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When the lift opened, water poured out with the bottom floor of the building submerged. That was the sight that greeted hard-working, Byker-based charity Newcastle Carers after a burst pipe left the basement floor of their building out of action. An independent charity that supports some of the 26,000 carers in Newcastle, the unfortunate incident… Continue reading Carers: Newcastle Charity Supported by Winn Group After Flooding
Winn Group is delighted to show its support for the Bradley Lowery Foundation by signing up for sponsorship as part of the forthcoming celebrity football match. The event has been created – following a similar game at Everton - after the parents of young Bradley set up a charity foundation in his memory following his… Continue reading Bradley Lowery: Winn Group Proud to Support Charity Match
Starting as one of the first 30 employees at Winn Group 20 years ago, Susan Dodgson has recently hit a very significant milestone at the company. The company has grown exponentially in the past two decades, going from a one-office site back in 2003 to a three-site location with over 500 staff and a predicted… Continue reading Milestone: Susan Celebrates 20 Years
Two members of the Winn Group team have taken the next step in their Costs career by starting an external course funded by the company. The company seeks to up-skill staff wherever possible and progress our employees to achieve their potential as part of our ongoing commitment to development and evolution in the workplace. As… Continue reading Costs Career: Karolina and Sarah Start Qualification Pathway
Donna Gallagher is looking ahead to the next 15 years after celebrating a notable anniversary milestone at Winns. The Winn Group Sales Support and Management Secretary passed the decade-and-a-half marker recently, a great achievement for any employee at any company. With so many people having helped during that time, she was keen to thank them… Continue reading Anniversary: Donna Gallagher Celebrates 15 Years
Winn Group takes great pride in the development and evolution of our employees, offering them a range of pathways and that all important next career step. Joe Thomas is an example of this, after he became a Team Leader in our Vehicle Damage department, after making the step up from Paralegal.  With the support of… Continue reading Career Step: Joe an example of Pathways at Winns
Four years ago, Lauren Swan joined Winn Group as a member of the Post Team on an apprenticeship. Fast forward to the current day and she is raising a glass to toast her promotion to Group Development Analyst as part of the next step in her IT career. After learning of the clear career pathways… Continue reading IT Career: Lauren Earns Promotion
The annual Christmas donation drive at Winn Group proved to be a big success, with St Martin’s Partnership benefiting. The local community charity, based on Roman Avenue, works to support families in one of the most deprived areas in Newcastle, helping with the very basics that we take for granted. The teams across our three… Continue reading Christmas Donation: Winn Group Donates to St Martin’s
She’s been pushed out of a plane but still enjoys working at Winn Group! Christine Wray recently passed the 10-year marker at the company, celebrating this year by tumbling thousands of feet for charity. The Legal Secretary was having a casual chat with a colleague about wanting to do a skydive at some point in… Continue reading Pushed Out of a Plane but Still Enjoying it!
Not many people get invited to two Christmas work parties in their first week! It was a full-blown immersion into life at Winns for Lucy Porteous, a physiotherapist at On Medical, who recently passed the 10-year milestone at the company. Having the opportunity to develop her career, while also having the work-life balance to become… Continue reading Work-Life Balance: Ten-Year Celebration for Lucy!
Winn Group is delighted to announce it has been awarded the Claims Management Company of the Year award at the Personal Injury Awards 2022. A chance to compare our service to competitors in the industry at the event held in Manchester, Winns triumphed for the third year in a row, highlighting our best-in-class service and… Continue reading PI Awards: Winn Group Triumphs Again!
At Winn Group, we don’t just look to attract staff but to keep them with us as we expand and diversify. Career progression is fundamental to this. That’s why we have such great pride in our latest set of Team Seniors within the First Response Department (FRT), who have accepted promotions and new challenges in… Continue reading Team Seniors Growing into New Roles
As part of the on-going support of our chosen charity of the year, Winn Group has made a pre-Christmas donation to the People’s Kitchen. After a successful Winn Group golf day, we were able to donate £465 directly to the charity which will help provide an evening meal for 93 homeless people in the region.… Continue reading People’s Kitchen: Pre-Christmas Support
Fifteen years ago, Chris Jones stepped through the doors at Winns as a Claims Handler at the beginning of a process that would take him to Associate Director and part of the management team as Head of FRT level. To say a few things have changed from 7th November 2007 to now would be quite… Continue reading Management Team: Chris Jones Passes 15-Year Marker
Winn Group is pleased to continue its sponsorship of the forthcoming WonderLAN Ball, in aid of Headway. Taking place on Thursday, 10th November at The Fed venue in Dunston, the event is an opportunity to network with fellow serious injury professionals and raise money for charity Headway, a UK-based charity that works to improve the… Continue reading Headway: Winn Group Continue Sponsorship of Fundraising Night