
adi Group was delighted to attend Business In The Community’s West Midlands Gala Awards for the third successive year. This event is an inspirational evening which brings local businesses from across the West Midlands region together to celebrate business impact on the wider local community.
We were honoured to bring home the West Midlands Small Responsible Business of the Year Award. This award recognises small and medium-sized enterprises (of under 1500 employees) which have embedded responsible business practices throughout their organisation and are making a positive difference to the challenges facing the West Midlands.
Our application focused on our ‘Engineering A Better Future’ CSR programme (learn more about our programme here.) which includes our involvement in numerous BITC initiatives such as Business Class and Ready For Work as well as our ongoing work with encouraging young people into the engineering sector through our apprentice academy.
adi Group was also the proud headline sponsor of the event which saw James Sopwith (Group Sales & Marketing Director) share the adi success story and how we are making an impact through BITC’s ‘Business Class’ and ‘Ready For Work’ Programmes to make an impact within the wider West Midlands Community. He also spoke about the Group’s Pre-Apprenticeship programme development and how the Group is working to help combat the STEM skills shortage that engineering and manufacturing led organisations are currently faced with.
Alan Lusty, was also invited to join the evenings Q&A Panel on the theme of ‘Future Talent’ hosted by Stephen Howard (CEO of BITC) alongside Katy Trout (Director Greater Birmingham & Solihull LEP), Neil Rudge (Community Regneration Manager – Carrillion) and Haleema Akhtar (Student Washwood Heath Academy). Alan spoke about how the Group identifies current and future skills and how we develop our talent pipeline via our Apprentice Academy.
Congratulations again to all of the local winners, re-accreditation winners and national finalists from the West Midlands.
We are proud to be part of the BITC Family and look forward to further developing our work as a responsible business.
Below are some of our photo highlights from the evening.
Proud to have been recognised in the @BITCWestMids Awards. Here's Aldo with our award. #BITCAwards pic.twitter.com/mMggAYRTWz
— Systems adi Group (@adigroupltd) June 24, 2016
Aldo making some new friends. 😃 @BITCWestMids #BITCAwards pic.twitter.com/jiHcXigLta
— Systems adi Group (@adigroupltd) June 23, 2016
Proud for @adigroupltd to be named #BITC West Mids Small Business of the Year 2016 #BITCAwards #CSR #OneTeam https://t.co/9y48ngU6hx
— Lorna Quigley (@LornaQ) June 23, 2016
Many congratulations @adigroupltd @novussolutions on your award – wm responsible small businesses of the year! #BITCawards
— BITC West Midlands (@BITCWestMids) June 23, 2016
Huge congrats to members @adigroupltd as joint winners of @BITCWestMids Responsible Small Business Of The Year Award!
— Sustainability WM (@SWMtweet) June 23, 2016
More winners at the #BITCAwards! Such an inspiring night. pic.twitter.com/3Kec1jAmY1
— Systems adi Group (@adigroupltd) June 23, 2016
Congrats to Novus Property Solutions. #BITCAwards pic.twitter.com/HQXhU1Eem1
— Systems adi Group (@adigroupltd) June 23, 2016
Proud to have won the West Midlands Small Responsible Business of the Year Award. #BITCAwards pic.twitter.com/zup4PYtqRm
— Systems adi Group (@adigroupltd) June 23, 2016
Discussion on young peoples challenges into employment @BITCWestMids #BITCAWARDS gala dinner #ResponsibleBusiness pic.twitter.com/eZej1IihS4
— Vimme Rathour (@VimmeRathour) June 23, 2016
Great hearing Alan of @adigroupltd #BITCAwards talking people are our business, 5 year plans, skills gaps,recruitment & #doingtherightthing
— Andy Mullaney (@dudleyconnector) June 23, 2016
Talking how #fututetalent can access work @BITCWestMids #BITCAwards with @GBSLEP @adigroupltd @Carillionplc pic.twitter.com/3CRusxaUIZ
— Jayne H Magee (@jayne_magee) June 23, 2016
The head of the headline sponsor. Alan Lusty #BITCawards pic.twitter.com/OfVRkBM9ML
— Mike Everard (@mikeev007) June 23, 2016
"Our product is our people." says adi CEO Alan Lusty #BITCAwards pic.twitter.com/XkDis9B2pE
— Systems adi Group (@adigroupltd) June 23, 2016
Panel discussion #bitcawards @BITCWestMids talking #futureproof #opportunitygap #responsiblebusiness pic.twitter.com/kKVvhSPIGM
— Andy Mullaney (@dudleyconnector) June 23, 2016
Delighted to be with @BITCWestMids at their Gala Dinner, and with our members @adigroupltd who are main sponsor pic.twitter.com/fEq0WctALJ
— Sustainability WM (@SWMtweet) June 23, 2016
adi CEO Alan Lusty on the @BITCWestMids Responsible Business Awards. #BITCAwards pic.twitter.com/g9bTidO3dK
— Systems adi Group (@adigroupltd) June 23, 2016
.@MaryRhodesTv with Aldo! #BITCAwards pic.twitter.com/nf6OXPpg1W
— Systems adi Group (@adigroupltd) June 23, 2016
adi enjoying the @BITCWestMids Awards. #BITCAwards pic.twitter.com/A8fSy1PZGe
— Systems adi Group (@adigroupltd) June 23, 2016
David Hadley-Pryce from @NorthBromsgrove talks about @BITC Business Class & its impact on schools pupils #BITCAwards pic.twitter.com/GtE2m1Pwlv
— Systems adi Group (@adigroupltd) June 23, 2016
@adigroupltd sharing how they work with @BITCWestMids at #BITCAWARDS gala dinner #ResponsibleBusiness pic.twitter.com/8WosXiXeCy
— Vimme Rathour (@VimmeRathour) June 23, 2016
Hearing about @adigroupltd #jobopportunities #responsiblebusiness main sponsor of #BITCAwards @BITCWestMids pic.twitter.com/K3XNV3lOpv
— Andy Mullaney (@dudleyconnector) June 23, 2016
adi's James S. talks about the importance of Apprenticeships & inspiring young people into engineering #BITCAwards pic.twitter.com/7CL2vo01SR
— Systems adi Group (@adigroupltd) June 23, 2016
.@Bitcwestmids Responsible Business Awards are about to get underway. #BITCAwards pic.twitter.com/GCC6RFRPH0
— Systems adi Group (@adigroupltd) June 23, 2016
should be a good night – well done to adi for being the main sponsor
— Brian Imrie (@BrianImrie3) June 23, 2016
At the West Midlands Responsible Business Gala Dinner.. adi headline sponsors.
proud to be part of this great cause #BITCawards
— paul hart (@HartPaul) June 23, 2016
BACK TO ARTICLESTonight we'll be attending @BITCWestMids' Responsible Business Gala. Good luck to all those shortlisted! #BITCAwards pic.twitter.com/LxGjq1hlxW
— Systems adi Group (@adigroupltd) June 23, 2016