National Grid

Gauging success with National Grid

"Remploy has become so embedded in our recruitment strategy and culture that they're our first port of call. They simply supply the best people for our roles."

When National Grid decided to relocate its meter assessment centre to Birmingham, it worked with Remploy's local branch to recruit a new team of people with disabilities and health conditions. The partnership has just recorded its tenth job success!

"Creating an inclusive environment where everybody is welcomed and developed to fulfil their potential is part of National Grid's inclusion and diversity policy," explains national logistics manager, Roger Aspin.

"Remploy understands our  requirements and we host site visits for candidates to come and experience the working environment. People get some hands-on experience and talk to the other employees.

"Working with Remploy has changed a lot of perceptions about disabled people - the employees that join us do exactly the same jobs as anybody else and have totally fitted in. It's fantastic to see the confidence of people grow once they're back at work and we've implemented quite a few operational ideas put forward from the Remploy candidates."

Staff supported into work with National Grid by Remploy are employed in a variety of meter assessment and administration roles.

Roger concludes: "We use a number of recruitment agencies but Remploy has now become so embedded in our recruitment strategy and culture that they're our first port of call. They simply supply the best people for our roles."