architectural aluminium and access control supplier AB Glass has continued its support for The Roots Foundation charity by employing one of its young people as a trainee.
The Roots Foundation is an independent, volunteer-led charity based in Swansea, which supports young people in care, care leavers, children in need, and young adults who have left care, with the transition period of independent living. In 2020, the charity was awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the equivalent of the MBE for the voluntary sector.
AB Glass managing director Alan Brayley, who is also Deputy Lieutenant of West Glamorgan, was visiting the charity when he met Darran Thomas-Roberts, who was being supported by The Roots Foundation. Impressed by his positive attitude and ambition, he asked him to apply for a job at AB Glass as a trainee.
The company says, under the guidance of the company’s management team, Darran looks on course to qualify in the profession and become an asset to the company for many years to come.
Alan said: “We have had a long and mutually beneficial relationship with The Roots Foundation and finding Darran is just the latest chapter in that story. He is a young man with great potential and we are delighted with the progress he is making in his new role.”
Emma Lewis, chairperson of The Roots Foundation, added: “Everyone here at The Roots Foundation Wales are extremely grateful for the support AB Glass has given us over the years and we wish Darran every success in his new career.”
