News Home News 0 commentsNewsposted by AmethystJanuary 26, 2021 Congratulations! We are pleased to announce the well-deserved promotions for the following employees, effective 4 January 2021: John Fletcher, to Operations Director Louise Carter, to General Manager Nicole Forrest, to Admin Manager Sam Woolston, to IT Support Manager John and Louise READ MORE 0 commentsNewsposted by AmethystDecember 11, 2020 Response to cases of Covid-19 at distribution centre in Wellesbourne 08 December 2020 The management of Amethyst Group are continuing to work closely with the Public Health team at Warwickshire County Council and Public Health England (PHE) Midlands, following 39 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among people working at the distribution centre in Wellesbourne. The company has acted on advice from public health partners to enhance infection control measures, and there have been no further positive cases notified. Dr Mamoona Tahir, Consultant in Communicable Disease Control for PHE Midlands, said: “The management at Amethyst Group continue to work closely with public health professionals to protect the health and wellbeing of their workforce and wider public health. The individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 all isolated for at least 10 days, with their household members and other close contacts advised to self-isolate for 14 days – as per national guidance. “Despite measures being put in place by the company to promote a Covid-secure working environment, a small number of cases were confirmed early in November. As a precaution, public health professions worked with the company to arrange testing for the whole workforce, which resulted in an increased number of asymptomatic cases being discovered. We have given management advice and support on further infection control measures, including wider use of PPE, dividing screens in appropriate areas, strategic division of workforce into bubbles which include household members and those who need to car share, improved signage in different languages, use of roaming cleaners throughout the day and hourly checks by Covid Champions. We are content that the management have taken action on all the advice given, including ensuring new agency joining at the start of December are tested as part of their induction. Public health partners will continue active surveillance and to support the company as necessary.” Associate Director of Public Health, Warwickshire, Emily van de Venter said: “We have been monitoring the situation at the Amethyst Group over the last few weeks as part of our response to an outbreak which resulted in workforce testing in November. We are pleased to say no further cases have been identified as linked to the initial outbreak. This is due to the diligence of employees working on site and the swift action to implement additional controls by the business in partnership with PHE Midlands and Public Health Warwickshire to protect the health of the workforce.” Allan Fosbrook, Sales Director for Amethyst Group, said: We are pleased that Public Health England and Warwickshire County Council have now concluded their visits to our Wellesbourne sites after identifying that we are continuing to enforce the preventative measures suggested by them following our testing of every staff members. We will be diligent in ensuring that all three Wellesbourne warehouses continue to enforce every aspect of the recommendations in best practice to safeguarding our staff over the coming months. For any further information, contact the Communications Team at Warwickshire County Council at: newsteam@warwickshire.gov.uk READ MORE 0 commentsNewsposted by AmethystMay 18, 2020 Covid-19 risk assessments Details of our Covid-19 risk assessments can be found on our parent company’s website by clicking here. READ MORE 0 commentsNewsposted by AmethystSeptember 18, 2019 Cathay Investments purchases Warehouse One Cathay Investments purchases Warehouse One London 17/09/19 Cathay Investments 2 Limited (Cathay) purchases Warehouse One Distribution Limited (WH1) a leading warehouse storage and contract logistics business. About the acquisition of WH1 Cathay is purchasing WH1 as part of its commitment to expand its distribution and 3PL business. Ben Chaing, CEO of Cathay says “Cathay is pleased to announce its acquisition of WH1. WH1 will work together with our existing 3rd party logistics provider Amethyst Group Limited (Amethyst) and our freight forwarders PNC Global Logistics UK Limited (PNC). Together our three logistics businesses can offer an enhanced range and quality of services to the customers of all companies.” Liam Lee, a departing shareholder, says “the deal with Cathay represents an exciting step in the evolution of WH1. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our staff and loyal customer base for their support over the last 14 years. I firmly believe that Ben and the team at Cathay are ideally positioned to take WH1 to the next level.” Cathay Investments 2 Limited was advised by Mayo Wynne Baxter LLP (Edward Coxall and Jonathan Clays). The shareholders of WH1 were advised by Grant Thornton Corporate Finance (Pete Terry, Joe Pollard and Brad Seekings) and Knights plc (David Easdown and Pearse Connery). About WH1 WH1 provides 400,000 square feet of warehousing space across four sites including HMRC bonding Fulfilment services including pick, pack and dispatch Integrated stock control and reporting systems A fully integrated supply chain solution 57 trucks in its freight service MHRA and upper tier COMAH approved https://warehouseone.co.uk/ About Amethyst Amethyst has many years of experience within the logistics industry and is a third party logistics provider for warehousing and distribution services across a number of sectors, including fashion, toys, cosmetic and baby goods. They provide bespoke systems and support to manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers and distributors, as well as services to on line e-fulfilment customers. Amethyst has recently opened a new super-hub in its main location in Wellesbourne. https://www.amethystgroup.co.uk/ About Cathay Cathay, together with its sister company Cathay Investments Limited owns several companies in the chemical and distribution industries. As a forward-looking investment company Cathay spends time and resources to develop group companies to achieve their full potential and provide positive experiences for customers and trading partners. In addition to Amethyst & PNC, Cathay group companies include Euroresins, a Europe wide distributor of resin, glass fiber and other products for the composites industry; Lantor, a Dutch manufacturer of composite materials and cable products; Marpex, a chemical distributor; ESP, a manufacturer of medical models and optical equipment; Perkins Group Services, a distributor of toys and stationery; and The Original Poster Company, a producer and distributor of greetings cards. www.cathay-investments.com For more information, please contact Simon Chaing at simon.chaing@cathay-investments.com 02087225951 READ MORE 0 commentsNewsposted by ManagerFebruary 9, 2019 Appointment of Allan Fosbrook as the Sales Director Amethyst Group has announced the appointment of Allan Fosbrook as the Sales Director responsible for the logistics and freight business. In his new role, Allan will be tasked for driving the growth of the group and integration of PNC the Freight Forwarding division, with the 3PL business which saw the opening of new Super Hub in 2017. Managing Director, Ben Chaing, said: “Allan has performed a great job with the 3PL division over the past years showing substantial revenue growth. This is a fantastic opportunity for him to take on new challenges in offering a true ‘End to End’ service for all our clients. It also demonstrates that the Amethyst Group is taking a truly futuristic approach to moving forward with their clients.” READ MORE 0 commentsNewsposted by ManagerFebruary 7, 2019 Amethyst partners with Now Group Amethyst Group Limited (“Amethyst”) is delighted to announce a new partnership with Now Group UK Limited (“Now Group”) to provide its warehousing and distribution services. Amethyst is a 3PL provider and offers full warehousing and distribution services to its clients from its bases in Warwickshire and Kent. Amethyst opened a new Super Hub at its Wellesbourne site in 2017 to provide high tech modern facilities to its client base. Amethyst services a number of well-known clients in toys & games, baby and fashion sectors. Amethyst, together with its sister company PNC Global Logistics, can also offer freight forwarding services Amethyst can manage your stock from factory to customer. Now Group is a distributor of Outback BBQ’s, Bose, Denon and other high-end Audio equipment and personal breathalysers. Allan Fosbrook, Amethyst Sales Director said, “Now Group have a great range of products and we are excited to be working with them to deliver a high quality responsive service”. Hunter Abbott from Now Group said, “we are delighted to be working with Amethyst. We chose them because we required a company that knows how to deliver on time and in full as our brands required this to grow”. Amethyst and PNC are part of the Cathay Investments group. For more information see www.pncgl.com , www.cathay-investments.com or contact Allan on 07730 982907, afosbrook@amethystgroup.co.uk. READ MORE 0 commentsNewsposted by ManagerFebruary 7, 2019 Amethyst partners with Smash Global Amethyst Group Limited (“Amethyst”) is delighted to announce a new partnership with Smash Global (“Smash”) to provide its UK warehousing and distribution services. Amethyst is a 3PL provider and offers full warehousing and distribution services to its clients from its bases in Warwickshire and Kent. Amethyst opened a new Super Hub at its Wellesbourne site in 2017 to provide high tech modern facilities to its client base. Amethyst services a number of well-known clients in toys & games, baby and fashion sectors. Amethyst, together with its sister company PNC Global Logistics, can also offer freight forwarding services Amethyst can manage your stock from factory to customer. Smash manufacture functional and innovative food and drink storage containers. Allan Fosbrook, Amethyst sales director said “Smash are a well-known Australian brand and we are delighted to have the opportunity to fulfill their UK operations” Graham Woodland from Smash said “Amethyst have the experience and expertise within the retail industry that we require to be able to carry our brand forward. We look forward to a long enjoyable relationship”. Amethyst and PNC are part of the Cathay Investments group. For more information see www.pncgl.com , www.cathay-investments.com or contact Allan on 07730 982907, afosbrook@amethystgroup.co.uk. READ MORE 0 commentsNewsposted by ManagerFebruary 7, 2019 Global toy firm MGA Entertainment, appoint Amethyst Group Global toy firm, MGA Entertainment, has appointed Amethyst Group as its new warehouse and logistics provider. The deal sees Amethyst take on the 3PL contract for MGA Entertainment and Zapf Creation. For more information click here READ MORE Amethyst Group is part of the Cathay Investments group of companies. 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