Inside Warehousing with Clare Bottle
About our Inside Warehousing Podcast
Join the UK Warehousing Association for a powerful new series of conversations with the people who’ve built, shaped, and led the logistics industry across the UK — from family firms to national leaders, from policy pioneers to true industry legends. These are the real stories behind one of the UK’s most vital sectors. Whether you work in logistics or simply want to understand how it all happens behind the scenes, these episodes are packed with insight, honesty, and inspiration.
Inside Warehousing with Clare Bottle
Episode Seven with Angela Carus
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Angela Carus discusses her career journey from warehouse picker to leading logistics operations, highlighting how lessons learned from both strong and poor leadership shaped her own management style. She emphasises the importance of sustainability, reflected in Boughey's Distribution’s B Corp certification and its focus on profit, people and planet. Angela also addresses the challenge of cutting unprofitable work and adapting to the differing expectations of today’s multi-generational workforce. She underlines the growing importance of emotional intelligence, empathy and critical thinking in leadership, particularly as the sector faces rising costs and ongoing labour shortages.