On Saturday, the Protolan team donned their smartest clothes to attend the Management Development Services (MDS) Anniversary Ball, celebrating 37 years of supporting graduates throughout the food and fresh produce industry.
MDS is a partnership of companies which aims to equip young people with the experience, training, mindset, and ability to become confident business leaders within the food and drink industry.
The event consisted of a three-course meal alongside a keynote speech from MDS Chair Christine Tacon and an inspirational talk from Hannah Jackson, also known as ‘The Red Shepherdess’ who highlighted the importance of recruiting and engaging with a diverse pool of fresh talent into the food and fresh produce sector. A silent auction supporting charities YANA and the Farm Safety Foundation together with a live band finished off the evening.
Office Manager, Dawn Wright said “A wonderful evening was had by our Protolan Team at the MDS Anniversary Ball. It was great to finally meet people face to face after speaking to them remotely for the last couple of years and to spend the evening surrounded by the next generation of talent in our industry”.
Protolan have worked with MDS over several years, securing graduates who work across all areas of our business. We are proud MDS Members with our Director, Richard Whittle being an active board member.
We offer roles for our MDS graduates which challenge their perceptions of the food manufacturing industry. Previous MDS graduate and now full-time member of the Protolan team, Hugh Cruickshank said “What struck me most about Protolan was its dedication to people. The organisation has innate empathy extended to clients, suppliers, contractors, and, most importantly, to its own staff. The commitment to support and collaboration can be seen in the flat organisational structure and the robust personal training framework, but it is the attitude of the team that make these systems work”. Read more on Hugh’s experiences at Protolan here.
This event was a great testament to the ongoing success of MDS of which Protolan hope to be part of for many more years to come. To find out more about the MDS programme, click here.
