Corporate Social Responsibility
An innate sense of social responsibility is core to our value system here at Specialist Group.
We are driven by our passion to achieve positive change for those around us. This begins with our Specialist team and we are committed to continuous investment in our staff.
We are a major local employer and have contributed significantly to the local craft industry as well as the wider manufacturing sector here in Northern Ireland. Our respect for our staff and dedication to their personal development is perhaps best illustrated by our Specialist Academy programme. This dedicated apprenticeship scheme has inspired a generation of craftspeople, many of whom now form part of our long serving staff. Alongside the professional development of our people, we are dedicated to the physical and mental wellbeing of our staff, as demonstrated by the inclusion of a company gym and employee wellness centre that form an integral part of our contemporary facilities at Specialist HQ.
Our commitment to people does not end with our staff, and we are immensely proud of the extensive legacy charitable work we have carried out over the years since our inception. Our Christmas fundraising drive is the highlight of each year and as a company we have raised in excess of £250,000 over a 3 year period. This was donated to a wide range of charitable organisations helping a range of worthwhile causes.
Record Fundraising Year for Specialist Group
Santa Fly By 2022
Project Santa
A Day to Remember Sean McKay
Specialist Group sponsor Youth Academy at Maghera Strollers
Project Ukraine
From Little Acorns Mighty Oaks Grow
Santa Fly By 2021
Smartworks Clothes Appeal
A Day to Remember Sean McKay
Specialist Group Donate to Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue
Food Appeal
10 Days of Christmas Giving
Santa Fly By 2020
£73,500 Funding Windfall for Charities
Light it up Blue
Denim Dementia
Specialist Circus
Project Santa & Specialist Christmas Wonderland Experience
Specialist Support Woodland Trust
Specialist Funds Local Health Initiative
£172,500 Contributed to Charity in Anniversary Year
Mizen to Mailin Tractor Run
Specialist raises money for Cancer Charities
Berkeley 7s Foundation Charity
Fundraiser for the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice
Specialist assists Haiti Fundraiser
Charity Toy Appeal
Project Tractor & The BIG Breakfast
Zambian ‘Friends of Street Children Centre’
The Stephen Lawrence Trust
World Down Syndrome Day
SVDP Refugee Crisis Appeal