From its inception in 1898 when Grace Vowels, wife to Frank Wellington opened a clothes shop on Bexley Road; women have been at the forefront of Wellingtons success.
Wellington’s owner, Andrew is proud to work alongside:
Kate Gordos, Wellingtons’ CFO has worked with Andrew for 24 years to effectively run the Wellingtons businesses from the admin to back office and website.
“Her immense contribution to the success of the company is immeasurable. Kate’s positive attitude and work ethic helps to drive us all forward to become better every day. Combined with a kind and caring personality and a strong character Kate is a great person to work alongside. The future of Wellingtons is bright with Kate on our side”.
Dawn Whiteman has worked for Wellingtons for over 15 years now in our Erith store. She is part of the backbone of the business and contributes immensely to every aspect, you’ll often see her cooking up a storm in our demonstration kitchen.
“I am most proud of Dawn’s charity work for Meningitis research. She has taken some knocks but always bounces back and “loves her job” at Wellingtons. Not only is her expert product knowledge so reassuring for customers her all round contribution from sales to keeping us all fed and watered and keeping the place ship shape is so gratefully received. Dawn’s a warm and trusting person that Wellingtons has benefited from immensely over the years . We all love her dearly”.
Christine Slade works as part of Wellingtons Kitchens and although being relatively new by Wellingtons standards, joining in Nov 21, she is already a pivotal member of the team.
“In the short time Christine has been at Wellingtons, she has shown excellent work ethic, has proactively taken on lots of additional work and helps to keep Wellingtons Kitchens running smoothly”.
Claire Carpenter takes care of everything website, pricing and promotions related.
“Claire is a fantastic colleague, who’s meticulous and dedicated. Over the last 5 years Claire has become a highly valued member of the team.She is dedicated and ensures we are on track, is efficient and a pleasure to work with".
Rebecca Howard looks after all things Marketing for Wellingtons.
“Becca is motivated, organised, innovative and fun to work with. The whole team enjoys working with her! She’s a lateral thinker, coming up with new ideas, both from a creative and content perspective. Becca looks at the bigger picture and pushes us forwards with our marketing strategy”.
