KM Packaging’s longest serving full-time employee Sara Athey, has retired after 29 years at the food and fresh produce packaging firm.
Athey was the company’s first full-time employee when hired in 1989, with the company since expanding its production of specialist lidding films and packaging. The company said she played a pivotal role in their Customer Service Team, and was an “essential” part of their success.
Athey was a key point of contact for customers at the company, as well as handling global logistics to ensure goods moved around the world.
Athey said: “I have thoroughly enjoyed my years at KM Packaging, seeing the company grow from a team of just three of us at the beginning to the bustling office of well over twenty now.
“Being part of the business’s growth and building close relationships with customers across the world has been a privilege, and I’m thrilled that the values so closely held at the very beginning form the heart of the business today. I’ll miss working with such a lovely group of people each day, though I’m looking forward to some rest and relaxation.”
Graham Holding, KM Packaging commercial director, added: “Sara has been absolutely instrumental to the growth of KM, ensuring customers in the UK and overseas received the high-level of customer service we are now known for in the market.
“Sara’s highly customer-focussed values, such as consistent communication and the importance of relationship building, remain vital aspects of how we do business. I’d like to thank Sara for all her hard work over the years and wish her the very best in her retirement.”
