The Window Company (Contracts) hosted a recent visit for three students from the nearby Thriftwood School for children with additional needs, so they could experience a real workplace in action and see the kinds of opportunities that might exist for them in the future.
The aim was to show the young people that work can be an exciting, supportive and rewarding place, and the response from everyone involved was universally positive.
Equipped with high-vis jackets, mini toolkits and even specially prepared lunch boxes, the students really enjoyed seeing the process of ordering, surveying and delivering new windows, and especially liked seeing the pictures of when The Window Company (Contracts) fitted new windows and doors in their own school.
For the team at the commercial window installer, the experience proved equally rewarding as they got to see their work from a completely different perspective and experienced the company’s commitment to social value first hand.
Katie Thornton, The Window Company (Contracts)’ Director of Compliance and Administration, said after the visit: “We really enjoyed hosting the visit. It was obviously an opportunity for us to give back to our local community, but in an industry faced with an ongoing skills shortage, it was also a useful reminder that we could all maybe look beyond traditional qualifications and experience to find talent and potential.”
The visit was organised in conjunction with Ductu, which is a social value organisation helping students from disadvantaged backgrounds or with disabilities to interact with socially responsible employers via work experience, workplace visits and in-school activities.
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