Ten jobs go as Cae Post announces closure

Ten jobs are to go with Cae Post announcing the end of trade recycling and waste collections from January 31^st.

The environmental charity and social enterprise based at Trewern, has announced it is to stop its waste and recycling collections with the loss of 10 staff.

Making the announcement, John Harrington, chair of the charity’s trustees, said: “It has been an extremely difficult year for us. Although we have been able to grow our services to trade customers in Powys and Shropshire, we have seen the value and demand for the recyclable materials we sort and bale fall. This has led us to a very difficult decision.

“As a board of trustees, it was very hard for us to decide to close our recycling centre in Trewern, but financially we had no choice. We hope to be able to continue to meet our charitable objectives of offering training and employment to those disadvantaged in the jobs market in some other way in future.”

Cae Post has a long history of pioneering charitable action in the fields of learning disability and environmental action. Although the current trading activities of the charity will cease, the charity will continue to exist while the trustees investigate new ways to deliver their charitable objectives.

Added John: “We would really like to thank all of our staff, customers and suppliers over the years for their support and the significant contribution they have made to our social enterprise.”

Cae Post believes that employment and access to work are central to how people see themselves and that people with a range of disabilities, or who are disadvantaged in the labour market, should be given the same opportunity of contributing to their community through work.

Cae Post has helped to create a more inclusive image for all those who are disadvantaged.