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](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/SJG-88-scaled-e1678874015828.jpg)
Record Fundraising Year for Specialist Group
![Santa Fly By 2022](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-2023-01-18-115703.png)
Santa Fly By 2022
![Project Santa](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Project-Santa-Room-A-Session-2-168-2-scaled-e1674050113400.jpg)
Project Santa
![A Day to Remember Sean McKay](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image00008-e1674051561503.jpeg)
A Day to Remember Sean McKay
![Specialist Group sponsor Youth Academy at Maghera Strollers](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/SG-4-scaled-e1691134462891.jpg)
Specialist Group sponsor Youth Academy at Maghera Strollers
![Project Ukraine](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PU-230-scaled-e1674053429157.jpg)
Project Ukraine
![From Little Acorns Mighty Oaks Grow](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1-scaled-e1674053934598.jpg)
From Little Acorns Mighty Oaks Grow
![Santa Fly By 2021](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/PXL_20211213_100637563-scaled-e1642091782761.jpg)
Santa Fly By 2021
![Smartworks Clothes Appeal](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Smart-Works-Appeal-scaled.jpg)
Smartworks Clothes Appeal
![A Day to Remember Sean McKay](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2-1-scaled.jpg)
A Day to Remember Sean McKay
![Specialist Group Donate to Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_0132-1.jpg)
Specialist Group Donate to Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue
![Food Appeal](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Food-appeal-Banner.jpg)
Food Appeal
![10 Days of Christmas Giving](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/10-Days-of-Xmas-Giving-Header-e1624965668102.jpg)
10 Days of Christmas Giving
![Santa Fly By 2020](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/3-1-e1625145636709.png)
Santa Fly By 2020
![£73,500 Funding Windfall for Charities](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Chairites-Presentation-Group-1-scaled.jpg)
£73,500 Funding Windfall for Charities
![Light it up Blue](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_1114-1-scaled-e1622560724305.jpg)
Light it up Blue
![Denim Dementia](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Demin-Banner.jpg)
Denim Dementia
![Specialist Circus](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Circus-Banner.jpg)
Specialist Circus
![Project Santa & Specialist Christmas Wonderland Experience](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/PS-113-scaled-e1622561539478.jpg)
Project Santa & Specialist Christmas Wonderland Experience
![Specialist Support Woodland Trust](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/banner-6.jpg)
Specialist Support Woodland Trust
![Specialist Funds Local Health Initiative](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Banner-5.jpg)
Specialist Funds Local Health Initiative
![£172,500 Contributed to Charity in Anniversary Year](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/172.jpg)
£172,500 Contributed to Charity in Anniversary Year
![Mizen to Mailin Tractor Run](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Banner-4.jpg)
Mizen to Mailin Tractor Run
![Specialist raises money for Cancer Charities](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Banner-3.jpg)
Specialist raises money for Cancer Charities
![Berkeley 7s Foundation Charity](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Pic-B-e1622562979398.jpg)
Berkeley 7s Foundation Charity
![Fundraiser for the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Banner-1-e1622563080672.jpg)
Fundraiser for the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice
![Specialist assists Haiti Fundraiser](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0661-1-scaled-e1624965830801.jpg)
Specialist assists Haiti Fundraiser
![Charity Toy Appeal](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Banner.jpg)
Charity Toy Appeal
![Project Tractor & The BIG Breakfast](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/TR-500-scaled.jpg)
Project Tractor & The BIG Breakfast
![Zambian ‘Friends of Street Children Centre’](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/11705159_10203923832050593_6554742338431575197_n-e1624965034660.jpg)
Zambian ‘Friends of Street Children Centre’
![The Stephen Lawrence Trust](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Stephen-Lawrence.jpg)
The Stephen Lawrence Trust
![World Down Syndrome Day](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/AdobeStock_92397503-1.jpg)
World Down Syndrome Day
![SVDP Refugee Crisis Appeal](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Banner-1.jpg)
SVDP Refugee Crisis Appeal
![Roe Park Spa](https://www.specialist-group.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/download.jpg)