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Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
News Release from: Forge Europa
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 23 November 2004
Award recognises community spirit
Forge Europa has become the first electronics company in the country and the first manufacturer in the North West of England to be awarded the CommunityMark.
Forge Europa has become the first electronics company in the country and the first manufacturer in the North West of England to be awarded the CommunityMark The award demonstrates the important commitment that Forge Europa has to the local community in which it operates, to excellence in business practice and to customer service
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 7 Mar 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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According to Julie Barton, Operations Director of Forge Europa: "Just as Forge Europa is not complacent in the development of our business we wanted to apply our model of being proactive and planned to our community involvement".
The company has been involved in supporting a number of local community groups including: St Mary's Primary School, Ulverston; CBEC (Cumbria Business Education Consortium) through providing LED school workshops to a number of local schools; Welfare State International (theatre and arts company) and its arts programme; Ulverston Rangers Football Club; South Cumbria Music Festival; Bebbington Trust; Laurel and Hardy Statue Appeal; and Ulverston Carnival.
The CommunityMark model has been developed by Business in the Community and is based on the excellence model of the British Quality Foundation.
It assesses an organisation's approach to community activity and is divided into two sections, business excellence and community excellence, with the Forge Europa scoring highly in both sections.
Susan Hinchcliffe of Business in the Community commended Forge Europa on "the business' excellent community programme, which is an example of excellence that will undoubtedly inspire others to do the same".
Barton concludes: "I am delighted that Forge Europa has received this award".
"It reflects the company's commitment to its community programme which supports a vast number of local organisations on an ongoing basis and rewards the whole Forge Europa team for their efforts".
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