Published on
4 January 2024
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1 min
It recently came to light that our Procurement Vendor Manager has been hiding a rather interesting skill from us. Phil has been working for 7 Step Solutions for over 2 years and we have only recently discovered that he is a very talented cartoonist!
Phil has very kindly done some fantastic illustrations for our social media posts on LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter)...
We think that these make a refreshing change from the stock images normally seen on article posts and wanted to share them with you here.
This serves as a reminder that the colleagues we work with day in and day out are way more than simply the professionals that they present themselves be at work!
If you would like to know more about our team and their amazing talents do get in touch. Wishing you a fantastic and fruitful New Year!
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