NM4Y Newsletter 23 Eng

Nimco Portugal will be closed on the following �me periods: 30 March to 2 April 25 April 1 May 31 May to 3 June

23 | 2018

> IVO Congress 2018 From 12 to 14 April Nimco will a�end the IVO Congress, which will take place in Toronto, Canada. The event will be a�ended by 475 podiatrists, orthopaedic technicians, physical therapists, chiropractors, biomechanics specialists, experts on produc�on of orthopaedical shoes and related professionals.

This congress is organized every three years . Speakers from over the world get together to share their knowledge. Besides presenta�ons, IVO is a showroom for suppliers, industry and technicians. Nimco is always proud to be part of this congress.

Olav Toornend, Nimco’s COO, is the associa�on’s vice-president and Portugal’s representa�ve.

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL REGULATION (UE) 2016/679 from 27 April 2006 Under this regula�on the use and disclosure of data is regulated and restricted. This also implies changes in our internal procedures. This means we can’t accept orders with the clear iden�fica�on of your client, with two or more personal and/or biometric data. For NM4Y these data is not necessary to produce your order. When Nimco is in possession of such data, Nimco needs to encrypt it and must have the person’s clear authoriza�on to be in possession of these data. Therefore Nimco asks you to pay a�en�on to the new rules. Please don’t send us two or more personal and/or biometric data. All we need is an order number.

The inclusion of 3D prin�ng technology in Nimco’s footwear is already a reality.

NM4Y is an Official partner of:

> COMMUNICATION CENTRE

PT GERMANY

Anabela Carvalho: +351 256 810 472 E: anabela.carvalho@nm4y.com NETHERLANDS,BELGIUM & SCANDINAVIA

Maria Soares: +351 256 810 476 E: maria.soares@nm4y.com

Nimco introduces the 3D printed sole For some years now a team, led by Olav Toornend, has been developing prototypes and has been performing tests. At this moment we can say that the first totally 3D printed sole is being used in the first tests.

NIMCO MADE4YOU NETHERLANDS

Olav Toornend: +31 6 534 13 252 E-mail: o.toornend@nm4y.com Frans Kruitwagen: +31 6 225 62 966 E-mail: f.kruitwagen@nm4y.com

Copy and photography: Mariska Van Vondelen, Alexandra Azevedo and Dionísia Pereira Design concept: Dionísia Pereira Art: Dionísia Pereira 600 copies: printed in Inaset recycled paper Copyright: are property or under licence of Nimco Made4You and are protected under copyright law.

The goal of this project is to make orthopaedic shoes look more modern for the sole is an important part of the shoe’s final look. With 3D prin�ng it will be possible for soles of orthopaedic shoes to have the design details that fashionable shoes have.

Although it is a hard task, mainly due to the difficulty in finding a suitable material which is flexible enough, Nimco has not given up.

Last year, for example, Nimco has worked together with SLEM. From that partnership arose the project ’Shoe of the future’.

Early this year Nimco has printed its first 3D sole and has assembled it to a shoe. Although it is just a prototype, that is s�ll having to go through some tests and adjustments processes, we believe this is another important step in the process to produce 3D-printed soles.

Content Nimco introduces the 3 D printed sole - page 1 Start the day with exercise - page 2 Fontys’ visit - page 3 Calendar, IVO Congress 2018, Protec�on of personal data - page 4

23 | 2018

We are Nimco!

The new Mission, Vision and Values

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Mission

The concern about the employees’ quality of life is a major part of Nimco’s philosophy. That is why we have rewri�en our Mission, Vision and Values and launched the project WE ARE. The Project WE ARE is an internal brand created by Nimco for the health and wellbeing of all employees. This brand is branched in 6 interven�on areas: respect for people; communica�on; mutual trust; care for quality of life; sustainability; and investment on people. Each of these areas results from each of our 6 values.

Respect for the people

Sustainability of our activities

Sustainability Respect for the people

Care

Communication

People are

Trust each other

People are our most important investment

Communication is key

Care for the quality of life

Vision

each other

In order to reduce the amount of injuries one recommends exercise before star�ng the daily tasks. Aware of that need and the benefits thereof, the employees of Nimco have started the work day with a workplace exercise for two years now. Therapist Inês Rodrigues visits Nimco every two weeks.

How important is it to prac�ce morning exercise?

Values

“It is pour mission to be partners, first with our Team and then with the orthopaedic shoe professionals to make the most innova�ve, eco-friendly and affordable orthopaedic footwear solu�ons. By doing so, we respect ourselves, our partners and the environment.”

Working at Nimco requires repeated movements throughout the work day. Those constant repe��ons could generate pain and muscle discomfort.

“We want to be the leading company in innova�ve, eco-friendly orthopaedic footwear, in strict respect for the future genera�ons.”

Workplace exercise fits into the care for quality of life, along with ac�vi�es to promote a healthy diet so we have introduced a fruit day. On this day fruit from local producers is served to employees. Within the promo�on of a healthy lifestyle, Nimco is currently developing a partnership with a local gym.

We wear the Nimco values with pride!

“This morning exercise aims to improve the health of employees and reduce injuries caused by repeated movements and workplace postures. These exercises are intended to posture re-education, stress relieve, increasing social integration among employees, improvement of work performance, prevention of injuries and diseases by cumulative traumas such as injuries by repeated effort and some musculoskeletal disturbances.”

How have the employees evolved since?

“In Nimco’s particular case, the most common injuries are injuries of the elbow, bicep, flexors in the wrist and fingers, carpal and finger extensors, musculus supraspinatus and ‘De Quervain’ tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, muscle shortenings, scoliosis, hyper lordosis and neck strain. Because morning exercise was implemented almost at the same time as weekly therapy, I can’t say that one had more results than the other. Nonetheless, in the last two years and four months we can observe that the absenteeism was reduced, as well as the gravity of injuries and how long they endure.

This morning exercise is essential to improve the organizational environment and the adaptation to the workplace, to reduce absenteeism and painful complaints and specially to improve the employees’ physical condition.”

Fontys’ Visit:

always a pleasure to meet new passionate students Last January Nimco welcomed Fontys’ students one more �me. This year the visit and workshop were a�ended by eight students and four teachers.

For the three days they spent at the factory students were ge�ng acquainted with the produc�on process of orthopaedic shoes, from modelling to finishing.

Along with a more prac�cal approach, the students also a�ended a presenta�on about Nimco’s history in the last 114 years given by Olav Toornend At the end there was also room for a debate about the future of orthopaedic footwear and Nimco’s plans to keep leading the market.

Nimco thanks Fontys for visi�ng and is looking forward to the next group of students passionate about footwear produc�on that will visit the company next year.