’s Corporate Markets team and supported by Handlesbanken and Alliance & Leicester.
They will use the funding as the first step in revitalising the brand and products. The deal follows a number of changes within Anglia, including the introduction of a new management team last September.
John Chillcott, Chief Executive of Anglia, said: “We’re very pleased that Lloyds TSB was able to deliver this deal so smoothly. Having got the right management structure in place it gives us the perfect springboard to begin redeveloping our presence in the marketplace by refreshing and reinvigorating our brand and products. The funding is the first step in achieving this aim and will allow us to improve the service we provide to our customers right across East Anglia.”
Neil Mackie, Business Development Director for Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets, added: “Anglia is a fascinating organisation to work with and we were very pleased to play our part in the rejuvenation of a business which has been part of everyday life for thousands of people throughout East Anglia for almost 130 years.”
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Westgate Fragrance Fortnight
A Lucky Winner was presented with a beautiful Hamper filled to the brim with £250 worth of fragrances and beauty goodies, at Westgate in Peterborough.
Lee Roddy, a loyal Westgate Customer, was thrilled when she found out she had won the Westgate Fragrance competition. Not usually so lucky, Lee was amazed that she had won such a wonderful prize.
As a mum of two boys, one 4 years old and the other 14, Lee said it would be nice to be able to pamper herself for once. She also said she couldn’t wait to use all of the beauty goodies and fragrances that filled the Hamper.
Martin McDonald, Store Manager of Westgate Department Store on Park Road, Peterborough was delighted with Lee winning her prize. ‘Her family have been regular customers of Westgate for several years, and it was so nice for to see loyal customers winning a lovely prize.’
Pictured right; Martin McDonald, Westgate Store Manager, and Lee Roddy.
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Anglia Regional Co-op strengthens Membership team
Anglia Regional Co-operative Society is pleased to announce that it has strengthened its membership team by the creation of a new role, that of Membership Development Officer.
Ivan Ivanovic is taking on this important new role having spent three years working in the Society’s Food and Westgate Department Store groups.
“I’m really looking forward to the new role” said Mr Ivanovic, “It’s all about working more closely with our many existing members and widening our membership base”
Anglia, under the leadership of new Chief Executive, John Chillcott, is placing more explicit emphasis on co-operative values. Mr Chillcott, in welcoming Ivan to the team said “Members are the core of any co-operative society, they are a crucial part of the co-operative difference. We’ll be giving this a high priority in the future”
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Westgate gives away a brand new car!
A lucky Westgate customer from Lowestoft has won a stunning brand new Peugeot 107, as a part of Westgate's 25 year celebrations.
Claire Haylock, 24, was presented her magnificent new car on 10th January at Westgate Department store, Lowestoft. A loyal customer, Claire was absolutely thrilled with being chosen to receive the Peugeot 107. She was selected at random from the thousands of entries for the “Win a Car” Competition held last year to celebrate 25 years of the Westgate Department Store Group.
The new Peugeot 107 was displayed at the front of Westgate store in Lowestoft and created a stir in the passers by. Claire's parents; Mr and Mrs Haylock, also attended the presentation along with the store manager Mike Lawton and deputy manager Andrew Forwood.
Mike Lawton said “I am delighted that a loyal Westgate Lowestoft customer has won this fantastic prize. I hope Claire enjoys many years of safe and trouble-free motoring in her new car”
Claire was extremely excited and explained that she would be selling her current car, a Toyota Yaris, to make way for the brand new 107.
Claire was also looking forward to taking her car to work later that evening to show her pupils at a local dance school the wonderful prize. She said “One of the best parts of winning was being able to choose the colour, it made the car really feel like my own.”
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