Selco Builders Warehouse to help staff with the cost of living

Selco Builders Warehouse, which has a branch in Fleets Corner Business Park, Waterloo Road, Poole, will give 96 per cent of its 3,000-strong nationwide workforce a payment of £750 spread over five months. 

The scheme will run from November until March, with £150 payments per individual each month, and has been implemented as a direct response to rising energy bills and general inflation. 

Howard Luft, chief executive of Selco Builders Warehouse, said: “We are living through an unprecedented cost of living crisis and it’s placing pressure on household budgets, from energy to food and fuel to mortgages, up and down the country.  

Howard Luft, chief executive of Selco Builders Warehouse (Image: Selco Builders Warehouse)

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“We wanted to do what we could to provide additional support to colleagues who, day-in and day-out, give outstanding commitment, dedication and service to the ongoing growth and success of Selco.  

“Everyone in the business, apart from the most senior figures in management, will benefit from these payments which are structured in such a way that they can have a direct impact on the rising monthly bills during the winter months.  

“We are hoping this will help our colleagues through the challenging economic times the country is facing and we will continue to investigate further opportunities to support our people through this period.” 

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As well as this, free breakfasts with locally sourced products will be available for staff every day across the Selco estate. 

Poole’s branch has a café called Ellis’ Cafe within the warehouse, set up by the mother of a 16-year-old boy of the same name who died in 2020 after a pit bike accident. 

Howard added: “Our colleagues are undoubtedly the biggest asset of our business and we will continue to invest in them at every opportunity.”