An OSWESTRY business has secured two finalist positions at the Business Culture Awards for 2020.

The awards give forward-thinking organisations a way to celebrate work which sets up their employees to succeed – recognising how their people’s employment experience is fundamental to business performance.

Aico are finalists in the ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ (CSR) category, for their ‘Aico in the Community’ initiative as the programme was formed in 2018 to support schools, colleges, charities and community organisations.

Neal Hooper, managing director at Aico said they were delighted to have secured finalist positions at the awards.

"Aico in the Community was developed to give back to communities and to help make a difference," he said. "We are a strong company and very fortunate to be in a position to dedicate time and resources to support charities and organisations.

"We understand the pressures that charities, businesses and schools are under and how important it is that they get the support they need. It’s about doing good.

"Our CSR programme is very much led from the top – our culture, our values, behaviours and ways of working are apparent, all colleagues are keen to get involved, volunteering their time to support CSR projects and helping raise funds for chosen charities.”

With Aico moving into a new headquarters in November 2019, a key component of the new building was to ensure the workplace was person-centred with employee health and wellbeing at the forefront. Aico colleagues were involved in the design process and had input into the well-being features such as the gym and games room.

For more information on the awards and to see the finalists announced on Wednesday, November 25, head to www.businesscultureawards.com