Supporting our communities

Student placements and partnerships

We offer work experience and work-placement opportunities to university, college and local school students at our different sites. These cover a range of different working roles and often multiple roles within a single placement.

We also partner local schools to support the Engineering Education Scheme (EES). This six-month programme enables teams from schools and colleges to work with our staff on scientific, engineering and technology projects.

Charity work

We take an active role in charity events in the various communities we operate in. These range in size and scope, from litter picking and clearing up fly-tipping with other local businesses in Warrington to raising money for the annual Santa Dash for Myton Hospice in Leamington Spa.

Here, we were the main sponsors of the event and our team of volunteers (pictured) – human and canine –braved the wintery conditions to help the hospice raise £45,000 and smash its target.

We intend to step-up our fundraising activities and now have a designated member of staff to coordinate this.

Anti-slavery

Our anti-slavery policy reflects our commitment to helping stamp out modern slavery. We will only do business with organisations who fully comply with this policy or those taking verifiable steps towards compliance.

We only use specified, reputable employment agencies to source labour and always verify the practices of any new agency before accepting workers from them.

The Company always pays above the voluntary living wage or the legally authorised rates for apprentices in the UK and we hold voluntary living wage accreditation.

Recruitment

During 2021 we have recruited 102 people into employment.

102 people supported into employment across the UK by us during 2021