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Social Responsibility
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- Holidays for less with up to £500 off Travel
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86f49-gb-the-midcounties-co-operative-limited
THE MIDCOUNTIES CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED
Location
Founded
Website
https://www.midcounties.coop
Articles
199 Articles
Category
Grocery Stores
Drug Stores and Proprietary Stores
Description
The Midcounties Co-operative is the one of the largest independent co-operatives in the UK.
We have over 6,000 colleagues spread across around 450 sites. Some of our businesses operate nationally, but our trading heartlands are Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Buckinghamshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, the West Midlands, Wiltshire and Worcestershire. The head office is in Warwick.
We have almost 700,000 members who enjoy a share in our profits, as well as knowing they are funding ethical activities and initiatives locally and around the world. Membership is open to everyone and has a wide range of benefits. As an organisation that is owned by its members, co-operation is central to our purpose. Our members have the opportunity to tell us what is important to them, and we listen to and act on their comments. Members decide what percentage of our profits are returned to the members and to the local community.
What do we believe in? Our values are:
Democracy
Openness
Equality
Social Responsibility
So why not join our exciting growing Society?
We have a wide range of colleagues, working in a broad selection of roles and each one is important in ensuring we remain a successful co-operative business.
Whichever role you choose to apply for you’ll know you’ll be working for an award-winning colleague-focussed organisation with ethics at its core.
Colleague benefits include:
- Society membership, meaning you receive a share of the society's profits
- Competitive pension schemes, holidays and sickness benefits
- Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £1000 Refer a Friend - when referring a childcare colleague)
- Paid time off for volunteering
- 20% off Food shopping (usually 10% all year round rising to 20% on a pay day weekends)
- Holidays for less with up to £500 off Travel
- Up to 60% off Childcare
- GroceryAid Colleague Mental Health Support
- Flexible working
- Full training and accredited development programmes
For more information please visit - www.midcounties.coop
The Midcounties Co-operative has cut energy usage across its business by 11% in a single year as it aims to deliver on its commitment to reduce GHG emissions.
Bristol City Council and Bristol Co-operative Energy's The Bottle Yard Studios is one of the first community energy projects to receive support from a brand-new
Co-op Energy has launched the Community Power tariff that will ensure all the electricity provided is sourced from community renewable energy projects.
The Midcounties Co-operative has announced a major new partnership with Big Solar Co-op as it continues to make significant steps towards a more sustainable future. The partnership will see the installation of solar panels across 29 Midcounties Co-operative food, travel, Childcare and head office
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