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MITIE furthers its commitment to disability equality
7th November 2008
The strategic outsourcing and asset management company MITIE has become the latest organisation to join Employers' Forum on Disability’s (EFD) gold group.
MITIE is a leading FTSE 250 support services business, with more than 49,000 people and revenues in excess of £1.4 billion. It provides everything from strategic consultancy, to world-class delivery on the ground. From long-term infrastructure planning, to facilities management, property and engineering services.
EFD’s gold members are core funders and are vital to sustaining its reputation as an organisation which inspires and challenges, while helping businesses to forge productive relationships with disabled individuals, opinion formers, government and the wider community.
Joanne Bacon, HR Director of MITIE, said: “Corporate responsibility is the foundation of the way we work at MITIE. As part of our equality and diversity strategy, we are pleased to demonstrate our commitment to the disability agenda by becoming members of EFD.“
Susan Scott-Parker, chief executive of EFD, said: “MITIE clearly take disability equality seriously at the highest level. We are delighted that MITIE has demonstrated its commitment to disability as a business priority and we look forward to a sustained and productive relationship for many years to come.”
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Media enquiries, please contact:
Brenda Otema, Communications & Marketing Officer
Employers' Forum on Disability
Email: brenda.otema@efd.org.uk
Telephone: 020 7403 3020
About Employers' Forum on Disability
Employers' Forum on Disability is the employers' organisation focused on disability as it affects employers and service providers. With over 300 members, EFD represents organisations that employ around 20 per cent of the UK workforce.Since its establishment in 1991, EFD has worked closely with government and other stakeholders, sharing best practice to make it easier to employ disabled people and serve disabled customers.
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