A SURPLUS redistribution shop in St Helens open to emergency service workers has saved shoppers more than £5,813,987 in a year.

Company Shop on Lancots Lane has revealed that its members have collectively saved more than 5,813,987 on their shopping in 12 months.

The UK’s leading surplus redistribution organisation, Company Shop Group, has revealed record-breaking annual redistribution figures, with more than 41,445 tonnes of food and 109m products saved from going to waste in the last year alone.

Members at Company Shop St Helens have helped stop 2,264 tonnes from waste by shopping at the store.

All the food and products sold in the St Helens store are in date and perfectly good to eat but are deemed ‘surplus’ for a variety of reasons – be it wonky labelling, seasonal packaging or overstock.

Company Shop, which operates 14 ‘surplus supermarkets’ across England and Scotland, has maintained its commitment to stretching the budgets of hard-working families and those most in need, welcoming a further 264,000 members to its stores.

Across the year, these shoppers collectively saved over £100 million by accessing products at an average of 53 per cent off the average retail price.

Membership to Company Shop St Helens is open to those working in the NHS, care and emergency services, social care, prison services, British Armed Forces, the FMCG supply chain and employees and volunteers for registered charities.

Those on means-tested benefits can also benefit from membership.

Craig Greenall, Store Manager at Company Shop St Helens, said: “We’re delighted to have been able to save so many people so much money in the past 12 months, particularly during these tougher times.

“Every day, our shelves are stacked with surplus products from brands that people know and love, at deeply discounted prices. This means our members can stretch their budgets further, while saving the planet too by preventing perfectly good products from going to waste.

“Membership to our store is free for those that qualify, and you can sign-up online or by visiting the shop. We love seeing the reaction of our customers when they see the savings they’ve made, and we look forward to creating even more smiles in the months ahead.”

Free membership is available at companyshopgroup.co.uk/membership