Community

Making a positive impact within our community.

As a large employer with 2,500 UK employees, we’re passionate about making a positive impact within the communities where we live and work. Throughout the year, we raise funds for the charities that are close to our employees’ hearts and provide support to the most vulnerable in our local area through our membership of Business in the Community.

UK Greetings operates from four locations in the UK – three large sites in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, and a site in Farnham, Surrey. 1600 of our people are field-based, working with retail customers in communities throughout the UK and Ireland.

Raising funds for charity

We work in partnership with charities that are meaningful to our colleagues, such as The Kirkwood, the hospice for Kirklees, supporting their vital work with event sponsorship and fundraising. We also raise funds for both local and national charities, regularly organising bake sales and raffles and taking part in sponsored marathons, triathlons and more. We also encourage our employees to connect with people from their communities during ‘Thinking of You Week’ and on ‘Festive Fridays’, promoting the heartfelt benefits of sending a card.

Helping children prepare for the future

We are strengthening our partnerships with local schools and colleges to help young people develop employability skills and provide support and guidance around career choices through company open days and talks at local colleges. This in turn helps to nurture future talent for our company. We’re proud of our apprenticeship programme, which supports people starting their careers, and the further programmes that help colleagues to develop as leaders.