Pro Installer June 2020 - Issue 87 | Page 8

8 | JUNE 2020
News
IronmongeryDirect
Recognised As
One Of The UK’s
Best Workplaces
IronmongeryDirect
has been named as one
of the UK’s Best Workplaces™
2020, in a report
compiled by Great Place
to Work®. Ironmongery-
Direct was listed amongst
162 companies shortlisted
for this award – a decision
based on positive employee
experience and HR and
leadership practices that
the company upholds.
The Best Workplaces TM
Award celebrates the
companies that promote a
healthy workplace culture
through a combination of
factors including employee
trust, pride and camaraderie.
Overall, 162 small, medium,
large and super large
companies were shortlisted
- IronmongeryDirect
ranked 59th out of all of
the medium companies.
To achieve the award,
the assessors examined
IronmongeryDirect’s HR
and leadership practices,
policies and culture as well
as responses to a Trust
Index© survey shared with
all its employees, completed
anonymously to
encourage honest responses.
Overall, 86% of IronmongeryDirect
employees
said that the company “is a
great place to work”.
IronmongeryDirect also
provided detail of its policies
that contribute towards
the employee experience.
This includes factors such
as numerous employee
benefits, how it inspires
those that work for the
company and transparent
internal communications
practices. This was part of
The Culture Index©.
Marco Verdonkschot,
Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect
said: “This
accolade is testament to
our dedication to create a
healthy workplace culture
where our employees feel
trusted, valued and loyal
to achieving organisational
goals. We are committed
to driving our business
performance through our
biggest asset: our people,
and I believe this will ultimately
be reflected in the
customer experience.”
www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk
Read online at www.proinstaller.co.uk
‘Business as usual’ for Door & Hardware
Federation amid COVID-19 challenge
Door & Hardware Federation
(DHF) is keen to
reiterate to its members
and the wider industry
that, despite the challenges
faced by the COVID-19
pandemic, it’s very much
‘business as usual’. Just
two weeks ago, the proactive
Tamworth-based trade
association successfully
launched its online training
facility, and in so doing,
responded swiftly to the
continuing need to provide
online training courses for
Morley Glass & Glazing Showcases
Sustainability Credentials In New Brochure
Post-consumer glass
recycling, a green funding
initiative, and making use
of waste products through
upcycling are some of the
measures featured in a new
sustainability brochure from
Morley Glass & Glazing.
The sealed unit manufacturer
that specialises in
integral blinds has created
the new brochure and
new sustainability area
of its website to illustrate
its credentials and also
help demonstrate to other
manufacturers how they
too could become more
sustainable and support
their local communities.
Morley Glass & Glazing
recently teamed up with
its members and the industry
as a whole. Although
not a complete substitute
for the face-to-face training
courses, initial feedback
has been positive.
“Since mid-March, businesses
and organisations,
UK-wide, have had to face
unprecedented change and
disruption, but by focusing
on how we can best
serve our members, we
are continuing to deliver,”
says Head of Commercial
Operations, Patricia
Sowsbery-Stevens. “DHF
Saint-Gobain Glass to recycle
post-consumer glass
from installers and other
tradespeople, helping to
divert old windows from
landfill. A glass crushing
machine has been installed
at Morley’s factory in Leeds
to create cullet, which is
then returned to Saint-
is proud of its response to
the crisis in keeping the
industry informed of on-going
developments, continuing
to deliver the highest
quality of training, and to
its stoic commitment to
‘business as usual’. We are
here for our members and
ready to serve.”
In addition to digital
learning, DHF has initiated
its back-to-work phase, with
staff members returning to
the office, albeit continuing
to adhere to social distancing
rules. In this way,
employees can continue to
offer potential and existing
members the complete benefits
of a fully functioning
office. With much of the
UK starting to consider a return
to work, DHF has also
reported that a number of
its members have returned
to their offices this week.
In the wider construction
industry, Redrow, Persimmon
and Taylor Wimpey
have all announced plans to
return to work.
www.dhfonline.org.uk
Gobain Glass for the manufacture
of new float glass.
Morley is then donating the
money from the scheme
to local good causes that
focus on green projects
such as sensory gardens,
allotments, and other environmental
initiatives.
Also, as a UK manufacturer
there are a number of
sustainable resources from
Morley’s supply chain which
can be easily upcycled to
create environmentally
friendly products. These
include glass offcuts which
are made into pieces of art,
coasters and decorations,
and wooden packaging boxes
which have been turned
into time capsules, treasure
chests and memory boxes,
toy boxes and display cases
– some of which are then
sold and the money raised
donated to charity.
Download the brochure at
https://www.morleyglass.
co.uk/wp-content/
pdf/FV-Morley-Glass-
Forever-A4-singles.pdf
Police Crime Prevention Initiatives launches charity of the year
Police Crime Prevention Initiatives
(PCPI) has launched its first charity of the
year, supporting the PC Nicola Hughes
Memorial Fund.
In Manchester in September 2012,
two unarmed Police Officers where shot
whilst responding to a routine burglary
call. Bryn Hughes, the father of PC Nicola
Hughes, one of the victims, set up the
charity with the aim of providing grants or
services to children (under 21) who have
suffered the tragic loss of a close family
member through a violent crime such as
murder or manslaughter; enabling them
continue with education, where financial
situations may have changed, or start a
course to gain employment.
Guy Ferguson, Chief Executive Officer
for PCPI, said: “We are very grateful for
the opportunity to support Bryn and his
family and friends in their hugely valuable
work. We are all humbled by the positive
response that Bryn has made to losing
his brave daughter in this awful way, his
response has been truly inspiring. We are
looking forward to supporting this worthy
charity throughout the year.”
www.pcnicolahughesmemorialfund.co.uk