Ammanford's TD Williams leads the way in Wales
1st October 2007
The company has been named a regional ‘Leading the Way 2007’ winner by disability employment specialist Remploy. It will now go forward to the grand final of Remploy’s prestigious awards ceremony, to be held next month.
Remploy is the country’s leading provider of employment services for people with disabilities and health conditions and runs Leading the Way to recognise and reward the outstanding contributions made by employers and individuals in the recruitment and employment of disabled people.
TD Williams has won the ‘medium business’ category (101-1000 employees) in Wales and now joins a select band of other companies and organisations throughout the UK to compete for the national title at the Victoria Park Plaza Hotel in London on the 15th October 2007. Just one organisation will then be selected from all the category winners and named Remploy’s Leading the Way national winner for 2007.
The main speaker at the final will be Michael McGrath, disability champion for Hilton Hotels and the only disabled person to have conquered both the North and South Poles. Millionaire entrepreneur Richard Farleigh, former star of the BBC2 Dragons’ Den TV show, will present the awards, which are being run in association with The Times newspaper.
Richard said, “Remploy’s motto is ‘putting ability first’ and that is something all employers would do well to heed. By concentrating on the abilities of potential employees and not any disabilities they may have means businesses can make the most of the skills pool and so flourish in ever increasingly competitive markets.
“These awards are important because they both recognise employers who demonstrate best practice in the recruitment and employment of disabled people and encourage others to follow suit.”
Bob Warner, chief executive of Remploy, said: “Our Leading the Way Awards are now in their 11th year and are going from strength to strength. The calibre of entries this year has been extremely high and I congratulate TD Williams for demonstrating to other employers the benefits of a diverse workforce.”
