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Oliver Adams Limited was incorporated in April 1969, but the family interest in baking dates back to 1856
You can read more about the history of Oliver Adams in a new book - A Baker's Tale.
This can be purchased in any of our shops at
£ 12.50. It tells the story of Oliver Adams Bakery from it's beginnings in 1856.
Thomas Adams is the Managing Director of Oliver Adams Limited. A direct descendant of the original Thomas Adams who started the family interest in baking in 1856
Oliver Adams head office is in Gladstone Road Northampton, where the bakery is also based. The bakery was extended in 1994 to it's present layout. The extension included a garage and warehouse, as well as construction of new offices, a move that cost the best part of seven figures. It was an investment for the future and has enabled the company to increase it's retail outlets from 12 to 28.
In 1994, Oliver Adams gained an award for the Company of the Year in the North Home Counties Region, for companies employing over 100 people and overall winner in the North Home Counties Region. This was a great achievement for Oliver Adams Limited. Janice Ferris collected the award, on behalf of the Company, from Sally Gunnell.
Oliver Adams Limited is part of the Northampton Bakeries Ltd Group and received it's Certificate of Incorporation on April 25th 1969.
Thomas Adams, Master Baker, is the Managing Director of the Company. Mrs Margaret Adams, Personnel Manager.
The Company Secretary is Mrs Janice Ferris
Mr Phillip Adams - Great Grandson of the Founder with his Great Grandson during their tour around the Bakery and Head Office in 2007.
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Company 'Quality Policy Statement' - To make and sell high quality bread and confectionery by using modern manufacturing systems
and efficient administration and to retail those products from modern efficiently run shops giving high standards of personal service to our customers -
To be committed to producing safe and legal products of a high quality with due regards to current food legislation -
To provide staff with training in order to achieve our goals.
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Objectives of the Company - To maintain and improve profitability - To maintain and increase market share - To provide a stable, secure and harmonious environment for its workforce - To achieve these three objectives by the following policies. - Continuously improving the efficiency of its operations both manufacturing and retailing - Minimising overheads - Constant upgrading of the existing product range through development - The development of new products in front of market trends - Vigilant attention to quality control - Consistent improvements in its service to the public
Corporate Plan - To continue to establish a market in Northampton and its surrounds for a high quality, high value added bakery product, both bread and confectionery - To assist and meet this expanding demand by a programme of product development in the bakery improving the quality of the product and its method of production - To improve manufacturing processes by the use of automated production but only to the point where it assists 'Traditional' craft methods by relieving monotonous labour intensive jobs - To set up a system of quality control to ensure maintenance of consistency and quality of bakery products - To carry out a programme of shop refitting to promote the Company's image as an up market but traditional baker - To promote the high quality take-away food side of the retail business by improved packaging and in-store facilities - To improve the quality of service to the public through staff training and the establishment of a company-wide code of practice to include: i) standards of appearance ii) standards of hygiene iii) standards of customer liaison iv) sales techniques
It is the organisation's policy to treat job applicants and employees in the same way, regardless of their sex, age, race, ethnic origin or disability. The policy also applies equally to the treatment of our customers.
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