Aurora has been awarded three ISO accreditations

Aurora is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded the highly respected ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001: 2018 accreditations.

These ISO trademarks shows Aurora’s customers that the company can be trusted to deliver quality products and services that have a low impact on the environment.

What are the 3 ISOs?

• ISO 9001:2015 standard requires that organisations have a quality management system in place to meet the needs and expectations of customers and other stakeholders.

ISO 14001:2015 focuses on environmental and sustainability practices.

ISO 45001 focuses on occupational health and safety management systems to prevent work-related injuries and illnesses.

How are these ISO values implemented?

To ensure that Aurora is providing quality products and service, it reviews its customers’ journeys by gathering feedback to continuously provide a better service by implementing ESG initiatives, and working alongside, the UK’s leading energy and waste consultants, Sustainable Advantage to keep them on track. They’ve achieved carbon-neutral status for the second year in a row. Aurora also looks internally at its business processes and people and has put in place certain measures that ensure all employees are paid the Real Living

National Lottery Heritage Fund awards £10,000 to Warwickshire CIC

Not for profit, Arts Uplift CIC, covers the whole of Warwickshire, Coventry and Worcestershire. Their aim is to use inspirational arts to enhance the physical and mental wellbeing of participants, from children and young people to older people.

Arts Uplift will be awarded funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver dance workshops with six older people's groups across Warwickshire and Coventry. Workshops will consist of music and dance from the Seventies to stimulate stories and the project is called Rewind 70’s. From this, they will create a dementia-friendly online book which, with some printed copies, can be used for reminiscence.

Arts Uplift also plans to start devising a show, which will tour to older people’s groups and care homes later in the year. Another major focus is the project Arts & Dementia Warwickshire. They are aiming to run free Art & Dementia Workshops in Southam, Kenilworth, Stratford-upon-Avon and Bedworth, for 36 weeks, in each town. This follows a successful a six-week pilot programme funded by Warwickshire County Council.

You may have met Jenny Davis, Arts Uplift Director, at a recent Chamber breakfast meeting, to discuss this initiative with fellow members. These weekly hourly sessions are welcomed by those living with dementia and their carers. The classes offer the chance to get involved with uplifting activities such as singing, movement to music, crafts, storytelling and reminiscence. To make this happen, they need to reach a total target of £60,000 (£15,000 for each town).

You can help by:

• Making a donation of any amount. For example, you could sponsor one or more people living with dementia to attend the 36-week programme (£1,080pp).

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How this Impacts on Aurora’s Partnerships

Aurora’s commitment to honouring its ISO accreditations is further bolstered by its partnerships. The company has partnered with some of the big industry leaders in print, IT, and the telephony space – Konica Minolta, Canon, Lexmark and Gamma, among others, who share these same values. By obtaining multiple awards from these partnerships, Aurora is able to offer its customers the best possible solutions, in print and digital transformation.

What do Aurora hope to achieve in the future?

ISOs are created by national standard bodies from more than 160 countries, through a process that is consensus based, and are highly regarded in any industry. They provide a framework of best practice that aims to support innovation and address global challenges – economic, social and environmental, by bringing together experts to develop and share knowledge.

These frameworks help Aurora improve quality control and greatly increase customer satisfaction, all the while keeping in mind its commitment to sustainable initiatives, by continuously scrutinising and adapting its methodologies.

Aurora’s commitment to customer-centric values is also evident in its approach to partnering with other companies. Aurora only collaborates with partners who share its values, ensuring that it maintains its position as an industry-leading managed print service provider. Aurora’s goal is to continue to be the best and work alongside like-minded partners to achieve this.

• Volunteer staff members to help run a few workshops.

• Encourage your employees to take on an individual/group challenge to help fundraise towards this initiative.

Art is proven to be a vehicle to producing positive health outcomes, engaging participants in a fun and joyful way. The burden of care often falls on a family member and limited income can mean they don't have the means to pay for additional support. This initiative will help many Warwickshire residents living with dementia and give them something positive to look forward to each week. You can read more about this initiative here: https://www.artsuplift. co.uk/arts-for-dementia-warwickshire/ You can make a donation here: https://charitysaver.org/event/16768/artsand-dementia-warwickshire/

Contact Arts Uplift at fundraising@artsuplift.co.uk