‘The resilience of disabled workers’
4th June 2019

“We’ve benefitted hugely from the in-built resilience of disabled workers,” Howard Trotter of window and door manufacturer and inclusive employer SHELFORCE told visitors to the Insight Theatre at the FIT Show.

Speaking for the company that has employed disabled people since 1839 including 75% of its current workforce, he continued: “They overcome bigger obstacles every day than many of us will face in a year – and that means they’ve got a toughness and a determination that’ll see them through any business or production issue in the workplace.”

He later said of the event: “It was a great opportunity to talk about our vision of a fully-inclusive world-class workforce and how disabled people can make exceptionally loyal, dedicated, hard-working employees in this industry.

“One of our aims is to encourage other businesses to adopt our inclusive employment approach and give it a try, and events such as the FIT Show provide the perfect platform to get that message out.”

Shelforce specialises in providing products to local authority building projects around the country, including Birmingham City Council.

www.shelforce.com