SHEFFIELD BUSINESS AWARDS: Outstanding business of the year

With commitments to growth, reducing their carbon footprint and investing in the next generation of business, Parker President forever strives to be outstanding.
By The Newsroom
Published 10th Dec 2015, 15:51 BST
Frances Crosland, Craig Adlington, John Waddington, Yasser Yehya, Marie Cooper, Charlotte Stokes, Joshua Oxley, Karon Ellis and Nicola Livsey.Frances Crosland, Craig Adlington, John Waddington, Yasser Yehya, Marie Cooper, Charlotte Stokes, Joshua Oxley, Karon Ellis and Nicola Livsey.
Frances Crosland, Craig Adlington, John Waddington, Yasser Yehya, Marie Cooper, Charlotte Stokes, Joshua Oxley, Karon Ellis and Nicola Livsey.

Since launching in 2011, the company has garnered a reputation as one of the leading manufacturers of specialist products for industrial gas and energy industries worldwide.

Over the next three years, Parker President aims to grow the business threefold, enhance skills and empower employees, recruit new people with skills essential to future growth, and look to secure opportunities in international markets.

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The company believes these targets will easily be achieved by 2018.

Parker President is continually innovating to produce new, improved products that meet market demand.

The company has always been committed to investing in staff training and development.

This means they appraise staff at all levels of the business, with everyone having their own training plans.

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Their employees are actively encouraged to enhance their skills for their own personal and professional development.

The firm launched an apprentice scheme which is working well and demonstrates their commitment to the next generation.

Parker President supports the Made in Sheffield Ambassador and Work-Wise programme, which means they are a business champion for Bradfield School.

This makes them the business link to the school and the firm offers guidance and support on employment skills for the future.

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As part of this commitment they offer a number of placements every year to engineering students still at school. The company’s aim is to give students real life experience of working in an engineering company, that will be relevant to their future career and possibly identify potential employees for the future too.

Parker President is committed to growing the company ever further and aims to enter new territories worldwide in the near future.