My name is Darren Wright, and I’m proud to serve as Founder of Veterans into Logistics, the charity I established in 2020 to help service leavers and veterans build secure, well-paid careers in the UK logistics sector. What began as a personal mission in memory of my friend Jamie Doyle has grown into a movement…
On leaving school, I secured a position as a trainee Estimator/Quantity Surveyor for a small local building contractor, where I earned my BSc in Quantity Surveying. Working in a predominantly male industry provided a shy teenage girl like me, with a solid foundation for the beginning of my career. During the 2010 recession, I transitioned…
Ellen worked in retail for 35 years and following redundancy decided she wanted a role where she could give back and help people in need. She spotted an administration job advertised with Veterans into Logistics and thought, having one son in the British Armed Forces and a second son who is a veteran, this role…
Following the completion of her level 3 BTEC Health and Social Care course in college, Harley joined Veterans Into Logistics in September 2021 as an office assistant, where she supported and helped other admin staff with their daily tasks; whether this was helping with recruitment, operational matters or maintaining veterans’ data on the charity’s dedicated…
