Join us on Tuesday 15th March, as we’ll be presenting on Day One in the Global Research & Innovation in Plastics Sustainability the category System Change, as we discuss the challenges around plastics in the supply chain, and our plans to find the most suitable and impactful solutions that can […]
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International Women’s Day
Happy International Women’s Day
We are proud of the remarkable people in our company, representing true values of leadership, determination, and resilience that we see day in and day out in the business. To celebrate all of the women in our business, we will be shining a spotlight on just a few, as nominated by members of the Blue Skies team to honour them in their entrepreneurial spirits and fortitude.
Let’s talk about plastics. Register for the FRESHPPACT broadcast hosted by Beanstalk.Global
Join us in our search for ground-breaking solutions to problem plastics found in agricultural mulch, workwear and packaging. Help define the problem, discover the solutions – and change the world! Register for our FRESHPPACT Webinar this Wednesday 23rd February at 1pm GMT to join the conversation about plastics in fresh […]
Blue Skies launch the Fresh Produce Impact Hub to solve the plastics problem
Blue Skies have teamed up with Waitrose & Partners and the University of Northampton Centre for Sustainable Business Practices to launch an industry Research and Development Hub to find ground-breaking solutions to sustainability challenges, with its first focus being on plastics. The Fresh Produce Impact Hub (FRESHPPACT) will collaborate with […]
Download our January Newsletter
Pelican News is a monthly newsletter about what is happening at Blue Skies, the award winning fruit company. Some highlights from this month: 12 Foundation projects get the go ahead for 2022 77,000 meals provided to charities through the Felix project Blue Skies looks for innovation and expertise in energy […]
Blue Skies awards 2021 School Farm of the Year winners
Congratulations to St. Fidelis Senior High School on winning the 2021 School Farm of the Year Competition (SHS category) and St. Michael’s Anglican Basic School, Nsawam on winning the JHS category. The Blue Skies School Farm of the Year aims to re-engage young people in agriculture to encourage our next […]
Download our November Newsletter
Pelican News is a monthly newsletter about what is happening at Blue Skies, the award winning fruit company. Some highlights from this month: Foundation announces 2021 School Farm winners Blue Skies wins Best Place to Work at FPC Awards University students present ideas to address Blue Skies challenges Click here […]
Blue Skies wins GOLD in Weetabix Sustainability Award
Blue Skies has been awarded gold in the Weetabix Sustainability Award, part of the 2021 Northamptonshire Food and Drink Awards. The award recognises how Blue Skies embeds sustainability within the business through the company’s Blueprint Strategy and how our responsibility for balancing the needs of people, planet and profit forms […]
Blue Skies presented with fourth Queen’s Award
Blue Skies has been presented with its fourth Queens Award for Enterprise by Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant for Northamptonshire, Mr James Saunders Watson. The award was presented at a ceremony hosted at the company’s fresh fruit packing facility in Corby on the 17th of September. Blue Skies has been given […]
Here for Good: Introducing our 2020 Blueprint Report
Blue Skies today launches its 2020 Blueprint Report called ‘Here for Good’’. The report highlights the progress we have made towards balancing the needs of people, planet and profit and unveils the next phase of our sustainability strategy. There have been some fantastic achievements across the group during what has […]