Meet the social workshop; IJmond works! and one of the employees!
We recently briefly took you along in a blog about how our company is set up. Where do we have our products made and who works on the Growing Concepts brand? Did you miss the blog? Read it here .
In today's blog we will go into this a little further. We will take you to the social workplace we work with; IJmond werkt!.
The social workshop: Ijmond works!
IJmond Werkt! is an organization that focuses on efficient and effective reintegration of citizens who appeal to the Participation Act. They also offer work and development opportunities to people with an indication for social work or sheltered work.
The goal of the organization is to make people as self-reliant as possible by having them actively participate in society through work. Read below also the vision of IJmond Werkt!.
“We believe that every person is valuable and deserves a suitable place with his or her talents to make a contribution. Together we do everything we can to help people find that place, based on their own motivation, strength and possibilities.”
Which Growing Concepts products come from IJmond werkt!?
Various Growing Concepts products are (partly) made at IJmond werkt!. For example, they package all the moss, pebbles and soil for the terrariums. They stick the moss on the wall decorations and package the wall panels. Various activities which makes the work very diverse.
Meet Henk:
We would like to introduce you to Henk. Henk is one of the employees of IJmond werkt! and one of the top people who works on the products of Growing Concepts. What does he do for Growing Concepts and what is his favorite product? We are curious!
Henk is a friendly and hardworking man who is open to everything. Together with his wife he has 2 children of whom he is very proud. He is crazy about football and animals. And especially racehorses; a place where he can often be found in his free time.
For 40 years, Henk has been working at IJmond werkt! where he has had various jobs. For example, he was in the "green", he worked for years on a petting zoo and he worked in the second-hand shop Noppes.
Now he works in the department where, among other things, the products of Growing Concepts are made and he doesn't want to do anything else! Henk: "I like working in this department. I can use my creativity in gluing the must tiles. I really like helping and would like to stay here until I retire".
In addition to working on the Growing Concepts products himself, he also monitors the overview of the department. He looks at who is good at what and ensures that everyone has the right work within their own qualities. Henk: “Everyone has to be in their place and be good at what they do. But I also like to work along. I am not the type to sit and watch other people work.”
Henk's favorite:
Finally we had 1 question for Henk; What is his favorite product?
He didn't have to think about it for long. "I really like the wall panel organic relief with green reindeer moss and the organic wall panel with green reindeer moss and I'm very happy that I can contribute to this product."
He proudly took a picture with one of his favorite products.
We are very happy that we can work together with an organization like IJmond works and can also contribute to society. And will you soon receive your Growing Concepts product? There is a big chance that Henk worked on this or one of the other employees of IJmond works!.