Three new vans in November

Wilds of Oldham are pleased to announce they are buying three new vehicles during November, in preparation of the busy festive period.

Two of the vans are simply replacement vehicles to replace two of the older "battered and bruised" vans in the fleet, but the third vehicle is our second 6.5T vehicle.

The larger vehicle gives us added capacity to handle some of the bigger delivery runs that we are now doing. This takes the fleet to 10 vehicles, enabling us to give the level of service expected of us by our customers.

All drivers at Wilds to undergo training courses during 2012

  By the end of 2012, all drivers employed by Wilds will have achieved either their "Drivers Certificate of Professional Competance (DCPC)" or a certificate in "Driving Goods Vehicles (DGV)". Drivers who are eligible to drive the larger vehicles will take the DCPC, whilst the transit drivers will take the DGV.

Both courses give the staff recognised qualifications and cover such things:-  "Safe & Fuel Efficient Driving" and "Safe and Secure Loading". The aim is to make our drivers more professional and be trained to give an even higher level of customer service.

Bury Golf Club - "Wilds of Oldham" Open - Monday 22nd August 2011

Wilds of Oldham were proud sponsors of Bury Golf Club's Open Competition for 2011 as part of their supply agreement with the club. The day was well blessed with sunshine and the course was in superb condition - more than I can say about some of the dress code on show!! (thanks Mark)

We entered 10 teams into the Open and invited customers and suppliers to join us. We had a competition amongst ourselves and Jerry Shedden (Inbev UK) and Paul Marklew (Timothy Taylors) walked away with the first prize.

The banter flowed in the post match analysis (over a meal and some beer!), before we all departed to various parts of the country. We would once again like to thank everyone who joined us and for the generous items of sponsorship from our suppliers that we were able to convert into an excellent prize table.

Next year we plan to make the day bigger and better, so make sure you let us know if you are a keen golfer (you don't have to be good) and we will put you on the list for next year.

Steve from the Sportsmans in Whitworth wins the free draw from the Northern Restaurant & Bar Show 2011. He wins a luxury hamper from Black Sheep.

Budget, 23rd March 2011

Details of the duty increases are now available from the "downloads" page. Prices increased at midnight on Sunday, 27th March 2011.

February 2011 - Wilds have fought of competition from major brewers and national companies, to win this prestigious tender to supply Wines, Spirits and Soft Drinks the the local authorities of Greater Manchester. This represents a tremendous achievement for the whole company, and will result in us supplying these products to council run properties until Jan 2014.

"Naturally we are very proud to have been chosen against some of the major players in our industry, and it just shows how far we have progressed as a company over the last few years. It offers the opportunity to continue our growth and to open up new areas of Manchester that we previously have not been trading in. My thanks must go to all the staff who have helped put this company where it is today" (Andrew Wild.. Jt Man Director)

Northern Restaurant & Bar Show - 1st/2nd March 2011

Being held at Manchester Central (the former GMEX centre). This year we are partnering up with Black Sheep Brewery and Thatchers Cider, so the stand will be full of interesting opportunities.

Come along and have a drink with us. For information on tickets etc log on to www.northernrestaurantandbar.co.uk

Photos from our recent wine tasting event, held in Manchester on 30th September 2010

Trade visit to Epernay, France (Champagne!!)

Sept 2010....at a recent trade tasting trip to the Champagne area of France, Andrew and Annie Wild were treated to tastings at four Champagne house including a visit to the world famous cellars of Moet & Chandon and Dom Perignon.

Other houses visited were H.Blin (makers of our award winning house champagne... Jules Feraud) and Autreau.

Wild's Annual Wine Tasting - TRADE ONLY - 30th September 2010 (5.00pm+)

Wild's are holding their annual tasting in the centre of Manchester on 30th September. Richard Bampfield MW will be giving us a tutored tasting during the evening, which we are sure will be extremely interesting. For those of you who have not heard Richard "at work", his wine talks are largely recognised as being the best around. Other than being a "Master of Wine" he was also the 2009 European Champagne Ambassador, a title he had to win in a champagne tasting competition.

The majority of the evening, however, will be given over to tasting the wnes on display, in a relaxed environment, and in your own time. Experts will be on hand to talk to you and to answer any questions, and we will be serving food at about 8.30pm.

Wild's pass their annual ISO inspection - Tuesday 6th July

Wild's are proud to announce that they recently passed their annual inspection and were given another year for their ISO 9001: 2008 certificate. This is a quality assurance award that Wild's have now held since the year 2000.

External auditors annually inspect our paper work and working procedures to ensure the company continues to achieve the high standards set by the ISO standard. 

"The award demonstrates to our customers that we run our business in a professional manner and that customer satisfaction is at the heart of everything we do"

Here's to the next ten years!!

Wild's collect their first major industry award 

 Monday 19th April 2010

Steven Wild, Jt Managing Director, receives the Today's Awards for Excellence for "Specialist Wholesaler of the Year 2009" from Today's MD, Mr Bill Laird alond with a cheque for £1000.

We are naturally delighted with this honour and thank all our loyal customers and staff , and particularly all our suppliers who voted for us to win this prestigious award.

"BRANDS BOOK 2010"

Wild's lauched its'new Brands Book at the Restaurant & Bar Show in Manchester on 12th April 2010. Customers visiting the stand were very impressed with the brochure, detailing all the major brands stocked by Wild's. There is market information on all the major categories of the trade and will be used to help customers decide which brands they want to stock.

It is available for download on this website - just visit the downloads section. It may take a few minutes to download, but it is worth waiting for.. or you could call us and we'll send you one in the post.

NORTHERN RESTAURANT & BAR SHOW - MANCHESTER CENTRAL - A GREAT SUCCESS

Wilds of Oldham made their exhibition debut at the Restaurant & Bar show with great success on 12th April 2010. Our stand was very busy for the whole two days and was manned by our sales team with extra expertise being offered by Black Sheep Brewery, Estrella Damm and our wine suppliers, GCF. Visitors were given excellent hospitality and we are now busy making all the follow up calls.

www.northernrestaurantandbar.co.uk

Wild....about wines !!

Wilds will be launching their new wine brochure for 2010 at the Northern Restaurant and Bar Show on Monday 12th April.

The list covers all the main wine producing areas of the world, and from entry level house wines, right up to the quality wines expected in the best restaurants and hotels.

It is available for download on this website - it is a large file and may take a few minutes !!

 NOVEMBER 2009: 11 STAFF PASS THEIR "WINE" EXAMS  

Three Account Managers and eight office based sales staff have passed their Wines & Spirits Educational Trust, Level 1 Certificate in Wines. The course was held over a two day period in our training room at Arkwright Street and all 11 passed. This means that all the sales staff have a basic understanding of wines and are in a position to offer advice and guidance to our customers. Four staff, namely Karen Molloy, Mark Law and Ged O'Rourke (all account managers) and Ann Wild (Office Manager) are going on to do the Level 2 - Intermediate Course starting in Febuary 2010. 

SNOW & ICE CAN'T PREVENT WILDS FROM DELIVERING TO ITS' CUSTOMERS

After deciding it was too dangerous to attempt any deliveries on Tuesday 5th Jan, the service was back to normal on Wednesday 6th Jan. Side roads and car parking areas remain difficult but the employees at Wilds have gone about their business and made important deliveries for our customers. (06/1/10)

 JULY 2009 : New Depot

Wilds of Oldham eventually moved into their new premises on Arkwright Street, giving us double the amount of storage storage space. We have taken the decision not to offer a "cash & carry" facility but instead there is large reception area where customers can discuss their requirements, then sit down and have a drink whilst we pick the order.