“One of the best decisions we’ve ever made as a business” says Olympic veteran

It's not often that a business widely regarded as a success, that's been picked for the Olympic Games, admits it needs help. This Gloucestershire firm did, and it led to a ground-breaking revelation.

Dear readers,

Welcome to Monday’s full edition of The Raikes Journal. (You may already have received a single story we sent out as well. A short version of that also runs below).

Today we carry an exciting story about a proposed development that could transform Gloucester Dock.

But we lead on a story that points eyes towards an event due to be staged by one of the Founding Partners of The Raikes Journal.

That story is about a business that has been chosen by more than one Olympic Games as its supplier of choice, and a business based right here in Gloucestershire.

You might have thought a company with such incredible pedigree and reputation, and a turnover of nearly £30 million, would not be facing any challenges around recruitment. But it seems - on this front at least - it’s just like many others.

And admitting it was on something of a learning curve and in need of support led to it making what it called ‘one of the best business decisions its ever made’.

It found that support right here i…