Meet The Babipur Team: Hello Phil!
Meet Team Babipur
Just over fourteen years ago, the Babipur story began. A tiny independent business, with a spare room crammed full of ethical goodies. Two people, Jolene and Peter with a dream to make a difference. Fast forward a few years and Babipur has grown from strength to strength surrounded by an amazing community of like minded folks, looking to be more conscious consumers. Over the past fourteen years as Babipur has grown, so has its amazing and dedicated Team. Peter and Jolene believe strongly in creating jobs for local people in Wales and equally, providing flexible working opportunity where it is most needed, is very important to them.
To celebrate all the hard work and contribution that each member of Team Babipur make, we will be sharing a little bit about one person a month. Today we’re chatting with Phil who works as part of the goods-in team in the warehouse …Over to you Phil!!
How long have you worked at Babipur?
5 years in Feb!
What is your role?
I’m a part of the goods-in team. I count, quality check & put away every delivery!
What do you love most about your job?
Working with Nathan.
Do you have any pets at home?
Yes, lots! I’ve a puppy called Nikka, named after a Japanese Whiskey, she’s a Welsh Sheep Dog. I have two cats, Bumble and Tuffers, named after cricket commentators. I also have a Leopard Gekko called Dusty and lots of tropical fish!
What are your hobbies?
Medieval Fighting. I fight in tournaments with swords and armour with my local group Ardydwy Knights. The tournaments are hosted in different local castles, our home castle is Harlech Castle.
What is your guilty pleasure?
90s Dance Music
Music or podcast?
Music. My favourite bands are Metallica and Aerosmith.
Go-to TV show?
Current – Richard Osmonds House of Games. Old-time favourite is Teachers
Favourite snack?
It’s a hard call between a Jammie Wagon Wheel and Cheese and Biscuits.
What do you love most about where you live?
The fresh air and good driving roads – no grid-lock traffic!
A big car fan?
Yes! I have three cars, my favourite is my Fiat Ravo HGT
Have you made any eco-swaps since working at Babipur? Tell us about them!
I have several Klean Kanteens. My all-time favourite is my Juicy Pear 20oz TK Wide. I use the EcoCoconut Scourers at home and soap.
What is your favourite Welsh word?
Archfarchnad! It sounds like a really powerful and important word when said loudly when really it only means supermarket!
If you could work next to anyone for the day, who would it be and why? Colleague or famous person, anyone!
Hugh Laurie – he’s funny, he’d have interesting stories and he was on one of my favourite tv shows – House.
Claim to fame?
Viv Richards (cricketer) hit my ice cream with a cricket ball once at a match! I have another one too. I once worked on Britain’s Got Talent. At first as a cameraman, and then as stage crew, in Cardiff. I was running around looking for the next act as they’d gone to the toilet, and nearly ran into Simon Cowell!
Did you meet Ant and Dec?
Yes! Only briefly!
