News Archive
2007
03/09/07
New job 'checks out' for Christine after 18 years in factory!
Former Remploy factory worker Christine Gilbert from Shirley who has arthritis which affects her mobility, has successfully gained mainstream employment with Tesco in Solihull – after working in a Remploy factory for 18 years!!
03/09/07
Remploy showcases its services at WorkPost Live event
People with disabilities and health conditions in the south west Wales area are being urged to visit the WorkPost Live jobs exhibition where they can be helped to find the job that’s right for them.
04/09/07
From Remploy candidate to confidence coach
John McGranachan from Blantyre is a Remploy success story with a difference. Not only has the 43-year-old made a significant career change after severe depression ended his high-pressure banking career, he’s now putting his experience to good use as a Remploy development advisor supporting other jobseekers with disabilities and health conditions.
04/09/07
Swansea pilot proves a great success
Swansea College and Remploy, the UK’s leading provider of employment services for disabled people, have teamed up in a bid to equip disabled people in the area with specialist skills required to go into specific sectors of mainstream employment.
04/09/07
Michael's first job is just the ticket
A disabled man from Pudsey is determined to stay on the right side of the law! Michael Carney has been job-hunting for the past three years without much luck, but he’s just landed his first job working for British Transport Police in Leeds. Part of his role is to process standard penalty charge tickets for the force so, for Michael, his new job is just the ticket!
06/09/07
Disabled man helps 999 callers keep calm in a crisis
A 26-year-old disabled man from Mansfield is now back working in a job he loves, thanks to his own sheer determination and the professional help of Remploy, which provides specialist employment services for people with disabilities and health conditions.
06/09/07
Disabled job seekers on right track in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Disabled jobseekers across Rhondda Cynon Taf are on the right track following a link- up between leading employment specialist Remploy and railway training firm Tracksafe Uk Ltd.
06/09/07
Remploy Plymouth party at first birthday celebration!!
It was a day of celebration today at the Plymouth Branch of Remploy – the UK’s leading provider of employment services for people with disabilities and health conditions.
11/09/07
Dyfed Powys Police lead the way in Wales
Dyfed Powys Police are celebrating after beating off dozens of other contenders to be named a leading employer in providing opportunities and support for disabled employees.
11/09/07
Gloucestershire's Glynis Morris leads the way in the South of England
Glynis Morris is celebrating after beating off dozens of other contenders to be named a leading employee in helping to support disabled people into work.
11/09/07
Swansea's bespoke kitchens lead the way
Bespoke Kitchens are celebrating after beating off dozens of other contenders to be named a leading employer in providing opportunities and support for disabled employees.
12/09/07
So you want to be an Employment Advisor...
Vicki Rees is an employment advisor with a difference - the candidates that she supports into work have disabilities and health conditions that can make searching for work even more of a challenge.
12/09/07
Remploy recruits local residents into retail
Record numbers of local disabled jobseekers were greeted by employment advisors at a jobs fair co-sponsored by Remploy - the UK's leading provider of employment services for people with disabilities and health conditions.
14/09/07
Neaterpal brings up the 100 for Remploy in Coventry by getting back into work after four years out through illness
Neaterpal Dhaliwal has put four jobless years behind him and is loving life again after landing a job with Coventry City Council - and becoming a Remploy “centurion”.
14/09/07
Remploy's open day gives support to disabled job seekers
People with disabilities and health conditions in the Cardiff area are being urged to visit Remploy’s city centre branch open day where they can gain access to a host of information, support and advice to help find the job that’s right for them.
14/09/07
Jeffrey Lloyd Jones leads the way in Wales
Jeffrey Lloyd Jones is celebrating after beating off dozens of other contenders to be named a leading employee in helping to support disabled people into work.
17/09/07
Royal Navy wins award for leading the way
The Royal Navy in Portsmouth is leading the way – and that’s official! The organisation has beaten off dozens of other contenders in the south of England to be named a Leading the Way 2007 regional winner, and so will take their place at the grand final of Remploy’s prestigious awards ceremony to be held in two months’ time.
17/09/07
Tesco colleague wins award for Leading the Way
A Tesco employee is leading the way – and that’s official! Elaine Harvey, who is the Resource Manager at Tesco’s store in St Rollox, has beaten off dozens of other contenders in Scotland to be named a Leading the Way 2007 regional winner, and so will take her place at the grand final of Remploy’s prestigious awards ceremony to be held in two months’ time.
17/09/07
City Facilities Management is Leading the Way
The team from City Facilities Management Ltd, which is contracted to professionally clean Asda’s store in Mearns Cross, is leading the way – and that’s official!
17/09/07
Shanghai goodbye for kayaking Katy
Staff at Remploy’s head office in Coventry celebrated in style as they waved off colleague Katy Smith to the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai, China.
17/09/07
Former U.S. Government expert on dyslexia hands out prestigious training honours to Remploy staff
An international spokesman on the needs of adults with dyslexia and former top ranking U.S. government official stopped off in Birmingham to present certificates to Remploy staff who completed a pioneering dyslexia awareness training course.
17/09/07
Holiday Inn wins award for Leading the Way
Edinburgh’s Holiday Inn is leading the way – and that’s official! The hotel on Corstorphine Road has beaten off dozens of other contenders in Scotland to be named a Leading the Way 2007 regional winner, and so will take their place at the grand final of Remploy’s prestigious awards ceremony to be held in two months’ time.
24/09/07
Hilary wins award for leading the way
A Child Support Agency employee is leading the way – and that’s official! Hilary Gibson, who is an administrative officer working at the CSA’s Birkenhead offices, has beaten off dozens of other contenders throughout Northern England to be named a Leading the Way 2007 regional winner,
24/09/07
Robert wins award for leading the way
A Jobcentre Plus employee in Leeds is leading the way – and that’s official! Robert Cummins, who works in Southern House Jobcentre Plus office on York Road, Leeds has beaten off dozens of other contenders in Northern England to be named a Leading the Way 2007 regional winner,
25/09/07
Champion of people with dyslexia helps Remploy blaze a natinowide trail with awareness training
A Stockport-based Remploy advisor who has spent the last ten years championing the cause of people with dyslexia has helped bring a pioneering new training course to the company.
25/09/07
Council Chief launches Remploy branch
Liverpool City Council’s chief executive Colin Hilton CBE has launched Remploy’s latest initiative in the city, which will help the company quadruple the number of jobs it finds for people with disabilities and health conditions over the next five years.
28/09/07
The theatre comes to Remploy to help disabled job seekers find a place on the work stage
Disabled job seekers are treading the boards with Remploy in Birmingham to help boost their chances of a work role.
28/09/07
Essex construction boss David rebuilds his career with help from Remploy
Southend-based project manager David Grovestock is rebuilding his career and taking charge of multi-million-pound contracts again thanks to help from Remploy.
