TWENTY three managers at Newton Aycliffe-based manufacturing company Palram have successfully completed a management leadership programme delivered by a local HR consultancy.
Palram DPL, based in Coatham Avenue engaged the services of HR2day Ltd to provide a training programme for its senior & middle managers.
HR2day Consultants spent four months at Palram DPL, which produces polycarbonate and PVC sheets, used across the world on projects such as sports stadium roofs and hygienic cladding in hospitals.
HR2day identified a bespoke programme of management development, aligned specifically to the Palram policies, processes, values and culture, which would help the management team to manage the workforce more effectively.
HR2day delivered five modules – welcome to management, managing performance, communication skills, employment law for managers and coaching skills.
These modules covered areas such as how managers could deliver the Palram vision, how to deliver effective team meetings, the principles of employment law and using coaching to develop staff. The 23 managers that underwent the training received certificates in Management Development at a graduation ceremony in December.
HR2day is now looking to roll the training out to Palram’s other UK sites in Doncaster and Sheffield in the first quarter of 2014. Steven Thornton, Operations Manager at Palram, said: “HR2day and their development programme have enlightened me to a new way of management and given me the creative tools to bring accountability to every level.
“Along with an inspirational tutor and coach the delivery of every module was professional and truly engaging, empowering me to see positive results in my career.”
Nicky Jolley, Managing Director of HR2day, said:”Management skills are core to any organisation seeking to deliver its business results through its people.
“The management team at Palram fully embraced, and engaged with, the bespoke programme we delivered, and as a result they are now even better equipped to support the company’s global vision.”
Based at Lingfield Way on the Yarm Road Industrial Estate, HR2day was established in 2012. The company has experienced dramatic growth in just over 12 months and as well as the UK, it now provides HR consultancy services to companies across the world, including the United States of America, Israel, Dubai, Singapore and Brazil.
Nicky added: “Our approach is all about working with our clients to effectively become just an extension of their business, whether they have two staff or 200 staff.
“Our retained HR services, which after initial set up can be provided from only £75 a month, give companies the peace of mind of having a dedicated HR department at the fraction to the cost, freeing them up to concentrate on their core business.”
More information on the company can be found at www.hr2day.co.uk or call 01325 288299
