Year of Warehousing Golf Challenge: Sunny skies and friendly competition as UKWA raises funds for Tempus Novo

The UKWA Golf Challenge, held at the beautiful Belton Woods in Grantham last month proved one of the highlights of 2024 The Year of Warehousing, with members and guests enjoying blue skies and friendly competition.

The highlight of the day was the closely fought battle for the Best Team Prize, sponsored by Dexory, ultimately won by the Potter Space team—Jason Rockett, Paul Fox, Joe Caunce, and Ben Carr—who narrowly claimed victory over the Ash & Lacy team – Jonathan Evans, David Nook, Will Woodhouse, and John Evans, who finished just one point behind.

In the individual competition, sponsored by Tennant Company, Luke Myring from GXO clinched 1st place, with some standout performances in the special categories: Sam Teather from John Charles Search won the Longest Drive, which was sponsored by Complete3PL, while Adrian Hardy from Lemonpath nailed the Nearest the Pin, sponsored by Problems Solved.

Commenting on the day, UKWA CEO Clare Bottle thanked all involved, including hole sponsors—Clegg Gifford, GXO, Locus Robotics, Maersk, Unipart and Yusen Logistics— and former CEO Peter Ward, who joined the UKWA team to help with organising the successful day and hosting the evening’s proceedings. 

Clegg Gifford and John Lewis generously donated raffle prizes, which helped raise funds for UKWA’s charity partner for the event, Tempus Novo, who are doing remarkable work helping ex-offenders rebuild their lives through employment. 

During the Prize-giving Dinner, co-founders Steve Freer and Val Wawrosz delivered an inspiring and entertaining presentation, demonstrating the impact of their transformative work. 

“We are proud to support such an important cause and look forward to continuing our partnership,” Clare said.

“With great golf, valuable networking, and inspiring moments, the UKWA Golf Challenge was a day to remember. Here’s to next year—when we’ll be back for even more fun on the fairways!”

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