Social Values
Committed to high social values, we actively participate in local community schemes, giving back to the communities we serve.
People
Demonstrating that Diamond is a fair and equitable employer
Diamond is a supporter of the Great Manchester Good Employment Charter and ensure all our staff are fairly paid and supports the Real Living Wage. Diamond has an Equality Policy in place and do employ personnel from a diverse of backgrounds.
Supporting local people in work
We have local direct employees from around Manchester, Salford, Tameside & Cheshire. Diamond have attended various career fairs in Tameside, Oldham and Salford from which we have advertised various roles from Apprenticeships to Painters and Decorators positions.
Employment opportunity ring fenced for people from a disadvantaged background
When Diamond advertises for job vacancies, we look at personal skills so if any applicants have been out of work for more than a year, we do not stigmatise them. We believe in upskilling our staff to a NVQ Level 2 if they do not hold a qualification and provide various training opportunities.
Work experience placement
Our apprentices come on-board on 2-week work placement and if it is a route thy want to take become part of our apprenticeship. Diamond encourages work placements to ensure that it is the avenue that students want by giving them on site experience.
Diamond employs up to 4 apprentices over an 18-month apprenticeship where they “earn while they learn” by attending college one day a week and developing hand-on skills in the workplace with an assigned mentor.
Careers information, advice and guidance
Over the last 6 months Diamond has volunteered for careers days and careers fairs. We also get involved with schools/colleges in providing talks on the shortage of skilled labour in the construction industry and the apprentice route.
Diamond has already volunteered with a couple of colleges to do a talks in February for the National Apprentice Week.
Community
Spend with local suppliers
Diamond use locally based suppliers, Dulux, Crown, and Johnstones, with stores nationwide we utilise their local branches for our projects. By buying materials from our local supply chain puts money back into the local economy, keeps local people working and the economy strong.
Contribution to support a community project
Diamond has a mission in giving back to the community of our projects in getting involved in various community programmes. We also assist by donating surplus paint to charities / care homes or schools and colleges.
Our contribution to the community
Over the past 12 months we have been involved with local community projects:
Nigel Benn & Cris Eubank Signed Boxing Glove:
Anthony Seddon Fund – Diamond raised £780 by donating and auctioning a signed boxing glove.
Alzheimer’s Charity:
Diamond helped with various fundraising events on behalf of the Alzheimer’s Charity i.e. quizzes, raffles and various donations.
School Trade Days / Career Days
Diamond visited 3 schools to carry out trade and apprenticeship talks.
Laurus Ryecroft School – Careers Fair
Diamond participated and interacted with Year 12, 10 & 9 students where it was a great chance to meet with the school’s young people and to partake in some valuable conversations over their future by outlining what opportunities are available to them through our company and the construction industry.
Reverse Employability Event
Diamond had the opportunity to meet students from across the New Bridge MAT where we engaged with students and shared insights from our profession, industry and personal experience. This included:
- Engaging with students in a meaningful conversation about their goals/ambition and future careers.
- Educate pupils with special needs about different career paths, including trades.
- Shared our own career journeys.
Tameside Job Fair – Dukinfield
Diamond participated in a local job fair to give the community job opportunities for painting & decorating positions and apprenticeship enquiries.
Voluntary Work
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing: Providing free labour & materials in helping decorate a tenant’s kitchen following repair works.
Environment
Our sustainability overview
Diamond is fully comply with reducing carbon emissions within the constraints as an SME. We do our very best to contribute to sustainability and environmental management. As a company, several actions are taken to review the internal and external impact of activities upon the environment and reduced carbon emissions.
Diamond takes in account not only our own environmental activities direct and indirect, but those of our supply chain partners.
Our external impact
- The company recycles 100% of waste materials. Nothing goes to landfill as the products used are contained in recyclable material. We work closely with local recycle companies within the areas of work.
- Working with our supply chain partners, all paint tins/containers are recycled and re-used.
- Re-cycling paint tins happens within a radius of five miles of our supply chain partner, therefore reducing cost of travel and emissions.
- Unused/spare paint is donated to the local community schools, care homes, charities or social housing tenants.
- Office products such as printer cartridges are recycled and sent to HP or local ink recycle centres.
