Meet some of our new starters

July 2024 new starter

Liza S: Customer Service Co-ordinator – LE15

To date, Liza’s greatest accomplishment has been passing her grade 8 piano exam. Now she enjoys playing for fun and is a huge fan of Ludovici Einaudi

Until she was 4, Liza lived in Moscow

Meet some of the CS Ellis new starters

Chris R: CAT C Day driver – LE8

Chris’s first job was as an estimator with an offset printer, where he stayed for over 30 years. With the declining demand for printed media, he changed his career path from production manager to CAT C driver

He’s a keen walker and tennis player, winning the beginners cup at tennis when he was eleven

July 2024 new starter

James B: Warehouse Administrator – LE15

James’s first job was working with a large supermarket, where he stayed for over 5 years before changing careers to join CS Ellis

As a child growing up, he wanted to be an astronaut or to drive around anywhere in an ice cream van. Aiming a little faster, he has subsequently driven around Rockingham Raceway in a Lamborghini

July 2024 new starter

Zoey R: CAT C day driver – LE8

Nickname Riggers at school; growing up, Zoe wanted to be a professional footballer. The team or position were unimportant; she was driven by the salaries

Her first job was working in a video store, and the craziest thing she has done so far in life, is a tandem skydive

July 2024 new starter

Danny W: Warehouse Supervisor – LE15

Danny’s an extrovert who could have started his career working for his family’s pub and restaurant chain but chose instead to join the armed forces

He is an Association of Stage Pyrotechnicians member (ASP), and his biggest achievement has been learning to walk again after an accident with his former employer

July 2024 new starter

Ryan W: Warehouse Operative – LE15

Chris’s first job was as a strawberry picker; growing up, however, he wanted to be a biochemist, astronaut, or stargazer

He was Young Player of the Year in grassroots rugby; he’s also a basketball shooting guard (SG), and keeping his options open, he may want to explore a career in the workshop

July 2024 new starter

Sean B: Van driver / FLT Driver LE15

After a stressful day, Sean enjoys listening to piano covers. He has never shared this with anyone

He’s also intermittently fasting for 15 hours per day for weight loss and associated health benefits

July 2024 new starter

Joseph C: CAT C+E Driver – LE8

As a child, Joseph wanted to be a midfielder for Liverpool, and his greatest achievement so far is a static line parachute jump. He’s afraid of heights

Aug 2024 new starter

Kevin L: Pad Operative LE8

Kevin wanted to be a policeman as a child; he thought it would offer him a lot of variety. His actual first job was as a butcher, then a baker, then a professional driver. He joins us as a pad operative, eager to get involved and learn something new