Valentine's Day at SGS Packaging Europe



To celebrate Valentine's Day, a few of our offices organised a range of activity.

In Hull, the apprentices made bags of Love Hearts, foam hearts and marshmallows, which they then sold for £1.50 each to their colleagues. These have been snapped up very quickly and we expect them to raise £150, with all proceeds going to the apprentices' four chosen charities for 2019: Hull Homeless Community Project, Yorkshire Cancer Research, Hull and East Yorkshire Mind and Aaron's Battle. There are many more events to come over the next few months, all of which are being planned and implemented by these enthusiastic young trainees.

Meanwhile, over at Bridgehead, a Fake It or Bake It Cake Day was organised to raise funds for British Heart Foundation. All kinds of cakes and buns were spread out in the kitchen area and everyone was encouraged to wear something red, from a tie or belt to an entire outfit. Teams then got together for some mouth-watering treats and together raised over £100 for this crucial charity, which supports research into heart and circulatory diseases.

Whilst The Maltings and Bridgehead are very large premises with 100+ colleagues each, Tamworth is a smaller branch of SGS Packaging Europe. However, this didn't stop everyone from clubbing together to buy a selection of delicious chocolates that were shared throughout the office. Yum!


We hope that you had a lovely Valentine's Day and indulged in your favourite confectionery, even if it meant breaking your New Year's resolution for a day (we won't tell anyone).

There’s all kinds of activity taking place across SGS Packaging Europe’s offices, so keep up to date by following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. And don't forget to donate to our apprentices' fundraiser in aid of the above charities, as every pound will make an enormous difference.

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