Behind the walls at ELEY, is a team that continuously looks to push the boundaries of ammunition production, innovation and service.

Each individual plays a vital role in making ELEY, ‘The Choice of Champions’.

Hayley McLaren, Shipping Manager

“I have been employed at ELEY for around ten years now, with a slight break in between. My first role was Health & Safety Administrator, which I did for 6 years. I came back to ELEY in December 2020 and took the role on as Shipping Administrator, and more recently in October 2023 took a new role over of ELEY’s Shipping Manager.

As a brief overview, my current role is to export all ammunition out of ELEY. This can be a challenging role due to all the legalities of certain Countries. Exporting ammunition is not the easiest to do due to the product it is that we manufacture and export. It is therefore, very important to be detailed and precise in all aspects as well as have good core skills / communication.

I have worked on a number of important projects over the years, however the most significant and one I am most proud of is the China Shipment, that took nearly 10 months to complete from start to finish. Also, passing my Dangerous Goods Exam was certainly an achievement I will always be pleased with!

In my spare time, I love to run and enter 5k to Marathon events! Family is very important to me – I have 3 adult ‘children’ and 1 Granddaughter, which I try to spend as much time with as I can.

I am very fortunate and grateful to work at ELEY with such a great team, with some of the people I work with becoming life long friends”.