Customer Newsletter June 2012

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Remploy Furniture Newsletter

June 2012

Also in this issue : Updates / Awards / Case Study

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Putting ability first

Putting ability firstIs what Remploy doYou would be very surprisedWhat we can do for you

Doing something for the public And how much we can achieveWhat we can do for some peopleWould find very hard to believe

Believe what we can doWould open everyones eyesAnd would see from new conceptionIn the way we are often described

Putting ability firstIs what Remploy doYou would be very surprisedWhat we can do for you

Mark JacksonFactory Operator, NeathRemploy



David Flynn, who works

at the Remploy Port Talbot

factory, has successfully

carried the Olympic Torch

around the country before the

Olympic Games.

David was selected out of tens

of thousands of exceptional

nominations - nominated by

colleagues at Baglan.

David has raised around

£33,000 over more than

35 years of fun runs,

marathons, sponsored

walks and bike rides.

Most recently he has been

raising funds for Prince

Charles Hospital, Merthyr and

clubs which have obliged

include Swansea, Arsenal,

Blackburn, Newcastle and the

Manchester clubs.

He has raised money for the

British Heart Foundation, Cancer

Research Wales, RNIB,

Ynysymaerdy Special School

at Briton Ferry, Rockwood

Hospital Wales, Tenovus

Wales, Macmillan UK,

Christian Aid, Oxfam, Save

The Children Fund, Help For

The Heroes, Healing The

Wounds Wales and RNLI.

He is also a member of Neath

Harriers Athletic Club, where

he is the official photographer.

The Olympic torch relay

started on 19 May at Land’s

End and continues around the

United Kingdom for 70 days

before arriving at the Olympic

Stadium for the opening of the

Games on 27 July.

It will be carried by 8,000 people

whose personal stories have

the power to inspire millions of

people watching the Olympic

Torch Relay around the world.

Well done David!Remploy’s OlympicTorch Bearer

Congratulations and thank you

to everyone for helping Enterprise

Businesses (EB) secure the

prestigious Investors in People

Gold Award.

The award places Remploy in the top 1.5% of

organisations across the country assessed by

Investors in People (IiP) alongside leading

companies such as Marks & Spencer,

The Co-op, Diageo, McDonalds and ICI.

IiP assessors praised EB for being a well

managed organisation that had made a

substantial investment in developing people.

They also found good levels of communications

and consultation throughout and a commitment

to learning and development in keeping with the

company’s mission to transform lives through

sustainable employment.

The assessors also recognised the strong

leadership and management roles across the

organisation, and also made comment about

the unique relationship the Company has with

the Trade Union Learning Representatives.

IiP emphasized how working so well together

has proven beneficial learning & development

of employees across the business.

Phil Davies, GMB National Secretary and

Secretary to the Remploy Consortium of Trade

Unions said:

“The Consortium is thrilled that Remploy has

attained the gold standard for Investors in

People. We would like to thank everybody

concerned in gaining this prestigious award,

particularly the Trade Union Learning

Representatives who have received recognition

for the hard work in supporting employees

within Remploy.”

I am sure you agree that achieving IiP at such a

high level is a remarkable achievement and a

reward for the significant effort that has gone

into making Remploy’s Enterprise Businesses a

great place to work.

The clear message to come out of the

assessment is the great sense of pride our

employees have for Remploy and the work they

are doing.

We look forward to receiving the IiP Verifiers

report so we can communicate this message.

Again, many congratulations and thank you to

everyone involved in the Investors in People as-

sessment.

At Remploy we all feel very proud!



We’ve scooped Gold!



International Day of

Disabled People, at our

factory in Neath, South Wales

employees have found an

innovative way of promoting

awareness of disability issues -

and, with the help of one of its

customers, is sending the

message more than 3,000

miles to Africa.

Remploy’s factory celebrated

International Day of Disabled

People with the Remploy

Relay, a fun way of spreading

the message of IDDP with the

theme ‘Aiming High -

Achieving More’.

Remploy released more than

1,000 batons in the run up to

IDDP and asked each

person who received one to

share an inspirational story of

a disabled person, group or

organisation linked to disability,

who achieved more by

aiming high.

Our factory, has achieved that

goal in style thanks to Dawnus

Construction’s help. When

Anthony Coles, Dawnus’ HR

Manager, heard about the

Remploy Relay he had no

hesitation in offering to pass

on the baton and immediately

thought of Sierra Leone.

“In addition to our commercial

contracts in Sierra Leone we

have also been involved in a

community project to rebuild a

school for disadvantaged

children,” said Anthony. “It’s

been an inspirational project to

work on and I couldn’t think of

a better or more appropriate

place for the baton handover to

take place.”

Garfield Morgan, Remploy’s

factory manager at Neath

thanked Dawnus for its

support. “I’m absolutely thrilled

that Dawnus is joining in the

Remploy Relay and that the

baton is going all the way to

Africa. We look forward to

hearing about the baton’s

progress and receiving lots of

inspirational stories about

people who have aimed high

and achieved more.”

IDDP UpdateRemploy RelayCrosses continents



What does Remploy do?

Remploy stands up for the disabledAnd the important part they play

And long may it continueIn our World today!

Mark JacksonFactory Operator, Neath

Remploy

Great new websiteRemploy furniture launches a

new online website, shop today

- it’s quick and easy to use.

www.remployfurnitureonline.co.uk

Hundreds of UK designed and manufactured

Educational products are available to suit all

budget types.

Our inhouse specialist team will be delighted

to answer any questions regarding our new

website and products just call 0845 146 0512

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Case Study

Conference furniture EN chairs with trumpet base tables

Remploy furniturerecently completed a major project, Rickstones Academy.

A new £25 million development,every classroom at the new center for learning is packed withthe latest technology and pupilswill have the chance to use ipadsand ipods during lessons.

Remploy Furniture are proud tohave provided all the furniture.

Product

Loose furnitureFitted science, design +food technology roomsHair and beauty salonLibrary furniture

New lockers Breakout

Specialised Academy

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Customer Newsletter June 2012