The next person featured in our Meet the Team series, is Richard McColm who is an Order Processor here at Peacock Salt. Richard told us a bit about his role, what he enjoys outside of work, and how he earned the very cool office nickname ‘Stormzy’. 

Richard’s role 

Richard joined Peacock Salt as a 'seasonal superstar' during our busiest season of all – Winter. He then joined the team on a permanent basis in 2021 and has been working in Order Processing ever since. 

His day-to-day activities involve taking the orders placed by customers, whether that’s through our website, by email, or over the phone, and collecting all the correct information before putting it into the system ready for the Warehouse team to pick it for transport. 

If Richard wasn’t at Peacock Salt he’d be… 

A philosopher! Richard studied philosophy many moons ago, and so thinks this would be an enjoyable route for him. In his own words – “arguing professionally!”. 

A piece of advice for Richard’s younger self

A piece of advice that I’m sure we’d all give to younger generations – Richard’s is: 
“Don’t fear change and don’t rule anything out!”. 

Life outside of work

Richard’s most extreme hobby was pushing himself out of his comfort zone, to become a recreational storm chaser! He spent time following Tornadoes in the USA’s Tornado Alley. He’s seen nine in total, as well as lots of other types of unusual weather. As scary as it was there are perks – he’s earned the very cool nickname “Stormzy” in the office! 


Other hobbies of Richard’s include tabletop gaming, and travelling to different parts of the country for wargaming tournaments.