COMMUNITY The mill has been a central part of the community for almost 170 years. A significant number of our employees are long-serving, and in many cases generations of the same family have worked for the company. Although we now have production facilities and offices scattered across the globe, in fact 90% of our employees still live within a 20 mile radius of the company’s headquarters. Many employees make a valuable contribution to the fabric of life in Burneside and South Lakeland, whether in education, sport or charitable activities. Our connections with local schools are many and varied and include school visits to help pupils with interview skills and practice, work experience placements and support of charity fun days.
range of community organisations to help deliver a sustainable long term future.
The company is also involved in schemes such as CREST, Britain’s largest national award scheme for project work in the STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) for 11-19yr olds, by engaging students from local secondary schools and setting up projects that will directly impact their future learning and development.
As a corporate member of the Cumbria Community Foundation we sponsor the foundation’s work to tackle poverty and disadvantage and improve the quality of life for the people of Cumbria.
Beyond the site boundary we work closely with suppliers, customers and also with a
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Over the last 10 years the company has supported a number of local schemes with charitable donations, this has been primarily support for Nature Reserve Improvement Projects.
As the company continues to build sales and manufacturing locations in other strategic markets, the company philosophy will continue to be embedded.
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