Management Development Services (MDS) Ltd

MDS Ltd is an independent non-profit making organisation whose aim is to recruit and train the very best people for the fresh produce, food, horticulture and arable industry. To do so we provide a two year graduate scheme, seconding our trainees to member companies on four placements of six months. This is supplemented by amanagement training programme developed and delivered in conjunction with Quantet Group.MDS Ltd represents a consortium of over 40 member companies comprising growers, suppliers and supermarkets encompassing the whole supply chain of vegetables, salads, fruit, flowers, plants, arable and prepared food products not only based in the UK but also for operations in many countries around the world.MDS alumni can be found all over the industry, working with growers, retailers, crop protection businesses, market research specialists and software companies to name but a few. The roles they do are as varied as the industry itself, from procurement to agronomy via marketing and beyond. Many are within senior management and some have even set up their own businesses. Many of our LinkedIn Connections are MDS alumni .Find out more about us on our website or connect with us on Twitter (@MDS_Updates), Facebook (@MDSLtd1986) or Instagram (@managementdevelopmentservices).