'JS Journal', November 1988

Table of content

• Contents Page
  02

  Page 2-4
  News
  Page 5
  Audit all before? A fresh look at internal audit
  Page 6
  25 Club welcomes new members
  Page 7-9
  Openings —
  Croydon Homebase
  Luton Homebase
  Grimsby
  Page 10-11
  Marketing award — and more
  Page 12-17
  Pull-out...

• Depots will end packing operations
  02

  Depots will end packing operations
  THE COMPANY HAS ANNOUNCED the decision to
  run down production operations at Basingstoke and
  Buntingford depots by Spring 1990.
  In September the depot managers, Bernard Clancy and
  Ray Hasler,...

• Frontline
  02

  FRONTLINE
  FIRST HALF PROFITS up
  by 23 per cent. The company's
  interim results were announced
  as the Journal went to press
  and ears are still ringing with
  cries of admiration from the
  City of Fleet Street. As The
  Times...

• JS agrees to switch
  02

  JS agrees to switch
  JS HAS AGREED with Midland
  Bank to accept the new
  Switch debit card, which is
  issued by the Midland,
  National Westminster and the
  Royal Bank of Scotland, at all
  scanning stores and petrol
  stations.
  The...

• New award for a new building
  02

  New award for a new building
  BRENTFORD HOMEBASE
  has been highly commended in
  the British Construction
  Industry Awards 1988, sponsored
  by The Independent and
  New Civil Engineer magazine.
  The building was modelled
  on a 1929...

• New structure for Homebase buying
  03

  New structure for Homebase buying
  MARTIN SARGEANT, who
  recently transferred to
  Homebase as head of the
  timber and building buying
  group, has been appointed to
  the Homebase board as buying
  director.
  ANDREW MOLLE is...

• Take note of TV dates
  03

  Take note of TV dates
  OLIVE WATSON, conducter
  of the Mosgrove Choir,
  Glengormley, encourages Lorraine
  Cardwell to hit the high
  notes in the Belfast heat of the
  Sainsbury's Choir of the Year competition.
  The competition can...

• The Beta Award Scheme
  03

  A JS STORE has been named
  as the most energy efficient
  large building in the South
  East.
  The Beta Award Scheme,
  sponsored by the Electricity
  Council, was created to
  encourage energy efficiency
  and improved internal...

• Depot drivers put safety first
  04

  Depot drivers put safety first
  THREE DRIVERS from
  Charlton depot were recently
  presented with awards from
  the Royal Society for Prevention
  of Accidents (RoSPA) for
  20 years of safe driving. They
  are George Gibson,...

• Retailing & Renewal
  04

  Sainsbury's was an exhibitor at the recent Enterprise and the Inner
  Cities Conference and Exhibition held at the Barbican to promote
  opportunities for Urban Renewal.
  Pictured is Robin Anderson the development division's...

• When you're looking for good company
  04

  When you're looking for good company
  JS HAS BEEN involved in an
  exhibition to promote careers
  in the company to 45,000
  students.
  Enterprise 88 was held in
  London at Olympia II and in
  Oxford at a specially...

• AUDIT THROWS OFF AN OLD IMAGE
  05

  AUDIT THROWS OFF AN OLD IMAGE
  THE DESCENT UPON
  a department of the
  auditor is often regarded
  as an event to be
  dreaded and feared — a
  disruption and a distraction
  which can bring no
  good to anyone.
  The auditors...

• THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS
  06

  THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS 'YOU CAN SEE that 1963 was a very fine vintage' said
  ^ ^ chairman. Sir John Sainsbury, as he welcomed to the 25
  ^M- Club 114 new members who joined JS in that year.
  One new member, he told guests at...

• Homebase opening—Croydon
  07

  CROYDON
  Seven and a half years after the first Homebase
  store opened at Croydon a new store has replaced
  it, opening right next door to the old one. It's bigger
  and it's definitely better, with added Homebase
  extras like...

• Homebase opening—Luton
  08

  HOMEBASE OPENING
  1. Martin Paterson practises
  his bedside manner.
  2. A welcome with every
  basket.
  3. A new style counter sells
  loose nails by weight.
  4. The attractive entrance
  worthy of the Homebase name.
  Opening date:...

• Branch opening—Grimsby
  09

  GRIMSBY
  Long a major supplier of fish products to JS,
  Grimsby now has its own store alongside
  Alexandra Dock. Featuring brick and slate, the
  building was designed to recall Victorian
  Grimsby. Inside is pure 1990s. Opening...

• IN THEIR NOT SO HUMBLE OPINION
  10

  IN THEIR NOT SO HUMBLE OPINION
  JS has been showered >vith awards and
  accolades recently. Here we show how
  three different groups all reached the same
  opinion. The first is a group of 700
  marketing experts, the second is a...

• Pull-out guide to JS top management
  12

  Board Directors
  Sir John Sainsbury
  chairman and chief executive
  Sir Roy Griffiths
  non-executive deputy chairman and
  chairman, HMP Limited
  David Sainsbury
  deputy chairman and chairman,
  Savacentre Limited
  Gurth Hoyer...

• JS HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMME - SMOKING
  15

  JS HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMME - SMOKING
  HiART DISEASE I LUNG CANCER I NON-SMOKERS Cigarette smok
  i n g c a n
  double your
  risk of dying
  from a heart
  attack. And if
  you smoke heavily you are even
  more likely to die young...

• WESTGATE OPENS UP THE FUTURE OF HOMEBASE DISTRIBUTION
  16

  WESTGATE OPENS UP THE FUTURE OF HOMEBASE DISTRIBUTION
  GOOD NEWS FOR Homebase's
  reception managers could be bad
  news for the makers of aspirin!
  The good news is that on September
  5 Homebase managing director,
  Dennis Males,...

• BRIGHT SPARKS
  17

  BRIGHT SPARKS
  A range of 99 electrical
  n ' = X c l d a r r c a : r y " n g f u n
  S t i n g instructions for easy
  -"-n°6ip':ast-:;^pructs
  sockets, light switches,
  adaptors and plugs are
  prfced from 29P to £14.95.
  £3.55...

• MAGIC MACAROONS
  17

  MAGIC MACAROONS
  New coconut macaroons w i t h raisins and
  ginger are a cross between a cake and a
  biscuit. The added ingredients give a tropical
  flavour that mingles well w i t h the coconut.
  Good news is these delicious...

• NOT SO TIGHT TIGHTS
  17

  NOT SO TIGHT TIGHTS
  SJmW flu"" " ' * * • '
  fuller fi9i.™tiBM«««" in 136 stores.

• OFF THE WALL CREATIONS
  17

  OFF THE WALL CREATIONS
  A comprehensive range of
  Incluaea blown
  vinyls ( t » f a ' ° ' 29\ ready
  white v.nyls ( f * . ' ' ? ) - £5^49).
  pasted vmyls (£5^29 to t ^ ^ ^ ;
  r n d b a t h r o V m S n v i n y ^
  ^£6.49) and...

• BEST OF BRASS
  18

  BEST OF BRASS
  NOW Homebase customers^,
  ; r n \ c 8 4Vto £23.99).

• COVER STORY
  18

  COVER STORY
  Three new products have
  arrived to take the effort
  out of decorating. White
  spirit and turpentine
  substitute in 750ml and t w o
  litre packs along w i t h
  mineralised methylated
  spirits in a 750ml pack...

• DON'T MESS WITH MY HAIRDO!
  18

  DON'T MESS WITH MY HAIRDO! You don't mess w i t h the
  f i rm and you certainly don't
  mess up super firm! Three
  products in the Citylife
  haircare range are now
  available in super f i rm hold.
  They are styling mousse (£1.35),...

• KEEP ABREAST OF THE TIMES
  18

  Available in 70 stores are
  [hese imaginatively
  flavoured chicken breasts.
  Each pack consists of two
  part-boned chicken breasts.
  One pack offers the chicken
  in a Yogurt and Garlic
  inr^arinade and the other in a
  Chinese...

• THE CURRENT SAFETY CIRCUIT
  18

  THE CURRENT SAFETY CIRCUIT
  These three products
  illustrate the safety aspects
  of the new electrical
  range. The safety adaptor
  is part of the seven line
  circuit protection range,
  priced from £7.50 to
  £29.95. The safety...

• Burpham bathes blisters
  19

  Burpham bathes blisters
  GREAT ORMOND STREET
  HOSPITAL is £336.91 better
  off, thanks to Burpham
  staff, who completed a ten
  m i l e sponsored walk.
  Despite it being a warm and
  muggy day, all participants
  managed to limp to...

• Charity begins at the hall
  19

  Charity begins at the hall
  < M i l t III li'i ill
  WITH SAUSAGES SIZZLING
  and tummies rumbling,
  250 staff and friends at
  Fanhams Hall, the company
  training centre, tucked into the
  barbecue that was held there
  recently.
  The...

• Four crack the Krypton Factor
  19

  Four crack the Krypton Factor
  THE FOUR MUSKETEERS
  from Prestwich (above) completed
  the Krypton Factor
  assault course on Holcombe
  Moor, near Ramsbottom in
  Lancashire. In doing so,
  evening display assistants,
  Julie...

• Malcolm makes it to final
  19

  Malcolm makes it to final
  MALCOLM ASPINALL OF
  Nuneaton wears his white hat
  with extra pride.
  He was recently one of the
  finalists in the Instore Bakery
  Manager of the Year section of
  The Baking Industry Awards.
  The new...

• What a collection!
  19

  What a collection!
  THIS FEARSOME FOURSOME
  from Cardiff are setting
  off on a pub collection in aid of
  a little girl called Sian Morgan.
  Sian, who is the daughter of
  Pauline who works at the
  branch, has just had her...

• Bitterne puts power behind fundraiser
  20

  Bitterne puts power behind fundraiser
  BITTERNE HAS helped to
  buy an electric wheelchair for
  tireless, disabled, youth worker,
  Katie Yeates. Staff held raffles,
  a jumble sale and a sponsored
  slim and managed to raise
  £500....

• Engineers qualify
  20

  Engineers qualify
  FIVE REFRIGERATION
  ENGINEERS, one from each
  area, have just completed four
  years' training and received
  their validation from Seleta,
  who have assisted throughout,
  on behalf of the Engineering
  and...

• September SSA Lucky Draw
  20

  IAN DODD, transport clerk
  at Hoddesdon depot, is looking
  forward to a weii-dcscrvcd
  holiday, after winning the
  September SSA Lucky Draw.
  His £ 1,000 cheque will help Ian
  to whisk his wife Lesley and
  children Victoria and...

• The cavalry is coming
  20

  The cavalry is coming
  'SAINSBURY'S SOUTH EAST SEVENTH CAVALRY' tackled
  the Mayor of Greenwich's Annual Assault Course with great
  gallantry and came seventh out of over 35 teams.
  Five drivers from Charlton depot entered the...

• Noddy trundles in from Toytown
  21

  Noddy trundles in from Toytown
  IT WAS A LOVELY sunny
  day as Noddy and Big Ears set
  off from Windy Wood, Toytown,
  en route to over thirty JS
  stores and various other
  venues around the country.
  Their mission? To raise in...

• Scouts camp out in car paric
  21

  Scouts camp out in car paric
  A CORNER OF OLDHAM'S car
  park became a sea of billy cans when
  the scouts camped there for the
  night. Venture scouts from St Margaret's
  Church were celebrating 21
  years of venture scouting and,...

• Worcester's gift is worth a wag of the tail
  21

  Worcester's gift is worth a wag of the tail
  WORCESTER HAS RAISED £1,004 for the Guide Dogs Association
  (GDA) through various sponsored events.
  Lucille Price, along with guide dog Olsie, are pictured receiving
  the cheque, on...

• BED KNOBS AND BATH TAPS
  22

  BED KNOBS AND BATH TAPS
  FUND-RAISING FANATIC
  Megan Mann, supermarket
  assistant at Bowthorpe, has
  tackled an assault course,
  sponsored walk, cycle ride and
  a 24-hour darts marathon. But
  this time she wanted something
  a...

• Appointments
  23

  Appointments
  FRANK BISHOP, from manager,
  Lewisham to manager,
  Islington.
  Dave Durbin, from manager,
  Lincoln to manager, Halifax.
  Michael Ellis, from manager,
  Islington to store director
  (designate), Savacentre.
  Keith...

• Have you seen the dairyman?
  23

  Have you seen the dairyman?
  NOVEMBER 10 saw the 30th anniversary of the closure
  of the first JS shop at 173 Drury Lane, London.
  Lord Sainsbury of Drury Lane (better known as Mr Alan) was there and is shown, left, exchanging a...

• Marriage
  23

  GARY GODFREY, provisions section manager, married Pam
  Ayres, who is a systems controller. Both are at Dagenham. The
  photo was taken by Chris Middleton, meat trades assistant.

• Retirements
  23

  Retirements
  (Length of service in brackets)
  JOHN BEATTIE, senior meat
  tradesman, Harpenden (37
  years).
  Robert 'Ben' Jones, deputy
  meat manager, Richmond (32
  years).
  Ernest Taylor, leading meat
  trades assistant. East...

• Feedback
  24

  FEEDBACK
  Argument to
  clear the air
  From: Edward White, section
  manager, meat, Winchester.
  The publicity regarding the
  company's Health Education
  Programme would be better if
  non-smokers were not subjected
  to other...

• Long Service
  24

  Long Service
  Employees who have completed
  40 years' service are:
  NORMAN DREWELL, meat
  manager, Kentish Town.
  Alfred Walker, deputy meat
  manager, Portsmouth.
  Employees who have completed
  25 years' service are:
  KENNETH...

• Obituary
  24

  Obituary
  COLIN BARNES, aged 52,
  senior skilled bakery assistant
  at Swansea, died on September
  14 after a short illness (two
  years.
  Mangdalas Thakker, aged
  52, customer service assistant
  at Cromwell Road, died on
  September...

• SANDS WEEKEND GOES DOWN A STORM
  25

  SANDS WEEKEND GOES DOWN A STORM
  From swimming to snooker, football to fruit
  machines, trampolining to table tennis, it was all
  happening at Pontins, Camber Sands, on a recent
  SSA weekend spent there. Luckily, the sun...